MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR

STANDING COMMITTEE

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 • 2:00 p.m. • 445 State Capitol

Note: A list of others present, a copy of related materials, and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at le.utah.gov.

Chair Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 2:03 p.m.

MOTION:     Vice Chair Roberts moved to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2017 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-7.

1. 1st Sub. S.B. 33 Consumer Protection Revisions (Bramble, C.)

Sen. Bramble explained the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Schultz moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 33 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-4.

MOTION:     Rep. Schultz moved to place 1st Substitute S.B. 33 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-4.

2. H.B. 188 Local Historic District Amendments (Wilson, B.)

Rep. Wilson explained the bill.

MOTION:     Vice Chair Roberts moved to pass H.B. 188 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.

3. H.B. 196 Division of Real Estate Amendments (Froerer, G.)

Rep. Froerer explained the bill.

Mr. Jonathan Stewart, Director, Utah Division of Real Estate, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Chris Kyler, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke in favor of the bill.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:   Rep. Duckworth moved to replace H.B. 196 with 1st Substitute H.B. 196. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.

MOTION:     Rep. Froerer moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 196 with Amendment #1 as follows:

1.    Page 42, Lines 1271 through 1272:        

1271(i)

127261-2f-102(18) with reference to real estate owned or leased by that

The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.

MOTION:     Rep. Hawkes moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 196, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.

MOTION:     Rep. Schultz moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 196, as amended, on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.

4. H.B. 178 Good Landlord Amendments (King, B. S.)

Rep. King explained the bill.

Mr. Dan Davidson spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Cameron Diehl, Director of Government Relations, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke against the bill.

Mr. Bill Tibbetts, Director, Coalition of Religious Communities, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Mark Johnson, Chief Administrative Officer, Ogden City, spoke against the bill.

Ms. Anna Thomas, Strategic Communications Officer, American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Dan Blanchard, Deputy Director of Adult Probation and Parole, Utah Department of Corrections, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Gary Williams, Ogden City, spoke in opposition to the bill.

Ms. Shannon Cox, Journey of Hope, spoke in favor of the bill.

Ms. Gloria Froerer spoke in opposition to the bill.

Mr. Jason Thornton spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Steve Erickson, Crossroads Urban Center and Utah National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, spoke in favor of the bill.

Mr. Ron Gordon, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, spoke in favor of the bill.

Ms. Jennifer Valencia, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke in favor of the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Wheatley moved to pass H.B. 178 out favorably. The motion was substituted.

MOTION:     Rep. Peterson moved to hold H.B. 178. The motion failed with a vote of 6-7-1.

MOTION:     Rep. Wheatley moved to pass H.B. 178 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-5-1.

MOTION:     Vice Chair Roberts moved to adjourn at 3:55 p.m. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-1.

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Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair