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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
Room 20, West Office Building
February 28, 2012

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Kay McIff, Chair
                Rep. LaVar Christensen, Vice Chair
                Rep. Fred Cox
                Rep. Brian Doughty
                Rep. Chris Herrod
                Rep. Eric Hutchings
                Rep. Ken Ivory
                Rep. Brian King
                Rep. V. Lowry Snow
                Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
                Rep. Brad Wilson
            

MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Derek Brown
                Rep. Paul Ray
        
STAFF PRESENT:        Mr. Jerry D. Howe, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary
    

NOTE:    A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Hutchings, acting as chair, called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.

H.B. 433    Expanded Uses of School District Property Tax Revenue (Rep. K. McIff)

Rep. McIff presented the bill to the committee.

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Mr. Peter Cannon, Davis County School Board
            Mr. Ron Mortensen, Citizens for tax fairness

MOTION:    Rep. Snow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Herrod and Rep. Wilson voting in opposition. Rep. King and Rep. Christensen were absent for the vote.

H.J.R. 16    Joint Resolution - Judicial Service Commendation (Rep. K. McIff)

Rep. McIff presented the resolution to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Wilson moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. King absent for the vote.

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Chair McIff resumed the chair.

S.B. 0055S01    Amendments to Adoption Code (Sen. T. Weiler)

Sen. Weiler presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Lance Rich, Utah Adoption Council.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Mr. Peter Cannon

MOTION:    Rep. Hutchings moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Cox absent for the vote.

H.B. 457    Eminent Domain Revisions (Rep. B. Last)

Rep. Last presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Greg Curtis, representing Anderson Development Co.

MOTION:    Rep. Wilson moved to amend the bill as follows:

The motion passed with Rep. Cox absent for the vote.

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Ms. Linda Hull, UDOT
            Mr. Jim Soper, UDOT
            Mr. Craig Call

Rep. L. Snow declared a conflict of interest

The chair adjourned the meeting at 5:55 p.m. due to lack of a quorum. Rep. Christensen, Rep. Cox, Rep. Doughty, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. Ivory, and Chair McIff were present for the adjournment. Minutes of the previous meeting were not approved.








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                    Rep. Kay McIff, Chair

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