House of Representatives State of Utah




         UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX . 350 STATE CAPITOL

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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         February 1, 2008

Mr. Speaker:

    The Business and Labor Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 342, INSURANCE CODE AMENDMENTS, by Representative J. Dunnigan, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 43, Line 1326 through Page 44, Line 1339 :    

             1326          (1)

{   [   } (a)      {   ]   }      {   There   }        Subject to Subsection (1)(b), there       is created within the department the Title and Escrow Commission that

             1327      is comprised of five members appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate as
             1328      follows:
             1329          
{   [   } (i)      {   ]   }      {   (a)   } four members shall each:

             1330          
{   [   } (A)      {   ]   }      {   (i)   } be or have been licensed under the title insurance line of authority; [and]

             1331          
{   [   } (B)      {   ]   }      {   (ii)   } as of the day on which the member is appointed, be or have been licensed

             1332      with the search or escrow subline of authority for at least five years; and
             1333          
{   (iii)   }        (C)       as of the day on which the member is appointed, not be from the same county as

             1334      another member appointed under this Subsection (1)(a)
  (i)       ; and

             1335          
{   [   } (ii)      {   ]   }      {   (b)   } one member shall be a member of the general public from any county in the

             1336      state.
             1337          
{   [   } (b) No more than one commission member may be appointed from      {   :   }      {   ]   }

             1338          [(i) any county in the state; or]
             1339          
{   [   }      {   (ii) any   }        a       single company.      {   ]   }


2.     Page 52, Lines 1582 through 1584:

             1582          (4)

{   A   }        Except for a bank, savings and loan association, industrial bank, or credit union, a       service contract provider may not sell, or be the obligated party for:

             1583          (a) a guaranteed asset protection waiver;
{   or   }


             1584
         (b) a debt cancellation agreement
{   .   }        ; or

(c) a debt suspension agreement  

3.     Page 72, Lines 2224 through 2226:

             2224          (3) (a) The department may [request:] require a person applying for a license

{   , for

             2225      renewal of a license,   } or for consent to engage in the business of insurance to submit to a
             2226      criminal background check as a condition of receiving a license
{   , renewal,   } or consent.


4.    Page 81, Lines 2486 through 2488:

             2486          (4) (a) The department may require a person applying for a license

{   , for renewal of a

             2487      license,  
} or for consent to engage in the business of insurance to submit to a criminal
             2488      background check as a condition of receiving a license
{   , renewal,   } or consent.


5.    Page 83, Lines 2557 through 2559:

             2557          (3) (a) The department may require a person applying for a license

{   , for renewal of a

             2558      license,  
} or for consent to engage in the business of insurance to submit to a criminal
             2559      background check as a condition of receiving a license
{   , renewal,   } or consent.


    Respectfully,

    Stephen D. Clark
    Committee Chair

Voting: 12-0-1
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Bill Number
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*HB0342*
*H*
*HCRAMD*

HB0342
H
HCRAMD