| Members Present: Sen. Ronald M. Winterton, Chair Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Michael K. McKell Sen. Derrin R. Owens | Members Absent: Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Mark D. Andrews, 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 Winterton called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to approve the minutes of the February 24, 2022 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 1.S.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Honoring the Life and Achievements of Helen Foster Snow (Vickers, E.) |
| Sen. Evan J. Vickers presented the bill. |
| Adam Foster, great nephew of Helen Foster Snow, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to pass S.C.R. 9 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. M. McKell Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 2.3rd Sub. H.B. 209 Federalism Commission Amendments (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented the bill with the assistance of Jen Brown, President, Utah Citizens for the Constitution. |
| Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brooke Stephens, Curriculum Director, Utah Parents United, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jack Lytle, Dagget County Commissioner and Chair, Utah Association of County Councils and Commissions, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to amend 3rd Substitute H.B. 209 with Amendment #3.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 3
3rd Sub. H.B. 209 14 ▸ allows the Federalism Commission to contract with a third party that must be a Utah institution of higher education to evaluate federal 37 (b) (i) To assist the commission in the evaluation of federal law as required in this 38 section and Section 63C-4a-304, the commission may contract with a third party that must be a Utah institution of higher education to monitor 39 federal law for possible implications on the principles of federalism. |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 209 as amended, out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Kitchen | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Rep. Ivory had a handout distributed to the committee. |
| HB 209 |
| 3.H.B. 350 State Historic Preservation Office Amendments (Hawkes, T.) |
| Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to pass H.B. 350 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to place H.B. 350 on the Consent Calendar.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Rep. Hawkes approved placing H.B. 350 on the Consent Calendar. |
| 4.H.B. 357 Eminent Domain Appraisal Amendments (Petersen, M.) |
| Rep. Mike J. Petersen presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to amend H.B. 357 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 0357 50 days has passed since that appraisal, before making a settlement offer described in Subsection 51 (3)(a), the plaintiff shall unless waived in writing by the defendant : 52 (i) obtain an additional appraisal of the property sought to be condemned: |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Charles Stormont, Director, Right of Way and Property Management, Utah Department of Transportation, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brian Allen, representing Cottonwood Heights City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to pass H.B. 357 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 5.1st Sub. H.B. 418 Grid Resilience Committee (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Carl R. Albrecht presented the bill. |
| John Cox, representing Rocky Mountain Power, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jeff Peterson, Rural Electric Cooperative Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 418 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 6.1st Sub. H.B. 443 Utah Inland Port Authority Amendments (Schultz, M.) |
| Rep. Mike Schultz presented the bill with the assistance of Daniel E. Dugan, Chair, Salt Lake City Council. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 443 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 443.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 443 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
2nd Sub. H.B. 443 973 (b) "Exempt area property tax" means { 974 |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Deeda Steed, Stop the Polluting Port Coalition, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Carolyn Erickson, resident of Poplar Grove, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mark Brinton, General Council and Director of Government Affairs, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Susan Corth spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Katie Pappas, Stop the Polluting Port Coalition, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Joan Gregory spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| William Fisher spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jim King spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 443 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Kitchen | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 7.3rd Sub. H.B. 209 Federalism Commission Amendments (Ivory, K.) |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to reconsider the committee's actions on 3rd Substitute H.B. 209.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to amend 3rd Substitute H.B. 209 by replacing Amendment #3 adopted by the committee earlier in the meeting with Amendment #5.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 5
3rd Sub. H.B. 209 14 ▸ allows the Federalism Commission to contract with a third party that is a Utah institution of higher education to evaluate federal 37 (b) (i) To assist the commission in the evaluation of federal law as required in this 38 section and Section 63C-4a-304, the commission may contract with a third party that is a Utah institution of higher education to monitor 39 federal law for possible implications on the principles of federalism. |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 209 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. K. Mayne Sen. M. McKell Sen. D. Owens Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. A. Millner Sen. J. Stevenson |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 9:26 a.m. |