MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE RETIREMENT & INDEPENDENT ENTITIES

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 25, House Building

March 1, 2016

Members Present:    Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair 

Rep. Rich Cunningham, Vice Chair

Rep. Susan Duckworth

Rep. Steve Eliason

                                    Rep. Brad Last 

Rep. Justin Miller

Rep. Marie Poulson

Rep. John Westwood

Members Absent:     Rep. Sophia DiCaro

Staff Present:            Mr. Alex Janak, Policy Analyst

Ms. Lisa Jones, Committee Secretary

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

Vice Chair Cunningham called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m.

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to approve the minutes of the February 8, 2016 meeting.

                        The motion passed unanimously.

HB0424          Coordination of Health Insurance Benefit Amendments (Rep. N. Thurston)

Rep. Thurston explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:       Todd Kiser, Commissioner, Utah Insurance Department

MOTION:     Rep. Poulson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:     Rep. Powell moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:     Rep. Powell moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Cunningham adjourned the meeting at 6:14 p.m.

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Rep. Kraig Powell, Chair