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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 20, House Building
February 11, 2013

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Roger Barrus, Chair
                Rep. Steve Handy, Vice Chair
                Rep. Jerry Anderson
                Kay Christofferson
                Rep. Lynn Hemingway
                Rep. Mike McKell
                Rep. Angela Romero
                Rep. Curt Webb
                Rep. John Westwood

STAFF PRESENT:        Mr. Richard North, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
                                        
Chair Barrus called the meeting to order at 2:02 p.m.


H.B. 100    Internet Privacy Amendments (Rep. S. Barlow)

Rep. Barlow introduced the bill to the committee.

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

1.    Page 3, Lines 82 through 84 :    

             82          (b) disciplining or discharging an employee for transferring the employer's proprietary
             83      or confidential information or financial data to an employee's personal Internet account
{   with   }        without      

             84      the employer's authorization;

2.    Page 4, Lines 119 through 120 :    

             119          (2) In an action brought under Subsection (1), if the court finds a violation of this
             120      chapter, the court shall award the aggrieved person
  not more than       $500.


3.    Page 6, Lines 174 through 175 :    

             174          (2) In an action brought under Subsection (1), if the court finds a violation of this
             175      chapter, the court shall award the aggrieved person
  not more than       $500.


The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson and Rep. Webb absent for the vote.

Spoke in opposition to the bill:    Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Marina Lowe, ACLU of Utah
                Lauren Scholnick, Utah Association of Justice

MOTION:    Rep. Handy moved to pass H.B. 100 as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Webb absent for the vote.


H.B. 104    Wireless Call Location Information (Rep. M. Wheatley)

Rep. Wheatley introduced the bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Heather Anderson, Utah Association of Special Districts

Spoke to the bill:        Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute
                Dwight Stringham, citizen

MOTION:    Rep. Westwood moved to pass H.B. 104 out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Barrus voting in opposition to the motion.


H.B. 110    Electric Energy Efficiency and Conservation Tariff (Rep. R. Barrus)

This bill was not heard.

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

Chair Barrus adjourned the meeting at 2:55 p.m.




                    
                    Rep. Roger Barrus, Chair