CORRECTED MINUTES OF THE

SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

AWAITING FINAL APPROVAL

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 17, 2015

Members Present: Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair

Sen. Gene Davis

Sen. Deidre Henderson

Sen. Karen Mayne

Sen. Todd Weiler

Members Excused: Sen. Stuart Adams

Sen. Ralph Okerlund

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.

At the request of Sen. Bramble, Sen. Weiler assumed the Committee Chair and called the meeting to order at 8:01 a.m.

Sen. Bramble resumed the Committee Chair.

MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2015 meeting.  The motion passed unanimously.

S.B.  169         Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act Amendments (D. Henderson)

Sen.  Henderson explained the bill to the committee assisted by Jay Magure, Vice President,

1-800-CONTACTS.

Spoke for the bill:        Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association

George Chapman, citizen

Spoke to the bill: Dr. Mark Taylor, Utah Optometric Association

Spoke against the bill:  Dr. Carol Alexander, Optometrist, Johnson & Johnson

                                      Taketo Miura, Johnson & Johnson

                                      Kory Holdaway, Novardis, Alcon Contacts, Lobbyist

A Handout, “How have patient prices changed since the launch of the UPP?” was distributed.

Letters from Costco Wholesale and Lens.com were distributed.

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

S.B.   174     Registered Agents Amendments (L. Hillyard)

Sen. Hillyard explained the bill to the committee assisted by Kathy Berg, Director, Division

of Corporations and Commercial Code

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

H.B.   45   1^st Sub.     Local Governing Body Amendments (R. Cunningham)

Rep. Cunningham explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:  Sen. Mayne moved to adopt 2^nd Sub. H.B. 45.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Bramble and Sen. Henderson absent for the vote.

David Spatafore, Spatafore Consulting Group, Lobbyist, further explained the bill.

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

                     with Sen. Bramble and Sen. Henderson absent for the vote.

H.B.   135    Pharmacy Licensure Exemptions (J. Westwood)

Rep. Westwood explained the bill to the committee.

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

H.B.   185:   Charitable Solicitation Act Amendments (B. Cutler)

Rep. Cutler explained the bill to the committee.

Daniel O’Bannon, Director, Division of Consumer Protection, Department of Commerce further explained the bill and answered questions from the committee.

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

H.B.   160    Drive-Through Service Usage Amendments (J. Anderson)

Rep. Anderson explained the bill to the committee assisted by Andrew Stephensen, Utah

Restaurant Association who also answered questions from the committee.

A handout, “Where the future of insurance has its voice” from the National Association of

Mutual Insurance Companies was distributed.

Sen.  Bramble resumed the Committee Chair.

A Letter from the Office of the Sheriff, James, M. Winder, was distributed.

Spoke against the bill:             Luke Garrott, Salt Lake City Council

Spoke for the bill:       George Chapman, citizen

                                    Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association

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

MOTION:   Sen. Davis moved to adjourn.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Henderson absent for the vote.

Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:54 a.m.

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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair