MINUTES OF THE
SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, March 9, 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 2:16 p.m.
MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to approve the minutes of the March 6, 2020, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
1. S.B. 247 DNA Processing Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Anderegg presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to replace S.B. 247 with 1st Substitute S.B. 247. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
Daniel Burton, Chief of Policy and Legislative Affairs, Utah Office of the Attorney General, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Anderegg moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 247 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
2. S.B. 250 Needs Assessment Amendments (Anderegg, J.)
Sen. Anderegg presented the bill.
Lynn de Freitas, Friends of Great Salt Lake, spoke against the bill.
Bruce Anderson, President and CEO, Mineral Resources International, spoke against the bill.
Thomas Bosteels, Great Salt Lake Brine Shrimp Cooperative, spoke against the bill.
Ella Sorenson, resident, spoke against the bill.
Ty Howard, Director, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, spoke to the bill.
Jeff Hadfield, Box Elder County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill.
Kris Udy, resident, spoke against the bill.
Sen. Anderegg moved to pass S.B. 250 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Davis made a substitute motion to move the agenda. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 4-1-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-1Abs-3
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
3. 2nd Sub. H.B. 399 Alcohol Amendments (Hawkes, T.)
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to replace 2nd Substitute H.B. 399 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 399. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-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
Sen. Anderegg assumed the chair.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 399 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
4. 2nd Sub. H.B. 273 Property Rights Ombudsman Amendments (Peterson, V.)
Rep. Val L. Peterson presented the bill.
Sen. Bramble resumed the chair.
Mike Ostermiller, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke in favor of the bill.
Victoria Ashby, League of Cities and Towns, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 273 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-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
5. 1st Sub. H.B. 118 Retail Tobacco Amendments (Dailey-Provost, J.)
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 118 with 4th Substitute H.B. 118. The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-3.
Yeas - 4Nays-1Abs-3
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
Todd Hougaard, Utah Parent Teacher Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lloyd Berentzen, Bear River Health Department, spoke in favor of the bill.
Dave Davis, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke against the bill.
Walter Plumb, Drug Safe Utah, spoke to the bill.
Mark Waterson, American Heart Association, spoke to the bill.
Mark Brinton, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Braden Ainsworth, Utah Department of Health, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 4th Substitute H.B. 118 out favorably. The motion failed with a vote of 2-2-4.
Yeas - 2Nays-2Abs-4
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
6. 2nd Sub. H.B. 23 Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Amendments (Hawkins, J.)
Rep. Jon Hawkins and Dave Davis, Utah Retail Merchants Association, presented 2nd. Sub. H.B. 23.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to replace 2nd Substitute H.B. 23 with 5th Substitute H.B. 23. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays-0Abs-4
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
Walter Plum, Drug Safe Utah, spoke to the bill.
Mark Brinton, Utah Medical Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mark Watterson, American Heart Association, spoke to the bill.
Braden Ainsworth, Department of Health, spoke to the bill.
Todd Hougaard, Utah Parent Teacher Association, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to pass 5th Substitute H.B. 23 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-2-1.
Yeas - 5Nays-2Abs-1
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. J. Anderegg
7. 3rd Sub. H.B. 206 Bail and Pretrial Release Amendments (Pitcher, S.)
Rep. Stephanie Pitcher and Judge Todd Shaugnessy presented the bill.
Sen. Cullimore assumed the chair.
Sen. Bramble resumed the chair.
Ben Aldana, Utah County Public Defenders Office, spoke in favor of the bill.
Sim Gill, Salt Lake County District Attorney, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mark Bowen, Aladdin Bail Bonds, spoke against the bill.
Curt Oda, Bail Bond Advisory Commission, Insurance Department, spoke against the bill.
Sen. Cullimore assumed the chair.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 206 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-2-2.
Yeas - 4Nays-2Abs-2
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. Hemmert
8. 1st Sub. H.B. 402 Regulatory Waiver Process (Robertson, A.)
Rep. Adam Robertson presented the bill.
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 402 with Amendment #4. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Amendment 4
1st Sub. H.B. 402
1.        Page 6, Lines 170 through 171: 
170         an insurance sandbox participant.
170a         { Ĥ →   (13) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person or entity from introducing or testing an
170b         innovative insurance product or service without applying for participation in the insurance
170c         sandbox, if the person or entity is currently licensed and authorized under other provisions of
170d         state law to introduce or test the innovative insurance product or service. ← Ĥ   }
171                 Section 4. Section 31A-47-104 is enacted to read:

Yeas - 5Nays-0Abs-3
Sen. J. Anderegg
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 402 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. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
9. H.B. 412 Credit Reporting Notification Amendments (Maloy, A.C.)
Rep. Cory A. Maloy presented the bill.
Sen. Bramble resumed the chair.
MOTION: Sen. Mayne moved to pass H.B. 412 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. G. Davis
Sen. K. Mayne
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. D. Hemmert
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. Mayne moved to adjourn.
Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 3:54 p.m.