MINUTES OF THE
SENATE BUSINESS AND LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, January 25, 2024 • 2:00 p.m. • 220 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair
Sen. Nate Blouin
Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Karen Kwan
Sen. Daniel McCay
Sen. Scott D. Sandall
Sen. Todd D. Weiler

Staff Present:
Robert Wood, Policy Analyst
Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 2:13 p.m.
MOTION:Sen. Ipson moved to approve the minutes of the January 22, 2024 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. N. Blouin
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. T. Weiler
1.H.B. 91 Utah Office of Regulatory Relief Revisions (Maloy, A. Cory)
Rep. Maloy presented the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to amend H.B. 91 with Amendment #2.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Amendment 2
H.B. 91
1 .        Page 10, Lines 294 through 295 :  Page 10, Lines 294 through 295
294                 { [ } (h) If an applicable agency rejects an application under Subsection (9)(g), the
295         regulatory relief office may not approve the application. { ] }
        (i) If the applicable agency rejects an application under Subsection (9)(g), the applicable agency
shall provide the rejection on a form created by the agency and signed by the director of the applicable
agency.
        (ii)The form shall document the reason for the rejection and show every reasonable effort was
made to meet with the applicant.

2 .        Page 10, Line 306 through Page 11, Line 308 :  Page 10, Line 306 through Page 11, Line 308
306                 (11) (a) In reviewing an application and each applicable agency's written report, the
307         { [ } regulatory relief office { ] } { advisory committee } shall consult with each applicable agency [and the
308         advisory committee] before admitting an applicant into the regulatory sandbox.

3 .        Page 11, Lines 315 through 318 :  Page 11, Lines 315 through 318
315                 (12) In reviewing an application under this section, the { [ } regulatory relief office { ] }
316         { advisory committee } and each applicable agency shall consider whether a competitor to the
317         applicant is or has been a sandbox participant and, if so, weigh that as a factor in favor of
318         allowing the applicant to also become a sandbox participant.

4 .        Page 11, Lines 319 through 320 :  Page 11, Lines 319 through 320
319                 (13) In reviewing an application under this section, the { [ } regulatory relief office { ] }
320         { advisory committee } shall consider whether:

Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Sen. N. Blouin
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. T. Weiler
MOTION:Sen. Sandall moved to pass H.B. 91 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Sen. N. Blouin
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. Sandall assumed the chair.
2.S.B. 31 Insurance Amendments (Bramble, C.)
Sen. Bramble presented the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Bramble moved to replace S.B. 31 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 31.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Sen. N. Blouin
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. T. Weiler
MOTION:Sen. Bramble moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 31 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Sen. N. Blouin
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. T. Weiler
Sen. Bramble resumed the chair.
3.S.B. 123 Commercial Email Act (Cullimore, K. A.)
Sen. Cullimore presented the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Cullimore moved to pass S.B. 123 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Sen. N. Blouin
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. T. Weiler
MOTION:Sen. McCay moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Sen. N. Blouin
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. K. Cullimore
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. D. McCay
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. T. Weiler
Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 2:35 p.m..