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MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair
Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards, Vice Chair
Rep. Johnny Anderson
Rep. Jack R. Draxler
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson
Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher
Rep. Marie H. Poulson
Rep. Stephen E. Sandstrom
Rep. Jennifer M. Seelig
Rep. Larry B.Wiley
MEMBER ABSENT: Rep. Michael T. Morley
STAFF PRESENT: Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Rep. Webb called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Edwards moved to approve the minutes of February 23, 2011. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Morley, Rep. Poulson, Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
1st Sub. H.B. 224 Radio Frequency Identification (Rep. W. Harper)
Rep. Harper introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Draxler moved to adopt 2nd Substitute H.B. 224. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Morley, Rep. Poulson, and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Tom Bingham, Utah Manufacturers Association
Dalane England, Eagle Forum
MOTION: Rep. Draxler moved to adopt 2nd Substitute H.B. 224 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Morley, Rep. Poulson, and Rep. Sandstrom absent for the vote.
H.B. 153 County Correctional Facilities Funding Amendments (Rep. M. Noel)
Rep. Noel introduced the bill to the committee and provided a handout.
Rep. Pitcher moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 17 through 24 :
17 . provides that the compensation rate for housing state inmates pursuant to a contract
18 shall be:
19 . 73% of the final state daily incarceration rate for
beds in
a county that
{
provides
}
, pursuant to the contract, are dedicated to
a
20 treatment program to state inmates
{
that
}
, if the treatment program
is
approved by the Department of
21 Corrections; and
22 . 70% of the final state daily incarceration rate for
beds in
a county
that
{
does not provide
23 a treatment program to state inmates that is approved by the Department of
24 Corrections }
are not described in the preceding paragraph
;
2. Page 3, Lines 81 through 86 :
81 (3) (a) The compensation rate for housing state inmates pursuant to a contract
82 described in Subsection (1) shall be [
83 (i) 73% of the final state daily incarceration rate for
beds in
a county that
{
provides
}
, pursuant to the contract, are dedicated to
a treatment
84 program to state inmates
{
that
}
, if the treatment program
is approved by the
department under Subsection (3)(c); and
85 (ii) 70% of the final state daily incarceration rate for
beds in
a county
{
that
does not provide a
86 treatment program to state inmates that is approved by the department under Subsection (3)(c) }
other than the beds described in Subsection (3)(a)(i)
.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Mike Haddon, Deputy Director, Department of Corrections
Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to pass H.B. 153, as amended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 434 County Amendments (Rep. M. Brown)
Rep. Brown introduced the bill to the committee.
Rep. Wiley moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Line 83 :
83 [
{
The
}
Beginning with the 2012 general election, the
election
of planning commission members under Subsection [(3)(e)(i)]
2. Page 5, Lines 124 through 125 :
124 township, and a new member shall be appointed under Subsection (3)(b)
{
no later
than August
125 16, 1997, } to fill the position of each dismissed member.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Adam Trupp, Utah Association of Counties
MOTION: Rep. Draxler moved to pass H.B. 434, as amended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
S.B. 146 Impact Fee Amendments (Sen. J. Stevenson) (Rep. B. Galvez)
Sen. Stevenson introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Brent Bateman, Property Rights Ombudsman
MOTION: Rep. Pitcher moved to pass S.B. 146 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
1st Sub. S.B. 155 Political Subdivision's Procurement Process for Construction Projects (Sen. B. McAdams) (Rep. J. Nielson)
Sen. McAdams introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Poulson moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 146 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Pitcher moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
Rep. Webb adjourned the meeting at 9:23 a.m.
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Rep. Curt Webb, Chair