| Members Present: Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Don L. Ipson Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson | Sen. Todd Weiler Members Absent: Sen. Ralph Okerlund Staff Present: Mr. Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 4:22 p.m. |
| 1. 1st Sub. H.B. 409 Utah Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Amendments (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. James A. Dunnigan presented the bill. |
| Mr. Ted Lewis, American Council Of Life Insurers, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Steve Foxley, Regence Blue Cross Insurance, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Eliana White, Director of Government Relations, Select Health, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 409 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 2. 1st Sub. H.B. 279 Design Professionals Liability Amendments (Christofferson, K.) |
| Rep. Kay J. Christofferson presented the bill. |
| Mr. Dan Bradshaw, Benchmark Insurance, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 279 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. R. Okerlund |
| 3. H.B. 256 Electric Service District (Gibson, F.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to table H.B. 256. The motion passed with a vote of 4-3-1. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-3 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. R. Okerlund |
| 4. S.B. 239 Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
| Sen. Hemmert presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to replace S.B. 239 with 1st Substitute S.B. 239. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. K. Mayne Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Ipson Sen. R. Okerlund |
| Ms. Stacy Bamberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Veristride, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Bryan Holt, Chief Executive Officer, Stream Dx, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Mark Yandell, University of Utah,USTAR, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Mike Alder, Director, Technology Transfer at BYU, spoke to the the bill. |
| Ms. Rose Maizner, Renewable Tech Ventures, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Rich Kendall, USTAR, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Susan Opp, Chair, USTAR, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Christian Atria, Founder, nView Medical, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Prashant Tathireddy, Chief Technology Officer, Applied Biosensors, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Kelly Slone, President and Chief Executive Officer, BioUtah, spoke against the bill. |
| Brian Somers, Managing Director, USTAR, spoke in opposition of the bill. |
| Mr. Feng Zhao, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 5. 4th Sub. H.B. 310 Professional Licensing Amendments (Schultz, M.) |
| Rep. Mike Shultz presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass 4th Substitute H.B. 310 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 6. 2nd Sub. H.B. 323 Licensing and Practice Acts Amendments (Roberts, M.) |
| Rep. Marc K. Roberts presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to replace 2nd Substitute H.B. 323 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 323. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| Ms. Brenda Scharman, Cameo Beauty School, spoke in opposition the bill. |
| Ms. Heather Williamson, Americans for Prosperity-Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Natalie Parkin, Skinworks Cosmetology, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Julianne Young, Color My Nails School, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Therese Taylor, Renaissance Academy, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sen. Hemmert moved to table 3rd Substitute H.B. 323. |
| MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. C. Bramble Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. R. Okerlund Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m. |