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                     MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 5, 2008

                                 MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Michael Noel, Chair    
                    Rep. Aaron Tilton, Vice Chair
                 Rep. Mel Brown                
                    Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
                    Rep. Janice Fisher
                     Rep. Lynn Hemingway
                    Rep. Fred Hunsaker
                    Rep. Kay McIff
                    Rep. Bradley Winn

MEMBERS ABSENT:        Rep. Jim Bird
                    Rep. Steven Mascaro
                        
STAFF PRESENT:            John Cannon, Managing Policy Analyst
                    Linda Black, Committee Secretary        

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

Rep. Tilton called the meeting to order at 3:15 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Noel moved to approve the minutes of January 29, 2008. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown and Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

H.B. 308    Credit Card or Debit Card Transactions Act (Rep. W. Harper)

Rep. Noel moved to replace H. B. 308 with 1st Sub. H.B. 308. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown and Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

Rep. Harper explained the bill with the assistance of Mr. Jim Olsen, President, Utah Retail Merchants.

Spoke in favor
of the bill:        John Hill, Director, Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retailers Assoc.

Spoke in opposition
of the bill:        Paul Allred, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions
            Frank Pignanelli, Exec. Dir., Utah Association of Financial Services             George Sutton, Utah Association of Financial Services
            Steve Roll, citizen

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MOTION:    Rep. Winn moved to return the bill to the Rules Committee with a recommendation that it be referred to interim study. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fisher absent for the vote.

H.B. 300    Telephone Solicitation Amendments (Rep. S. Sandstrom)

Rep. Sandstrom requested the bill be returned to the Rules Committee.

MOTION:    Rep. McIff moved to return the bill to the Rules Committee. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fisher absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fisher absent for the vote. Rep. Tilton adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m.            
                






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                             Rep. Michael Noel, Chair

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