MINUTES OF THE

SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 14, 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, Policy 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 8:05 a.m.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Weiler moved to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2014 meeting.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis, Sen. Hinkins and Sen. Valentine  absent for the vote.    

 

Sen. Henderson assumed the Committee Chair.

 

S.B.  54        Elections Amendments  (C. Bramble)

 

Sen. Bramble moved to amend the bill as follows:

 

1.                  Page 2, Lines 45 through 46: 


             45        Other Special Clauses:

             46          {None}    This bill takes effect on January 1, 2015.   

 

2.         Page 27, Lines 805 through 806:


       805                           (e)  establishes, at 65% or higher, the minimum percentage of votes that a candidate

       806            must receive at the party   {caucus}    convention   in order to avoid a primary.


 

3.         Page 47, Line 1436:

                          1436      political party, political party, or other political group.

              

                      Section 17. Effective date.

                This bill takes effect on January 1, 2015   

                                               

 

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke to the bill:         Dave Duncan, Citizen

 

Spoke for the bill:       Dan Liljenquist, Citizen

                                    Roger Griffin, Citizen

                                    Laura Warburton, Citizen

                                   

 

Spoke against the bill: James Humphrey, Protect our Neighbor Elections

                                     Laura Lyn Eberting, Citizen

                                     Layne Beck, Citizen 

                                     Kelly Atkinson, Citizen

                    

MOTION:  Sen. Mayne moved to pass the bill out as amended favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

S.B.  56        Risk Management Amendments   (C. Bramble)

 

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       George Chapman, Citizen

                                    Steve Sullivan, Attorney

 

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

 

Sen. Bramble resumed the Committee Chair.

 

S.B. 87     Contractor Employee Amendments  (K. Mayne)

 

Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee and a handout was distributed.

 

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

 

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

 

MOTION:  Sen. Bramble moved to adopt 1st Sub. S.B. 143.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Sen. Weiler explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Candace Daly, Utah Beauty Association

                                    Brenda Scharman, Utah Beauty Association

 

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

                                      Bryan Romney, Building Official, University of Utah

                                  

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

 

S.B.  57        Autism Services Amendments   (B. Shiozawa)

 

Sen. Shiozawa explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Dr. Deborah Bilder, Pediatrician, Psychiatrist, Youth and Adolescents

                                    Justin Jones, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce

                                    Nate Passey, Father of Autistic Child

                                    Andrea Griggs, Mom, Utah Autism Coalition

                                    Carol Walker, Director, Public Relations, Clear Horizons Academy

                                    Jennifer Daily, Education, Utah Autisim

                                    Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association

                                    Robert Walker, Father of Austistic Child

                                    Carlene Boden, Mom, Physicians’ Assistant             

 

Spoke against the bill: Dwight Stringham, Family with Autism

                                    Travis Wood, Utah Health Providers

                                    Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Association 

 

MOTION:   Sen. Davis moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed with Sen. Henderson voting in opposition.

 

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

 

Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair