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HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 20, House Building
February 27, 2012
MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair
Rep. Brad Galvez, Vice Chair
Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
Rep. Janice Fisher
Rep. Craig Frank
Rep. Richard Greenwood
Rep. Curt Oda
Rep. Lee Perry
Rep. Doug Sagers
Rep. Evan Vickers
STAFF PRESENT: Mr. Arthur Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
Ms. Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Vice Chair Galvez called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Greenwood moved to approve the minutes of the February 24, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Chavez-Houck, Rep. Perry, and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
H.B. 382 Constitutional Defense Council - Posting of Public Information (Rep. K. Ivory)
Rep. Ivory introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Perry absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to place H.B. 382 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Perry absent for the vote.
H.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution on Airport Security (Rep. K. Ivory)
Rep. Ivory introduced the resolution to the committee and provided a handout to committee members.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Kris Kimball, citizen
Marina Lowe, ACLU
Sam Fidler, citizen
Dan Deuel, Weber County 9/12 Project
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 493 Campaign Finance Disclosure Amendments (Rep. K. Powell)
MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 493. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Perry absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 14, Lines 411 through 416 :
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(ii) the name and address of each person contributing at least $100 to
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(iii)
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the amount spent on the electioneering
communication;
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the name of the identified referenced candidate;
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the medium used to disseminate the electioneering
communication.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Perry absent for the vote.
Rep. Powell introduced the substitute bill and the amendment to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Mark Thomas, Lieutenant Governor's Office
Kris Kimball, citiaen
MOTION: Rep. Vickers moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 493 as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
H.B. 172 Vote by Mail Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)
Rep. Eliason introduced the bill.
Spoke to the bill: Scott Hogensen, Utah County Elections
Spoke in favor of the bill: LeGrand Bitter, Utah Association of Special Districts
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sagers and Rep. Vickers absent for the vote.
H.B. 338 Election Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)
Rep. Eliason introduced introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Scott Hogensen, Utah County Elections
Kris Kimball, Davis County Republican Party
MOTION: Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to place H.B. 338 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
H.B. 339 Election Ballot Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)
Rep. Eliason introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: LeGrand Bitter, Utah Association of Special Districts
Scott Hogensen, Utah County Elections
MOTION: Rep. Powell moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Fisher moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Sagers absent for the vote.
Vice Chair Galvez adjourned the meeting at 6:02 p.m.
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Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair