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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

Room W010 - State Capitol Complex

January 29, 2008

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair
        Rep. Lorie D. Fowlke, Vice Chair
        Rep. Sheryl L. Allen
        Rep. Jim Bird
        Rep. Jackie Biskupski
        Rep. Kevin S. Garn
        Rep. Keith Grover
        Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
        Rep. Christine A. Johnson
        Rep. Rosalind J. McGee
        Rep. Kay L. McIff
        Rep. R. Curt Webb
        Rep. Mark A. Wheatley
        
STAFF PRESENT:    Jerry D. Howe, Policy Analyst
        Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary

NOTE:    A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.     

Representative Aagard called the meeting to order at 2:09 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the January 25, 2008 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Allen, Rep. Grover, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. McIff, and Rep. Fowlke absent for the vote.


H.B. 90    Expungement Amendments (Rep. R. C. Webb)

Rep. Webb explained H.B. 90 to the committee, assisted by Reed Richards, Council on Victims

MOTION:    Rep. Allen moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McIff absent for the vote.


H.B. 70    Expungement Law Amendments (Rep. L. Fowlke)

Rep. Fowlke explained H.B. 70 to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Garn moved to pass H.B. 70 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

H.B. 97    Court-ordered Restitution for Costs of Incarceration (Rep. C. Oda)

Rep. Oda explained H.B. 97 to the committee, assisted by Tom Vaughn, Office of Legislative Research and Counsel.

MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to pass H.B. 97 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Garn moved to place H.B. 97 on the Consent Calendar with the approval of Rep. Oda. The motion passed unanimously.


H.B. 121    County Charges for Services to Incarcerated Persons (Rep. R. Greenwood)

MOTION:    Rep. Johnson moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 17 :    

             13          .    expands a provision relating to health care expenses incurred for persons booked
             14      into or committed to
  a county       jail      {   in a first or second class county   } to include health care

             15      expenses incurred by health care providers, making those expenses county charges
             16      subject to current statutory limits.
             17      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:

The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.

Rep. Greenwood explained the amended bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Dave Gessel, Utah Hospitals & Health Systems Association
            Reed Richards, Weber County Attorney's Office

MOTION:    Rep. Hutchings moved to pass H.B. 121 as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Aagard relinquished the chair to Rep. Fowlke.


H.B. 93    Insurance Fraud Amendments (Rep. D. Aagard)

MOTION:    Rep. Aagard moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 1, Lines 11 through 12 :    

             11          This bill:
  . addresses immunity;      

             12          .    expands required reporting of fraudulent insurance acts;

2.    Page 2, Lines 38 through 43 :    

             38          (b) An agency referred to in Subsection (1)(a) is one or more of the following:
             39          [(a)] (i) the department or [any] a division of the department;
             40          [(b) any] (ii) a federal, state, or government agency established to detect and prevent
             41      insurance fraud;
{   or   }

  (iii) a non-profit organization established to detect and prevent insurance fraud; or      

             42          [(c) any]
{   (iii)   }        (iv)       an agent, employee, or designee of an [entity] agency listed in this

             43      Subsection [(1)(a) or] (1)(b).

The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously.

Rep. Aagard explained the amended bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Chris Purcell, State Farm Insurance
            Joe Christensen, Insurance Fraud Division
            Kent Michie, Insurance Commissioner
            Neil Gooch, Deputy Insurance Commissioner

MOTION:    Rep. Garn moved to pass H.B. 93 as amended out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Bird, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. McIff voting in opposition to the motion and Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Allen moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Fowlke adjourned the meeting at 3:26 p.m.




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                    Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Chair