| Members Present: Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher, Chair Sen. Ronald M. Winterton, Vice Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. John D. Johnson Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Jen Plumb | Sen. Evan J. Vickers Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Lorna Wells, 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 Thatcher called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to approve the minutes of the January 24, 2024 and February 1, 2024 meetings.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. R. Winterton |
| 1.S.B. 174 Safe Leave Amendments (Pitcher, S.) |
| MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to replace S.B. 174 with 1st Substitute S.B. 174.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb |
| Sen. Pitcher presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 174 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb |
| 2.2nd Sub. H.B. 72 State Boards and Commissions Amendments (Musselman, C.R.) |
| Rep. Calvin Musselman presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 72 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Plumb |
| 3.H.B. 239 State Employee Cybersecurity Training Requirements (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Carl Albrecht presented the bill with the assistance of Alan Fuller, CIO, State of Utah. |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to pass H.B. 239 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. S. Pitcher |
| 4.H.B. 384 Utah Geological Survey Data Submission Amendments (Albrecht, C.) |
| Rep. Carl Albrecht presented the bill with the assistance of Bill Keach, State Geologist. |
| MOTION:Sen. Johnson moved to pass H.B. 384 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. S. Pitcher |
| 5.H.B. 115 Cultural and Community Engagement Amendments (Watkins, C.) |
| Rep. Christine Watkins presented the bill with the assistance of Kat Potter, Deputy Director of the Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement. |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to amend H.B. 115 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 115 60 As used in this chapter: 61 (1) (a) "Arts" means the various branches of creative human activity, including visual arts, 62 film, performing arts, sculpture, literature, music, theater, dance, digital arts, video-game arts, 63 and cultural vitality. 64 (2) "Arts and museums board" means the Utah Arts and Museums Advisory Board 65 created in Section 9-6-301. 596 (b) select qualified recipients in accordance with Subsection (2). 597 (2) The office may distribute the money from the grant program to or on behalf of a private landowner: 598 (a) that applies to the office, in a manner prescribed by the office, to receive { 599 600 (b) by direct payment to the landowner or a third party for work related to identifying and protecting archaeological resources on the landowner's property, 601 if the private landowner or third party contributes an amount of money or in-kind work equal to or greater than the amount of 602 money { 603 Section 17. Section 9-20-201 is amended to read: |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. S. Pitcher |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to pass H.B. 115 as amended out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. S. Pitcher |
| 6.S.B. 201 Municipal Incorporation Modifications (Vickers, E.) |
| Sen. Vickers presented the bill with the assistance of Jordan Schawnke, Entities Specialist, Lieutenant Governor's office |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to pass S.B. 201 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Buxton Sen. S. Pitcher |
| 7.1st Sub. H.B. 59 Federal Funds Contingency Planning (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ken Ivory presented the bill. |
| Trevor Dykes, Utah Legislative Watch, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jen Brown, President, Utah Citizens of the Constitution spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Buxton moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 59 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. S. Pitcher |
| MOTION:Sen. Plumb moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. J. Johnson Sen. J. Plumb Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. E. Vickers Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. S. Pitcher |
| Chair Thatcher adjourned the meeting at 2:47 p.m. |