MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 11, 2022 • 2:00 p.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Chair
Rep. Norman K. Thurston, Vice Chair
Rep. Walt Brooks
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Rep. Phil Lyman
Rep. Michael J. Petersen
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci
Rep. Stephanie Pitcher
Rep. Steve Waldrip
Rep. Douglas R. Welton

Staff Present:
Lisa Sorensen, Policy Analyst
Linda Service, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Thurston called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m..
MOTION:Rep. Maloy moved to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2022 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-6.
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 6
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
1.H.B. 312 State Financial Contracts Amendments (Shipp, R.P.)
MOTION:Rep. Maloy moved to refer H.B. 312 to the House Business and Labor Committee.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-6.
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 6
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
2.H.B. 185 Initiative and Referendum Amendments (Robertson, A.)
Rep. Robertson presented the bill.
Justin Lee, Director of Government Relations, League of Cities and Towns, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Chris Gamvroulas, Utah Property Rights Coalition, spoke to the bill.
Taz Biesinger, Utah Home Builders Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mike Ostermiller, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Pierucci moved to replace H.B. 185 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 185.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
MOTION:Rep. Pierucci moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 185 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 7-4-0.
Yeas - 7Nays- 4Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Maloy moved to hold 2nd Substitute H.B. 185.The substitute motion failed with a vote of 5-6-0.
Yeas - 5Nays- 6Abs- 0
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
3.H.B. 304 Eminent Domain Modifications (Snider, C.)
Rep. Snider presented the bill.
Jay Garfield, Deputy Director, Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, spoke to the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Pierucci moved to pass H.B. 304 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. S. Pitcher
4.H.B. 233 Disability Benefit Amendments (King, Brian S.)
Rep. King presented the bill and distributed a handout.
HB 233 handout
Sherri Wittwer, mental health advocate, Peers Empowering Peers, spoke in support of the bill.
Todd Losser, Executive Director, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in support of the bill.
Chet Loftis, Managing Director, PEHP, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 233 with 1st Substitute H.B. 233.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 233 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
5.H.B. 310 Vital Records Special Characters (Stoddard, A.)
Rep. Stoddard presented the bill.
Jonathan Campbell spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to amend H.B. 310 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Amendment 1
H.B. 310
1 .        Page 2, Lines 30 through 32 :  Page 2, Lines 30 through 32
30                 (a) "Diacritical mark" means a mark { used on an English letter to indicate a particular
31         pronunciation } on a letter from the ISO basic Latin alphabet used to indicate a special pronunciation .
32                 (b) "Diacritical mark" includes accents, tildes, graves, umlauts, and cedillas.

Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to amend H.B. 310 with Amendment #2.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Amendment 2
H.B. 310
1 .        Page 1, Lines 18 through 19 :  Page 1, Lines 18 through 19
18         Other Special Clauses:
19                 { None } This bill provides a special effective date.

2 .        Page 3, Line 79 :  Page 3, Line 79
79         described in Section 26-2-22.
Section 4. Effective date.
This bill takes effect on January 1, 2023.

Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
MOTION:Rep. Pitcher moved to pass H.B. 310 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. Maloy assumed the chair.
6.H.B. 328 Driver License and License Plate Amendments (Pitcher, S.)
Rep. Pitcher presented the bill assisted by Rep. Thurston.
Mindie Hooley, Utah #insulin4all Chapter, spoke in support of the bill.
Mark Moffat, lawyer, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 328 with 1st Substitute H.B. 328.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 328 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
MOTION:Rep. Pierucci moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. S. Pitcher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Waldrip
Rep. D. Welton
Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 3:41 p.m.