MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE REVENUE AND TAXATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 • 8:00 a.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Steve Eliason, Chair
Rep. Douglas V. Sagers, Vice Chair
Rep. Joel K. Briscoe
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Brian M. Greene
Rep. Ken Ivory
Rep. Brian S. King
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee
Rep. Daniel McCay
Rep. Jefferson Moss
Rep. Tim Quinn
Rep. Robert M. Spendlove
Rep. Brad R. Wilson

Staff Present:
Mr. Leif G. Elder, Policy Analyst
Ms. An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Eliason called the meeting to order at 8:16 a.m.
1. H.B. 355 Amendments to Tax Law (McCay, D.)
Rep. McCay presented the bill to the committee.
Mr. Matthew Weinstein, Voices for Utah Children, spoke to the bill.
Rep. Wilson moved to hold H.B. 355.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Ivory moved to replace H.B. 355 with 1st Substitute H.B. 355. The Substitute motion passed with a vote of 13-0-0.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-0
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. D. McCay
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. B. Wilson
MOTION: Rep. Spendlove moved to hold 1st Substitute H.B. 355. The motion passed with a vote of 11-2-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-2Abs-0
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. B. Wilson
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. D. McCay
2. H.B. 340 High Cost Infrastructure Tax Credit Amendments (Sagers, D.)
Rep. Sagers presented the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Chair Eliason moved to pass H.B. 340 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-1-0.
Yeas - 12Nays-1Abs-0
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. B. Wilson
Rep. D. McCay
3. H.B. 336 Fine Amendments (McCay, D.)
Rep. McCay presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Molly Davis, Policy Analyst, Libertas Institute.
Rep. Sagers assumed the chair.
Mr. John Reidhead, Director, Division of Finance, spoke to the bill.
Mr. Jason Stevenson, ACLU, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Quinn moved to replace H.B. 336 with 1st Substitute H.B. 336. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. D. McCay
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. Wilson
Rep. King moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 336 out favorably.
Rep. King's motionpassed with a vote 10-0-3.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. D. McCay
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. Wilson
4. H.B. 315 Health Insurance Athletic Trainer Services Amendments (Greene, B.)
Rep. Greene presented the bill to the committee.
Mr. Kevin Morris, Utah Athletic Trainers Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Frank Pignanelli, General Counsel, Regence BlueCross BlueShield Insurance of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Rep. Paul Ray spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Shane Skeen, Utah Association of Health Underwriters, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Greene moved to replace H.B. 315 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 315. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. D. McCay
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. B. Wilson
MOTION: Rep. Greene moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 315 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-3.
Amendment 1
2nd Sub. H.B. 315
Page 12, Lines 350 through 354 
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                [(ii) A] (8) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(b), a health care provider licensed to
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        treat an illness or injury within the scope of the health care provider's practice, that is willing
352
        and able to meet the terms and conditions established by the managed care organization for
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        designation as a network provider, shall be able to apply for and receive the designation as a
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        network provider.

Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. D. McCay
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. B. Wilson
MOTION: Rep. McCay moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 315 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 5-4-4.
Yeas - 5Nays-4Abs-4
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. King
Rep. D. McCay
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. B. Wilson
5. S.B. 122 Bond Elections Amendments (Stephenson, H.)
Sen. Stephenson presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. David Damschen, State Treasurer, and provided a handout.
Mr. Terry Hutchingson, Washington School Board, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Spendlove moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. J. Briscoe
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. B. King
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. D. McCay
Rep. J. Moss
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. D. Sagers
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. G. Froerer
Rep. B. Greene
Rep. B. Wilson
Chair Sagers adjourned the meeting at 9:59 a.m.