MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, February 8, 2021 • 3:40 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 3:56 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Brooks moved to approve the minutes from the February 3, 2021, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. W. Brooks
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. M. Wheatley
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
1. H.B. 82 Single-family Housing Modifications (Ward, R.)
Rep. Ward presented the bill.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke against the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Brooks moved to replace H.B. 82 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 82. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-2.
Yeas - 14Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
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. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Hawkins
MOTION: Rep. Schultz moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 82 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-2-2.
Yeas - 12Nays-2Abs-2
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. B. King
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Hawkins
2. H.B. 157 Price Controls During Emergencies Act Amendments (Shipp, R.P.)
Rep. Shipp presented the bill.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to pass H.B. 157 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-1-2.
Yeas - 13Nays-1Abs-2
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
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. King
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
3. H.B. 234 Division of Real Estate Amendments (Musselman, C.R.)
Rep. Musselman presented the bill with the assistance of Jonathan Stewart, Director, Division of Real Estate, Department of Commerce, and Margaret Busse, Executive Director, Department of Commerce.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to pass H.B. 234 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. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Strong
4. H.B. 80 Data Security Amendments (Brooks, W.)
Rep. Brooks presented the bill with the assistance of Jacey Skinner, Executive Vice President of Public Policy and General Counsel, Salt Lake Chamber.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Jacey Skinner, Executive Vice President of Public Policy and General Counsel, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill.
Andrew Kingman, General Council, State Privacy and Security Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Matthews moved to replace H.B. 80 with 1st Substitute H.B. 80. 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. M. Schultz
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. C. Snider
MOTION: Rep. Matthews moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 80 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. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. C. Musselman
5. S.B. 32 Employee Status Amendments (Bramble, C.)
Sen. Bramble presented the bill.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Lauren Scholnick, Utah Association for Justice, spoke against the bill.
James Czerniawski, Policy Analyst, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.
David Head, private citizen, spoke against the bill.
Howard Stephenson, Stephenson Consulting, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to pass S.B. 32 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 12-2-2.
Yeas - 12Nays-2Abs-2
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. B. King
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. C. Musselman
6. S.B. 33 Uniform Building Code Commission Amendments (Bramble, C.)
Sen. Bramble presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Mike Schultz.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Kate Bradshaw, Independent Electrical Contractors, National Electrical Contractors Association, spoke to the bill.
Ryan Jackson, private citizen, spoke to the bill.
Kevin Emerson, Director of Energy Efficiency Programs, Utah Clean Energy, spoke to the bill.
Ross Ford, Homebuilders Association of Utah, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Schultz moved to replace S.B. 33 with 1st Substitute S.B. 33. The motion passed with a vote of 15-0-1.
Yeas - 15Nays-0Abs-1
Rep. B. Brammer
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. J. Hawkins
MOTION: Rep. Schultz moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 33 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 14-1-1.
Yeas - 14Nays-1Abs-1
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
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. King
Rep. J. Hawkins
7. 1st Sub. S.B. 87 Professional Licensing Amendments (Bramble, C.)
Sen. Bramble presented the bill with the assistance of Rep. Candice Pierucci.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Sarah Clark, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lenore Gibson, private citizen, spoke against the bill.
Julie Elysha Broadbent, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Abbie Evans, Utah Beauty School Owners Association, spoke against the bill.
Connor Boyack, Lobbyist for Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.
Christina Thomas, private citizen, spoke against the bill.
Laurie Stringham, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Brenda Sharman, Utah Beauty School Owners Association, spoke against the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend 1st Substitute S.B. 87 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 14-1-1.
Amendment 2
1st Sub. S.B. 0087
1.        Page 5, Lines 130 through 132: 
130                 (ii) is offered by a provider approved by the division; and
131                 (iii) includes { an exam } a proctored examination that requires a passing score of 75%; and
132                 (g) displays in a conspicuous location in the person's place of business:

Yeas - 14Nays-1Abs-1
Rep. B. Brammer
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. M. Wheatley
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. J. Hawkins
MOTION: Rep. Teuscher moved to amend 1st Substitute S.B. 87 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 14-1-1.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. S.B. 087
1.        Page 5, Lines 129 through 132: 
129                 (i) is approved by the division;
        (ii) consists of no more than two hours of instruction;
130                 { (ii) } (iii) is offered by a provider approved by the division; and
131                 { (iii) } (iv) includes an exam that requires a passing score of 75%; and
132                 (g) displays in a conspicuous location in the person's place of business:

Yeas - 14Nays-1Abs-1
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. T. Hawkes
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. King
Rep. J. Hawkins
MOTION: Rep. Teuscher moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 87 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-5-1.
Yeas - 10Nays-5Abs-1
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. J. Hawkins
8. H.B. 126 Licensing Amendments (Brammer, B.)
HB126 Handout
Rep. Brammer presented the bill.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Gary Call, private citizen, spoke against the bill.
Natalie Parkin, Owner, Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare, spoke against the bill.
Brenda Sharman, Utah Beauty School Owners Association, spoke against the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Hawkes moved to amend H.B. 126 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-2.
Amendment 1
H.B. 0126
1.        Page 1, Lines 13 through 14: 
13                 ▸         modifies the definition of "hair braiding" in the act { to include the use of wefts if
14         applied without the use of glue or tape } ;

2.        Page 4, Lines 90 through 91: 
90                 (xiii) the use of decorative beads, accessories, and { nonhair } extensions[.]; { and   }
91                 (xiv) the use of wefts if applied without the use of glue or tape { . } ; and
        (xv) the cutting of an extension braided into the hair.

3.        Page 4, Lines 99 through 101: 
99                 (F) heat tools;
100                 (ii) the cutting of { human hair } the natural hair of the head ; or
101                 (iii) the application of heat, dye, a reactive chemical, or other preparation to:

Yeas - 14Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. B. Brammer
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. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Teuscher
MOTION: Rep. Strong moved to pass H.B. 126 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 13-1-2.
Yeas - 13Nays-1Abs-2
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
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. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Teuscher
MOTION: Rep. Maloy moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-2.
Yeas - 14Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. B. Brammer
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. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. J. Teuscher
Chair Ferry adjourned the meeting 7:16 p.m.