MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 18, 2021 • 4:00 p.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair
Rep. Calvin R. Musselman, Vice Chair
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion
Rep. Jefferson S. Burton
Rep. Steve R. Christiansen
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn
Rep. Michael L. Kohler
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher
Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Members Absent:
Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser

Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Policy Analyst
Daniel Ryan, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Musselman called the meeting to order at 4:16 p.m.
1. H.B. 359 Dental Billing Amendments (Dunnigan, J.)
Rep. Dunnigan presented the bill with the assistance of Tracy Thorup, Utah Dental Association.
Eliana White, Select Health, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Weight moved to replace H.B. 359 with 1st Substitute H.B. 359. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. R. Lesser
MOTION: Rep. Christiansen moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 359 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Amendment 2
1st Sub. H.B. 0359
1.        Page 4, Lines 98 through 104: 
98                 (d) notify a third party of the termination of a provider network contract no later than
99         30 days after the day on which the contract terminates with the contracting entity;
(e) at least 30 days before the day on which a third party begins leasing a network provider, notify each network provider subject to the lease;
100                 { (e) } (f) make available to a participating provider, within 30 days after the day on which the
101         provider makes a request, a copy of the provider network contract at issue in the adjudication
102         of a claim; and
103                 { (f) } (g) maintain a list of the contracting entity's affiliates on the contracting entity's
104         website.

2.        Page 6, Lines 150 through 152: 
150         determination in accordance with Section 31A-22-629; and
151                 (ii) a statement of a provider's rights and responsibilities regarding the procedures
152         described in Subsection (3)(c)(i).

Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. R. Lesser
MOTION: Rep. Christiansen moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 359 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. R. Lesser
MOTION: Rep. Gwynn moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 359 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. R. Lesser
2. H.B. 256 County Land Use and Development Amendments (Teuscher, J.)
Rep. Teuscher presented the bill.
David Spatafore, South Jordan City, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Bennion moved to replace H.B. 256 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 256. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. R. Lesser
MOTION: Rep. Bennion moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 256 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. R. Lesser
3. H.B. 230 Legislative Representation Amendments (Lyman, P.)
Rep. Phil Lyman presented the bill.
HB 230 Spreadsheet
Nikila Venugopal, Voting Rights Coordinator, ACLU of Utah, spoke against the bill.
Wendy Molteni, League of Women Voters, spoke against the bill.
Kris Kimball, citizen, spoke in support of the bill.
Adam Brown, citizen, spoke against the bill.
Rep. Paul Ray spoke against the bill.
Thomas Vaughn, Office of Legislative Research and General Council, spoke to the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Teuscher moved to table H.B. 230. The motion passed with a vote of 7-1-2.
Yeas - 7Nays-1Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. R. Lesser
MOTION: Rep. Burton moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. M. Kohler
Rep. C. Musselman
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. S. Christiansen
Rep. R. Lesser
Chair Musselman adjourned the meeting at 5:40 p.m.