| 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 4:23 p.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to approve the minutes of the February 23, 2023, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. N. Blouin |
| 1.H.B. 425 Energy Security Amendments (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to replace H.B. 425 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 425.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 |
| Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Eagle Forum; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Michele Beck, Director, Utah Office of Consumer Services; commented on the bill. |
| Jen Brown, President, Utah Citizens for the Constitution; commented on the bill. |
| Stan Holmes, Representative, Utah Citizens Advocating Renewable Energy (UCARE); spoke against the bill. |
| Daniel Burton, General Counsel, Utah Attorney General Office; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Lindsay Beebe, Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club Utah Chapter; spoke against the bill. |
| Dean Draper, private citizen; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 425 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-2-0. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 0 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. N. Blouin Sen. S. Pitcher |
| 2.S.B. 277 Water Conservation and Augmentation Amendments (Sandall, S.) |
| Sen. Sandall presented the bill and responded to questions from the committee. |
| Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer and Director, Division of Water Rights; responded to a question from the committee. |
| Kelly Pehrson, Deputy Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF); spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Trevor Nelson, General Manager, Bear River Canal Company; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brian Steed, Executive Director, Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air, Utah State University; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ron Gibson, President, Utah Farm Bureau; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Warren Peterson, Advisor, Utah Farm Bureau; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Zachary Frankel, Executive Director, Utah Rivers Council; commented on the bill. |
| Peter Gessell, Lobbyist, Trout Unlimited; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Michael Larson, President, Utah Association of Conservation Districts; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to pass S.B. 277 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3.H.B. 137 State Crustacean Designation (Lesser, R.) |
| Rep. Rosemary Lesser presented the bill with assistance of Shayla Sissoko, Jameson Hunt, and Camila Reza, students at Emerson Elementary School. |
| MOTION:Sen. Grover moved to pass H.B. 137 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4.2nd Sub. H.B. 144 High Cost Infrastructure Development Tax Credit Amendments (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Carl Albrecht presented the bill. |
| HB144 High Cost Infrastructure Development Tax Credit Amendments Handout |
| HB144 Utah Mining Association Handout |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to replace 2nd Substitute H.B. 144 with 1st Substitute H.B. 144.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 144 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. E. Vickers |
| 5.H.B. 92 State Mushroom Designation (Watkins, C.) |
| Rep. Christine Watkins presented the bill. |
| HB92 State Mushroom Designation Handout |
| HB92 Impromptu Ode to the Shroom |
| HB92 State Mushroom Designation Recipe |
| Katie Lawson, Farmer, Mushroom Society of Utah; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jesse West, Vice President, Mushroom Society of Utah; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Blouin moved to pass H.B. 92 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. D. Buxton Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. E. Vickers |
| 6.1st Sub. H.B. 396 Paleontological Resources Amendments (Elison, J.) |
| Rep. Joseph Elison presented the bill with the assistance of Shawn Guzman, Government Affairs Director, City of St. George; and Jeremy Roberts, private citizen. |
| MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 396 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 396 32 (ii) an accredited facility meeting federal curation standards; [ 33 (iii) for the purposes described in Subsection (3)(c), a paleontology museum; or 34 [ 44 (i) a facility designated by the museum through memoranda of agreement; [ 45 (ii) for the purposes described in Subsection (3)(c), a paleontology museum; or 46 [ 68 (c) A city that has a paleontology museum may retain, curate, and manage paleontological specimens, paleontological 69 collections, and paleontological resources recovered on lands owned or controlled by the city. |
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. E. Vickers |
| Jason Cryan, Executive Director, Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU); spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Diana Call, Executive Director, St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Tani Downing, Attorney, City of St. George; spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Owens moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 396 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION:Sen. Grover moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. N. Blouin Sen. K. Grover Sen. D. Owens Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. D. Buxton Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m. |