| Members Present: Rep. Joel Ferry, Chair Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair Rep. Brady Brammer Rep. James A. Dunnigan Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes Rep. Brian S. King Rep. A. Cory Maloy Rep. Ashlee Matthews Rep. Calvin R. Musselman Rep. Casey Snider | Rep. Mark A. Strong Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Rep. Norman K. Thurston Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Members Absent: Rep. Jon Hawkins Rep. Mike Schultz Staff Present: Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst Jordan Gage, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Brooks called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to approve the minutes of the February 23, 2021, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Ferry Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong Rep. N. Thurston Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher |
| 1. H.B. 284 Minimum Wage Amendments (Collard, C.) |
| HB 284 Handout |
| Rep. Collard presented the bill with the assistance of Jean Hill, Director, Office of Life, Justice and Peace at Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City. |
| Committee discussion took place on the bill. |
| Jordan Hess, Vice President of Public Policy, St. George Area Chamber of Commerce, spoke against the bill. |
| Heather Andrews, State Director, Americans for Prosperity Utah, spoke against the bill. |
| Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke against the bill. |
| Candace Daly, State Director, National Federation of Independent Business, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to table H.B. 284. The motion passed with a vote of 10-3-3. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-3 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Ferry Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. B. King Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Schultz |
| 2. 2nd Sub. S.B. 147 Confinement of Egg-laying Hens (Sandall, S.) |
| Sen. Sandall presented the bill with the assistance of Cliff Lillywhite, President, Oakdell Egg Farms. |
| Committee discussion took place on the bill. |
| Cliff Lillywhite, President, Oakdale Egg Farms, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jeremy Rigtrup, Rigtrup Egg Farm, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Silas Nebeker, private citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Brent Tanner, Executive Vice President, Utah Cattlemen's Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Garrick Hall, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kerry Gibson, private citizen, spoke to the bill. |
| Mark Woodward, Oakdell Egg Farms, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Snider moved to replace 2nd Substitute S.B. 147 with 3rd Substitute S.B. 147. The motion passed with a vote of 13-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Ferry Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. King | Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Schultz |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Matthews moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 147 out favorably. The substitute motion failed with a vote of 4-10-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-10 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. B. King Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Ferry Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Schultz |
| MOTION: Rep. Snider moved to pass 3rd Substitute S.B. 147 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Ferry Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. King | Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Schultz |
| 3. S.B. 172 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Amendments (Mayne, K.) |
| Sen. Mayne presented the bill with the assistance of Dennis Lloyd, Chair, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Advisory Board. |
| SB 172 - The Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Information Handout |
| Committee discussion took place on the bill. |
| Michael Good, Senior Vice President of Health Sciences, University of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brad Mortensen, Weber State University, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Matthews moved to replace S.B. 172 with 1st Substitute S.B. 172. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Strong Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. J. Ferry Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston |
| MOTION: Rep. Matthews moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 172 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-1-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-1 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Strong Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. J. Ferry Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Rep. J. Teuscher |
| MOTION: Rep. Musselman moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Strong Rep. N. Thurston Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. J. Ferry Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Rep. J. Teuscher |
| Chair Brooks adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m. |