MINUTES OF THE

SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February  4, 2014

 

 

Members Present:     Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair

                                    Sen. Gene Davis

                                    Sen. Deidre Henderson

                                    Sen. David P. Hinkins

                                    Sen. Karen Mayne

                                    Sen. John L. Valentine

                                    Sen. Todd Weiler

 

Staff Present:             Mr. Bryant Howe, Committee Analyst

                                    Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary

                       

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

 

Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at.8:00 a.m.

 

S.B. 147       Residential Renter’s Deposits Amendments  (P. Jones)

 

MOTION:   Sen. Hinkins moved to adopt 1st Sub.  S.B. 147.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Sen. Jones explained the bill to the committee:

 

Spoke for the bill:       Paul Smith Executive Director, Utah Apartment Association

                                    Tara Rollins, Executive Director, Utah Housing Coalition

                                    Forrest Andreason Hansen, Landlord

                                   

MOTION:                  Sen. Mayne moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis absent for the vote.

 

S.B. 145       Background Check Amendments  (C. Bramble)

 

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Bramble  moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Valentine and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

 

S.B.  129      Insurance Amendments  (C. Bramble)

 

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:  Todd Keyser, Commissioner, Department of Insurance

 

MOTION:      Sen.  Bramble moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.

 

S.B.  156      Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments  (C. Bramble)

 

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Nathan Wilcox, General Counsel, Vivint, Inc.

 

MOTION:   Sen.  Hinkins moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:    Sen. Bramble moved that S.B. 156 be placed on the Consent Calendar.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.

 

S.B.  143      State Building Code Amendments  (T. Weiler)

 

Sen. Weiler explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke to the bill:         Mike Durfee, Chief Building Official, Salt Lake County

 

Spoke for the bill:       Candace Daly, National Federation of Independent Business 

                                    Brenda Scharman, Utah Beauty Schools

                                    Mila Whetman, Personal Trainer

 

Spoke against the bill: Brent Ursenback, Building Code Official, Salt Lake County

 

Two handouts were distributed.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Weiler moved to proceed to the next item on the Agenda.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Valentine absent for the vote.

 

S.B.  130      Trust Deed Foreclosure Amendments  (W. Harper)

 

Sen. Harper explained the bill to the committee and the following amendment was distributed:

 

1.         Page 6, Lines 153 through 154:

           


                               153        (b)  a beneficiary of the trust deed after   {the beneficiary sells}   the trust property  is          sold  to a bona

                               154 fide purchaser.

 

 

Sen, Weiler  moved to adopt the amendment.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen Davis absent for the vote.

 

Spoke for the bill:  Scott Lundberg, Foreclosure Attorney

 

MOTION:  Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

S.B.  127      Labor Commission Decision Amendments  (K. Mayne)

 

Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Dennis Lloyd, Workers Compensation

 

MOTION:   Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Weiler moved to place S.B.  127  on the Consent Calendar.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

S.B.  133      Benefit Corporation Amendments  (J. Valentine)

 

Sen. Valentine explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Steve Klass, Executive Director, Klass Strategies

                                    Davis Smith, CEO Cotopaxi

                     Patrick Mullen, Associate Director,James Lee Sorenson Global Investing          Center

                                    Terri Holland, Executive Director, Utah Medical Training Center

                                   

MOTION:      Sen. Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

S.B.  160      Worker’s Compensation Amendments  ( J. Valentine)

 

Sen. Valentine explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Dennis Lloyd, Worker’s Compensation Fund

                                    Stan Mead, Senior Settlement Specialist

 

MOTION:   Sen. Bramble  moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

 S.B.  123     Interlocal Cooperation Act Revisions  (J. Valentine)

 

Sen. Valentine explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Bramble moved to amend the bill as follows:

 

1.         Page 2, Lines 40 through 45: 

 

                        40           (ii)  [Before and on May 1, 2014, "taxed] "Taxed interlocal entity" includes an

                        41          interlocal entity that:

                        42           (A)   {(I)}    was created before 1981 for the purpose of providing power supply at wholesale

                        43          to its members;   {or

                        44           (II)  is described in Subsection 11-13-204(7);} 

                        45           (B)  does not receive a payment of funds from a federal agency or office, state agency or

 

The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen.  Valentine moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

S.B. 124  Financial Institution and Services Amendments  (C. Bramble), S.B. 162  Secondhand Sales Amendments  (D. Thatcher), and S.B. 153  Association Foreclosure Amendments  (S. Urquhart) were not considered.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:50 a.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair