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MINUTES OF THE

PUBLIC UTILITIES & TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 223 - State Capitol Building

                 February 6, 2002    

                                        
MEMBERS PRESENT:        Rep. Doug Aagard, Vice Chair
                    Rep. Sheryl L. Allen
                    Rep. Chad E. Bennion                
                    Rep. Brent H. Goodfellow
                    Rep. Eric Hutchings
                    Rep. Ty McCartney
                    Rep. Gordon E. Snow                 
                     Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart
                                        
MEMBERS ABSENT:        Rep. John E. Swallow, Chair                 
                    
Rep. Ralph Becker
                    
Rep. Martin R. Stephens
                    
Rep. David Ure
                                        
STAFF PRESENT:
            Richard North, Research Analyst
                    Sharron Corelli, Committee Secretary        
                            

VISITORS:    List of visitors on file

Vice Chair Aagard called the meeting to order at 8:25 a.m.

H.B. 134    Unauthorized Electronic Transactions (A. L. Tyler)

MOTION:    Rep. Allen moved to adopt 1st Sub. H.B. 134, Unauthorized Electronic Transactions (A. L. Tyler)
                                                
        The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bennion, Rep. Hutchings, and Rep. McCartney absent for the vote.

Rep. Tyler introduced the bill and explained it to the committee.

Mr. Howard Headlee, Utah Bankers Association, spoke to the bill.

The following people spoke in opposition to the bill:
Mr. Jim Olsen, Utah Retail Merchants Association
Mr. Larry Richardson, Salt Lake County Treasurer
Ms. Candace Daly, Credit Bureaus of Utah                


MOTION:    Rep. Bennion moved to return the bill to Rules and have it placed on an interim study list and assigned to the Business and Labor Interim Study Committee.
        The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Goodfellow and Rep. McCartney
         absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Allen moved to pass the bill out favorably.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Urquhart moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed with Rep. Allen voting in opposition.

Vice Chair Aagard adjourned the meeting at 8:57 a.. m.
        



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                              Rep. John E. Swallow, Chair