Joint Committee on Ways and Means – 2007 Session

Full Committee

Meeting Index

April 6, 2007	Hearing Room F
8:30 a.m.	Tapes: 61A, 62A

Members Present:

Sen. Schrader, Co-Chair Sen. Carter, Vice-Chair Sen. Bates Sen. Devlin Sen. Gordly Sen. Johnson Sen. Morse Sen. Nelson Sen. Verger Sen. Westlund Sen. Whitsett

Rep. Nolan, Co-Chair Rep. Nathanson, Vice-Chair Rep. D. Edwards Rep. Galizio Rep. Garrard Rep. Hanna Rep. Jenson Rep. Morgan Rep. Shields

Members Excused:

Sen. Winters

Staff Present:

Ken Rocco, Legislative Fiscal Officer, Legislative Fiscal Office Theresa McHugh, Deputy Legislative Fiscal Officer, Legislative Fiscal Office John Borden, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Michelle Deister, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Daron Hill, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Susie Jordan, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Deborah Manthe, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Paul Siebert, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Tim Walker, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Dallas Weyand, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Doug Wilson, Budget Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Office Eric Sorenson, Committee Assistant, Legislative Fiscal Office

Measures or Issues Heard:

Work Session: SB 5511, Employment Relations Board SB 5512, Department of Energy SB 5527, Board of Medical Examiners SB 5534, Psychiatric Security Review Board SB 5541, Department of Veteran’s Affairs SB 5545, 2005-07 Supplemental Budget HB 5042, Secretary of State HB 5050, Water Resources Department HB 5051, Water Resources Commission – fee bill HB 2101, Relating to fees of Water Resources Department HB 2240, Relating to authority of State Board of Tax Practitioners Federal grant application requests: Department of Human Services Department of Transportation

This meeting index is in compliance with Senate and House Rules. For complete content, please refer to the tapes.

Tape #/Counter	Speaker	Issues, Votes, Exhibits
TAPE 24A
003	Co-Chair Schrader	Calls the meeting to order at 8:37 a.m.
004	Co-Chair Schrader	Opens Work Session.
Budget Bills Reported Out of Subcommittee
	SB 5511, Employment Relations Board
006	Sen. Johnson	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #1)
037	Co-Chair Nolan
038	Rep. Morgan
050	Co-Chair Nolan
051	Sen. Johnson
055	Sen. Whitsett
063	Rep. Garrard
066	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 15 – 4 – 2 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Gordly, Johnson, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Jenson, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Sen. Whitsett; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, and Garrard Exc: Sen. Winters and Bates
067	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
068	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 5512, Department of Energy
069	Sen. Devlin	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #2)
092	Co-Chair Nolan
093	Rep. Garrard
099	Sen. Gordly
101	Sen. Devlin
105	Sen. Gordly
108	Sen. Devlin
110	Sen. Gordly
116	Sen. Devlin
121	Co-Chair Nolan
122	Sen. Carter
140	Sen. Johnson
144	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 15 – 4 – 2 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Gordly, Johnson, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Whitsett, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, and Garrard Exc: Sens. Winters and Bates
148	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
149	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 5527, Board of Medical Examiners
150	Sen. Bates	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #3)
165	Co-Chair Nolan
166	Sen. Gordly
173	Deborah Manthe, Legislative Fiscal Office
179	Sen. Gordly
183	Ms. Manthe
195	Sen. Gordly
197	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 19 – 1 – 1 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Winters, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Whitsett, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Sen. Gordly Exc: Sen. Winters
200	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
201	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 5534, Psychiatric Security Review Board
202	Sen. Westlund	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #4)
231	Rep. Morgan
232	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 20 – 0 – 1 Exc: Sen. Winters
233	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no Objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
234	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 5541, Department of Veteran’s Affairs
235	Sen. Verger	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #5)
271	Co-Chair Nolan
274	Sen. Morse
280	Dallas Weyand, Legislative Fiscal Office
287	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 20 – 0 – 1 Exc: Sen. Winters
289	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no Objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
290	Co-Chair Nolan
	SB 5545, 2005-07 Supplemental Budget
292	Sen. Devlin	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony (Exhibit #6)
349	Co-Chair Nolan
352	Sen. Nelson
364	Co-Chair Nolan
368	Rep. Galizio
373	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 19 – 1 – 1 Aye: Sens. Gordly, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Whitsett, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Sen. Westlund Exc: Sen. Winters
375	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
376	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 5042, Secretary of State
379	Rep. Jenson	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #7)
TAPE 25A
001	Rep. Jenson	Continues to read the pony.
002	Co-Chair Nolan
004	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 17 – 3 – 1 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Gordly, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Whitsett, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Jenson, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Reps. Morgan, Hanna, and Garrard Exc: Sen. Winters
006	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no Objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
	HB 5050, Water Resources Department
008	Rep. Garrard	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #8)
032	Sen. Whitsett
035	Rep. Jenson
044	Sen. Devlin
046	Co-Chair Nolan
047	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 16 – 4 – 1 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Gordly, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Whitsett, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Sen. Carter; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, and Jenson Exc: Sen. Winters
049	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no Objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
050	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 5051, Water Resources Department – Fee Bill
054	Sen. Devlin	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony (Exhibit #9)
060	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 15 – 5 – 1 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Gordly, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Sen. Verger and Whitsett; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson Exc: Sen. Winters
064	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
065	Co-Chair Nolan
Other Bills Reported Out of Subcommittee
	HB 2101, Relating to fees of Water Resource Department
068	Sen. Devlin	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #10)
077	Co-Chair Nolan
079	Rep. Nathanson
082	Sen. Devlin
096	Sen. Whitsett
102	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 14 – 6 – 1 Aye: Sens. Westlund, Gordly, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Sen. Verger and Whitsett; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, and Garrard Exc: Sen. Winters
105	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
106	Co-Chair Nolan
	HB 2240, Relating to authority of Board of Tax Practitioners
108	Rep. Jenson	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #11)
137	Co-Chair Nolan
137	Sen. Whitsett
145	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 18 – 1 – 2 Aye: Sens. Gordly, Johnson, Bates, Devlin, Morse, Nelson, Verger, Carter, and Schrader; Reps. Morgan, Hanna, Jenson, Garrard, Galizio, Shields, Edwards, Nathanson, and Nolan No: Sen. Whitsett Exc: Sen. Winters, Westlund
149	Co-Chair Nolan	Declares the motion CARRIED.
Other Business
	Federal Grant Application, Department of Human Services
154	Sen. Garrard	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony. (Exhibit #12)
170	Co-Chair Nolan
171	Sen. Morse
184	Sen. Carter
192	Sen. Morse
199	Sen. Bates
214	Sen. Carter
223	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 20 – 0 – 1 Exc: Sen. Winters
225	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no Objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
226	Co-Chair Nolan
	Federal Grant Application, Department of Transportation
228	Sen. Verger	Moves subcommittee recommendation; reads pony (Exhibit #13)
263	Co-Chair Nolan
		Vote: 20 – 0 – 1 Exc: Sen. Winters
269	Co-Chair Nolan	Hearing no Objection, declares the motion CARRIED.
270	Sen. Westlund
279	Co-Chair Schrader
285	Co-Chair Nolan	Adjourns the meeting at 9:30 a.m.