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 1st Sub. Local
Governing Body Amendments (R. Cunningham)
Rep. Cunningham explained the
bill to the committee.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to adopt 2nd 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