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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 135, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 19, 2007
Rep. Bradley M. Daw, Vice-Chair Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
Rep. Ben C. Ferry
Rep. Julie Fisher
Rep. Lynn N. Hemingway
Rep. Christopher N. Herrod
Rep. Kory M. Holdaway
Rep. Brad King
Rep. Ronda R. Menlove
Rep. Karen W. Morgan
Rep. Paul Neuenschwander
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Steve D. Clark
Rep. Gordon E. Snow
Rep. Mark W. Walker
STAFF PRESENT: Mark Steinagel, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes .
Rep. Daw called the meeting to order at 2:08 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Morgan moved to approve the minutes of the January 17, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Fisher, Rep. Holdaway, and Rep. King absent for the vote.
H.B. 108 Transportation Study - East-west Corridor in a County of the First Class (Rep. R. Bigelow)
Rep. Bigelow introduced the bill, with the assistance of Carlos Braceras, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Transportation.
Spoke for the bill: Sam Klemm, Wasatch Front Regional Council
Randy Park, Region 2 Director, Utah Department of Transportation
MOTION: Rep. Holdaway moved to pass the bill out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Menlove moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 2 Line 31 After (1), Add "As a first step in a transportation study prioritization process,"
Rep. Menlove withdrew the motion.
The original motion to pass the bill out favorably passed unanimously.
Rep. Daw relinquished the chair to Rep. Kiser
H.B. 52 Driver License Fee Amendments (Rep. B. Daw)
Rep. Daw introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Nannette Rolfe, Director, Drivers License Division. (handout)
Spoke for the bill: Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah
MOTION: Rep. Neuenschwander moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Hemingway, and Rep. Morgan voting in opposition.
Rep. Daw resumed the chair.
H.B. 82 Driving by Minors Amendments (Rep. C. Frank)
Rep. Frank introduced the bill to the committee. (handout)
Spoke against the bill: Rolayne Fairclough, AAA Utah (handout)
Debbi Taber, Student Involvement Committee, Utah PTA
Gary Thorup, Property and Casualty Insurers of America
Trish Keller, Violence and Injury Prevention Program, Utah Department of Health
Doug McCleve, Administrative Captain, Utah Highway Patrol
MOTION: Rep. Herrod moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed, with Rep. Daw and Rep. Herrod voting in favor. Rep. Fisher and Rep. King were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Having voted on the prevailing side, Rep. Holdaway moved to reconsider the previous action taken on H.B. 52. The motion passed, with Rep. Daw, Rep. Herrod, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Neuenschwander voting in opposition.
Rep. Daw relinquished the chair to Rep. Kiser.
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to hold H.B. 52 until the first Transportation Standing Committee Meeting during the week of January 29, 2007.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Holdaway moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Kiser adjourned the meeting at 4:30 p.m.
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Rep. Todd E. Kiser