MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 30, House Building

March 10, 2015

Members Present:                Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair

                                                Rep. Brad Daw, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. Patrice Arent

                                                Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck 

                                                Rep. Fred Cox

                                                Rep. Merrill Nelson

                                                Rep. Lee Perry

                                                Rep. Val Peterson 

Members Absent:                 Rep. Keith Grover

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 8:08 a.m.

Chair Draxler announced that S.B. 220 would not be heard.

MOTION:     Rep. Daw moved to approve the minutes of the March 6, 2015, meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Perry and Rep. Peterson absent for the vote.

2nd Sub. S.B. 176      Governmental Immunity Act Amendments (Sen. C. Bramble)

Sen. Bramble explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:        Bridget Romano, Utah Solicitor General

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

4th Sub. S.B. 207      Political Activity Amendments (Sen. C. Bramble)

Sen. Bramble explained the bill with the assistance of Mark Thomas, Office of the Lieutenant Governor; and Rep. Daw. A handout, "SB207 Sixth Sub. (2015) Political Activity Amendments," was distributed to the committee.

Spoke against the bill:            Chris Herrod, Former Member of the Utah House of Representatives

                                                Louis Welch, citizen

Jenn Gonnelly, League of Women Voters

MOTION:     Rep. Daw moved to replace 4th Sub. S.B. 207 with 6th Sub. S.B. 207.

SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:     Rep. Cox moved to replace 4th Sub. S.B. 207 with 5th Sub. S.B. 207.

Spoke against 5th Sub. H.B. 207:      Chris Herrod, Former Member of the Utah House of Representatives

The motion failed with Rep. Cox voting in favor.

Rep. Daw's original motion passed with Rep. Cox voting in opposition.

MOTION:     Rep. Daw moved to amend 6th Sub. S.B. 207 as follows:

1.    Page 44, Lines 1329 through 1330:        

132920A-11-701. Campaign financial reporting by {  political purpose  } corporations --

1330Filing requirements -- Statement contents -- Donor reporting and notification required.

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:     Rep. Daw moved to pass 6th Sub. S.B. 207 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Cox voting in opposition.

MOTION:     Rep. Arent moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Draxler adjourned the meeting at 9:24 a.m.

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Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair