MINUTES OF THE

SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

                                                                 March 8, 2016

 

Members Present:     Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair

                                    Sen. Gene Davis

                                    Sen. Deidre M. Henderson

                                    Sen. Karen Mayne

                                    Sen. Todd Weiler

 

Members Absent:      Sen. J. Stuart Adams

                                    Sen. Ralph Okerlund

 

Staff Present:             Mr. Joseph T. Wade, Policy Analyst

                                    Mr. Chandler Young, 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 8:03 a.m.

 

H.B.  350 S02             Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control -- Operations Amendments (S. Eliason)

 

Rep. Eliason explained the bill to the committee.

                    

Spoke for the bill:       Mr. Salvador D. Petilos, Director of DABC 

                    

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

 

 

H.B.  402        Real Estate Amendments (G. Froerer)

 

Rep. Froerer explained the bill to the committee.

                    

Spoke for the bill:       Mr. Mike Ostermiller, Utah Association of Realtors 

                    

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

 

 

H.B.  422        Common Area Assessment Amendments (G. Froerer)

 

Rep. Froerer explained the bill to the committee.      

 

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

Sen. Bramble relinquished the chair to Sen. Henderson.

 

H.B.  421        Insurance Changes (J. Dunnigan)

 

Sen. Bramble explained the bill to the committee.

                    

Spoke for the bill:       Mr. Ted Lewis, American Council of Life Insurers  

                    

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

 

Sen. Bramble resumed the chair.

 

H.J.R.  8         Joint Resolution Calling for a Convention to Amend the Constitution of the United States (K. Ivory)

 

Rep. Ivory explained the bill to the committee.

                    

Spoke for the bill:       Mr. Mark Meckler, Convention of States Project

                                    Mr. Scott Balaich, citizen

                                    Ms. Jane Zogmaister, citizen

                                    Mr. Joshua Willis, citizen

                                    Mr. William Pressgrove, Utah Convention of States

                                     

Spoke against the bill:             Ms. Nicole Nelson, League of Women Voters of Utah

                                                Ms. Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum         

 

MOTION:   Sen. Davis moved to table the bill.  The motion passed with Sen. Bramble voting in opposition.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Henderson moved to place H.B. 241 on consent. The motion passed unanimously.

 

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

 

Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:10 a.m.

 

 

 

 

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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair