MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 11, 2021 • 8:00 a.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Joel Ferry, Chair
Rep. Brady Brammer
Rep. James A. Dunnigan
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. Walt Brooks, Vice Chair
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes
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 8:08 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Teuscher moved to approve the minutes from the February 8, 2021, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-6.
Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-6
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
1. H.B. 242 Ticket Reseller Amendments (Snow, V. L.)
Rep. Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Crystal Young-Otterstrom, Executive Director, Utah Cultural Alliance, and Wendi Hassan, private citizen, and Steve Boulay, Magic Space Entertainment.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to amend H.B. 242 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Amendment 1
H.B. 242
1.        Page 6, Lines 173 through 175: 
173                 { (2) It is unlawful for a person to accept payment for a ticket and not deliver to the
174         consumer who purchases the ticket a ticket that reflects the transaction to which both parties
175         agreed. } (2) It is unlawful for a person who lists a ticket for sale to:
                (a) accept payment for the ticket; and
                (b)fail to deliver to the consumer who purchases the ticket a ticket that reflects the transaction to which the parties agreed.

Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. Thurston moved to pass H.B. 242 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Musselman moved to amend H.B. 242 by inserting the words "or offers" after the words "It is unlawful for a person who lists" on line 175 of Amendment #1 adopted by the committee. The bill would then read as shown in Amendment #2. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Amendment 2
H.B. 242
1.        Page 6, Lines 173 through 175: 
173                 { (2) It is unlawful for a person to accept payment for a ticket and not deliver to the
174         consumer who purchases the ticket a ticket that reflects the transaction to which both parties
175         agreed. } (2) It is unlawful for a person who lists or offers a ticket for sale to:
                (a) accept payment for the ticket; and
                (b)fail to deliver to the consumer who purchases the ticket a ticket that reflects the transaction to which the parties agreed.

Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. M. Strong
MOTION: Rep. Thurston moved to pass H.B. 242 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. M. Strong
2. H.B. 192 Fertility Treatment Amendments (Ward, R.)
Rep. Ward presented the bill with the assistance of Douglas Fair, pediatric oncologist.
HB192 Presentation Materials
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
Brooke Lee, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Joseph Letourneau, private citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mark Lewis, Director, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Intermountain Healthcare, spoke in favor of the bill.
Joyce Reinecke, Executive Director, Alliance for Fertility Preservation, spoke in favor of the bill.
Brenda Spearman, Executive Director, Utah Infertility Resource Center, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Matthews moved to replace H.B. 192 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 192. The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4.
Yeas - 12Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. B. Brammer
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. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 192 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-4-4.
Yeas - 8Nays-4Abs-4
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
Rep. B. King
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
3. H.B. 94 Microenterprise Home Kitchen Amendments (Watkins, C.)
MOTION: Rep. Brammer moved to go to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. B. Brammer
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. J. Ferry
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. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. B. King
Rep. M. Schultz
4. S.B. 16 Utah Retirement Systems Amendments (Harper, W.)
Sen. Harper presented the bill.
Committee discussion took place on the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to replace S.B. 16 with 1st Substitute S.B. 16. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. B. Brammer
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. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. J. Teuscher
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 16 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. B. Brammer
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. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. J. Teuscher
MOTION: Rep. Musselman moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. B. Brammer
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. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Wheatley
Rep. W. Brooks
Rep. T. Hawkes
Rep. J. Hawkins
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. J. Teuscher
Chair Ferry adjourned the meeting at 9:47 a.m.