MINUTES OF THE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. • 120 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair
President J. Stuart Adams
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Karen Mayne
Sen. Ann Millner
Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe
Sen. Ronald M. Winterton

Staff Present:
Seth Anderson, Policy Analyst
Lorna Wells, Committee Secretary

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

MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to approve the minutes of the February 17, 2021 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5.
Yeas - 3Nays-0Abs-5
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. A. Millner
Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
Sen. Winterton assumed the chair.
1. S.B. 217 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Act (Harper, W.)
Sen. Harper explained the bill.
Beth Holbrook, UTA Board Trustee, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jeff Silvestrini, Millcreek City Mayor, Wasatch Front Regional Council Chair, and 2nd Vice President, Utah Leagues of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jacey Skinner, General Counsel and Policy Vice President, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nick Duerksen, Sandy City Economic Development Director, spoke in favor of the bill.
Bob Stevenson, Davis County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 217 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. Harper resumed the chair.
2. S.B. 200 Consumer Privacy Act (Cullimore, K. A.)
Sen. Kirk Cullimore explained the bill.
Sen. Winterton assumed the chair.
Brian Christensen, Utah Office of the Attorney General, spoke to the bill.
Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchant's Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ryan Harkins, Senior Director of Public Policy, Microsoft, spoke in favor of the bill.
Rose Feliciano, Northwest Director, State Government Affairs, Internet Association spoke to the bill.
Jacey Skinner spoke to the bill.
Andrew Kingman, General Counsel, State Privacy & Security Coalition, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 200 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. W. Harper
3. S.B. 203 License Plate Modifications (Millner, A.)
Sen. Millner explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 203 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. W. Harper
4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 272 Special License Plate Amendments (Ray, P.)
Rep. Paul Ray explained the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Riebe moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 272 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. W. Harper
MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to saunter for 5 minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. W. Harper
Acting Chair Winterton called the meeting back to order at 5:00 p.m.
5. 2nd Sub. H.B. 72 Device Filter Amendments (Pulsipher, S.)
Rep. Susan Pulsipher explained the bill.
Benjamin Bull spoke in favor of the bill.
Sen. Harper resumed the chair.
Dawn Hawkins Senior Vice President, National Center on Sexual Exploitation, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jim Halpert spoke against the bill.
Chris McKenna, Protect Young Eyes, spoke in favor of the bill.
Linda Zenger, Utah State PTA, Digital Citizenship specialist spoke in favor of the bill.
Rachel Headrick, Teacher's Aide, Jordan School District, spoke in favor of the bill.
Rudyard Johansen, spoke in favor of the bill.
James Czerniawski, Policy Analyst, Tech & Innovation, Libertas Institute, spoke against the bill.
Gayle Ruzicka, President of Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mervyn Arnold, spoke in favor of the bill.
Matthew Jarman, resident, Millcreek City, President Clear Play, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jason Groth, ACLU of Utah, spoke against the bill.
Jason Syverson, Founder Siege Technologies, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 72 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-2-1.
Yeas - 5Nays-2Abs-1
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. D. Ipson
6. S.J.R. 12 Joint Resolution Promoting Awareness of Motorcycle Profiling (Weiler, T.)
Sen. Weiler explained the bill.
Eric Stine, ABATE of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass S.J.R. 12 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
MOTION: Sen. Winterton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 3-1-4.
Yeas - 3Nays-1Abs-4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.