| Members Present: Sen. Ronald M. Winterton, Chair Sen. Nate Blouin Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Keith Grover Sen. Derrin R. Owens | Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Scott D. Sandall Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst Makelle Wininger, 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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| Chair Winterton called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Buxton moved to approve the minutes of the February 21st, 2023, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. S. Sandall |
| 1.2nd Sub. H.B. 359 Animal Care Amendments (Thurston, N.) |
| Rep. Norman Thurston presented the bill with the assistance of Amanda Price, Interim State Veterinarian, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). They responded to questions from the committee. |
| Craig Cook, President and General Counsel, Humane Society of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Terry Camp, Vice President of Public Policy, Utah Farm Bureau, commented on the bill. |
| Justin Stewart, Animal Services, Salt Lake County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Juli Ulvestad, Pet Resource Center Operations Director, Humane Society of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 359 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 0 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton |
| MOTION:Chair Winterton moved to saunter at 9:21 a.m.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 0 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton |
| 2.H.B. 425 Energy Security Amendments (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented the bill. |
| HB425 Energy Security Amendments |
| Sen. Owens presented the 2nd Substitute of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to replace H.B. 425 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 425. No vote was taken. |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 6-2-0. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 0 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. K. Grover Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 9:49 a.m. |