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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450, State Capitol

February 25, 2013

Members Present:    Rep. Dixon Pitcher, Vice Chair
            Rep. Jake Anderegg
            Rep. Johnny Anderson
            Rep. Jim Bird                            
            Rep. Derek Brown
            Rep. Spencer Cox
            Rep. Susan Duckworth                        
            Rep. Gage Froerer             
            
Rep. Dana Layton        
            Rep. Marc Roberts
            Rep. Jon Stanard            
            Rep. Mark Wheatley
            
Rep. Larry Wiley
            Rep. Brad Wilson

Members Absent:    
Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Chair
             Rep. Jeremy Peterson

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 .

Vice Chair Pitcher called the meeting to order at 4:27 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2013 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Anderson, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Layton, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

1st Sub. H.B. 248    Division of Securities Amendments (Rep. J. Bird)

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to return 1st Sub. H.B. 248 to the Rules Committee. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Layton, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

H.B. 271    Funding for Public Education (Rep. J. Bird)

MOTION:    
Rep. Bird moved to replace H.B. 271 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 271. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Layton, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.



Rep. Bird explained the bill to the committee. Kory Holdaway of the UEA spoke in favor of the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to transmit 2nd Sub. H.B. 271 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Froerer, Rep. Layton, and Rep. Roberts voting in opposition and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

H.B. 240    Alcohol Service in Restaurants (Rep. Janice Fisher)

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved to amend H.B. 240 as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 18 through 19 :    

             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          
{   None   }        This bill coordinates with H.B. 218, Alcohol Amendments, to provide for superseding amendments.      


2.    Page 1, Line 24 :    

             24          32B-6-905, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 334
  Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:      

    
  32B-6-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 307 and 334

    32B-6-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 307 and 334
    32B-6-905, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 334  

3.    Page 11, Line 317 :    

             317      described in Subsection (12)(a).
  Section 6. Coordinating H.B. 240 with H.B. 218 -- Substantively superseding amendments.

If this H.B. 240 and H.B. 218, Alcohol Amendments, both pass and become law, the Legislature intends that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication do the following:
(1) have the amendments in this H.B. 240 to Subsection 32B-6-205(8)(a) supersede the amendments to Subsection 32B-6-205(8)(a) in H.B. 218;
(2) have the amendments in this H.B. 240 to Subsection 32B-6-305(8)(a) supersede the amendments to Subsection 32B-6-305(8)(a) in H.B. 218; and
(3) have the amendments in this H.B. 240 to Subsection 32B-6-905(8)(a) supersede the amendments to Subsection 32B-6-905(8)(a) in H.B. 218.  


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

Rep. Fisher explained the bill to the committee. Sal Petillo, Executive Director DABC, spoke to the bill; and Steve Barth representing hospitality interests spoke in favor of the bill.



MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to transmit H.B. 240 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown and Rep. Cox absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to place H.B. 240 on the Consent Calendar. The motion failed with Rep. Wilson voting in opposition and Rep. Brown and Rep. Cox absent for the vote.

H.B. 347    Landowner Liability Amendments (Rep. B. Wilson)

Rep. Wilson explained the bill to the committee assisted by Chris Purcell, house counsel for State Farm Insurance. Bruce Jones, UTA counsel, spoke for the bill and Roger Griffin, Utah Association for Justice, spoke to the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved to transmit H.B. 347 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Brown, and Rep. Cox absent for the vote.

H.B. 75    Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments (Rep. B. Greene)

This bill was not heard.

H.B. 137    Credit Service Organizations Act Revisions (Rep. J. Stanard)

Rep. Stanard explained the bill to the committee. Traci Gundersen, Director Utah Division of Consumer Protection, spoke to the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to continue to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Anderegg moved to transmit H.B. 137 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Bird, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Layton, and Rep. Pitcher voting in opposition and Rep. Anderson, Rep. Brown, Rep. Cox, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Brown, Rep. Cox, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

Vice Chair Pitcher adjourned the meeting at 6:17 p.m.





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                         Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair