| Members Present: Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair Rep. Rex P. Shipp, Vice Chair Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Clare Collard Rep. Steven J. Lund Rep. Doug Owens | Rep. Michael J. Petersen Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Keven J. Stratton Rep. Douglas R. Welton Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Staff Present: Sarah J. Balland, Policy Analyst Linda Service, 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 Albrecht called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Shipp moved to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2021 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton |
| 1. H.B. 304 Digital Opportunity Access Amendments (Dailey-Provost, J.) |
| Rep. Dailey-Provost presented the bill with the assistance of Jill Love, Executive Director, and Katherine Potter, Deputy Director, Department of Heritage and Arts. |
| The committee asked clarifying questions on the bill. |
| Danny Harris, Advocacy Director, AARP Utah, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Chew moved to replace H.B. 304 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 304. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton | Rep. R. Wilcox |
| MOTION: Rep. Lund moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 304 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton | Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 2. H.B. 263 Utah Clean Energy Fund (Briscoe, J.) |
| Rep. Briscoe presented the bill and addressed the slide presentation, "HB 263 - Utah Clean Energy Fund." He was assisted by Sean Kelleher, President, Austin Atlantic Asset Management Company. |
| H.B. 263 Clean Energy Fund |
| The committee asked clarifying questions on the bill. |
| Rep. Owens moved to adjourn. Rep. Owens withdrew the motion. |
| Rep. Petersen moved to hold H.B. 263. Rep. Petersen held his motion for public comment. |
| Josh Craft, Government Relations Manager, Utah Clean Energy, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Petersen moved to hold H.B. 263. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. K. Stratton Rep. D. Welton | Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Wilcox |
| Rep. Owens moved to adjourn. |
| Chair Albrecht adjourned the meeting at 9:39 a.m. |