| Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Karen Kwan Sen. Ann Millner Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe Sen. Ronald M. Winterton |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Chris H. Wilson Staff Present: Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst Calvin Cruz, 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 Harper called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to approve the minutes for Jan. 28, 2025.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. W. Harper Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Kwan Sen. C. Wilson |
| 1.H.B. 71 Committee of Consumer Services Sunset Amendments (Owens, D.) |
| Rep. Owens presented the bill. |
| Michele Beck, Director, Office of Consumer Services, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to pass H.B. 71 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. W. Harper Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Kwan Sen. C. Wilson |
| Sen. Winterton assumed the chair. |
| 2.S.B. 174 Transit and Transportation Governance Amendments (Harper, W.) |
| Sen. Harper presented the bill. |
| Carlton Christensen, Chair, UTA Board of Trustees, spoke to the bill. |
| Jay Fox, Executive Director, Utah Transit Authority, spoke to the bill. |
| Miranda Jones Cox, Government Affairs Manager, Wasatch Front Regional Council, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to pass S.B. 174 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. W. Harper Sen. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. D. Ipson Sen. C. Wilson |
| Sen. Harper resumed the chair. |
| 3.S.B. 192 Commercial Wind and Solar Incentives Amendments (Owens, D.R.) |
| Sen. Owens presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to replace S.B. 192 with 1st Substitute S.B. 192.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. C. Wilson |
| Josh Brown, Interwest Energy Alliance, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Josh Craft, Director, Utah Clean Energy, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 192 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Kwan Sen. A. Millner Sen. K. Riebe Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. C. Wilson |
| Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 2:23 p.m. |