| Members Present: Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Scott D. Sandall Sen. Todd D. Weiler | Members Absent: Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Daniel McCay Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 4:12 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to approve the minutes of the February 18 and February 23, 2021 meetings. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 1. S.B. 214 Official Language Amendments (Cullimore, K. A.) |
| Sen. Cullimore explained the bill. |
| Sen. Sandall assumed the chair. |
| Jacey Skinner, General Counsel and Vice President of Public Policy, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Arlene Anderson, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ciriac Alvarez, Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kate Bradshaw, Lobbyist, Salt Lake City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Valentina De Fex, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Bramble resumed the chair. |
| Pamela Silberman, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Elizabeth Garbe, Senior Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, United Way of Salt Lake, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Margie Lopez Read, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Yehemy Zavala Orozco, Community Health Worker, Comumidades Unidas, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Todd DuBois, spokesman, U.S. English Inc., spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Daniel Hemmert, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to pass S.B. 214 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 2. S.B. 224 Fund of Funds Amendments (Sandall, S.) |
| Sen. Sandall explained the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to pass S.B. 224 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 3. H.B. 271 Home Child Care Amendments (Pulsipher, S.) |
| Rep. Pulsipher presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Kera Birkeland. |
| Annie Frazier, Lab School Director, University of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Katie Ricord, Executive Director, Utah Association for the Education of Young Children, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Kristy DeGraaf, Board Member, Professional Family Child Care Association of Utah, spoke in opposition to this bill. |
| Sharlie Barber, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Elizabeth Garbe, Senior Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, United Way of Salt Lake, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Tessa Douglas, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Kory Holdaway, Utah Private Child Care Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Sandall moved to pass H.B. 271 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 3-3-3. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-3 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. S. Sandall | Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. S. Sandall Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 5:21 p.m. |