| Members Present: Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair Rep. Rex P. Shipp, Vice Chair Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Kay J. Christofferson Rep. Clare Collard Rep. Steven J. Lund Rep. Doug Owens Rep. Michael J. Petersen | Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Keven J. Stratton Rep. Douglas R. Welton Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Staff Present: Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst Samantha D. Brucker, Managing Policy Analyst Linda Service, 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 Albrecht called the meeting to order at 4:13 p.m. |
| 1.H.B. 456 Virtual Currency Payment Amendments (Teuscher, J.) |
| Rep. Teuscher presented the bill assisted by Amelia Powers Gardner, Utah County Commissioner, and Trace Mayer, investor. |
| Seth Sunderland spoke in support of the bill. |
| Ryan Spencer spoke in support of the bill. |
| Stan Lockhart spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to replace H.B. 456 with 1st Substitute H.B. 456.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. K. Stratton |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 456 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. D. Welton | Rep. D. Owens | Rep. K. Stratton Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 2.H.B. 272 Energy Storage Amendments (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Handy presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Lund moved to go to the next item on the agenda.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. K. Stratton |
| 3.H.B. 449 Bereavement Leave Modifications (Shipp, R.P.) |
| Rep. Shipp presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Welton moved to pass H.B. 449 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. K. Stratton |
| 4.1st Sub. S.B. 136 Air Quality Policy Amendments (Escamilla, L.) |
| Sen. Escamilla presented the bill. |
| Ashley Miller, Executive Director, Breathe Utah, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Rikki Hrenko-Browning, President, Utah Petroleum Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Romero moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 136 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. K. Stratton |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. C. Collard Rep. S. Lund Rep. D. Owens Rep. M. Petersen Rep. A. Romero Rep. R. Shipp Rep. D. Welton Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. K. Stratton |
| Chair Albrecht adjourned the meeting at 5:23 p.m. |