| 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 |
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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 McCay called the meeting to order at 4:17 PM. |
| MOTION:Sen. Harper moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Wilson |
| Sen. Harper assumed the chair. |
| 1.S.B. 268 Rules Review and General Oversight Committee Amendments (McCay, D.) |
| Sen. McCay introduced the bill. |
| MOTION:Chair McCay moved to pass S.B. 268 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION:Chair McCay moved to place S.B. 268 on the Consent Calendar.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Wilson |
| Sen. McCay resumed the chair. |
| 2.S.B. 227 Electricity Supply Amendments (Cullimore, K. A.) |
| Sen. Cullimore introduced the bill, with the assistance of Gary Dodge, attorney. |
| Dennis Bartlett, Tract Capital Management, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Thom Carter, Rocky Mountain Power, spoke in opposition of the bill. |
| Michele Beck, Director, Utah Office of Consumer Services, spoke in opposition of the bill. |
| Charles Akerlow spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Christin Mikell, Enyo Renewable Energy, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Cullimore moved to pass S.B. 227 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. L. Fillmore |
| 3.H.B. 285 Water Infrastructure Modifications (Snider, C.) |
| Rep. Casey Snider introduced the bill, with the assistance of Candice Hasenyager, Director, Utah Division of Water Resources. |
| MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to replace H.B. 285 with 1st Substitute H.B. 285.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore |
| MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 285 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore |
| 4.1st Sub. H.B. 307 Wildfire Funding Amendments (Snider, C.) |
| Rep. Snider introduced the bill with the assistance of Jamie Barns, Director, Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, Utah Department of Natural Resources. |
| Riley Pilgrim, Assistant Chief, Unified Fire Authority, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 307 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 307.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. B. Brammer Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore |
| MOTION:Sen. Wilson moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 307 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. B. Brammer Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore |
| 5.1st Sub. H.B. 264 Tax Incentives Amendments (Christofferson, K.) |
| Rep. Kay Christofferson introduced the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Brammer moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 264 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. B. Brammer Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. L. Escamilla | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore |
| MOTION:Sen. Escamilla moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. B. Brammer Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore |
| Chair McCay adjourned the meeting at 5:10 PM. |