MINUTES OF THE

SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

                                                                 March 6, 2015

 

Members Present:     Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair

                                    Sen. Stuart Adams

                                    Sen. Gene Davis

                                    Sen. Deidre Henderson

                                    Sen. Karen Mayne

                                    Sen. Ralph Okerlund

                                    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 4:24 p.m.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Henderson moved to approve the minutes of the March 5, 2015 meeting.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Davis, Sen. Mayne, Sen. Okerlund and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote. 

  

S.B.   298     Interior Design Certification Amendments (L. Escamilla)

 

Sen. Escamilla explained the bill to the committee.

 

 MOTION:  Sen. Henderson moved to return the bill to the Rules Committee with a recommendation that it be submitted for interim study. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Davis, Sen. Weiler and Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.

 

H.B.   372    Electrician Licensing Amendments (D. McCay)

 

Rep. McCay explained the bill to the committee.

 

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

 

1.         Page 1, Lines 12 through 15: 

 

             12        ▸     authorizes a licensed master electrician, residential master electrician, journeyman

             13        electrician,   or residential journeyman electrician {, or apprentice electrician}     , who has met certain additional requirements,  to install,

             14        repair, or replace an alarm system without being licensed as an alarm business or

15                 company, or as an alarm company agent; and


 

 

2.        Page 4, Lines 96 through 99:

           


             96        system may also be performed by a person licensed under this chapter as a master electrician,

             97        residential master electrician, journeyman electrician,   or residential journeyman electrician  {, or

             98        apprentice electrician}    who has met the additional requirements described in Subsection (1)(t)  ;

99          (E) installation, repair, or replacement of an alarm system on a Subsection (1)(h)(i)


 

3        Page 6, Lines 165 through 169:           

 

                                  165              (t)  a person engaged in the installation, repair, or replacement of an alarm system, who

                                  166      would ordinarily be subject to licensure as an alarm business or company or an alarm company

                                  167      agent, if the person :

                      (i)   is licensed under this chapter as a master electrician, residential master

                                  168      electrician, journeyman electrician,   or residential journeyman electrician {, or apprentice electrician.}    ; and

       (ii) has met the same fingerprint card requirements as an alarm company agent as described in Section 58-55-302 and as established by division rule. 

                                  169             (2)   A compliance agency as defined in Section 15A-1-202 that issues a building permit

 

 

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Mayne and Sen. Weiler absent for the

vote.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Henderson moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Mayne and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:   Sen Henderson moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Mayne and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

 

S.B.   294     Transportation Network Company Amendments (J. S. Adams)

 

MOTION:  Sen. Adams moved to adopt 1st Sub. S.B. 294.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Mayne and Sen Weiler absent for the vote.

 

Sen. Adams explained the bill to the committee assisted by Eric Schroeder, General Manager,

UBER Technologies Inc. and Michael Ostermiller, Attorney.

 

Spoke for the bill:       George Chapman, Citizen

                                    Brian Swim, Driver, Lyft

                                    Everett Bacon, President, National Federation of The Blind of Utah

                                    Kurt Manwaring, Legislative Coalition of people with

                                                Disabilities

                                    Suzi Anderson, UBER Driver

                                    Angie Palmer, Spokesperson, LYFT

                                    Dan Bowman, UBER Driver

                                    Steve Barth, Lobbyist, LYFT

 

Spoke against the bill:       Howard Headlee, Utah Bankers Association, Utah Credit Unions

                                           Jodi Howick, Counsel for Ute Cab Co.

                                           Ken Olsen, President, Ute Cab Co.

                                           Kyle Gervais, CEO Wasatch Limousine Co.

     

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

 

H.B.   40      Expungement Amendments (E. Hutchings)

 

Rep. Hutchings explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Henderson moved to adopt 2nd Sub. H.B. 40.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Sen. Weiler assumed the Committee Chair.

 

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

 

S.B. 297       Protections for Religious Expression and Beliefs about Marriage, Family, or Sexuality (J. S. Adams)

 

MOTION:  Sen. Adams moved to adopt 2nd Sub. S.B. 297.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Bramble, Sen. Henderson, and Sen. Davis absent for the vote.

 

Sen. Adams explained the bill to the committee assisted by Robin F. Wilson, University of

Illinois, College of Law.

 

Sen. Bramble resumed the Committee Chair.

 

Spoke to the bill:          Jeanetta Williams, President Salt Lake City, NAACP

                                     Troy Williams, Executive Director, Equality Utah

                                     Marina Lowe, American Civil Liberties Union

                    

Spoke for the bill:       Adam Troup, Association of Counties

                                    William C.  Duncan, Director, Sutherland Institute

                                    Laura Bunker, President, United Families International

 

                                    Gayle Ruzicka, Eagle Forum

                                    Michael Erickson, Attorney

 

 

Spoke against the bill:  Maryann Martindale, Alliance for a Better Utah

                                      Eric Moutsos, former Salt Lake police officer

 

MOTION:  Sen. Weiler moved to adopt the following amendment:

 

1.      Page 5, Lines 124 through 126:

          


                                124               (ii) "Relative" means a government official's child, stepchild, adopted child, foster

                                125        child, parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, foster parent, brother, sister, brother-in-law,

                                126        sister-in-law, first cousin, grandparent,   grandchild, or stepgrandparent.

 

 

The motion passed unanimously.

 

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

                     unanimously.

 

H.B.   285     3rd Sub.     Building Code Review and Adoption Amendments (B. Wilson)

 

Rep. Wilson explained the bill to the committee.

 

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

 

1.     Page 9, Lines 266 through 268:

           


                                266        [(6)] (7) (a)   [A] Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), a legislative body of a

                                267        political subdivision may   {not}   enact an ordinance in the political subdivision's fire code that is

                                268        more restrictive [in its fire code requirements] than the State Fire Code:

 

 

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis, Sen. Okerlund and Sen. Weiler absent for the

vote.

 

Spoke for the bill:     Coy Porter, State Fire Marshall

 

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

 

H.B.   352    Title Insurance Reporting and Assessment Amendments (M. Roberts)

 

Rep. Roberts explained the bill to the committee.

 

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

                     With Sen. Adams, Sen. Davis, Sen. Okerlund and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Henderson moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Davis, Sen. Okerlund and Sen Weiler absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Henderson moved to adjourn.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Adams, Sen. Davis, Sen. Okerlund and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

 

Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair