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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450 State Capitol

February 10, 2014


Members Present:        Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair
                Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson, Vice Chair
                Rep. Jerry B. Anderson
                Rep. Jon Cox
                Rep. James A. Dunnigan
                Rep. Craig Hall
                Rep. Michael S. Kennedy
                Rep. Marie H. Poulson
                Rep. Marc K. Roberts
                Rep. Jennifer M. Seelig
                Rep. John R. Westwood

Staff Present:            Mr. Joseph Wade, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

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


Vice Chair Peterson called the meeting to order at 2:13 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2014 and February 6, 2014 meetings. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Poulson absent for the vote

H.B. 97    Limitation on Local Government Regulation of Animals (Rep. B. King)

Rep. King explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Arlyn Bradshaw, Salt Lake County Council
            Laura Handzel, Attorney, Best Friends Animal Society
            Hank Greenwood, President, American Dog Breeders Association    

Handouts:     Therapy Animals of Utah and Best Friends Animal Society were provided.

Spoke against the bill:        Chip Dawson, City of South Jordan
                Pam Rasmussen, City of South Jordan
                Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns

Handout:     OPPOSE from the City of South Jordan, Utah.



MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to pass H.B. 97 out favorably. The motion passed with Rep.         Cox, Rep. Hall, Rep. Westwood, Rep. Peterson, and Rep. Webb voting in              opposition.

H.B. 91    Open and Public Meetings Act Revisions (Rep. M. Poulson)

Rep. Poulson explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Poulson moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 91. The motion passed              unanimously with Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.

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

1.    Page 2, Line 54 through Page 3, Line 57 :    

             54          (d) In addition to any other notice required under this section, a public body whose
             55      membership includes a legislator,
  who is officially       appointed to the public body by the President of the Senate

             56      or Speaker of the House of Representatives, shall cause the notice required in Subsection (1) to
             57      be posted on the Legislature's website.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Seelig moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 91 out favorably as amended. The         motion passed with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Roberts, and Rep. Westwood voting in         opposition.

H.B. 217    Service Animals (Rep. R. Wilcox)

Rep. Wilcox explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Wendell Nope, Utah Department of Public Safety

MOTION:    Rep. Westwood moved to pass H.B. 217 out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Cox, Rep. Hall, Rep. Peterson, and Rep. Webb voting in opposition.

H.B. 220    Land Use Amendments (Rep. G. Froerer)

Rep. Froerer explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Webb moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 220. The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Jodi Hoffman, Utah League of Cities and Towns
            Ernest Rowley, Weber County, Recorder and Surveyor

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B 220 out favorably. The motion         passed unanimously.

S.B. 18    Local Government General Fund Amendments (Sen. D. Thatcher) (Rep. R. C. Webb)

Rep. Webb explained the bill to the committee.

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

1.    Page 4, Lines 94 through 95 :    

             94          (2) The accumulation of a fund balance in the [General Fund] town general fund may
             95      not exceed 75% of the total
{   estimated   } revenue of the [General Fund] town general fund        for the current fiscal period       .


2.    Page 9, Lines 253 through 254 :    

             253          (2) The accumulation of a fund balance in the city general fund may not exceed 25% of
             254      the total
{   estimated   } revenue of the city general fund        for the current fiscal period       .


The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Van Christensen, Utah State Auditors Office

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Peterson adjourned the meeting at 4:18 p.m.







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Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair