MINUTES OF THE
SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 • 2:00 p.m. • 210 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Daniel McCay, Chair
Sen. Brady Brammer
Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore
Sen. Luz Escamilla
Sen. Lincoln Fillmore
Sen. Wayne A. Harper
Sen. Chris H. Wilson

Staff Present:
Alex R. Janak, Managing Policy Analyst
Carter Rojecki, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair McCay called the meeting to order at 2:09 PM.
MOTION:Sen. Brammer moved to approve the minutes of February 6th, 2025.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Yeas - 3Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. C. Wilson
1.1st Sub. H.B. 237 Rollback Tax Amendments (Snider, C.)
MOTION:Sen. Fillmore moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 237 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4.
Amendment 1

1 .        Line 11 through 13 :  Line 11 through 13
111213

2 .        Line 88 through 90 :  Line 88 through 90
888990

Yeas - 3Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. C. Wilson
Rep. Casey Snider introduced the bill.
Kelly Pehrson, Deputy Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food spoke in favor of the bill.
Terry Camp, Vice President of Public Policy, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 237 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 2
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. W. Harper
2.S.B. 202 Property Tax Revisions (Wilson, C.)
MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to replace S.B. 202 with 1st Substitute S.B. 202.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2.
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 2
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. Wilson introduced the bill.
Sen. Fillmore assumed the chair.
William Quapp spoke in favor of the bill.
SB 202 Public Handout
Brandy Grace, Utah Association of Counties, spoke to the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 202 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. McCay
3.S.B. 207 Local Impact Mitigation Amendments (Winterton, R.)
Sen. Ronald Winterton introduced the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Brammer moved to replace S.B. 207 with 1st Substitute S.B. 207.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. McCay
MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 207 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-2.
Yeas - 4Nays- 1Abs- 2
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. McCay
4.S.B. 229 Organ Donor Amendments (Riebe, K.)
Sen. Kathleen Riebe introduced the bill, with the assistance of John Valentine, Commissioner, Utah State Tax Commission.
MOTION:Sen. Escamilla moved to pass S.B. 229 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-1.
Yeas - 5Nays- 1Abs- 1
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. K. Cullimore
5.S.B. 244 Modifications to Income Tax (Blouin, N.)
Sen. Nate Blouin introduced the bill.
Billy Hesterman, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke in opposition of the bill.
Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Legislative Watch, spoke in opposition of the bill.
Elyse Hiti, spoke in favor of the bill.
Leah Hansen spoke in opposition of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Escamilla moved to pass S.B. 244 out favorably.The motion failed with a vote of 1-5-1.
Yeas - 1Nays- 5Abs- 1
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. McCay resumed the Chair.
6.S.B. 250 Community Development Modifications (Cullimore, K. A.)
Sen. Cullimore introduced the bill, with the assistance of Brandy Grace, Utah Association of Counties.
MOTION:Sen. Cullimore moved to replace S.B. 250 with 1st Substitute S.B. 250.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-0.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 0
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. L. Fillmore
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Wilson
MOTION:Sen. Cullimore moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 250 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 1
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. L. Fillmore
MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-1.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 1
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Wilson
Sen. L. Fillmore
Chair McCay adjourned the meeting at 3:04 PM.