MINUTES OF THE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 • 3:40 p.m. • 220 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg
Sen. Karen Kwan
Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe

Members Absent:
President J. S. Adams
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Ann Millner

Staff Present:
Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst
Karen C. Allred, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 3:52 p.m.
MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
1.S.B. 148 Invisible Condition Information Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
MOTION:Sen. Anderegg moved to replace S.B. 148 with 1st Substitute S.B. 148.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. Jacob Anderegg presented the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Anderegg moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 148 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
2.S.B. 125 Transportation Infrastructure Amendments (Wilson, C.)
Sen. Chris Wilson presented the bill with the assistance of Dr. Regan A. Zane, Executive Director, Aspire Center, Utah State University, and Carlos Braceras, Executive Director, Utah Department Of Transportation (UDOT).
Transportation Electrification
Andrew Gruber, Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jeff Worthington, President, Utah American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), spoke to the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 125 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Sen. Anderegg moved a Substitute Motion to go to the next item on the agenda.
Substitute Motion Withdrawn.
Original Motion Withdrawn.
MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to amend S.B. 125 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Amendment 1
S.B. 125
1 .        Page 4, Lines 106 through 109 :  Page 4, Lines 106 through 109
106                 (d) consider and approve the budget proposed by the project director for the
107         expenditure of funds for the { operation of the research center and } initiative; and
108                 (e) review expenditures authorized by the project director made before October 1,
109         2023.

Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass S.B. 125 out favorably.The motion failed with a vote of 2-2-3.
Yeas - 2Nays- 2Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. Anderegg assumed the chair.
3.S.B. 127 Cybersecurity Amendments (Harper, W.)
MOTION:Sen. Harper moved to replace S.B. 127 with 1st Substitute S.B. 127.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. Harper presented the bill.
Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer, State of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 127 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
4.S.B. 125 Transportation Infrastructure Amendments (Wilson, C.)
MOTION:Sen. Harper moved to reconsider action on S.B. 125.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
MOTION:Sen. Harper moved to hold S.B. 125.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Chair Anderegg adjourned the meeting at 5:19 p.m.