MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 1, 2008
Members Present: Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair
Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Vice Chair
Rep. Carl W. Duckworth
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. Ben Ferry
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Kevin Garn
Rep. Neil A Hansen
Rep. Todd E. Kiser
Rep. Michael T. Morley
Rep. Paul Neuenschwander
Rep. Mark Walker
Members Absent: Rep. David Clark Staff Present: Allison Nicholson, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes
.
Chair S. Clark called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2008 meeting. The
motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Kiser, Rep.
Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
Chair S. Clark announced to the committee that H.B. 89 Antidiscrimination Act Amendments
will be sent to interim for further study.
S.B. 27 Trustees Sale - Process for Excess Proceeds (Sen. G. Davis)
Rep. Garn introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Neuenschwander moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously, with Rep. Ferry, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
S.B. 30 Consumer Sales Practice Act Amendments (Sen. P. Jones)
Sen. Jones introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Kevin Olsen, Director, Division of Consumer Protection
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously, with Rep. Ferry, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to place S.B. 30 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed
unanimously, with Rep. Ferry, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
H.B. 159 Professional Employer Organization Licensing Act (Rep. J. Dunnigan)
Rep. Dunnigan introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Adam Peer, National
Association of Professional Employer Organizations. (handout)
Spoke for the bill: Rick Bartholomew, CEO, A Plus Benefits
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously,
with Rep. Kiser and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 342 Insurance Code Amendments (Rep. J. Dunnigan)
Rep. Dunngan introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Suzette Green-Wright,
Utah Insurance Department.
Spoke for the bill: Elizabeth Garbe, Utah Health Policy Project
Kelly Atkinson, Utah Health Insurance Association
Spoke to the bill: Brian King, Utah Association for Justice
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to amend the bill as follows:
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
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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
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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
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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
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state.
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{
[
} (b) No more than one commission member may be appointed
from {
:
} {
]
}
1338
[(i) any county in the state; or]
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{
[
} {
(ii) any
}
a
single company. {
]
}
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Kiser and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. 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:
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(a) a guaranteed asset protection waiver;
{
or
}
1584
(b) a debt cancellation agreement
{
.
}
; or
(c) a debt suspension agreement
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Froerer and Rep. Morley absent for the
vote.
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
72, Lines 2224 through 2226
:
2224
(3) (a) The department may [request:] require a person applying for a license
{
,
for
2225renewal 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Froerer and Rep. Morley absent for the
vote.
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously. H.B. 290 Municipal Oversight of Rental Dwellings (Rep. G. Froerer)
Rep. Froerer introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Paul Smith, Utah
Apartment Association.
MOTION: Rep. Froerer moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
1, Lines 21 through 22
:
21
{
. regulating the practice of submetering, ratio utility billing, or
other utility cost
22
allocation method;
}
2. Page
1, Lines 25 through 27
:
25
dwelling was constructed,
{
other than a smoke detector; or
}
except as required
under the Utah Uniform Building Standards Act; and
26
{
. imposing a civil or criminal penalty on the owner of a rental
dwelling for a
27
safety device controlled by a tenant; and
}
3. Page
3, Lines 85 through 88
:
85
dwelling;
or
86
{
(b) regulate the practice of submetering, ratio utility billing, or other utility
cost
87
allocation method;
}
88
{
(c)
}
(b) except as required under Title 58, Chapter 56, Utah Uniform
Building Standards Act,
require the owner of a rental dwelling to retrofit the rental
dwelling with or install
4. Page
, Line 90 through Page 4, Line 92
:
90
constructed
{
, other than a smoke detector; or
}
.
91
{
(d) impose a civil or criminal penalty on an owner of a rental dwelling for a
safety
92
device controlled by a tenant of the rental dwelling.
}
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 1 Delete lines 15 and 16
Page 3 Reinstate the language on line 65, and renumber accordingly
Page 3 Reinstate the language on lines 81-82, and renumber accordingly
The motion to amend failed, with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Morley voting in favor. Rep. Garn
and Rep. Hansen were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion
passed, with Rep. Dunnigan voting in opposition. Rep. Garn and Rep. Hansen
were absent for the vote.
Chair S. Clark relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Dunnigan.
H.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution - Declaring Love Your Library Week (Rep. S. Clark)
Rep. S. Clark introduced the resolution to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page
1, Lines 14 through 15
:
14
. designates
{
April 13 through 19, 2008
}
one week in April
as "Love
Your Library Week" in the state of
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Utah, to coincide with National Library Week.
2. Page
2, Lines 34 through 36
:
34
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah,
the
35
Governor concurring therein, designate
{
April 13 through 19, 2008
}
one week in
April
as "Love Your Library
36
Week" in the state of Utah, to coincide with National Library Week.
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Garn and Rep. Hansen absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed
unanimously, with Rep. Garn and Rep. Hansen absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to place the resolution on the Consent Calendar. The
motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Garn and Rep. Hansen absent for the vote.