MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, January 18, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Kay J. Christofferson, Chair
Rep. Douglas R. Welton, Vice Chair
Rep. Nelson T. Abbott
Rep. Ariel Defay
Rep. Brett Garner
Rep. Ken Ivory
Rep. Dan N. Johnson
Rep. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Karen M. Peterson
Rep. Susan Pulsipher
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist
Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Staff Present:
Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst
Reese Boardman, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Welton called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m.
1.H.B. 122 Motorcycle Equipment Amendments (Defay, A.)
MOTION:Rep. Welton moved to approve the minutes of the February 28, 2023 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. A. Defay
Rep. B. Garner
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. Defay presented the bill with the assistance of Mathew Wallace, citizen.
Major Jeff Nigbur, Assistant Superintendent, Utah Highway Patrol, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Abbott moved to hold H.B. 122.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Defay
Rep. B. Garner
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
2.H.B. 142 Railroad Drone Amendments (Wilcox, R.)
Rep. Wilcox presented the bill with assistance of Dalan Taylor, Chief of Police, Utah Transit Authority.
Bernadette Brockman, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to replace H.B. 142 with 1st Substitute H.B. 142.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Defay
Rep. B. Garner
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 142 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-0.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Defay
Rep. B. Garner
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. J. Stenquist
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
Chair Welton called a recess for 5 minutes.
Chair Welton called the meeting back to order.
3.H.B. 144 Vehicle Accident Liability Amendments (Stoddard, A.)
Rep. Stoddard presented the bill
Aaron Wild, attorney, Utah Association for Justice, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Christofferson moved to amend H.B. 144 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Amendment 1
H.B. 144
1 .        Page 1, Lines 15 through 17 :  Page 1, Lines 15 through 17
15                 ▸         clarifies that a vehicle operator intending to turn left is not required to yield the
16         right-of-way to a vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction that fails
17         to stop or yield when required by a { traffic-control device } stop sign or steady red signal at the intersection;

2 .        Page 2, Lines 43 through 46 :  Page 2, Lines 43 through 46
43                 (2) (a) The operator of a vehicle intending to turn to the left at an intersection is not
44         required to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction
45         if the vehicle operator approaching from the opposite direction fails to stop or yield when
46         required to stop or yield by a { traffic-control device } stop sign or steady red signal at that intersection.

Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Defay
Rep. B. Garner
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. J. Stenquist
MOTION:Rep. Christofferson moved to pass H.B. 144 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Defay
Rep. B. Garner
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. J. Stenquist
MOTION:Rep. Peterson moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. N. Abbott
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. A. Defay
Rep. B. Garner
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. D. Johnson
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. S. Pulsipher
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. D. Welton
Rep. J. Stenquist
Chair Welton adjourned the meeting.
NOTE: H.B. 0109 was not discussed in the meeting.