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DRAFT MINUTES SENATE REVENUE and TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE Thursday, February 25, 2021|4:10 P.M.|210 Senate Building DRAFT MINUTES SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE Thursday, February 25, 2021|4:10 p.m.|210 Senate Building Members Present: Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Daniel McCay, Chair Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Curtis S. Bramble Sen. Chris H. Wilson Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Gene Davis Staff Present: Sen. Luz Escamilla Julie Humberstone, Policy Analyst Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Rachel Boe, Committee Secretary Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov. Chair McCay called the meeting to order at 4:14 p.m. MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to approve the minutes from February 22, 2021. The motion passed with a vote of 5 - 0 - 4. Yeas-5 Nays-0 Absent-4 Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. D. Ipson Sen. C. Wilson 1 . 1st Sub. H.B. 68 Rental Expenses Disclosure Requirements (Judkins, M.) Rep. Marsha Judkins explained the bill. Francisca Blanc, Utah Housing Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill. Paul Smith, Utah Apartment Association, spoke in favor of the bill. MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 68 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4 - 3 - 2. Yeas-4 Nays-3 Absent-2 Sen. G. Davis Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson 2 . S.B. 206 Tax Rate Amendments (Fillmore, L.) Sen. Fillmore explained the bill. Jay Blain, Director of Policy and Research, Utah Education Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. Matthew Weinstein, Voices of Utah Children, spoke in opposition to the bill. Weinstein Page 1 of 4 SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES February 25, 2021 Heather Andrews, State Director, Americans for Prosperity Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. Rusty Cannon, Utah Taxpayers Association, spoke in favor of the bill. MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass S.B. 206 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5 - 2 - 2. Yeas-5 Nays-2 Absent-2 Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Ipson Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. C. Wilson 3 . S.B. 210 Paid Leave Modifications (Weiler, T.) Sen. Todd Weiler explained the bill with Miranda Jones Cox, Budget, Revenue, and Policy Analyst, Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Sen. Harper assumed the chair. Kendle Zdunich, Marketing and Communications Manager, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in favor of the bill. MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass S.B. 210 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6 - 1 - 2. Yeas-6 Nays-1 Absent-2 Sen. C. Bramble Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. McCay Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. C. Wilson 4 . S.B. 207 Consumer Protection Amendments (Riebe, K.) Sen. Kathleen Riebe explained the bill. MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to pass S.B. 207 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4 - 3 - 2. Yeas-4 Nays-3 Absent-2 Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. McCay Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Ipson Sen. C. Wilson 5 . H.B. 86 Social Security Tax Amendments (Brooks, W.) Rep. Walt Brooks explained the bill. MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass H.B. 86 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7 - 0 - 2. Page 2 of 4 SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES February 25, 2021 Yeas-7 Nays-0 Absent-2 Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. McCay Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. C. Wilson 6 . H.B. 91 Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Heavy Duty Vehicles (Stoddard, A.) Rep. Andrew Stoddard explained the bill. MOTION: Sen. Fillmore moved to pass H.B. 91 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6 - 1 - 2. Yeas-6 Nays-1 Absent-2 Sen. C. Bramble Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. McCay Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. C. Wilson 7 . 1st Sub. H.B. 129 Office on Domestic and Sexual Violence (Snow, V. L.) Rep. V. Lowry Snow explained the bill with the assistance of Ned Searle, Director, Office of Domestic and Sexual Violence, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 129 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 129. The motion passed with a vote of 8 - 0 - 1. Yeas-8 Nays-0 Absent-1 Sen. C. Bramble Sen. D. McCay Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. C. Wilson MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 129 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 3 - 4 - 2. Yeas-3 Nays-4 Absent-2 Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. C. Bramble Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. D. McCay Sen. D. Ipson Sen. W. Harper Sen. C. Wilson MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to adjourn at 5:53 p.m. The motion passed with a vote of 7 - 0 - 2. Page 3 of 4 SENATE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES February 25, 2021 Yeas-7 Nays-0 Absent-2 Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. McCay Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. W. Harper Sen. D. Ipson Sen. C. Wilson Page 4 of 4.
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