HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ADVANCING E-GOVERNMENT

February 22, 2001 Hearing Room E

3:30 PM Tape 16

MEMBERS PRESENT: Rep. Jim Hill, Chair

Rep. Rob Patridge, Vice-Chair

Rep. Kathy Lowe

MEMBER EXCUSED:

STAFF PRESENT: Mark Jolley, Committee Administrator

Alice Morton, Committee Assistant

MEASURE/ISSUES HEARD: HB 2727 – Public Hearing and Work Session

LC 3728, LC 3735, LC 3734, LC 3737, LC 3740, LC 3722, LC 3739, LC 3731, LC 3741, LC 3742, LC 3743, LC 3736 – Work Session

These minutes are in compliance with Senate and House Rules. Only text enclosed in quotation marks reports a speaker’s exact words. For complete contents, please refer to the tapes.

TAPE/#	Speaker	Comments
TAPE 16, A
003	Chair Hill	Convenes the committee at 3:35 p.m. and opens a work session on LC 3728, LC 3735, LC 3734, LC 3737, LC 3740, LC 3722, LC 3739, LC 3731, LC 3741, LC 3742, LC 3743, LC 3736 (EXHIBIT A).
LC 3728, LC 3735, LC 3734, LC 3737, LC 3740, LC 3722, LC 3739, LC 3731, LC 3741, LC 3742, LC 3743, LC 3736 – Work Session
006	Rep. Lowe	MOTION: Moves LC's: 3728, 3735, 3734, 3737, 3740, 3722, 3739, 3731, 3741, 3742, 3743, 3736 BE INTRODUCED as committee bills.
		VOTE: 3-0
007	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
010	Chair Hill	Closes work session on LC measures and opens public hearing on HB 2727.
HB 2727 – Public Hearing
025	Mark Jolley	Committee Administrator. Gives overview of HB 2727 (EXHIBIT B).
030	Phil Nygard	Telecom Division Administrator, Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Testifies in opposition to HB 2727 and provides written testimony (Exhibit B).
114	Committee	Exchanges questions and answers with Mr. Nygard on the PUC’s reason for opposing HB 2727.
240	Chair Hill	Closes public hearing on HB 2727 and opens work session on HB 2727.
244	Rep. Lowe	Declares a possible conflict of interest.
254	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves HB 2727 to the floor with a DO PASS recommendation.
254		VOTE: 3-0
256	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
263	Rep. Patridge	MOTION: Moves HB 2727 be placed on the CONSENT CALENDAR.
		VOTE: 3-0
265	Chair Hill	Hearing no objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
268	Chair Hill	Closes work session on HB 2727 and adjourns the committee at 4:50 p.m.

Submitted By, Reviewed By,

Alice Morton, Mark Jolley,

Committee Assistant Committee Administrator

EXHIBIT SUMMARY

A - LC 3728, LC 3735, LC 3734, LC 3737, LC 3740, LC 3722, LC 3739, LC 3731, LC 3741, LC 3742, LC 3743, LC 3736, staff, 49pp.

B – HB 2727, written testimony, Phil Nygard, 11pp.