| Members Present: Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair Rep. Calvin R. Musselman, Vice Chair Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Rep. Steve R. Christiansen Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn | Rep. Michael L. Kohler Rep. Rosemary Lesser Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Rep. Elizabeth Weight Staff Present: Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst Daniel Ryan, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Musselman called the meeting to order at 3:41 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Christiansen moved to approve the minutes of January, 28 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. R. Lesser Rep. C. Musselman Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler Rep. J. Teuscher |
| 1. H.B. 238 Marriage Amendments (Hall, C.) |
| Rep. Craig Hall presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Christiansen moved to pass H.B. 238 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler Rep. R. Lesser Rep. C. Musselman Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| 2. H.B. 112 Marriage Self-solemnization Amendments (Dailey-Provost, J.) |
| Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost presented the bill. |
| Nicholeen Peck, President, Worldwide Organization for Women, spoke against the bill. |
| Lynn Taylor, Weber County Clerk Auditor's Office, spoke to the bill. |
| Russ Rampton, resident, spoke to the bill. |
| Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Eagle Form, spoke to the bill. |
| Vickie Smith, Utah Eagle Form, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Weight moved to replace H.B. 112 with 1st Substitute H.B. 112. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler Rep. R. Lesser Rep. C. Musselman Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Teuscher |
| MOTION: Rep. Weight moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 112 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 4-5-1. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-5 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. R. Lesser Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Burton Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Kohler Rep. C. Musselman | Rep. J. Teuscher |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Gwynn moved to hold 1st Substitute H.B. 112. The substitute motion failed with a vote of 4-5-1. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-5 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler | Rep. G. Bennion Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. R. Lesser Rep. C. Musselman Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Teuscher |
| MOTION: Rep. Burton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. J. Burton Rep. S. Christiansen Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler Rep. R. Lesser Rep. C. Musselman Rep. E. Weight | Rep. J. Teuscher |
| Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 4:47 p.m. |