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HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W010, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
January 18, 2006
Rep. Gregory H. Hughes, Vice Chair
Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman
Rep. Stephen D. Clark
Rep. Neil A. Hansen
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. John G. Mathis
Rep. Aaron Tilton
Rep. Mark Wheatley
MEMBERS ABSENT: Rep. Craig W. Buttars
STAFF PRESENT: Benjamin N. Christensen, Managing Policy Analyst
Carrie Griffith, Committee Secretary
Note: A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Hughes called the meeting to order at 2:09 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hendrickson moved to approve the minutes of the January 17, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Bowman absent for the vote.
H.B. 78 Investment of Land Grant Trust Funds (Rep. D. Clark)
Rep. Clark explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Mathis moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 20 through 22 :
20 . establishes an Investment Advisory Committee, defines its membership, operation,
21 and duties;
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and
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. repeals existing law concerning investments of land grant trust funds; and
22 . makes technical corrections.
. Page 2, Line 38 :
38 51-7a-302, Utah Code Annotated 1953
REPEALS:
51-7-12, as last amended by Chapter 109, Laws of Utah 2004
51-7-12, as last amended by Chapter 109, Laws of Utah 2004
. Page 5, Lines 147 through 148 :
147 (1) [
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148 51-7-12 , } and 51-7-13 shall [
. Page 9, Line 271 :
271 (c) other interested parties.
Section 3. Repealer.
This bill repeals:
Section 51-7-12,Deposit or investment of permanent land grant trust funds -- Authorized deposits and investments -- Asset manager -- Investment Advisory Committee.
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Clark, and Rep. Tilton absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Ed Alter, State Treasurer, who distributed a handout titled "Legislation Concerning the Investment of Land Grant Trust Funds, HB"
Jeff Roylance, Advisory Committee
Natalie Gordon, Utah PTA Trust Lands Coordinator
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Bowman absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Bowman absent for the vote.
H.B. 13 Common Polling Places Amendments (Rep. D. Aagard)
Rep. Aagard, assisted by Gary Herbert, Lt. Governor, explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Scott Hogensen, Weber County Clerk
Fraser Nelson, Disability Law Center
Kim Jackson, Utah County Clerk
Brent Gardner, Utah Association of Counties
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Hansen and Rep. Hughes voting in opposition.
H.B. 15 Early Voting (Rep. D. Aagard)
Rep. Aagard, assisted by Gary Herbert, Lt. Governor, explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Tilton and Rep. Hutchings absent for the vote.
H.B. 67 Military and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voter Amendments (Rep. S. Urquhart)
Rep. Urquhart, assisted by Gary Herbert, Lt. Governor, explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Michael Cragun, Director of Elections Office
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Hutchings and Rep. Tilton absent for the vote.
H.B. 79 Prescription Drug Purchasing Pools (Rep. B. Last)
Rep. Last explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4, Lines 93 through 100 :
93 (ii) Any state, district, county, city, municipality, public agency, or governmental entity
94 other than a state entity defined in Subsection (1) may elect to participate in the aggregate
95 prescription drug purchasing program established by this section.
96 (iii) The state Medicaid program may
not
participate in the aggregate
prescription drug
97 purchasing program
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to the extent:
98 (A) permitted by federal law; and
99 (B) participation in the plan would reduce the Medicaid program's costs for
100 prescription drugs } .
2. Page 4, Lines 111 through 120 :
111 (c) explore additional strategies for managing the increasing costs of prescription
112 drugs, including:
113 (i) coordinating programs offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers that provide
114 prescription drugs for free or at reduced prices;
and
115 (ii)
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study the feasibility and appropriateness of including in the aggregate
purchasing
116 programs entities in the private sector, including employers, providers, and individual
117 consumers;
118 (iii) implementing other strategies, as permitted under state and federal law, aimed at
119 managing escalating prescription drug prices; and
120 (iv) enter }
entering
into agreements with other states to jointly purchase
prescription drugs in the
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Aagard and Rep. Hutchings absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Tilton moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Aagard and Rep. Hutchings absent for the vote.
Rep. Hughes adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.
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Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair