MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, January 26, 2023 • 2:00 p.m. • 120 Senate Building


Members Present:
Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion
Rep. Paul Cutler
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn
Rep. Jason B. Kyle
Rep. Trevor Lee
Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser
Rep. Anthony E. Loubet
Rep. R. Neil Walter

Members Absent:
Rep. Michael L. Kohler, Vice Chair
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher

Staff Present:
Nathan W. Brady, 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 Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m..
MOTION:Rep. Cutler moved to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2023 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 5
Rep. P. Cutler
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Walter
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. J. Teuscher
1.H.B. 134 Charter School Closing Requirements (Pulsipher, S.)
Rep. Pulsipher presented the bill assisted by Royce Van Tassell, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools.
MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to pass H.B. 134 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. P. Cutler
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Walter
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. J. Teuscher
2.H.B. 129 Prohibited Correctional Facility Items (Burton, J.)
Rep. Burton presented the bill assisted by Tyler Johnson, Law Enforcement Bureau Chief, Department of Corrections and William Carlson, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County.
MOTION:Rep. Cutler moved to amend H.B. 129 with a verbal amendment.
Rena Rogers, Executive Director, Mental Health America of Utah, spoke in opposition of the bill.
Rep. Cutler withdrew his motion.
Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill.
William Carlson spoke in support of the bill.
Tracy Glover, Chief Deputy, Kane County Sheriff, and Vice President of the Utah Sheriffs' Association, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Walter moved to amend H.B. 129 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Amendment 1
H.B. 129
1 .        Page 3, Lines 80 through 81 :  Page 3, Lines 80 through 81
80                 (b) An individual who provides or sells to [any] an offender at a correctional facility, or
81         [any] a detainee at a secure area of a mental health facility, [any] a communication device , without the permission of the authority operating the facility , a

2 .        Page 3, Lines 84 through 85 :  Page 3, Lines 84 through 85
84                 (c) An offender [who possesses] at a correctional facility, or a detainee [who possesses]
85         at a secure area of a mental health facility, [any] who possesses a communication device , without the permission of the authority operating the facility , a

Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. P. Cutler
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Walter
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. J. Teuscher
MOTION:Rep. Walter moved to pass H.B. 129 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 8-1-2.
Yeas - 8Nays- 1Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. P. Cutler
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Walter
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. J. Teuscher
MOTION:Rep. Loubet moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. P. Cutler
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Walter
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. J. Teuscher
Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 3:10 p.m.