| Members Present: Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair Sen. Jacob L. Anderegg Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Gene Davis Sen. Karen Mayne Sen. Daniel McCay |
Members Absent: Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Don L. Ipson Staff Present: Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst Brodi Ashton, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Bramble called the meeting to order. |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2020, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay |
| 1. H.B. 15 Labor Commission Amendments (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Sen. Anderegg assumed the chair. |
| Sen. Bramble presented the bill. |
| Chris Hill, Deputy Commissioner, Labor Commission of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Chair Bramble moved to pass H.B. 15 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson Sen. D. McCay |
| Chair Bramble assumed the chair. |
| 2. S.B. 105 Surgical Smoke Evacuation System Requirements (Riebe, K.) |
| Sen. Kathleen Riebe presented the bill with the assistance of Amy Hader, General Counsel, Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). |
| Mary Ogg, Nursing Specialist, AORN, responded to questions on the bill. |
| Mary Ogg spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steven Grant, Registered Nurse, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| David Gessel, Vice President, Utah Hospital Association, spoke in opposition of the bill. |
| David Skalka, Nurse Practitioners of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Melissa Betts, nurse, AORN, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Chloe Bells, daughter of a nurse, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Brinton, General Counsel, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill going to interim. |
| Heather Stubenvoll, Northern Utah Chapter of AORN, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson |
| 3. H.B. 38 Substance Use and Health Care Amendments (Daw, B.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to replace H.B. 38 with 1st Substitute H.B. 38. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. G. Davis Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson |
| Rep. Brad Daw presented the bill with the assistance of Darcy Goddard, Policy Advisor, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. |
| Evan Done, Community Outreach, Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Daryl Herrschaft, Utah Health Policy Project, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Chad Jensen, Sheriff, Utah Sheriffs' Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 38 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson |
| MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. J. Anderegg Sen. C. Bramble Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. G. Davis Sen. K. Mayne Sen. D. McCay | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Ipson |