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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 210, Senate Office Building
February 5, 2013

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Paul Ray, Chair
                Rep. Stewart Barlow
                Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck
                Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
                Rep. Brian M. Greene
                Rep. Michael S. Kennedy
                Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove
                Rep. Edward H. Redd
MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. LaVar Christensen, Vice Chair
                    
STAFF PRESENT:        Mr. Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Linda Black, House Secretary

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

Chair called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

H.B. 81    Cytomegalovirus Public Health Initiative (Rep. R. Menlove) (handouts)

Rep. Menlove presented the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Kennedy moved to replace H.B. 81 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 81, "Cytomegalovirus Public Health Initiative." The motion passed unanimously.

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

1.    Page 3, Line 86 through Page 4, Line 88 :    

             86          (4) The department shall provide to
{   a   }        the family and the       medical practitioner,        if known,       information regarding the

             87      testing requirements under Subsection (3) when providing results indicating that an infant has
             88      failed the newborn hearing screening test(s) under Subsection 26-10-6 (1).

The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Ms. Sara Menlove Doutre
                Mr. Will Doutre
                Ms. Janelle Greenlee

                Ms. Annie Culley
                Ms. Diana Sagers
                Ms. Sharon Caldwell
                Ms. Charity Diven

Spoke to the bill:        Dr. Albert Park, University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children's Hospital (handout)
                Dr. James Bale, MD
                Dr. Karl White, Utah State University
                Dr. Robert Rolfs, Deputy Director, Utah Department of Health

Spoke in opposition to
the bill:                Ms. Jackie de Gaston

MOTION:    Rep. Cosgrove moved to pass the bill out favorably as substituted and amended. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 13    Protection of Children Riding in Motor Vehicles (Rep. P. Arent)

Rep. Arent presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Rep. Lee B. Perry.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Dr. Kevin Nelson
                Dr. Thomas Metcalf
                Mr. Tyler Adams
                Ms. Janet Brooks, Primary Children's Medical Center
                Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association

Spoke in opposition to
the bill:                Ms. Jackie de Gaston
                Ms. Dalane England, Utah Eagle Forum

MOTION:    Rep. Chavez-Houck moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Greene and Rep. Kennedy voting in opposition.

H.C.R. 2    Concurrent Resolution to Reduce Obesity in Utah (Rep. S. Barlow)

Rep. Barlow presented the resolution to the committee.

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

1.    Page 3, Lines 64 through 71 :    

             64          WHEREAS, individuals from ages 2 to 28 consume 365 calories per day on average
             65      from added sugars, more than double the discretionary calorie allowance in the 2010 Dietary
             66      Guidelines for Americans;
  and      

            
{   67
         WHEREAS, sweetened beverages account for 22% of empty calories in children's
             68      diets; and   }
             69          WHEREAS, individual effort alone is insufficient to combat obesity's rising tide, and
             70      significant societal and environmental changes are needed to support individual efforts to make
             71      healthy changes:

The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke in opposition to the bill:     Ms. Jackie de Gaston

MOTION:    Rep. Menlove moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Redd absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Barlow moved to place H.C.R. 2 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Redd absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Greene moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Redd absent for the vote.

Chair Ray adjourned the meeting at 4:10 p.m.



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                            Rep. Paul Ray, Chair