| Members Present: Rep. Brad M. Daw, Chair Rep. Kelly B. Miles, Vice Chair Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Marsha Judkins Rep. Candice B. Pierucci Rep. Paul Ray | Rep. Rex P. Shipp Rep. Norman K. Thurston Rep. Raymond P. Ward Members Absent: Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Staff Present: Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst Brodi Ashton, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Daw called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to approve the minutes from 2/5/2020 and 2/6/2020. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. M. Judkins Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| 1. H.B. 161 Audiology and Speech-language Pathology Interstate Compact (Owens, D.) |
| Information about Compacts |
| Letter to the Committee in support of HB 161 from the Department of Defense |
| Rep. Derren Owens presented the bill with the assistance of Rick Masters, Special Counsel for the National Center for Interstate Compacts and affiliated with the Council of State Governments, and Nahale Kalfas, Legal Counsel, Council of State Governments. |
| Rick Masters spoke to the bill. |
| Nahale Kalfas, spoke to the bill. |
| Jennifer Miller-Smith, Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Brinton, General Counsel, Utah Medical Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Enoch Cox, Utah Speech-Language Hearing Association Board, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 161 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp | Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward |
| 2. H.B. 208 Alcohol Education Amendments (Stenquist, J.) |
| Rep. Jeffery Stenquist presented the bill with the assistance of Jon Carey, Physician and Geneticist, University of Utah, and Alfred Romeo, Utah Department of Health. |
| John Carey spoke to the bill. |
| Alfred Romeo spoke to the bill. |
| Eric D. Stenquist spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Maryann Martindale, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Julie Winterton, CEO, Utah Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) Advocacy Group, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Christopher Hutchinson, past chair of the Utah Section of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| LynDee Winterton, Utah FASD Advocacy Group Board member, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Brad Winterton, Utah FASD Advocacy Group, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to amend H.B. 208 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 208 67 (ii) interest earned on the restricted account. 68 (3) (a) The department shall deposit { 69 with the state treasurer, as determined by the total gross revenue collected for the fiscal year 70 two years preceding the fiscal year for which the deposit is made, to be credited to the 71 restricted account and to be used by the Department of Health as provided in Section 26-7-10. (b) |
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved that the committee adopt Amendment #2, which includes deletion of all changes made by Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 8-3-2. | |||
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Amendment 2
H.B. 208 15 16 59 (1) As used in this section { 60 { { 62 63 (2) (a) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the 64 "Drinking While Pregnant Prevention Media and Education Campaign Restricted Account." 65 (b) The restricted account consists of: 66 (i) deposits made under Subsection (3); and 67 (ii) interest earned on the restricted account. { 69 70 71 |
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-3 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Ward | Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to pass H.B. 208 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. M. Judkins Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 3. H.B. 244 Fetal Exposure Reporting and Treatment Amendments (Nelson, M.) |
| Rep. Merrill Nelson presented the bill with the assistance of Diane Moore, Director, Division of Child and Family Services, Department of Human Services. |
| Diane Moore spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Christopher Hutchison, American College of Obstetrics and Gynocology, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Katie Carlson, President, Utah Chapter of the American Society for Addiction Medicine spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Kristine Campbell, pediatrician, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to replace H.B. 244 with 1st Substitute H.B. 244. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 244 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 4. H.B. 246 Mental Health Workforce Amendments (Eliason, S.) |
| Utah's Mental Health System and Shortage of Providers |
| Rep. Eliason presented the bill. |
| Mark Brinton, General Counsel, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 246 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Ward | Rep. N. Thurston | Rep. K. Miles Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. K. Miles Rep. R. Spendlove |
| Chair Daw adjourned the meeting at 4:43 p.m. |