MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 • 3:40 p.m. • 110 Senate Building


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 E. Loubet
Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Members Absent:
Rep. Robert M. Spendlove

Staff Present:
Seth Anderson, Policy Analyst
Ashley Dibble, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Ivory called the meeting to order.
MOTION:Rep. Ward moved to approve the minutes from the January 27, 2023 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-6.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 6
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. T. Jimenez
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Spendlove
1.H.B. 244 Utah Victim Services Commission and Victim Services (Ivory, K.)
Rep. Acton assumed the chair.
Rep. Ivory presented the bill with assistance of the following three speakers.
1 Victim Services Commission
Tom Ross, Executive Director, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
Jennifer Campbell, Executive Director, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition.
Tracey Tabet, Program Administrator, Children's Justice Center Program, Utah Office of the Attorney General.
Sonya Martinez-Ortiz, Executive Director, Rape Recovery Center, spoke in support of the bill.
Gary Scheller, Director, Utah Office for Victims of Crimes, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ashlee Taylor, Executive Director, Refuge Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Cara Baldree spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to replace H.B. 244 with 1st Substitute H.B. 244.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. C. Acton
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. Ward
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 244 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-1.
Yeas - 13Nays- 0Abs- 1
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. Ward
Rep. R. Spendlove
2.S.B. 19 Medicaid Dental Waiver Amendments (Vickers, E.)
Rep. Ivory assumed the chair.
Sen. Vickers presented the bill with assistance of Rep. Eliason.
Paul Gibbs spoke in favor of the bill.
Maryann Martindale, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill.
Danny Harris, Director of Advocacy, American Association of Retired Persons - Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Stephanie Murrdock spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to pass S.B. 19 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-3.
Yeas - 11Nays- 0Abs- 3
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. Q. Kotter
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Spendlove
3.H.B. 242 Services for People with Disabilities Amendments (Ward, R.)
Rep. Ward presented the bill with assistance of Deanna Wall.
3 Services for People with Disabilities Amendments
Andy Curry, Executive Director, Roads to Independence, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nate Crippes, Public Affairs Supervising Attorney, Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill.
Michelle Holbrook, President, Utah Prader-Willi Syndrome Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Savannah Davidson spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Judkins moved to replace H.B. 242 with 1st Substitute H.B. 242.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-1.
Yeas - 13Nays- 0Abs- 1
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. Ward
Rep. R. Spendlove
MOTION:Rep. Judkins moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 242 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-1.
Yeas - 13Nays- 0Abs- 1
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. Ward
Rep. R. Spendlove
4.H.B. 250 Social Worker Licensing Amendments (Judkins, M.)
Rep. Judkins presented the bill with assistance of Joel Johnson, National Association of Social Workers - Utah.
4.1 Social Worker Licensing Amendments (Slide 1)
4.2 Social Worker Licensing Amendments (Slide 2)
Liz Foxley Pearson, LCSW, spoke in favor of the bill.
Margaret Woolley Busse, Executive Director, Utah Department of Commerce, and Mark Steinagel, Director, Division of Professional Licensing, spoke to the bill.
Marette Monson, LCSW, Chair, Utah Social Worker Licensing Board, spoke in opposition to the bill and provided a handout.
4.3 Things to Consider About HB250: Public Comment Handout
Justin Hughes spoke in favor of the bill.
Candela Lattantio spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Gricius moved to pass H.B. 250 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to move to the next agenda item.The substitute motion failed with a vote of 4-8-2.
Yeas - 4Nays- 8Abs- 2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Jimenez
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. R. Ward
Rep. Gricius's original motion passed with a vote 8-4-2.
Yeas - 8Nays- 4Abs- 2
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Rep. S. Gricius
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Jimenez
Rep. M. Judkins
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. R. Lesser
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. S. Barlow
Rep. S. Eliason
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. R. Ward
5.H.B. 248 Mental Health Services for Adults (Judkins, M.)
Rep. Judkins presented the bill with assistance of Sherri Wittwer, member of the Board of Directors, Mental Health America of Utah.
5 Mental Health Services for Adults: ACT
Taryn Hiatt, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nate Crippes, Public Affairs Supervising Attorney, Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill.
Erica Roylance, Advocate, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Lesser moved to replace H.B. 248 with 1st Substitute H.B. 248.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 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. Eliason moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 248 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 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
6.H.B. 142 Kidney Health Task Force (Wheatley, M.)
Rep. Wheatley presented the bill with assistance of Bruce Tippets, and David Cook, Chair, Utah Diabetes Coalition.
6 Chronic Kidney Disease in UT: 2022 Fact Sheet
Paul Gibbs spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Eliason moved to amend H.B. 142 with Amendment #2.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Amendment 2
H.B. 142
1 .        Page 4, Lines 113 through 117 :  Page 4, Lines 113 through 117
113                 (4) Section 36-29-108, Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force, is repealed July 1, 2023.
114                 (5) Title 36, Chapter 29, Part 4, Kidney Health Task Force, is repealed December 31,
115         { 2033 } 2026 .
116                 [(5) Title 36, Chapter 31, Martha Hughes Cannon Capitol Statue Oversight Committee,
117         is repealed January 1, 2022.]

Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 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. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 142 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-1-2.
Yeas - 11Nays- 1Abs- 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. R. Lesser
Rep. A. Loubet
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. R. Spendlove
Rep. R. Ward
7.H.B. 180 Child Welfare Review Amendments (Gricius, S.)
Adam Trupp, Assistant Director, Utah Indigent Defense Commission, spoke to the bill.
Nikila Venugopal, American Civil Liberties Union of Utah, spoke to the bill.
Derek Williams, attorney, spoke in favor of the bill.
Lisa Lokken, attorney, spoke to the bill.
Jason Richards, attorney, spoke to the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Judkins moved to replace H.B. 180 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 180.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 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 2nd Substitute H.B. 180 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 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. Gricius moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-2.
Yeas - 12Nays- 0Abs- 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
Chair Ivory adjourned the meeting.