| Members Present: Sen. Ronald Winterton, Chair Sen. David G. Buxton Sen. Allen M. Christensen Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Jani Iwamoto Sen. Scott D. Sandall |
Members Absent: President J. Stuart Adams Sen. Evan J. Vickers Staff Present: Karin M. Rueff, Policy Analyst Annette Sion, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Winterton called the meeting to order at 4:16 P.M. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers |
| 1. S.B. 208 Liability for Providing Services to Disabled Adults (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the bill with the assistance of Marc Christiansen, President, Chrysalis. |
| MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to amend S.B. 208 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
S.B. 208 48 (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an entity is { 49 injury arising out of or related to the actions or inactions of a high risk disabled adult that occur 50 while the entity provides habilitative support services to the high risk disabled adult. 51 (3) This section does not prohibit an action against a person for damages or injury 52 intentionally caused by the person or resulting from the person's gross negligence. |
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers |
| Steve Sullivan, Attorney, Robert J. DeBry & Associates, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Buxton moved to pass S.B. 208 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers |
| 2. H.C.R. 17 Concurrent Resolution to Create Awareness Regarding the Value of Birth Tissues (Daw, B.) |
| Rep. Daw presented the bill with the assistance of Holly Olsen, Registered Nurse. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to pass H.C.R. 17 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. S. Sandall Sen. E. Vickers |
| 3. 1st Sub. H.B. 246 Mental Health Workforce Amendments (Duckworth, S.) |
| Rep. Duckworth presented the bill with the assistance of Dr. Douglas Gray, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Utah. |
| HB 246 Mental Health Workforce Amendments |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 246 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. E. Vickers |
| 4. S.C.R. 11 Concurrent Resolution Urging the Issuance of Federal Guidelines to Protect Consumers of Cannabidiol Products (Bramble, C.) |
| Sen. Bramble presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass S.C.R. 11 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| 5. 1st Sub. H.B. 279 Disability Benefit Amendments (King, B. S.) |
| Rep. King presented the bill with the assistance of Chet Loftis, Executive Director, Public Employees Health Program (PEHP). |
| Todd Losser, Executive Director, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 279 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| MOTION: Sen. Iwamoto moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. D. Buxton Sen. A. Christensen Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Iwamoto Sen. S. Sandall Sen. R. Winterton | Sen. J. Adams Sen. E. Vickers |
| Chair Winterton adjourned the meeting at 5:00 P.M. |