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HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W010, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 20, 2006
Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Vice Chair
Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman
Rep. Craig W. Buttars
Rep. Stephen D. Clark
Rep. Neil B. Hansen
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. John G. Mathis
Rep. Aaron Tilton
Rep. Mark Wheatley
STAFF PRESENT: Benjamin N. Christensen, Policy Analyst
Carrie Griffith, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Hughes called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to approve the minutes of the February 17, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Clark and Rep. Tilton absent for the vote.
H.B. 231 Voting Amendments (Rep. L. Shurtliff)
Rep. Shurtliff explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Buttars moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed, with Hansen and Rep. Wheatley voting in favor. Rep. Clark, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Tilton were absent for the vote.
The motion to proceed to the next item on the agenda passed unanimously, with Rep. Clark, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Tilton absent for the vote.
Rep. Hughes relinquished the chair to Rep. Aagard.
H.B. 403 Bailbond Amendments (Rep. G. Hughes)
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to delete in titled and body H.B. 403 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 403. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Clark, Rep. Hendrickson, and Rep. Tilton absent for the vote.
Rep. Hughes explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Rob Jolley, United Bailbonds
Richard Schwermer, Utah Courts
Dominic Sinome, Dewey's Bailbonds
Spoke against the bill: David Walsh, Prosecutor's Association
MOTION: Rep. Clark moved to pass the substituted bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Hutchings absent for the vote.
S.B. 79 Uniform Debt-management Services Act (Sen. L. Hillyard) (Rep. S. Wyatt)
Sen. Hillyard explained the bill to the committee.
Rep. Aagard relinquished the chair to Rep. Hughes.
Spoke to the bill: Brian Allen, Council for Economic and Social Research
Thad LeVar, Consumer Protection
MOTION: Rep. Aagard moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Clark, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Mathis absent for the vote.
H.B. 412 Addressing Major Disruptions by Public School Students (Rep. E. Hutchings)
Rep. Hutchings explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Stacy Hutchings, Teacher, Riverton High School
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, Rep. Hughes voting in opposition. Rep. Bowman, Rep. Clark, and Rep. Tilton were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Clark, and Rep. Tilton absent for the vote.
Rep. Hughes adjourned the meeting at 5:55 p.m.
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Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair