MINUTES OF THE
SENATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. • 110 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher, Chair
Sen. David G. Buxton
Sen. David P. Hinkins
Sen. John D. Johnson
Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe
Sen. Evan J. Vickers
Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams
Sen. Jani Iwamoto

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst
Kristen Anderson, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Thatcher called the meeting to order at 4:13 p.m.
1. H.B. 238 Marriage Amendments (Hall, C.)
Rep Hall presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to pass H.B. 238 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
2. S.B. 186 Anti-boycott Israel Amendments (Stevenson, J.)
Sen. Stevenson presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to amend S.B. 186 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Amendment 1
S.B. 186
1.        Page 2, Lines 34 through 35: 
34                 (1) "Boycott action" means refusing to deal, terminating business activities, or { any
35         other action intended to discriminate, inflict economic harm, or otherwise limit } limiting commercial

2.        Page 2, Lines 37 through 38: 
37                 (2) "Boycott of the State of Israel" means engaging in a boycott action { specifically
38         with } targeting :

3.        Page 2, Lines 43 through 44: 
43                 (3) (a) "Company" means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, { sole
44         proprietorship, } or similar entity.

4.        Page 3, Lines 60 through 64: 
60                 (2) This section does not apply to :
61                 { (a) if a company offers to provide a good or service under contract for at least 20% less
62         than any other company; }
63                 { (b) to } (a) a contract with a total value of less than $100,000; or
64                 { (c) to } (b) a contract with a company that has fewer than 10 full-time employees.

Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Pastor Gregory Johnson spoke in favor of the bill.
Daniel Mamatela spoke against the bill.
Pastor R Christiansen spoke in favor of the bill.
Sharon Bickley, Christians United for Israel, spoke in favor of the bill.
Sally Beesley, Member, Christians United for Israel, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to pass S.B. 186 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Iwamoto
3. S.B. 181 Department of Government Operations (Millner, A.)
Sen. Milner presented the bill.
Todd Losser, Executive Director, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass S.B. 181 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Iwamoto
4. S.B. 182 Department of Government Operations - Cross Reference Changes (Millner, A.)
Sen. Milner presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Johnson moved to pass S.B. 182 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Iwamoto
MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Iwamoto
5. H.B. 108 Vital Records Amendments (Handy, S.)
Rep. Handy presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass H.B. 108 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Iwamoto
MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. D. Buxton
Sen. D. Hinkins
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Iwamoto
Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 4:46 p.m.