MINUTES OF THE

SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

                                                                 March 1, 2016

 

Members Present:     Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair

                                    Sen. Gene Davis

                                    Sen. Deidre M. Henderson

                                    Sen. Karen Mayne

                                    Sen. Todd Weiler

 

Members Excused:    Sen. J. Stuart Adams

                                    Sen. Ralph Okerlund

 

Staff Present:             Mr. Joseph T. Wade, 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 4:21 p.m.  He announced that S.B. 174   Salvage Vehicle Purchaser Amendments (C. Bramble) will be referred to Interim Study and that, at the request of the sponsor, S.B. 241  Public Accommodation Fairness Act (J. Dabakis) will not be heard today.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Weiler moved to approve the minutes of the February 29, 2016 meeting.  The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis, Sen. Henderson and Sen. Mayne  absent for the vote.

   

S.B.   240     Public Accommodations Amendments (J. Dabakis)

 

Sen. Dabakis explained the bill to the committee.

 

Marina Lowe, American Civil Liberties Union, further explained the bill.

 

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

1.                  Page 2, Line 49:

           


                                       49          (4)  "Sex"   means gender and  includes pregnancy   , childbirth,  and lactation.

 

The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Henderson absent for the vote.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Davis moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.  The motion failed with Sen. Davis and Sen. Mayne voting in favor of the bill, Sen. Bramble and Sen. Weiler voting in opposition and Sen. Henderson absent for the vote.

 

Sen. Davis assumed the committee chair.

 

S.B.   238        Safety Net Initiative (C. Bramble)

 

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

 

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

 

MOTION:  Sen. Bramble moved to place the bill on the Consent Calendar.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

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

 

Acting Chair Davis adjourned the meeting at 4:45 p.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair