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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE
ROOM 415, STATE CAPITOL
February 25, 2011
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, Co-Chair
Rep. Roger Barrus
Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
Rep. John Dougall
Rep. Neal Hendrickson
Rep. Brian King
Rep. Rhonda Menlove
Staff Present: Mr. Michael E. Christensen, Director, OLRGC
Ms. Linda Error, Committee Secretary
note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Rep. Chavez-Houck called the meeting to order at 12:25 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2011 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Cosgrove absent for the vote.
Rep. Chavez-Houck relinquished the chair to Rep. Gibson.
H.J.R. 5 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Ethics Commission Amendments (Rep. R. Chavez-Houck)
Rep. Chavez-Houck explained the bill to the committee. (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 5, Line 148 through Page 6, Line 156 :
148 (3) The request shall be signed by:
{
149 (a) the legislator if the requestor is an individual legislator; }
150
{
(b)
}
(a)
a chair of the subcommittee or committee if the requestor is
a subcommittee or
151 committee;
152
{
(c)
}
(b)
the speaker of the House of Representatives if the requestor
is the House of
153 Representatives;
154
{
(d)
}
(c)
the president of the Senate if the requestor is the Senate;
155
155
{
(e)
}
(d)
the majority leader of the caucus if the requestor is a
majority caucus; or
156
{
(f)
}
(e)
the minority leader of the caucus if the requestor is a
minority caucus.
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Dixie Huefner, Utahns for Ethical Government
MOTION: Rep. King moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed, with Rep. Chavez-Houck, Rep. Cosgrove, Rep. Hendrickson and Rep. King voting in favor.
Rep. Chavez-Houck resumed the chair.
H.B. 294 Political Action Committee and Political Issues Committee Expenditure Revisions (Rep. T. Cosgrove)
Rep. Cosgrove explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Dougall moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 294. The motion passed unanimously.
Spoke to the bill: Emily Brown, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
Dixie Huefner, Utahns for Ethical Government
Rep. Hendrickson declared a conflict of interest.
MOTION: Rep. Menlove moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed, with Rep. Dougall and Rep. Gibson voting in opposition.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Chavez-Houck adjourned the meeting at 1:50 p.m.
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Rep. Francis Gibson, Chair