MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 23, 2023 • 4:00 p.m. • 110 Senate Building


Members Present:
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair
Rep. Colin W. Jack, Vice Chair
Rep. James Cobb
Rep. Joseph Elison
Rep. Quinn Kotter
Rep. Carol S. Moss
Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner
Rep. Angela Romero
Members Absent:
Rep. Jason Kyle
Rep. Phil Lyman
Rep. Michael J. Petersen

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Managing 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 Jack called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to approve the minutes of the February 22, 2023 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 5
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. J. Rohner
1.H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Concerning the Shutdown of Utah's Power by the Federal Government (Schultz, M.)
Rep. Schultz presented the resolution.
Nathaniel Johnson, Executive Director, Utah Rural Electric Cooperative Association, spoke in support of the resolution.
Joan Entwistle, Park City, spoke in opposition to the resolution.
MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to amend H.C.R. 9 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Amendment 1
H.C.R. 009
1 .        Page 1, Lines 10 through 12 :  Page 1, Lines 10 through 12
10                 This resolution highlights the state's need to protect and defend against federal
11         government regulations that jeopardize the state's right to an affordable, reliable, and
12         { sustainable } dispatchable energy supply.

2 .        Page 1, Lines 21 through 23 :  Page 1, Lines 21 through 23
21                 WHEREAS, the state has employed to great success a measured, all-of-the-above
22         energy policy that has powered decades of prosperity and provided some of the nation's most
23         reliable { and affordable } , affordable, and dispatchable energy;

3 .        Page 2, Lines 33 through 34 :  Page 2, Lines 33 through 34
33                 WHEREAS, the closure of these certain power plants will put the state's supply of
34         reliable, affordable, and dispatchable power at significant risk { within a few years } ;

4 .        Page 2, Lines 43 through 45 :  Page 2, Lines 43 through 45
43                 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Legislature and the Governor will support and
44         defend our right, as a state's right, to an affordable, reliable, and { sustainable } dispatchable energy supply from
45         any harmful federal encroachment.

Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
MOTION:Rep. Elison moved to pass H.C.R. 9 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 6-2-3.
Yeas - 6Nays- 2Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
2.H.B. 470 Government Record Amendments (Cutler, P.)
Rep. Cutler presented the bill assisted by Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer, State of Utah.
Digital Verifiable
Info graphic
Mary Ann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Dr. Ronald Mortensen, Phd., citizen, spoke to the bill.
Jason Chipman, Director of Government Affairs, Libertas Institute, spoke in support of the bill.
Christopher Bramwell, Government Operations Privacy Officer, spoke in support of the bill.
Dave Burton, citizen, spoke to the bill.
Amelia Powers Gardner, Utah County Commissioner and Executive Secretary, Utah Association of Counties, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Cobb moved to replace H.B. 470 with 1st Substitute H.B. 470.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
MOTION:Rep. Rohner moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 470 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 470
1 .        Page 3, Lines 74 through 79 :  Page 3, Lines 74 through 79
74                 (b) create a pilot program for the implementation of digital verifiable credentials by
75         governmental entities; and
76                 (c) report to { Government Operations Interim Committee } Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee by October 31, 2023, on the
77         duties described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b).
78                 (3) In performing the duties described in Subsections (2)(a) and (b), the Division of
79         Technology Services shall consult with:

Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
MOTION:Rep. Cobb moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 470 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 7-1-3.
Yeas - 7Nays- 1Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
MOTION:Rep. Moss moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. C. Albrecht
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. M. Petersen
Chair Jack adjourned the meeting at 5:11 p.m.