MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • 2:00 p.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Steve Eliason, Chair
Rep. Joseph Elison, Vice Chair
Rep. Stewart E. Barlow
Rep. Kay J. Christofferson
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Rep. Jill Koford
Rep. Jason B. Kyle
Rep. Hoang Nguyen
Rep. Clinton D. Okerlund
Rep. Lisa Shepherd
Rep. Mark A. Strong

Staff Present:
Chris Stitt, Policy Analyst
Reese Boardman, Committee Secretary

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Chair Eliason called the meeting to order at 2:13 p.m.
MOTION:Rep. Strong moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Elison
1.H.B. 18 Petroleum Storage Tank Amendments (Eliason, S.)
Rep. Christofferson assumed the chair.
Rep. Eliason presented the bill.
Brent Everett, Director, Department of Enviornmental Quality, and Morgan Atkinson, Branch Manager, Department of Enviornmental Quality, explained the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to replace H.B. 18 with 1st Substitute H.B. 18.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Elison
MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 18 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Amendment 1

1 .        Line 736 through 738 :  Line 736 through 738
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2 .        Line 769 through 774 :  Line 769 through 774
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3 .        Line 927 through 929 :  Line 927 through 929
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4 .        Line 947 through 949 :  Line 947 through 949
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Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. J. Elison
MOTION:Rep. Strong moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 18 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Elison
2.H.B. 259 Tax Commission Amendments (Eliason, S.)
Rep. Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of John Valentine, Commissioner, Utah State Tax Commission.
Te Anu Tonga, resident, inquired about the bill and Commissioner Valentine responded.
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 259 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Yeas - 10Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. Eliason assumed the chair.
3.H.B. 237 Rollback Tax Amendments (Snider, C.)
Rep. Snider presented the bill.
Local Easement Purchases Memo
Rep. Shepherd spoke to the bill.
Craig Buttars, Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, spoke in favor of the bill.
Terry Camp, Vice President, Public Policy, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, spoke in favor of the bill.
Matt Anderson, Government Relations, Summit Land Conservancy, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lincoln Shurtz, Government Relations, Utah Association of Counties, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Shepherd moved to replace H.B. 237 with 1st Substitute H.B. 237.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
MOTION:Rep. Koford moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 237 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
MOTION:Rep. Elison moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. J. Elison
Rep. J. Koford
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. L. Shepherd
Rep. M. Strong
Chair Eliason adjourned the meeting at 3:11 p.m.