MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 30, House Building

February 25, 2015

Members Present:                Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair

                                                Rep. Brad Daw, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. Patrice Arent

                                                Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck 

                                                Rep. Fred Cox

                                                Rep. Keith Grover

                                                Rep. Merrill Nelson

                                                Rep. Lee Perry

                                                Rep. Val Peterson 

Members Excused:               Rep. Dean Sanpei 

Staff Present:                        Mr. Brian Bean, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Kathy Gessel, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Draxler called the meeting to order at 4:17 p.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Grover moved to accept the minutes of the February 20, 2015, and the February 24, 2015, meetings. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Nelson absent for the vote.

S.J.R. 11        Joint Rules Resolution - Purchase of Working Meals (Sen. L. Hillyard)

Sen. Hillyard explained the resolution.

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

MOTION:     Rep. Cox moved to place S.J.R. 11 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Nelson absent for the vote.

H.J.R. 21        Joint Resolution Granting Easements for Construction of a Traffic Light (Rep. R. Chavez-Houck)

Rep. Chavez-Houck explained the resolution with the assistance of Linda Hull, Utah Department of Transportation. A handout, "A2: Columbus St/500 N Signal," was distributed to the committee.

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

MOTION:     Rep. Arent moved to place H.J.R. 21 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Nelson absent for the vote.

H.B. 338         Resolving Government Record Disputes (Rep. R. Chavez-Houck)

Rep. Chavez-Houck explained the bill with the assistance of John Dougall, State Auditor.

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

H.B. 340         Voter Preregistration Amendments (Rep. J. Cox)

Rep. J. Cox explained the bill with the assistance of Mark Thomas, Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Spoke to the bill:        Scott Hogensen, Utah County Clerk/Auditor

Spoke for the bill:       Arie VanDeGraff, Utah Association of Counties

Jennifer Valencia, Director of the Utah Sentencing Commission

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

1.    Page 22, Line 659:     

659 (3) [Any] {  A person  }  An individual who is at least 18 years of age and  who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

SUBSTITUTE

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

H.B. 312         Reporting and Expenditure of Public Funds Amendments (Rep. S. DiCaro)

This bill was not considered.

MOTION:     Rep. Grover moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed with Rep. Cox voting in opposition.

Chair Draxler adjourned the meeting at 5:14 p.m.

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Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair