| Members Present: Rep. Kay J. Christofferson, Chair Rep. Ariel Defay, Vice Chair Rep. Kristen Chevrier Rep. Rosalba Dominguez Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Ashlee Matthews Rep. Clinton D. Okerlund | Rep. Michael J. Petersen Rep. Calvin Roberts Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Jake Sawyer Rep. Norman K Thurston Staff Present: Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst Linda Service, 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 Defay called the meeting to order at 3:53 p.m. |
| MOTION:Rep. Christofferson moved to approve the minutes of the February 3, 2025 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. K. Chevrier Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. A. Defay Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. C. Okerlund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer | Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. A. Romero Rep. N. Thurston |
| 1.1st Sub. S.B. 62 Spaceport Exploration Committee (Stevenson, J.) |
| Sen. Stevenson introduced the bill assisted by Ryan Starks, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. |
| MOTION:Rep. Christofferson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 62 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. K. Chevrier Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. A. Defay Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Okerlund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. A. Romero |
| 2.S.B. 87 DUI Sentencing Modifications (Pitcher, S.) |
| Sen. Pitcher introduced the bill. |
| Liz Klc, Director, Criminal Justice Policy, CCJJ, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to pass S.B. 87 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. A. Defay Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Okerlund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. K. Chevrier Rep. A. Romero |
| 3.H.B. 308 Driving by Minors Amendments (Koford, J.) |
| Rep. Koford introduced the bill. |
| Dave Callas, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sheri Mattle, Utah PTA, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to replace H.B. 308 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 308.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. K. Chevrier Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. A. Defay Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Okerlund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Sawyer | Rep. N. Thurston |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 308 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. K. Chevrier Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. A. Defay Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Okerlund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Sawyer | Rep. N. Thurston |
| MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. K. Chevrier Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. A. Defay Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Okerlund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Sawyer | Rep. N. Thurston |
| MOTION:Chair Defay adjourned the meeting at 4:44 p.m.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. K. Chevrier Rep. K. Christofferson Rep. A. Defay Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Okerlund Rep. M. Petersen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. A. Romero Rep. J. Sawyer | Rep. N. Thurston |