MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. • 1150 State Office Building


Members Present:
Rep. Stephen G. Handy, Chair
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist, Vice Chair
Rep. Clare Collard
Rep. Steven J. Lund
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Doug Owens
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Mike Winder

Members Absent:
Rep. Francis D. Gibson
Rep. Mike Schultz

Staff Present:
Sarah Flanigan, Policy Analyst
Rafaela Eguiguren, Committee Secretary

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

Vice Chair Stenquist assumed the chair.
Chair Stenquist called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Lund moved to approve the minutes of February 23, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-5.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. M. Winder
1. H.B. 341 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee (Owens, D.)
Rep. Owens presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Phil Lyman.
Soren Simonsen spoke in favor of the bill.
Grant Bess spoke in favor of the bill.
Sarah Burak, Friends of Cedar Mesa, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to replace H.B. 341 with 1st Substitute H.B. 341. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 341 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. M. Schultz
2. H.B. 391 Apprenticeship Nomenclature Act (Winder, M.)
Rep. Winder presented the bill.
Jeff Worthington, President, Utah AFL-CIO, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to replace H.B. 391 with 1st Substitute H.B. 391. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 391 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. M. Schultz
3. S.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Utah's Important Relationship with Western Governors University (McKell, M.)
Sen. Michael K. McKell presented the bill with the assistance of Wesley Smith, Senior Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs at Western Governors' University.
MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to pass S.C.R. 4 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Schultz
4. 1st Sub. S.B. 48 State Flag Amendments (McCay, D.)
Sen. Daniel McCay presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Handy.
SB 48S01 Utah Flag
Utah 125th Commemorative Flag
Ronald Fox spoke in favor of the bill.
John Hartvigsen, North American Vexillological Association (NAVA), spoke to the bill.
Michael De Groote spoke in favor of the bill.
Jonathan Martin spoke in favor of the bill.
Chair Handy assumed the chair.
Sheri Sohm spoke to the bill.
Kris Kimball, United Women's Forum, spoke to the bill.
Grant Bess spoke in favor of the bill.
Nate Hubert spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to replace 1st Substitute S.B. 48 with 3rd Substitute S.B. 48. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-5.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. J. Stenquist
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to pass 3rd Substitute S.B. 48 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. J. Stenquist
MOTION: Rep. Owens moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-5.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Handy
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. F. Gibson
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. J. Stenquist
Chair Handy adjourned the meeting at 5:41 p.m.