MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, January 23, 2023 • 2:00 p.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Calvin R. Musselman, Chair
Rep. Michael J. Petersen, Vice Chair
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Rep. Stephanie Gricius
Rep. Sahara Hayes
Rep. A. Cory Maloy
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Andrew Stoddard
Rep. Norman K Thurston
Rep. Douglas R. Welton

Members Absent:
Rep. Bridger Bolinder
Rep. Candice B. Pierucci

Staff Present:
Lisa Sorensen, Policy Analyst
Ashley Dibble, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Musselman called the meeting to order.
MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 5
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
1.H.B. 135 State Holiday Amendments (Thurston, N.)
Rep. Thurston presented the bill assisted by John Barrand, Division Director of Human Resources Management under Governor Cox, Government Operations.
Todd Losser, UT Public Employees Association, spoke in favor of the bill
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 135 out favorably.
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 135 with 1st Substitute H.B. 135.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 5
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 135 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 5
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
2.H.B. 201 Revisor's Technical Corrections to Utah Code (Schultz, M.)
Rep. Schultz presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to pass H.B. 201 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 5
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
3.H.B. 167 State Child Care Pilot Program (Matthews, A.)
Rep. Mattews presented the bill.
Kory Holdaway, Lobbyist, UT Private Childcare Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Todd Losser, UT Public Employees Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 167 with 1st Substitute H.B. 167.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Pierucci
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 167 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Pierucci
4.H.B. 179 Founders and Constitution Recognition (Stratton, K.)
Rep. Stratton presented the bill assisted by Dr. Jen Brown, President of UT Citizens for the Constitution.
Caroline Phippan, Board member, UT Citizens for the Constitution, spoke in favor of the bill.
Tad Callister, UT Citizens for the Constitution, Attorney, spoke in favor of the bill.
Dalane Meeks, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Petersen moved to pass H.B. 179 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to amend H.B. 179 with Amendment #1. The substitute motion failed with a vote of 5-5-2.
Amendment 1
H.B. 179
1 .        Page 2, Lines 48 through 51 :  Page 2, Lines 48 through 51
48                 (iii) honor Rachael Runyan and all Utah children who have been abducted or exploited;
49                 (l) Constitution Day, on September 17, to invite all Utah school children to be { taught
50         constitutional principles and } read directly from the Constitution;
51                 (m) POW/MIA Recognition Day, on the third Friday in September;

Yeas - 5Nays- 5Abs- 2
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. C. Pierucci
MOTION:Rep. Petersen moved to pass H.B. 179 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-3-3.
Yeas - 6Nays- 3Abs- 3
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. N. Thurston
5.H.B. 238 Political Party Public Meeting Facilities Amendments (Brammer, B.)
Rep. Brammer presented the bill with the assistance of Derek Brown, former Chair of Republican Party.
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 238 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. N. Thurston
6.S.B. 26 Rural Employment Expansion Program Amendments (Winterton, R.)
MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to pass S.B. 26 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. N. Thurston
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. B. Bolinder
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. C. Pierucci
Rep. N. Thurston
Chair Musselman adjourned the meeting.