MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, January 29, 2021 • 2:00 p.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Joel Ferry, Chair
Rep. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair
Rep. Brady Brammer
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes
Rep. Brian S. King
Rep. A. Cory Maloy
Rep. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Calvin R. Musselman
Rep. Mike Schultz
Rep. Casey Snider
Rep. Mark A. Strong
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher
Rep. Norman K. Thurston
Rep. Mark A. Wheatley

Members Absent:
Rep. Jon Hawkins

Staff Present:
Adam J. Sweet, Policy Analyst
Jordan Gage, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Ferry called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Brooks moved to approve the minutes of the January 26, 2021, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-8.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-8
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. B. King
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
1. H.B. 217 Regulatory Sandbox Program Amendments (Maloy, A.C.)
Rep. Maloy presented the bill with the assistance of James Czerniawski, Policy Analyst, Tech & Innovation, Libertas Institute.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Ben Hart, Deputy Director, Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jacey Skinner, Executive Vice President of Public Policy and General Counsel, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill.
Heather Andrews, State Director, Americans for Prosperity Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to replace H.B. 217 with 1st Substitute H.B. 217. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-2.
Yeas - 14Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. J. Hawkins
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 217 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-6.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
2. H.B. 82 Single-family Housing Modifications (Ward, R.)
Rep. Ward presented the bill with the assistance of Tera Rollins, Executive Director, Utah Housing Coalition and Thomas Peterson.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Victoria Ashby, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke against the bill.
Aerin Christensen, Policy Analyst, Libertas Institute spoke in favor of the bill.
Kate Bradshaw, Councilwoman, Bountiful City Council, spoke against the bill.
Jacey Skinner, Executive Vice President of Public Policy and General Counsel, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mark Johnson, Mayor, Lehi City, Utah, spoke against the bill.
George Chapman, private citizen, spoke against the bill.
Michael Miller, attorney, Utah Legislative Action Committee for Communities Association Institute, spoke to the bill.
Danny Harris, Advocacy Director, American Association of Retired Persons Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ellen Brady, private citizen, spoke to the bill.
Tyler Melling, Councilman, Cedar City Council, Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Christy Vail, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke in favor of the bill.
Paul Anderson, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Troy Walker, Mayor, Draper City, Utah, spoke against the bill.
Shannon Ellsworth, Councilwoman, Provo City Council, spoke against the bill.
Chistopher Wiltsie, Bike Utah, spoke to the bill.
Heather Andrews, State Director, Americans for Prosperity Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Howard Headlee, President, Utah Bankers Association, spoke to the bill.
Chris Gamvroulas, Ivory Homes, spoke in favor of the bill.
Jacob Mchargue, City Manager, Vineyard City, Utah, spoke against the bill.
Bryan Romney, private citizen, spoke against the bill.
Kathleen Bailey, private citizen, spoke against the bill.
Steve Erickson, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Rep. Snider moved to replace H.B. 82 with 1st Substitute H.B. 82.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Schultz moved to hold H.B. 82. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
3. H.B. 132 Sanitation Amendments (Ballard, M.G.)
Rep. Ballard presented the bill with the assistance of Jared Preslar, private business owner and Anna Oaks, private business manager, and Brenda Sharman, Utah Beauty School Owners Association.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Devin Johnson, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Kathy Lynch, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Natalie Parkin, Owner, Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare, spoke in favor of the bill.
Abby Evans, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Brenda Sharman, Utah Beauty School Owners Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Karl Hartman, Manager, Environmental Sanitation Section, Utah Department of Health, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to replace H.B. 132 with 1st Substitute H.B. 132. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. Teuscher moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 132 with a verbal amendment.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 132 with Amendment #2. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Amendment 2
1st Sub. H.B. 132
1.        Page 1, Lines 11 through 20: 
11                 This bill:
12                 ▸         defines terms;
13                 ▸         requires a local health department to create an informational notice if the local
14         health department does not annually inspect commercial cosmetology facilities;
15                 ▸         requires a commercial cosmetology facility to post an informational notice in a visible area;
16                 ▸         authorizes a local health department to impose a fine for a commercial cosmetology facility's
17         failure to comply with the informational notice requirement;
18                 ▸         requires the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing to inform licensed
19         individuals of the requirement to post a notice in a commercial cosmetology facility; and
20                 ▸         makes technical changes.

2.        Page 2, Line 41: 
41                 (2) " { Cosmetology } Commercial cosmetology facility" means a facility where an individual practices or instructs:

Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 132 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 0132
1.        Page 5, Lines 120 through 125: 
120                 (5) Each calendar year the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing shall provide a
121         notification describing the requirements of Subsection (2) to each individual who:
122                 (a) is licensed under Title 58, Chapter 11a, Cosmetology and Associated Professions
123         Licensing Act; { and   }
124                 (b) practices in a county where the local health department does not conduct annual
125         inspections of cosmetology facilities { .   } ; and
(c) has provided the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing the individual's email address.

Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 132 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-6-3.
Yeas - 7Nays-6Abs-3
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
4. S.B. 31 Condominium and Community Association Regulation Amendments (Bramble, C.)
Sen. Bramble pesented the bill with the assistance of Sarah Mansfield, private citizen.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Musselman moved to pass S.B. 31 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
5. S.B. 43 Residential Mortgage Regulatory Commission Amendments (Bramble, C.)
Sen. Bramble presented the bill.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to pass S.B. 43 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to place S.B. 43 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Chair Ferry adjourned the meeting at 5:02 p.m.