| Members Present: Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. John D. Johnson Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe | Sen. Evan J. Vickers Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst Kristen Anderson, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Thatcher called the meeting to order at 2.00 p.m. |
| 1. S.B. 58 Metro Township Amendments (Mayne, K.) |
| Sen. Mayne presented the bill. |
| Nathan Bracken, Attorney, Copperton and Kearns Township spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to replace S.B. 58 with 1st Substitute S.B. 58. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams |
| Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor of Millcreek, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Howard Stephenson, President, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner, Utah Tax Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Des Barker, Rio Tinto Kennecott, spoke to the bill. |
| Greg Schulz, Municipal Administrator, Magna Township, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 58 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Hinkins |
| 2. S.B. 125 Open and Public Meetings Act Amendments (Buxton, D. G.) |
| Sen. Buxton presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass S.B. 125 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto |
| MOTION: Sen. Johnson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto |
| Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 2:47 p.m. |