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MINUTES OF THE SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE
SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 215, Senate Building
March 4, 2013
Members Present: Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair
Sen. Patricia W. Jones
Sen. Peter C. Knudson
Sen. Karen Mayne
Sen. Stuart C. Reid
Sen. Jerry Stevenson
Members Absent: Sen. Ralph Okerlund
Staff Present: Mr. Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst
Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Osmond called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Reid moved to adopt the minutes of February 28, 2013. The motion passed
unanimously with Sens. Jones and Stevenson absent for the vote.
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H.B. 108 Metal Theft Amendments (J. Draxler)
Rep. Draxler introduced and explained the bill.
Mark Lowen, President, Utah Metal Works, further clarified the bill and answered questions
from the Committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Zach Fountain, Mayors' Office, Murray City, Utah League of Cities
and Towns
Eric Isom, Century Link
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to transmit H.B. 108 favorably. The motion passed unanimously
2nd Sub. H.B. 209 Public Assistance Restrictions (D. Brown)
Rep. Brown introduced and explained the bill assisted by Jeff Landward, Department of
Workforce Services.
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to transmit 2nd Sub. H.B. 209 favorably. The motion passed
unanimously with Sen. Stevenson absent for the vote.
M
OTION:
Sen. Knudson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen.
Stevenson absent for the vote. Chair Osmond adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m.
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Sen. Aaron Osmond, Committee Chair