MINUTES OF THE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. • 220 Senate Building


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

Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams
Sen. Heidi Balderree
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Ann Millner

Staff Present:
Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst
Jackson Lewis, 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.
MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to approve minutes from last minutesThe motion passed with a vote of 2-0-5.
Yeas - 2Nays- 0Abs- 5
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. H. Balderree
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
1.H.B. 50 State Highway Designation Amendments (Peterson, K.)
Representative Karen Peterson presented the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to replace H.B. 50 with 1st Substitute H.B. 50.The motion passed with a vote of 2-0-5.
Yeas - 2Nays- 0Abs- 5
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. H. Balderree
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Leif Elder of the Utah Department of Transportation spoke in favor of the bilif
MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 50 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 2-0-5.
Yeas - 2Nays- 0Abs- 5
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. H. Balderree
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. Riebe assumed the chair.
2.S.B. 98 Online Data Security and Privacy Amendments (Harper, W.)
Senator Harper presented the bill.
MOTION:Chair Harper moved to replace S.B. 98 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 98.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. H. Balderree
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer of the Division of Technology Services spoke in favor of the bill.
Phil Bates, Chief Information Security Officer of the Utah Department of Transportation spoke in favor of the bill.
Dave Davis of Comcast spoke in favor of the bill.
Shelly Teuscher of Lexis Nexis spoke in favor of the bill.
Spencer James, Executive Director of UETU spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 98 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. H. Balderree
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. H. Balderree
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Chair Riebe adjourned the meeting.