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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 20, House Building
February 27, 2014


Members Present:    Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair
        Rep. Ken Ivory, Vice Chair
        Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck        
        Rep. Janice Fisher
        Rep. Keith Grover
        Rep. John Mathis
        Rep. Mike Noel
        Rep. Lee Perry
        Rep. Kraig Powell                

Staff Present:    Mr. Brian Bean, Policy Analyst
        Ms. Becky Paulson, Committee Secretary

Note:    A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Chair Draxler called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m.

H.B. 392    Delegate Responsibility Amendments (Rep. K. Powell)

Rep. Powell explained the bill with the assistance of Fritz Pettyjohn, Balanced Budget Amendment Task Force. The handouts, "The Constitution of the United States", "Convention of States, Answering the Most Important Questions", "Convention of States, Jo Wolverton and the JBS-LOL", and the packet, "Debt, Deficits, and the Balanced Budget Amendment", were passed out to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:        Candace Daly, National Federation of Independent Business
                Jerry White, citizen
            
Spoke against the bill:    Jason Christensen, citizen
                John Udy, citizen
                Peter Anderson, Sons of the American Revolution

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

1.    Page 1, Lines 9 through 14 :    

             9          This bill establishes requirements for a Utah delegate to a United States
{   constitutional   }        Article V      

             10      convention.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:

             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    prohibits a Utah delegate to a United States
{   constitutional   }        Article V       convention from voting to


2.    Page 2, Lines 27 through 28 :    

             27          Section 1. Section
{   63G-19-101   }        20A-17-101       is enacted to read:

             28          
{   63G-19-101. Constitutional   }        20A-17-101.    Article V       convention delegates.


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fisher and Rep. Grover absent for the vote.

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

1.    Page 1, Line 23 through 24 :    

             23      ENACTS:
             24          
{  63G-19-101   }       20A-17-101       , Utah Code Annotated 1953


The motion passed unanimously.

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

1.    Page 3, Line 61 :    

             61          (6) A delegate who violates this section is guilty of a
{  class A misdemeanor   }       second degree felony       .


The motion passed with Rep. Grover voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Chavez-Houck, Rep. Fisher, Rep. Grover, and Rep. Draxler voting in opposition.

H.J.R. 8    Joint Resolution Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution (Rep. K. Powell)

Rep. Powell explained the bill with the assistance of Fritz Pettyjohn. The handout, "Article XIII, Section 5. [Use and amount of taxes and expenditures.]" was passed out to the committee
Sharon Anderson, citizen, passed out "Twenty Questions About a Constitutional Convention" to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:        Candace Daly, National Federation of Independent Business
                Jerry White, citizen


Spoke against the bill:    Sharon Anderson, citizen
                Kay Garske, citizen
                Gayle Rozicka, Utah Eagle Forum
                
MOTION:    Rep. Ivory moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Chavez-Houck, Rep. Fisher, Rep. Grover, and Rep. Draxler voting in opposition.

H.B. 394    Campaign Finance Revisions (Rep. J. Dunnigan)

Rep. Dunnigan introduced the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Mark Thomas, Lieutenant Governor's Office
            Rep. Patrice Arent    

Spoke to the bill:    Thomas Vaughn, Associate General Council, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
            Maryann Martindale, Alliance for a Better Utah

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

1.    Page 22, Lines 656 through 658 :    

             656          (1) Within 30 days after the day on which a regulated officeholder is required to file a
             657      financial disclosure form under Subsection 20A-11-1604 (3)(a)(i), (b)(i), or (c)(i), the lieutenant
             658      governor shall review each filed
{  summary report   }       financial disclosure form       to ensure that:


The motion passed with Rep. Mathis and Rep. Ivory absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Ivory absent for the vote.

H.B. 390    Unlawful Activities Amendments (Rep. R. Chavez-Houck)

Rep. Chavez-Houck introduced the bill.

Spoke to the bill:    Thomas Vaughn, Associate General Council, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

MOTION:    Rep. Fisher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.


MOTION:    Rep. Fisher moved to adjourn the meeting.

Chair Draxler adjourned the meeting at 9:52 a.m.




                    __________________________
                    Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair