| Members Present: Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Vice Chair Rep. Brady Brammer Rep. Craig Hall Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes Rep. Brian S. King Rep. Calvin R. Musselman Rep. Tim Quinn Rep. Marc K. Roberts Rep. Casey Snider | Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Rep. Mike Winder Members Absent: Rep. Susan Duckworth Rep. Michael K. McKell Rep. Mike Schultz Staff Present: Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst Claire Kirkland, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Maloy called the meeting to order at 8:21 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Musselman moved to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2020, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-7 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. C. Hall Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Quinn Rep. M. Roberts Rep. M. Winder | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. B. King Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Wheatley |
| 1. H.B. 312 Litigation Funding Practices Act (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. Dunnigan and John Schnautz, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, presented 2nd Sub. H.B. 312. |
| Matthew Driggs, The Advocates Injury Attorneys, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Derek Brown, Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Frank Pignanelli, American Legal Finance Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Quinn moved to replace H.B. 312 with 1st Substitute H.B. 312. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Quinn Rep. M. Roberts Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Wheatley Rep. M. Winder | Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz |
| MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 312 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-1 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Quinn Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Wheatley Rep. M. Winder | Rep. M. Roberts | Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz |
| 2. H.B. 23 Tobacco Retailer Amendments (Hawkins, J.) |
| Rep. Jon Hawkins presented H.B. 23. |
| Marc Watterson, American Heart Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dave Davis, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Darcy Goddard, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Gary Thorup, Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retailers Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Beau Maxon , Utah Vapor Business Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Marc Watterson, American Heart Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to replace H.B. 23 with 1st Substitute H.B. 23. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Quinn Rep. M. Roberts Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Wheatley Rep. M. Winder | Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz |
| Rep. Winder moved to go to the next item on the agenda. |
| Rep. Brammer made a substitute motion to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 23 out favorably. |
| Rep. Brammer withdrew his motion to pass out favorably 1st Substitute H.B. 23. |
| Rep. Winder moved to go to the next item on the agenda.passed with a vote 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Quinn Rep. M. Roberts Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Wheatley Rep. M. Winder | Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz |
| MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Quinn Rep. M. Roberts Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Wheatley Rep. M. Winder | Rep. S. Duckworth Rep. T. Hawkes Rep. M. McKell Rep. M. Schultz |
| Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 9:56 p.m. |