| Members Present: Rep. Casey Snider, Chair Rep. Adam Robertson, Vice Chair Rep. Nelson T. Abbott Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Joel K. Briscoe Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Suzanne Harrison Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | Rep. Douglas V. Sagers Rep. Travis M. Seegmiller Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Andrew Stoddard Rep. Mark A. Strong Staff Present: Kristina King, Policy Analyst Makelle Wininger, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Snider called the meeting to order at 2:10:27 PM. |
| MOTION:Rep. Robertson moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Harrison Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. M. Strong |
| 1.H.B. 125 State Transient Room Tax Modifications (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Carl Albrecht presented the bill with assistance of Tera McKee, Program Manager, Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, and Natalie Randall, Executive Director, Utah Tourism Industry Association. The presenters distributed handouts and responded to questions from the committee. |
| Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant Statistics |
| Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant Pamphlet |
| Pitt Grewe, Division of Recreation Director,Utah Department of Natural Resources, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Leland Pollock, Commissioner, Garfield County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jay Blain, Utah Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Tammy Pearson, Commissioner, Beaver County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Roger Tew, Senior Policy Advisor, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Spendlove moved to pass H.B. 125 out favorably and had further discussion from the committee.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Harrison Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| 2.H.B. 199 Tangible Personal Property Tax Amendments (Spendlove, R.) |
| Rep. Spendlove presented the bill. |
| Jake Parkinson, Assessor, Utah Assessor Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rusty Cannon, President, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke in favor of the bill and responded to questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Rep. Robertson moved to pass H.B. 199 out favorably with further discussion from the committee.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Harrison Rep. A. Robertson Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Eliason Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. D. Sagers |
| 3.1st Sub. H.B. 64 Drinking Water Amendments (Watkins, C.) |
| Rep. Christine Watkins presented the bill with assistance of Tim Davis, Director, Utah Division of Drinking Water. The presenters responded to questions from the committee. |
| Dale Pierson, Executive Director, Rural Water Association of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steve McIntosh, Rural Water Board, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Robertson moved to refer 1st Substitute H.B. 64 to the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee and had further discussion from the committee. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Seegmiller moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 64 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 64.The substitute motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Eliason |
| Rep. Robertson's motion to refer 2nd Substitute H.B. 64 to the House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee passed with a vote 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Eliason |
| MOTION:Rep. Seegmiller moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Harrison Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Eliason |
| Chair Snider adjourned the meeting at 2:58:24 PM. |