| 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 Miles called the meeting to order at 3:56 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Shipp moved to approve the minutes Feb. 10, 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. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. M. Judkins Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward |
| 1. H.B. 135 Tobacco Settlement Funds Amendments (Last, B.) |
| MOTION: Rep. Daw moved to return H.B. 135 to the Rules Committee, with a recommendation that the bill be assigned to the House Revenue and Taxation Standing Committee. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Judkins Rep. K. Miles Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward |
| 2. H.B. 32 Crisis Services Amendments (Eliason, S.) |
| HB 32 Crisis Services Amendments information |
| Utah's Coordinated Crisis System |
| Rep. Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Jess Anderson, Commissioner, Public Safety. |
| Charles Ellis spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kim Myers, Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Department of Human Services, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Tom Ross, Chief of Police, Bountiful Police Department, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ross VanVranken, Executive Director for the University of Utah Neuropshychiatric Institute and Chair, Crisis Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Greg Bell, Utah Hospital Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Taryn Akin-Hyatt, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Deondra Brown, abuse survivor, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Daw moved to replace H.B. 32 with 1st Substitute H.B. 32. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 32 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 3. H.B. 285 Utah Professionals Health Program (Daw, B.) |
| Rep. Daw presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ward moved that the committee adopt Amendment #1. The motion failed with a vote of 6-0-7. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 285 157 (1) The division shall serve an order to show cause on the licensee if the licensee: 158 (a) violates any term or condition of the program contract or diversion agreement ; 159 (b) makes an intentional, material misrepresentation of fact in the program contract or diversion agreement ; or 160 (c) violates any rule or law governing the licensee's profession. |
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. P. Ray Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| Mark Steinagel, Director, Utah Division of Occupational and Divisional Licensing, and Chris Parker, Interim Executive Director, Department of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ward moved to amend H.B. 285 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-6. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 285 157 (1) The division shall serve an order to show cause on the licensee if the licensee: 158 (a) violates any term or condition of the program contract or diversion agreement ; 159 (b) makes an intentional, material misrepresentation of fact in the program contract or diversion agreement ; or 160 (c) violates any rule or law governing the licensee's profession. |
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-6 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION: Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 285 out favorably. 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. P. Ray Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 4. H.B. 219 Mental Health Amendments (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. James Dunnigan presented the bill. |
| Jeremy Cottle, Executive Director, Provo Canyon Behavioral Hospital, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Nate Crippes, Legislative and Policy Counsel, Disability Law Center, spoke to the bill. |
| Emma Chacon, Medicaid Operations Director, Utah Department of Health, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to pass H.B. 219 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 5. H.B. 220 Hepatitis C Outreach Pilot Program (Eliason, S.) |
| Hepatitis C Cases Statistics |
| Rep. Eliason presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Hollins moved to pass H.B. 220 out favorably. She noted that she works for a program that provides a syringe exchange and she deals with people who have Hepatitis C. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| MOTION: Rep. Eliason moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. B. Daw Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. M. Judkins Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. R. Shipp Rep. R. Spendlove |
| Chair Miles adjourned the meeting at 5:17 p.m. |