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MINUTES OF THE SENATE BUSINESS & LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

        FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2009, 8:30 A.M.
ROOM 215, SENATE BUILDING

STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX



Members Present:    Sen. John Valentine, Chair
        Sen. Gene Davis
        Sen. Dan Liljenquist
        Sen. Karen Mayne
        Sen. Steve Urquhart
        
Members Absent:    Sen. Gene Davis
        Sen. Wayne Niederhauser
            
Staff Present:    Phil Dean, Policy Analyst
        Jean Butler, Committee Secretary
        
Public Speakers Present:    Bruce Olsen, Attorney, Callister Nebeker and McCullough
        Gary Thorup
        Frank Pignanelli, Sorensen Properties         
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Valentine called the meeting to order at 8:40 a.m.


1. SB0148 Low-profit Limited Liability Company Act (L. Hillyard)

Sen. Hillyard introduced the bill and indicated the bill needs a technical amendment.

MOTION: Sen. Liljenquist moved to amend SB0148 as follows:
    1, Lines 314 through 317

             314          (c) If a low-profit limited liability company ceases to be a low-profit limited liability
             315      company in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), the company shall:
             316          (i) change its name to conform with Section 48-2c-106 ; and
             317          (ii) amend its articles of organization in accordance with Section
{   48-2c-403   }        48-2c-405       .


The motion passed unanimously with a 4 - 0 vote.

Bruce Olsen, Attorney, Callister Nebeker and McCullough explained the bill.

Gary Thorup spoke to the bill.



    Frank Pignanelli spoke in support of the bill on behalf of Sorensen Properties.

     MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved the bill be passed out favorably as amended.

    The motion passed unanimously 4 - 0.

2. SB0138 Internal Service Fund Rate Committee Amendments (J. Valentine)
    
    Sen. Valentine passed the Chair to Sen. Van Tassell.

Sen. Valentine introduced the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 19 :    

             14          .    specifies that the chair of the rate committee within the Department of
             15      Administrative Services may not be from an agency that
{   pays   }        receives payment of       a rate set by the

             16      committee;
             17          .    specifies that the chair of the rate committee within the Department of Human
             18      Resource Management may not be from an agency that
{   pays   }        receives payment of       a rate set by the

             19      committee; and

2.    Page 2, Lines 41 through 42 :    

             41          (b) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members, except that the chair may
             42      not be from an agency that
{   pays   }        receives payment of       a rate set by the committee.


3.    Page 4, Lines 94 through 95 :    

             94          (b) (i) The committee shall elect a chair from its members, except that the chair may
             95      not be from an agency that
{   pays   }        receives payment of       a rate set by the committee.


    The motion passed with a 4 - 0 vote.

     MOTION: Sen. Liljenquist moved the bill be passed out favorably as amended.

    The motion passed favorably 4 - 0.


    


     MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar.

    The motion passed unanimously with a 4 - 0 vote.

    The Chair was returned to Sen Valentine.

    Rep. Fisher was not available to present her bill so the Chair was returned     to Sen. Van Tassell.

3.     SCR002 Concurrent Resolution - A Call to Civility (J. Valentine)

    Sen. Valentine presented the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably.

    The motion passed unanimously 4 - 0.

    The Chair was returned to Sen. Valentine.

4.     HB0234 Consumer Credit Protection Act Modification (Julie Fisher)

    Rep. Fisher presented her bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved the bill be passed out favorably.

    The motion was passed unanimously with a 4 - 0 vote.
    
     MOTION: At the sponsor's request, Sen. Van Tassell moved that the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar.

    The motion passed unanimously with a vote of 4 - 0.

     MOTION: Sen. Van Tassell moved the meeting be adjourned.

    The motion passed unanimously with a 5 - 0 vote.

    The meeting was adjourned by Chair Valentine at 9:10 a.m.

    
    





    The minutes were reported by Jean Butler, Committee Secretary




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         Sen. Valentine, Committee Chair