MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 • 2:00 p.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair
Rep. Calvin R. Musselman, Vice Chair
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion
Rep. Jefferson S. Burton
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn
Rep. Michael L. Kohler
Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher
Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Members Absent:
Rep. Ken Ivory

Staff Present:
Sarah Flanigan, Policy Analyst
Jonathan Rees, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Musselman called the meeting to order at 2:07 PM.
MOTION:Rep. Teuscher moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
1.H.B. 267 Campaign Finance Amendments (Strong, M.A.)
Rep. Strong presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to pass H.B. 267 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-4.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
2.H.B. 132 Uniform Easement Relocation Act (Snow, V. L.)
Rep. Snow presented the bill and distributed a handout.
Rachel Terry, Deputy Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nathan Bracken, Utah Association of Special Districts and Rural Water, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Lesser moved to replace H.B. 132 with 1st Substitute H.B. 132.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
MOTION:Rep. Lesser moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 132 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
3.S.C.R. 7 Concurrent Resolution Calling on Local Governments to Treat Above-trend Revenue Growth as One-time Revenue (Fillmore, L.)
Sen. Fillmore presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Lesser moved to pass S.C.R. 7 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
4.H.B. 287 Volunteer Government Workers Amendments (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. Dunnigan presented the bill with the assistance of Brian Nelson, Director, Division of Risk Management.
Rachel Terry, Deputy Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke to the bill.
Johnnie Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Counties Indemnity Pool, spoke in favor of the bill.
LaDawn Stoddard, Division Director, Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to pass H.B. 287 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Ivory
MOTION:Rep. Kohler moved to place H.B. 287 on the Consent Calendar.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. Dunnigan assumed the chair.
5.H.B. 288 New Growth Amendments (Ward, R.)
Rep. Ward presented the bill.
Lincoln Shurtz, Utah Association of Counties, spoke in favor of the bill.
Justin Lee, Director of Government Relations, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Lesser moved to replace H.B. 288 with 1st Substitute H.B. 288.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. C. Musselman
MOTION:Rep. Lesser moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 288 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-2-2.
Yeas - 6Nays- 2Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. C. Musselman
6.H.B. 95 Landscaping Requirement Prohibition (Ward, R.)
Rep. Ward presented the bill and distributed a handout.
Tyler LaMarr, Community Association Institute, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Brian Allen, Cottonwood Heights City, spoke to the bill.
Justin Lee, Director of Government Relations, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Alex Veilleux, Policy Associate, HEAL Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Teuscher moved to hold H.B. 95.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Gwynn moved to replace H.B. 95 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 95.The substitute motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Ivory
MOTION:Rep. Teuscher moved to hold 3rd Substitute H.B. 95.The motion passed with a vote of 5-4-1.
Yeas - 5Nays- 4Abs- 1
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Ivory
MOTION:Rep. Teuscher moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. K. Ivory
Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 3:48 PM.