| Members Present: Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Chair Rep. Jason B. Kyle, Vice Chair Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. James A. Dunnigan Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Ashlee Matthews Rep. Hoang Nguyen Rep. Thomas W. Peterson Rep. Calvin Roberts Rep. Jake Sawyer | Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Rep. Norman K Thurston Rep. Stephen L. Whyte Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Members Absent: Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Speaker 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 2:02 p.m. |
| 1.H.B. 440 Uniform Mortgage Modification Act (Teuscher, J.) |
| Rep. Teuscher presented the bill with the assistance of Jane Sternecky, general counsel, Uniform Law Commission. |
| MOTION:Chair Maloy moved to pass H.B. 440 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. C. Roberts Rep. M. Schultz |
| Rep. Kyle assumed the chair. |
| MOTION:Rep. Wilcox moved to approve the minutes of the February 5, 2025 and February 10, 2025 meetings.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. C. Roberts Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher |
| Rep. Maloy presented the bill. |
| 2.H.B. 301 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments (Maloy, A. Cory) |
| Mike Moffitt, President, Gold Cross Ambulance, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Ben Armstrong, Rural EMS Directors of Utah, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Clint Smith, Chief, Draper City Fire Department, and President, Utah State Fire Chiefs Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Kim Frost, Public Affairs and Government Relations, BlueCross BlueShield, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to replace H.B. 301 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 301. |
| Darin Bushman, Director, Bureau of Emergency Services, Department of Public Safety, was invited to answer questions from the committee. |
| The motion passed with a vote 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher |
| MOTION:Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 301 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher |
| 3.H.B. 278 Massage Therapy Amendments (Thurston, N.) |
| Rep. Thurston presented the bill to the committee. |
| Jeff Shumway, Director, Office of Professional Licensure Review, Department of Commerce, spoke to the bill. |
| Bijan Hosseini, message therapist, spoke to the bill. |
| Steve Barth, lobbyist, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Nate Mutter, Chair, Law Enforcement Legislative Committee, spoke in support of the bill. |
| 4.H.B. 186 Wage Payment Amendments (Christofferson, K.) |
| Rep. Kay Christofferson presented the bill to the committee. |
| Rep. Maloy resumed the chair. |
| David Head, employment attorney, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Tracy Olsen, employment attorney, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Rep. Kyle assumed the chair. |
| MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to replace H.B. 186 with 1st Substitute H.B. 186.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 186 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
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| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 186 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| 5.H.B. 278 Massage Therapy Amendments (Thurston, N.) |
| MOTION:Rep. Wilcox moved to replace H.B. 278 with 1st Substitute H.B. 278.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 278 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| Rep. Maloy resumed the chair. |
| 6.H.B. 441 Franchisee Protection Act (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ivory presented the bill with the assistance of Kelly Clayton, business owner, and Alyssa Morrison, business owner. |
| Melva Sine, President, Utah Restaurant Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jeff Hanscom, International Franchise Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Bob Cerincy, business owner, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to replace H.B. 441 with 1st Substitute H.B. 441.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. J. Burton Rep. T. Peterson Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 441 out favorably. |
| The motion passed with a vote 8-3-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 3 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen | Rep. J. Burton Rep. T. Peterson Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| 7.S.B. 48 Behavioral Health Amendments (McKell, M.) |
| Sen. Michael McKell presented the bill to the committee. |
| Rep. Kyle assumed the chair. |
| Amanda Louder, life coach, spoke to the bill. |
| Jessica Black, Legislative Chair, Utah Mental Health Counselors Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Sara Stroup, Legislative Chair, Utah Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Rep. Maloy resumed the chair. |
| Alisa Stoddard, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Lara Johnson, life coach, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Heather Frazier, life coach, spoke to the bill. |
| Kelsey Sorenson, life coach, spoke to the bill. |
| Mark Steinagel, Director, Division of Professional Licensing, and Jeff Shumway were invited to answer questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to pass S.B. 48 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Peterson Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| 8.H.B. 279 Earned Wage Access Services Act (Maloy, A. Cory) |
| The bill was not heard at the request of the sponsor. |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. C. Roberts Rep. N. Thurston Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. K. Ivory Rep. T. Peterson Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. S. Whyte |
| Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 4:48 p.m. |