| Members Present: Sen. Michael K. McKell, Chair Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Sen. Chris H. Wilson Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Rep. Paul A. Cutler Rep. Brett Garner Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Rep. Michael L. Kohler Rep. Jason B. Kyle | Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Rep. R. Neil Walter Members Absent: Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Rep. Trevor Lee Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst RuthAnne Oakey-Frost, Senior Associate General Counsel Robert H. Rees, Senior Associate General Counsel Naomi Garrow, Administrative Assistant |
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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 McKell called the meeting to order at 1:39 p.m. |
| 1.Utah Housing Policy Audit |
| 2 - Utah Housing Audit Recommendations (Office of the Legislative Auditor General) |
| Nathan Brady provided a quick overview of the audit recommendations. |
| 2 - Housing Data Points (Rep. Stephen Whyte and Sen. Lincoln Fillmore) |
| Representative Stephen Whyte presented on housing affordability and data points. |
| 2 - Utah Housing Audit (Sen. Lincoln Fillmore) |
| Senator Lincoln Fillmore presented responses to the audit recommendations and answered questions from the committee. |
| Steve Waldrip, Senior Advisor for Housing Strategy and Innovation, spoke to the agenda item and answered questions from the committee. |
| Kory Holdaway, Habitat for Humanity, provided comment. |
| Corinne Crowe, CEO; Susie Whitt, Executive Director; Shellie Barrus, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity, provided comment. |
| Cameron Diehl, Executive Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, provided comment. |
| 2.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Rep. Snider moved to approve the minutes from the June 19, 2024, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Sen. W. Harper Rep. M. Kohler Sen. M. McKell Rep. C. Snider Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. R. Walter Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. J. Kyle Rep. T. Lee Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Teuscher |
| 3.Voting Precinct Size |
| Rep. Dunnigan introduced the agenda item. |
| Lannie Chapman, Salt Lake County Clerk, and Brian McKenzie, Davis County Clerk, spoke and answered questions from the committee. |
| Rep. Dunnigan made closing remarks. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dunnigan moved to open a committee bill file addressing voting precinct size. |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| Rep. Dunnigan's motion to open a committee bill file addressing voting precinct size passed with a vote 10-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. M. Kohler Sen. M. McKell Rep. R. Walter Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Kyle Rep. T. Lee Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. C. Snider Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher |
| 4.Impact Fees |
| 3 - Introduction to Impact Fees (Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel) |
| Nathan Brady presented a introductory summary of Impact Fees. |
| 3 - Housing Costs Presentation (Rep. Ward) |
| Representative Ray Ward presented on Housing Costs. |
| Guy Haskell, Residential Builder, spoke and answered questions from the committee. |
| Committee discussion. |
| 5.Exactions and Water Credits |
| Chris Gamvroulous, President, Ivory Development spoke to the agenda item and answered questions from the committee. |
| Mike Ostermiller, Utah Property Rights Coalition, spoke and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Sen. Harper moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. M. Kohler Sen. M. McKell Rep. R. Walter Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Kyle Rep. T. Lee Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. C. Snider Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher |
| Chair McKell adjourned the meeting at 3:17 p.m. |