MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 1, 2018 • 2:00 p.m. • 20 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards, Chair
Rep. John R. Westwood, Vice Chair
Rep. Cheryl K. Acton
Rep. LaVar Christensen
Rep. A. Cory Maloy
Rep. Carol Spackman Moss
Rep. Angela Romero
Rep. Scott D. Sandall
Rep. Christine F. Watkins
Rep. Mike Winder

Staff Present:
Mr. Ryan M. Hunter, Policy Analyst
Mr. Steve Benard, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Vice Chair Westwood called the meeting to order.
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. S. Sandall
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Westwood
Rep. L. Christensen
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. M. Winder
1. H.B. 212 Business Expansion and Retention Initiative Amendments (Watkins, C.)
Rep. Watkins presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Ginger Chinn, Governor's Office of Economic Development.
MOTION: Rep. Sandall moved to replace H.B. 212 with 1st Substitute H.B. 212. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-0.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. L. Christensen
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. S. Sandall
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Westwood
Rep. M. Winder
MOTION: Rep. Sandall moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 212 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-0.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. L. Christensen
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. S. Sandall
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Westwood
Rep. M. Winder
2. S.B. 84 Reauthorization of Administrative Rules (Stephenson, H.)
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Brian Greene.
MOTION: Chair Edwards moved moved to remove the colon at the end of line 25, the number one and parentheses at the beginning of line 25, the semicolon and word "and" at the end of line 28, and lines 29 through 31. The motion passed with a vote of 7-2-1.
Amendment 3
S.B. 84
Page 1, Line 25 through Page 2, Line 33 
25
                All rules of Utah state agencies are reauthorized except for { :
26
         (1) } R708-14-9, Public Safety, Driver License, Adjudicative Proceedings for Driver
27
        License Actions Involving Alcohol and Drugs, Findings, Conclusions, Recommendations and
28
        Orders . { ; and
29
         (2) R722-300-4 (1)(b)(v), Public Safety, Criminal Investigations and Technical
30
        Services, Criminal Identification, Concealed Firearm Permit and Instructor Rule, Application
31
        for a Permit to Carry a Concealed Firearm. }
32
                Section 2. Effective date.
33
                If approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, this bill takes effect

Yeas - 7Nays-2Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. L. Christensen
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Westwood
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. S. Sandall
Rep. Moss moved to pass S.B. 84, as amended, out favorably.
Rep. Christensen requested that the record show that upon further clarification, he intended to vote no on the motion to amend.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Maloy moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The Substitute motion passed with a vote of 9-0-1.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. L. Christensen
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Westwood
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. S. Sandall
3. S.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution on Deaths from Opioid-induced Postoperative Respiratory Depression (Van Tassell, K.)
Sen. Kevin T. Van Tassell presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Yvonne Gardner, Dr. Michael Catton, and Ms. Kim Bennion, Intermountain Healthcare.
Mr. Mark Brinton, American Medical Association, spoke to the resolution.
Ms. Amanda Thompson, spoke to the resolution.
MOTION: Rep. Moss moved to pass S.C.R. 4 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-0.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. L. Christensen
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. S. Sandall
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Westwood
Rep. M. Winder
MOTION: Rep. Watkins moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-0.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. L. Christensen
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Moss
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. S. Sandall
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. J. Westwood
Rep. M. Winder
Vice Chair Westwood adjourned the meeting at 3:58 p.m.