MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 445, State Capitol
February 28, 2014
Members Present: Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Chair
Rep. Dixon Pitcher, Vice Chair
Rep. Jake Anderegg
Rep. Johnny Anderson
Rep. Jim Bird
Rep. Jon Cox
Rep. Susan Duckworth
Rep. Gage Froerer Rep. Dana Layton
Rep. Mike McKell Rep. Jeremy Peterson
Rep. Marc Roberts
Rep. Jon Stanard
Rep. Mark Wheatley Rep. Larry Wiley
Members absent: Rep. Brad Wilson 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
.
Chair Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Pitcher moved to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2014 meeting.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Layton
absent for the vote. H.B. 113 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Amendments (Rep. B. Last)
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to replace H.B. 113 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 113. The
motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Anderson, Rep. Bird, Rep. Duckworth,
and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
Sen. Vickers explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Lincoln Shurtz, CVS Pharmacy
Spoke for the bill: Dave Davis, Utah Food Industry and Utah Retail Merchants Associations
Frank Pignanelli, Express Scripts
Wayne Jones, Utah Pharmacy Association
MOTION: Rep. Layton moved to pass out favorably 2nd Sub. H.B. 113. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to place 2nd Sub. H.B. 113 on the Consent Calendar. The
motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
H.B. 393 Insurance Producer Amendments (Rep. J. Stanard)
Rep. Stanard explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Roberts moved to pass out favorably H.B. 393. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Layton absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. McKell moved to place H.B. 393 on the Consent Calendar. The motion
passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Layton absent for
the vote.
Vice Chair Pitcher assumed the chair.
H.B. 405 Postsecondary School State Authorization (Rep. J. Dunnigan)
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to replace H.B. 405 with 1st Substitute H.B. 405. The
motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend 1st Sub. H.B. 405 as follows:
1. Page
15, Lines 452 through 453
:
452
53B-1-102
, the State Board of Regents may
{
, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter
3, Utah
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Administrative Rulemaking Act,
}
make rules that:
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill to the committee assisted by Daniel O'Bannon, Division of
Consumer Protection.
Spoke for the bill: Frank Pignanelli, Utah Association of Private Sector Colleges and
Universities
MOTION: Rep. Stanard moved to pass out favorably 1st Sub. H.B. 405. The motion passed
unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Peterson moved to place 1st Sub. H.B. 405 on the Consent Calendar. The
motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
Chair Dunnigan resumed the chair.
H.B. 198 Heavy Beer Amendments (Rep. C. Oda)
MOTION: At the request of the sponsor Rep. Wiley moved to proceed to the next item on the
agenda. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird absent for the vote.
H.B. 205 Product Labeling Amendments (Rep. B. Greene)
MOTION: Rep. Anderegg moved to amend H.B. 205 as follows:
1. Page
2, Line 40
:
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Senate shall appoint one member to
{
study and work
}
correspond and
coordinate
with legislative members of other states for
2. Page
2, Lines 42 through 50
:
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(3) The proposed multistate agreement shall have the following goals:
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(a) to encourage domestic food production in the United States;
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and
}
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(b) to ensure that consumers have accurate and essential information as they choose
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food products for purchase
{
.
}
;and
(c) to not cause any unnecessary increase in the price of genetically modified
food.
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(4) Appointed members shall:
(a) receive and consider input from:
(i) the public; and
(ii) representatives of industries that could be affected by a genetically
modified food labeling law;
(b) evaluate evidence-based data pertaining to genetically modified food;
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{
(a)
}
(c)
produce a report with recommendations regarding a multistate
genetically modified
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food labeling agreement; and
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{
(b)
}
(d)
present the report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and
Environment Interim
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Committee on or before November 30, 2015.
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird absent for the vote.
Rep. Greene distributed a handout titled "Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Laws" and
explained the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Dave Davis, Utah Food Industry Association
MOTION: Rep. Anderson moved to return to rules H.B. 205 for interim study. The motion
passed unanimously with Rep. Bird absent for the vote.
1st Sub. S.B. 44 Workers' Compensation and Employee Misconduct (Sen. K. Mayne) Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee assisted by Ryan Andrus, Workers Compensation
Fund.
Spoke for the bill: Dave Davis, Utah Food Industry Association
MOTION: Rep. Pitcher moved to pass out favorably 1st Sub. S. B. 44. The motion passed
unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Stanard moved to place 1st Sub. S.B. 44 on the Consent Calendar. The
motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 243 Amendments to the Fund of Funds (Rep. J. Bird)
Rep. Bird explained the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Stanard moved to replace H.B. 243 with 1st Substitute H.B. 243.
Spoke to the bill: Bret Jepson, Utah Fund of Funds
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Anderson moved to hold H.B. 243.
MOTION: Rep. Bird moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.
Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 9:50 a.m.
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Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair