| Members Present: Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Chair Rep. Jason B. Kyle, Vice Chair Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Ashlee Matthews Rep. Hoang Nguyen Rep. Thomas W. Peterson Rep. Calvin Roberts Rep. Jake Sawyer | Speaker Mike Schultz Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Rep. Norman K Thurston Rep. Stephen L. Whyte Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Members Absent: Rep. James A. Dunnigan Staff Present: Rohnin Randles, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, 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 Maloy called the meeting to order at 2:14 p.m. |
| Chair Maloy invited committee members and staff to introduce themselves. |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to approve the minutes of the February 27, 2024 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. J. Teuscher | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Schultz Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 1.H.B. 267 Public Sector Labor Union Amendments (Teuscher, J.) |
| Rep. Teuscher presented the bill. |
| Jack Tidrow, President, Professional Firefighters of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Cole Kelly, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Sara Jones, Director, Utah Education Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| John Kalb, Vice President, National Right to Work Committee, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Tyson McCawley, Vice President, Pride at Work, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Corinne Johnson, President, Utah Parents United, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Craig Greenberg, President, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Eric Spencer, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Sophie Anderson, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Billy Hesterman, President, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Mike Harmon, President, Utah Education Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Kevin Greene, State Director, Americans for Prosperity - Utah, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Rep. Matthews raised a point of order. |
| Allen Miller, President, Davis Education Support Professionals, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mike Evans, President, Utah School Employees Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jen Branson, para-educator, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Curtis Benjamin, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Will Kocher, AFSCME, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Marty Peterson, Chair, Pension Membership Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Lauren Scholnick, labor union attorney, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Rep. Ivory raised a point of order. |
| Garret Potokar, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to replace H.B. 267 with 1st Substitute H.B. 267.The motion passed with a vote of 15-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 15 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 267 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-4-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 4 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| Ten-minute break |
| 2.H.B. 269 Privacy Protections in Sex-designated Areas (Gricius, S.) |
| Rep. Stephanie Gricius introduced the bill to the committee. |
| Avery Saltzman, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Marina Lowe, Policy Director, Equality Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Cheryl Saltzman, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Zee Kilpack, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in support of the bill. |
| ZaZa Van Dyke, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mac Sims, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Sophie Anderson, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| David Boettger, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| McKinsey Robertson, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Monica Wilbur, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Reginald Sessions, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Delaine England, resident, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Kayla Aitken, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Legislative Watch, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Kat Kellermeyer, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Corinne Johnson, Utah Parents United, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Celeste Winters, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Kaiya Chidester, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Judas Ruelas, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Becka Green, Project Rainbow, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Issan Vaudry, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to replace H.B. 269 with 1st Substitute H.B. 269.The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory |
| MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 269 out favorably. |
| The motionpassed with a vote 13-2-1. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 15-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 15 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. J. Dunnigan |
| Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 5:10 p.m. |