MINUTES OF THE
SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, January 31, 2020 • 2:00 p.m. • 215 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair
Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg
Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore
Sen. Gene Davis
Sen. Daniel Hemmert
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Karen Mayne
Sen. Daniel McCay

Staff Present:
Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst
Brodi Ashton, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to approve the minutes of the March 11, 2019, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. McCay
1. S.B. 31 Safety Inspections on Secondhand Vehicles (Riebe, K.)
Sen. Kathleen Riebe presented the bill.
Colonel Michael Rapich, Utah Highway Patrol, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to replace S.B. 31 with 1st Substitute S.B. 31. The motion passed with a vote of 5-2-1.
Yeas - 5Nays-2Abs-1
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. Anderegg assumed the chair.
Wayne Jones, Executive Director, Used Car Dealers Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Craig Bickmore, Executive Director, New Car Dealers of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute, spoke against the bill.
Sen. Hemmert made a motion to move to the next item on the agenda.
Sen. Davis made a substitute motion to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 31 out favorably.
Sen. Davis withdrew his substitute motion to pass out favorably.
Sen. Hemmert's original motion to move to the next item on the agenda passed. passed with a vote 6-1-1.
Yeas - 6Nays-1Abs-1
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. C. Bramble
2. S.B. 68 Mental Health Counselor Licensing Amendments (Weiler, T.)
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to replace S.B. 68 with 1st Substitute S.B. 68. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. Todd Weiler presented bill with the assistance of Trenton Landon, Professor, Utah State University.
Paul Carver, Board Chair, Clinical Mental Health Council Board for Division of Occupational Professional Licensing, spoke in favor of the bill.
Gray Otis, Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Utah Mental Health Counselors Association, spoke against the bill.
Kyle Peterson, resident, spoke in favor of the bill.
Amy Trujillo, resident, spoke in favor of the bill.
Brian Phillips, Faculty at Utah State University, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 68 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. McCay
3. S.B. 58 Uniform Athlete Agents Act Amendments (Hillyard, L.)
Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard presented S.B. 58.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass S.B. 58 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-2.
Yeas - 5Nays-1Abs-2
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. McCay
4. S.B. 54 Mobile Home Amendments (Mayne, K.)
Sen. Mayne presented S.B. 54 with the assistance of Michele Beck, Director, Office of Consumer Services.
Kristie Overson, Mayor, Taylorsville City, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nicole Cottle, Director, Community and Economic Development, West Valley City, spoke in favor of the bill.
Richard Robinson, President of the Association for Mobile Homes, spoke in favor of the bill.
Taz Basinger, Dominion Energy, spoke in favor of the bill.
Valerie Moody, Vice President of UCOMM, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass S.B. 54 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. McCay
5. H.B. 11 Blood Alcohol Limit Amendments (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. James A. Dunnigan presented the bill with the assistance of Chris Hill, Labor Commission.
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass H.B. 11 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. McCay
6. H.B. 29 Building Code Amendments (Schultz, M.)
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to replace H.B. 29 with 1st Substitute H.B. 29. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. McCay
Rep. Mike Schultz presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 29 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. McCay
7. H.B. 54 Building Construction Amendments (Snider, C.)
Rep. Casey Snider presented the bill.
Sen. Bramble assumed the chair.
Ted Black, State Fire Marshal Division, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Ipson moved to pass H.B. 54 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. McCay
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. D. McCay
Chair Bramble adjourned at 4:02 p.m.