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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 445, State Capitol

March 3, 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 .

Vice Chair Pitcher called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to approve the minutes of the February 28, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Cox, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Layton, Rep. Stanard, and Rep. Dunnigan absent for the vote.

H.B. 243    Amendments to the Fund of Funds (Rep. J. Bird)

MOTION:    Rep. Stanard moved to replace H.B. 243 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 243. The motion passed with Rep. Anderegg voting in opposition and Rep. Cox, Rep. Layton, and Rep. Dunnigan absent for the vote.

Rep. Bird explained the bill to the committee assisted by:

    Bret Jepsen, Fund of Funds, distributed a handout titled "Utah Fund of Funds Overview"
    Blake Modersitzki, Pelion Venture Partners
    Jerry Ropelato, Tech Media Network


    Frazier Bullock, Sorenson Capital (by phone)
    Spencer Eccles, Governor's Office of Economic Development

MOTION:    Rep. McKell moved to pass out favorably 2nd Sub. H.B. 243.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to pass the bill out favorably and circle it and place it on the 3rd Reading Calendar. The motion was withdrawn.

The original motion to pass out favorably 2nd Sub. H.B. 243 passed unanimously with Rep. Layton and Rep. Wiley absent for the vote.

S.B. 203    Immigration Amendments (Sen. C. Bramble)

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke against the bill: Mark Terran, citizen

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to pass out favorably S.B. 203. The motion passed with Rep. Stanard voting in opposition and Rep. Layton and Rep. Wiley absent for the vote.    

H.B. 401    Access Utah Program (Rep. J. Dunnigan)

Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:     RyLee Curtis, Utah Health Policy Project
        
Spoke against the bill: Lincoln Nehring, Voices for Utah Children
             Danny Harris, AARP Utah

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to pass out favorably H.B. 401. The motion passed with Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Wheatley voting in opposition and Rep. Layton and Rep. Wiley absent for the vote.

H.B. 317    Evidence of Licensure Requirement (Rep. J. Nielson)

Rep. Nielson explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke against the bill: Darrel Bostwick, Associated Builders & Contractors

MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with Rep. Anderson voting in opposition and Rep. Layton and Rep. Wiley absent for the vote.



H.B. 145    Privatization of State Golf Course Operations (Rep. K. Christofferson)

MOTION:    
Rep. Anderegg moved to replace H.B. 145 with 1st Substitute H.B. 145. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Layton, Rep. Stanard, Rep. Wiley, and Rep. Dunnigan absent for the vote.

Rep. Christofferson explained the bill to the committee. Available to answer questions were: Fred Hayes, Director, Division of Parks and Recreation, and Scott Strong, Financial Manager, Division of Parks and Recreation.

Spoke for the bill:     Ken Cromar, Cedar Hills
             Rep. Kevin Stratton

Spoke against the bill: Cary Hobbs, Heber City
             V. Scott Whittaker , Utah Section PGA
             Glen Van Wagoner, concessionaire, Wasatch Mountain State Park
             Michael McCandless, Emery County

MOTION:    
Rep. Anderson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with Rep. Anderegg and Rep. Roberts voting in opposition, and Rep. Cox, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Stanard absent for the vote .

Vice Chair Pitcher adjourned the meeting at 6:36 p.m.









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Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair