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CORRECTED - MINUTES OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Rep. Kory M. Holdaway, Chair
Rep. Roger E. Barrus, Vice Chair
Rep. Ralph Becker
Rep. Duane E. Bourdeaux
Rep. D. Gregg Buxton
Rep. Brad L. Dee
Rep. Carl W. Duckworth
Rep. Ann W. Hardy
Rep. David L. Hogue
Rep. Joseph G. Murray
STAFF PRESENT: Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
Karen Holt, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
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Chair Holdaway called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
SB0050S01 Rural Planning and Development (Sen. T. Hatch)
Senator Hatch introduced the bill.
Motion: Rep. Hardy moved that the committee report a favorable recommendation on 1st Substitute S.B. 50. The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 7-0-3, with Reps. Dee, Hogue and Murray absent for the vote.
Motion: Rep. Becker made a motion that 1st Substitute S.B. 50 be placed on the Consent Calender.
The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3, with Reps. Bourdeaux, Hogue and Murray absent for the vote.
HB0313 Redevelopment Agency Revisions (Rep. J. Gowans)
Rep. Gowans introduced the bill.
Larry Newton, representing the State Superintendent and the State Board of Education, further explained the bill.
A handout was distributed.
Burke Jolley, Business Administrator, Jordan School District, spoke for the bill.
David Spatafore, Redevelopment Agency Association of Utah, spoke against the bill.
Chad Vanderlinden, Utah Taxpayers' Association, spoke to the bill.
Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties, spoke against the bill.
Heather Tritten, Utah Issues, spoke against the bill.
Motion: Rep. Duckworth moved that the committee report a favorable recommendation on
H.B. 313. The motion failed with a vote of 3-7-0, with Reps. Bourdeaux, Duckworth
and Hogue voting yes, and Reps. Barrus, Becker, Buxton, Dee, Hardy, Holdaway and Murray voting no.
HB0140 Child and Family Services and Related Judicial Code Amendments (Rep. L. Christensen)
Motion: Rep. Barrus made a motion to delete in title and body H.B. 140 and to replace it with
1st Substitute H.B. 140, and to adopt the following amendment:
1. Page 24, Line 737 :
737
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(4) If a party requests a jury trial, the court shall transfer the case to the
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The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 10-0-0.
Daren Jensen, a citizen and parent, spoke for the bill.
Robert Alsop, attorney, spoke for the bill.
A handout was distributed.
Adam Troop, Department of Family Services, spoke to the bill.
Rick Schwermer, Assistant Court Administrator, spoke to the bill.
Christine Brewer, office of the Guardian ad Litem, spoke to the bill.
Gayle Ruzicka, Eagle Forum, spoke for the bill.
Joyce Kinmont, Utah Families, spoke for the bill.
Maryann Christensen, Eagle Forum, and private citizen and mother, spoke for the bill.
Motion: Rep. Bourdeaux moved to adjourn. The motion failed with a vote of 2-8-0, with Reps. Bourdeaux and Duckworth voting yes, and Reps. Barrus, Becker, Buxton, Dee, Hardy, Hogue, Holdaway and Murray voting no.
Motion: Rep. Hogue moved that the committee report a favorable recommendation on 1st Substitute H.B. 140 as amended.
Substitute Motion: Rep. Dee moved to table the bill. The motion was withdrawn.
Substitute Motion: Rep. Bourdeaux moved to adjourn. The motion failed with a vote of 4-6-0, with Reps. Becker, Bourdeaux, Duckworth and Murray voting yes, and Reps. Barrus, Buxton, Dee, Hardy, Holdaway and Hogue voting no.
The motion to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 140 as amended out favorably passed with a vote of 6-4-0, with Reps. Barrus, Buxton, Dee, Hardy, Holdaway and Hogue voting yes, and Reps. Becker, Boureaux, Duckworth and Murray voting no.
Motion: Rep. Dee moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
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Kory M. Holdaway, Chair