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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450, State Capitol
February 7, 2013
Members Present: Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Chair
Rep. Dixon Pitcher, Vice Chair
Rep. Jake Anderegg
Rep. Johnny Anderson
Rep. Derek Brown
Rep. Spencer Cox
Rep. Susan Duckworth
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Dana Layton
Rep. Jeremy Peterson
Rep. Marc Roberts
Rep. Jon Stanard
Rep. Mark Wheatley
Rep. Larry Wiley
Rep. Brad Wilson
Members Absent: Rep. Jim Bird
Staff Present: Mr. Bryant Howe, Assistant Director
Ms. Rosemary Young, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes
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Chair Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2013 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
H.B. 253 Employment Verification Amendments (Rep. D. Pitcher)
Rep. Pitcher explained the bill to the committee assisted by Mr. Fred Cox who distributed a
handout.
Ron Mortensen representing the Center of Immigration Studies spoke to the bill.
The following individuals spoke against the bill:
Marina Lowe ACLU
Stan Rasmussen Sutherland Institute
Wesley Smith Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
Dave Davis Utah Food Industry and Utah Retail Merchants Association
Todd Bingham Utah Manufacturers Association
Candace Daly National Federation of Independent Business
Mark Compton Utah Mining Association
Angela Urrea Pueblo Unido
MOTION: Rep. Stanard moved to hold the bill in committee.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 5:17 p.m.
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Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair