| 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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| Vice Chair Robertson assumed the chair at 2:18:00 PM. |
| Vice Chair Robertson called the meeting to order. |
| MOTION:Rep. Harrison moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Harrison Rep. A. Robertson Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Eliason Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. D. Sagers Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 1.H.B. 323 Transient Room Tax Amendments (Last, B.) |
| Rep. Bradley Last presented the bill with assistance of Natalie Randall, Executive Director, Utah Tourism Industry Association. |
| MOTION:Rep. Spendlove moved to amend H.B. 323 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 0323 188 (c) For a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2019, and ending on or before July 1, 189 2023 { (i) if a county receives more than 150% of total transient room tax revenue in the fiscal year 190 compared to the total transient room tax revenue received in the previous fiscal year, 191 accumulated unappropriated surplus in the reserve fund, as determined before the county's 192 adoption of a tentative budget, may not exceed 50% of the total transient room tax revenue for 193 the previous fiscal year plus an amount equal to the total transient room tax revenue that is 194 more than 100% of total transient room tax revenue from the previous fiscal year { (ii) if a county adds to the county's reserve fund an amount equal to the total transient room tax revenue that is more than 100% of total transient room tax revenue from the previous fiscal year as authorized in Subsection (2)(c)(i), the county may expend that additional reserve fund money for visitor management and destination development subject to the requirements described in Subsections 17-31-2(6)(a)(ii)(A) and (B). |
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Harrison Rep. A. Robertson Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Eliason Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. D. Sagers Rep. C. Snider |
| MOTION:Rep. Abbott moved to pass H.B. 323 out favorably.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. D. Sagers Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Eliason Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. C. Snider |
| 2.H.B. 300 Car-sharing Amendments (Spendlove, R.) |
| Rep. Spendlove presented the bill with assistance of Derek Brown, Turo. They responded to questions from the committee. |
| Caden Rosenbaum, Libertas Institute of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rob Jolley, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Strong moved to pass H.B. 300 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-4-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 4 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Harrison Rep. D. Sagers Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. M. Strong | Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. A. Robertson Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. S. Eliason Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. C. Snider |
| 3.H.B. 170 Student Resource Officer Funding (Winder, M.) |
| Rep. Mike Winder presented the bill with a presentation and responded to questions from the committee. |
| HB170 Student Resources Officer Funding Presentation |
| Karson Eilers, Senior Analyst, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Bret Webster, member of the public, spoke against the bill. |
| Jay Blain, Utah State Education Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ilana Raskinds, member of the public, spoke against the bill. |
| Rusty Cannon, President, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke against the bill. |
| Kayley Richards, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, spoke against the bill. |
| Ben Horsley, Granite School District, spoke in favor of the bill and responded to questions from the committee. |
| Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center, spoke against the bill. |
| Martin Munoz, Kids Count Data Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, spoke against the bill. |
| Leah Hansen, member of the public, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Strong moved to pass H.B. 170 out favorably with further discussion from the committee.The motion failed with a vote of 1-10-2. | |||
| Yeas - 1 | Nays- 10 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. J. Briscoe | Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Harrison Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. C. Snider |
| 4.H.B. 52 Hydrogen Tax Credit Amendments (Sagers, D.) |
| Rep. Sagers requested that they hold the bill till next meeting. |
| 5.H.B. 262 Incentives Amendments (Christofferson, K.) |
| Rep. Kay Christofferson presented the bill and responded to questions from the committee. |
| HB262 Incentives Amendments |
| Jared Stewart, Economic Director, Toole City, spoke against the bill. |
| Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Governors Office of Economic Opportunity, spoke against the bill and responded to questions from the committee. |
| Clint Morris, Utah Manufacturers Association and Lifetime Products, spoke against the bill. |
| Ginger Chinn, Vice President of Public Policy, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke against the bill and responded to questions from the committee. |
| Heather Andrews, State Director, Americans for Prosperity Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steven Graham, member of the public, spoke against the bill. |
| Kelvin Cullimore, Chief Executive Officer, Bioutah, spoke against the bill. |
| Karson Eilers commented on the bill. |
| Steve Young, Chair, Utah Manufacturers Association and American Bahr Association, spoke against the bill. |
| Greg Fredde, Executive Vice President, Merit Medical, spoke against the bill. |
| Rusty Cannon spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Sagers moved to hold H.B. 262 with further discussion from the committtee.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Harrison Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| MOTION:Rep. Strong moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Briscoe Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Harrison Rep. A. Robertson Rep. D. Sagers Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| Vice Chair Robertson adjourned the meeting at 4:01:19 PM. |