| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe Sen. Ronald M. Winterton Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams | Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Ann Millner Staff Present: Sarah Flanigan, Policy Analyst Alma Weber, Policy Analyst Karen C. Allred, 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 Harper called the meeting to order at 3:48 p.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 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 |
| 1.S.B. 102 Wireless Communication Device Use in a Motor Vehicle (Wilson, C.) |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to replace S.B. 102 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 102.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 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 |
| Sen. Chris Wilson presented the bill with the assistance of Lincoln Shurtz, Lobbyist, General Motors. |
| Jay Torgersen, Division Chief, Unified Fire Authority, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| George Chapman, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sheri Mattle, Safety Commissioner, Utah PTA, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Leah Hansen, constituent, Saratoga Springs, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 102 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 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 |
| 2.S.B. 53 Driver Speeding Amendments (Iwamoto, J.) |
| Sen. Jani Iwamoto presented the bill with the assistance of Michael Rapich, Colonel, Utah Highway Patrol and Department of Public Safety; William Carlson, Salt Lake County Attorney's Office; and Mike Brown, Chief of Police, Salt Lake City, Utah. Sen. Iwamoto had distributed handouts to the committee. |
| driver speed amendments 1 |
| driver speed amendments 2 |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to replace S.B. 53 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 53.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 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 |
| A video was shown called Organized Street Racing & Related Activities. |
| Carlos Bracereas, Executive Director, Utah Department Of Transportation, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Alejandro Puy, Salt Lake City Council member, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Moffat, Criminal Defense Lawyer, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| William Carlson, Salt Lake County Attorney's Office, spoke to the bill. |
| Angela Eldredge, Vice President Operations, Price Real Estate, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 53 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Sen. Anderegg moved a substitute motion to move to the next item on the agenda.The substitute motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner |
| 3.S.B. 122 Unmanned Aircraft Amendments (Kennedy, M.) |
| Sen. Mike Kennedy presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to replace S.B. 122 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 122.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner |
| Jared Esselman, Director of Aeronautics, Utah Department of Transportation, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Timothy Bean, CEO, Fortem Technologies, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 122 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner |
| 4.S.B. 136 Air Quality Policy Amendments (Escamilla, L.) |
| Sen. Escamilla presented the bill with the assistance of Todd Bingham, President & CEO, Utah Manufactures Association and Chair, Utah Air Quality Policy Advisory Board. |
| Alex Veilleux, Policy Associate, Healthy Environment Alliance (HEAL) Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Brinton, General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Katie Pappas, citizen, Salt Lake City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 136 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner |
| Sen. Winterton assumed the chair. |
| 5.S.B. 140 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments (Harper, W.) |
| Sen. Harper presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Chair Harper moved to replace S.B. 140 with 1st Substitute S.B. 140.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 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 |
| Andrew Gruber, Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Beth Holbrook, Trustee, Utah Transit Authority, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Karson Eilers, Senior Analyst, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| John Hiskey, Government Affairs, Taylorsville, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Abby Hunsaker, Analyst, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| George Chapman, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 140 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner |
| MOTION:Sen. Anderegg moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. A. Millner |
| Sen. Winterton adjourned the meeting at 5:31 p.m. |