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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

Room 20, West Office Building

February 28, 2013

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Kay L. McIff, Chair
                Rep. Lee B. Perry,Vice Chair
                Rep. Patrice Arent                
                Rep. LaVar Christensen
                Rep. Brian M. Greene
                Rep. Craig Hall
                Rep. Eric K Hutchings
                Rep. Brian S. King
                Rep. V. Lowry Snow
                
        
STAFF PRESENT:        Ms. Chelsea Lloyd, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary    

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

Chair McIff called the meeting to order at 7:45 a.m.

Chair McIff turned the chair over to Rep. Perry.

H.B. 338    Alimony Revisions (Rep. K. McIff)

Rep. McIff presented the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Stewart Ralphs    Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake
            Mr. Bill Duncan    Sutherland Institute

Spoke in favor of
the bill:        Ms. Laura Bunker    United Families of Utah

MOTION:    Rep. Christensen moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 196    Judgment by Confession Amendments (Rep. E. Tanner)

Rep. Tanner presented the bill to the committee and distributed a handout.

Rep. Hutchings moved to replace H.B. 196 with 1st Substitute H.B. 196, "Judgement By Confession Amendments." The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Christensen and Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed

unanimously, with Rep. Christensen and Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

H.B. 314    Parent-time Amendments (Rep. V. Peterson)

Rep. V. Peterson presented the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Mr. Stewart Raphs, Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake.

Spoke to the bill:    Ms. Dalane England
            Ms. Elisa Seegmiller

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Ms. Dani Hartvigsen

MOTION:    Rep. Hall moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. Perry voting in opposition and Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

H.B. 327    Probate Amendments (Rep. V. L. Snow)

Rep. Snow presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Michael Jensen.

Spoke to the bill:    Ms. Michelle Morris
            Mr. Rick Schwermer        Utah Courts

MOTION:    Rep. King moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Arent and Rep. Christensen absent for the vote.

H.B. 331    Property Damage Claims (Rep. V. L. Snow)

Rep. Snow presented the bill to the committee.

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


1.    Page 2, Lines 54 through 57 :    

             54          (a) any liability decision in

{   the   }        an       original small claims      {   court   }        action       is nonbinding in any

             55     
{   subsequent   }        separate       legal action for bodily injury; and

             56          (b) no additional property damage claims can be brought in any
{   subsequent   }        separate       legal action

             57      for bodily injury.


The motion passed unanimously, with Chair McIff absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor
of the bill:        Mr. Steve Sullivan
            Mr. Phil Dyer
            Rep. Mike McKell        District 66

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Rick Schwermer

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Mr. Chris Purcell        State Farm Insurance

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 338    Alimony Revisions (Rep. K. McIff)

Rep. McIff reintroduced the bill, and further discussion was heard.

MOTION:    Rep. Snow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Arent and Rep. King voting in opposition.

H.B. 143    Mobile Home Property Rights Amendments (Rep. L. Christensen)

The bill was not considered in the meeting.

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.




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                        Kay L. McIff, Chair