| Members Present: Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. John D. Johnson Sen. Evan J. Vickers |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Sarah Flanigan, Policy Analyst Nancy Skidmore, 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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| Acting Chair Hinkins called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m. |
| 1.1st Sub. H.B. 326 State Innovation Amendments (Spendlove, R.) |
| Rep. Spendlove presented the bill. |
| Brian Somers, President, Utah Mining Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Buxton moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 326 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 2.H.B. 373 Convention and Tourism Business Assessment Area Act (Spendlove, R.) |
| Rep. Spendlove presented the bill with the assistance of Nicole Farley, Director of Community and Economic Opportunity, Visit Salt Lake. |
| Travis Lindquist, General Manager, Woodbury Hotels Cooperation, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Chris Erickson, Hotel Manager, The Grand America Hotel, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Des Barker, Lobbyist, Utah Tourism Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Buxton moved to pass H.B. 373 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 3.1st Sub. H.B. 352 Online Dating Safety Requirements (Romero, A.) |
| Rep. Romero presented the bill with the assistance of Darcy Goddard, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. |
| MOTION:Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 352 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. J. Johnson |
| Sen. Thatcher assumed the chair. |
| 4.H.B. 439 Elected Public Body Transparency Amendments (Acton, C.K.) |
| Rep. Acton presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to replace H.B. 439 with 1st Substitute H.B. 439.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 439 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson |
| 5.2nd Sub. H.J.R. 18 Joint Resolution Encouraging the Use by the State of Blended Cements (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Handy presented the bill with the assistance of Dave Diedrick, Director, Quality & Product Performance, LafargeHolcim U.S. Cement and John Gwynn, Founder/Inventor, Roman Cement, LLC. |
| Dave Diedrick, Director, Quality & Product Performance, LafargeHolcim U.S. Cement, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dave Kallas, Lobbyist, Geneva Rock Products, Sunroc Corporation, Clyde Companies, President, Critical Materials Coalition, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Brian Somers, President, Utah Miners Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ramin Nasrabadi, Civil Engineer, Salt Lake City Engineering Division, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. J. Johnson Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams |
| Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 3:16 p.m.. |