MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 • 8:00 a.m. • 110 Senate Building


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:
Samantha D. Brucker, Managing 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 Shipp called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
MOTION:Rep. Owens moved to approve the minutes of the February 22, 2022 and February 25, 2022 meetings.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. S. Chew
Rep. C. Collard
Rep. S. Lund
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. R. Shipp
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. K. Stratton
Rep. R. Wilcox
1.2nd Sub. S.B. 169 Citizen Digital Portal Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Anderegg presented the bill.
Gopi Krishna, MD, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer, Division of Technology Services, spoke in support of the bill.
Austin Abigt commented on the bill.
Amelia Powers Gardner, Utah County Commissioner, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Romero moved to replace 2nd Substitute S.B. 169 with 3rd Substitute S.B. 169.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 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. Romero moved to pass 3rd Substitute S.B. 169 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 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
2.2nd Sub. S.B. 182 Digital Asset Amendments (Cullimore, K. A.)
Sen. Cullimore presented the bill assisted by Trace Mayer.
Frank Pignanelli, Executive Director, National Association of Industrial Banks, spoke in support of the bill.
Tobin Gardner, Utah Blockchain Coalition, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Christofferson moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 182 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 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:Chair Albrecht moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 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 Shipp adjourned the meeting at 8:51 a.m.