| Members Present: Sen. Scott D. Sandall, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Keith Grover Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto | Sen. Derrin R. Owens Members Absent: Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Kristen Anderson, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Sandall called the meeting to order at 3:46 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Grover Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Owens Sen. E. Vickers |
| 1. S.B. 147 Confinement of Egg-laying Hens (Sandall, S.) |
| Sen. Buxton assumed the chair. |
| Sen. Sandall presented the bill. |
| Jeremy Rigtrup, Owner, Rigtrup Egg Farm, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to replace S.B. 147 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 147. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. E. Vickers |
| Dave Davis, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Mark Woodward, Oakdale Egg Farms, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Cliff Lillywhite, CEO, Oakdale Egg Farms, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Garrick Hall, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 147 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| Sen. Sandall resumed the chair. |
| 2. H.B. 171 Agricultural Land Use Regulation (Chew, S.) |
| Rep. Chew presented the bill. |
| Garrick Hall, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Craig Butters, Commissioner, Cache County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jake Garfield, Utah Association of Counties, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass H.B. 171 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. H.B. 111 Off-highway Vehicle Amendments (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Albrecht presented the bill. |
| Chris Handler, Department of Parks and Recreation, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Owens moved to pass H.B. 111 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4. H.B. 121 Local District Amendments (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Handy presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Owens moved to pass H.B. 121 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Sandall adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m. |