| Members Present: Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Chair Rep. Stephen L. Whyte, Vice Chair Rep. Carl R. Albrecht Rep. Brady Brammer Rep. Walt Brooks Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Rep. James A. Dunnigan Rep. Jon Hawkins Rep. Brian S. King Rep. Ashlee Matthews | Rep. Calvin R. Musselman Rep. Thomas W. Peterson Rep. Norman Thurston Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Members Absent: Rep. Mike Schultz Staff Present: Rohnin Randles, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Maloy called the meeting to order at 2:04 p.m. |
| Chair Maloy asked committee members and staff to introduce themselves. |
| MOTION:Rep. King moved to approve the minutes of the March 1, 2022 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Peterson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Burton Rep. M. Schultz |
| 1.H.B. 35 Unfair Practices Act Amendments (Thurston, N.) |
| Rep. Thurston introduced the bill with the assistance of Kathryn Hart, Director, Division of Consumer Protection, Department of Commerce. |
| Steve Sullivan, Utah Association for Justice, spoke for the bill, with reservations. |
| MOTION:Rep. Wilcox moved to pass H.B. 35 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Peterson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. J. Burton Rep. M. Schultz |
| 2.H.B. 78 Behavioral Health Treatment Access Amendments (Eliason, S.) |
| Rep. Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Dr. Myles Greenberg, friend of Dr. Scott Jolly, and Jackie Jolly, wife of Dr. Scott Jolly. |
| David Gessel, Utah Hospital Association, spoke for the bill. |
| Frank Pignanelli, Utah Blue Cross Blue Shield, spoke for the bill. |
| Mark Brinton, Utah Medical Association, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to pass H.B. 78 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to hold H.B. 78.The substitute motion failed with a vote of 0-14-1. | |||
| Yeas - 0 | Nays- 14 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Peterson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Schultz |
| Rep. Matthews underlying motion passed with a vote 14-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Peterson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Schultz |
| 3.H.B. 94 Reverse Mortgage Amendments (Brooks, W.) |
| Rep. Brooks presented the bill with the assistance of Jeff Adams, mortgage specialist. |
| Danny Harris, AARP Utah, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Whyte moved to pass H.B. 94 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-4-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 4 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Peterson Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. A. Matthews Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Schultz |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. B. Brammer Rep. W. Brooks Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. C. Musselman Rep. T. Peterson Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Schultz |
| Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 3:23 p.m. |