| Members Present: Rep. Ken Ivory, Chair Rep. Cheryl K. Acton, Vice Chair Rep. Stewart E. Barlow Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Steve Eliason Rep. Stephanie Gricius Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Tim Jimenez | Rep. Marsha Judkins Rep. Quinn Kotter Rep. Rosemary T. Lesser Rep. Anthony Loubet Rep. Robert M. Spendlove Rep. Raymond P. Ward Staff Present: Seth Anderson, Policy Analyst Ashley Dibble, 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 Ivory called the meeting to order. |
| MOTION:Rep. Judkins moved to approve the minutes from the March 1, 2022 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Gricius Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Ward | Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove |
| 1.H.B. 87 Youth Sport Safety Amendments (Ballard, M.G.) |
| Rep. Ballard presented the bill, assisted by Dr. Mark Bair, MD, Lisa Walker, Utah Athletic Trainers Association, and Steve Sullivan, JD, Utah Association for Justice. |
| HB87 - Handout and Articles |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 87 with 1st. Sub H.B. 87 |
| Rep. Judkins and Rep. Ward raised a point of order: They asked whether it was appropriate to take a motion to substitute the bill during the 'clarifying questions' phase of bill presentation. The chair ruled that it was not an appropriate time for the motion and that the motion would be taken during the 'committee action' phase of the bill presentation. |
| Michelle McOmber, Utah Medical Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Janet Haskell spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 87 with 1st. Sub H.B. 87The motion passed with a vote of 11-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Gricius Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. M. Judkins | Rep. S. Eliason Rep. R. Lesser |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 87 with Amendment #1. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Jimenez moved to move to the next item on the agenda.The substitute motion passed with a vote of 12-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Gricius Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward | Rep. C. Acton | Rep. S. Eliason |
| 2.H.B. 133 Health Care Facility Visitation Amendments (Acton, C.K.) |
| Rep. Acton presented the bill assisted by Dave Gessel, JD, Executive Vice President, Utah Hospital Association. |
| Kory Holdaway, Utah Home Health and Hospice Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Allison Spangler, Utah Healthcare Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Janet Haskell spoke to the bill. |
| Bernie Hart spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to amend H.B. 133 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 133 75 (7) The department shall provide: 76 (a) a description of the requirements of this section on the department's website; and 77 (b) a method for the public to report a violation of this section. (8) This section does not apply to the Utah State Hospital. |
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet | Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| MOTION:Rep. Judkins moved to pass H.B. 133 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Barlow Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet | Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| 3.H.B. 71 Local Health Department Revisions (Peterson, K.) |
| Rep. K. Peterson presented the bill. |
| Jill Parker, Executive Director, Utah Association of Local Health Departments, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to pass H.B. 71 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. S. Gricius Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. R. Lesser Rep. A. Loubet | Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| 4.4 Department of Health and Human Services -- Agency Overview Presentation |
| Tracy Gruber, Executive Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, gave a presentation on Utah Department of Health and Human Services. |
| 4.1 DHHS Overview for Legislative Leaders (Source: DHHS) |
| Jennifer Strohecker, Director, State Medicaid, Division if Integrated Healthcare, presented on Medicaid with additional comments by Nate Checketts, Deputy Director, Department of Health and Human Services. |
| 4.2 DHHS Medicaid Overview (Source: DHHS) |
| MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. S. Barlow Rep. S. Eliason Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Jimenez Rep. M. Judkins Rep. Q. Kotter Rep. A. Loubet | Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Gricius Rep. S. Hollins Rep. R. Lesser Rep. R. Spendlove Rep. R. Ward |
| Chair Ivory adjourned the meeting. |