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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 405 State Capitol
February 2, 2004


Members Present:    Rep. Katherine M. Bryson, Chair
            Rep. Michael Morley, Vice Chair            
            Rep. J. Stuart Adams
            Rep. Jackie Biskupski
            Rep. Craig W. Buttars
            Rep. David Clark
            Rep. Stephen D. Clark
            Rep. Carl W. Duckworth
            Rep. Jim Dunnigan
            Rep. Ben C. Ferry
            Rep. Neil A Hansen
            Rep. Todd E. Kiser
            Rep. R. Curt Webb
    
Staff Present:    Mark Steinagel, Policy Analyst
            Patricia Owen, Associate General Counsel
            Linda Error, Committee Secretary

Note:        List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .


Rep. Bryson called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.

H.B. 106    Health Insurance Act Amendments (Rep. J. Dunnigan)

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 15, Line 452 :    

             452          (ii) may elect to continue to offer new individual and small
[[   employee   ]]        employer       health benefit


2.    Page 18, Lines 551 through 552 :    

             551          (6) (a) If
[[   enrollment in   ]] the Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool as set forth under

             552      Title 31A, Chapter 29, is
  dissolved or discontinued, or if enrollment is       capped or suspended, an individual carrier may decline to accept

The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Buttars, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hansen, and Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.


Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill, assisted by Annie Tran, Intermountain Health Care, and Jennifer Cannaday, Regents Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah.

Spoke for the bill:    Candace Daly, Utah Association of Health Underwriters
            Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Association
            Judi Hilman, Utah Issues
            Doug Foxley, Regents Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah

Spoke to the bill:    Penny Cline, citizen
            Tomi Ossana, Executive Director, HIP Utah

MOTION:    Rep. Ferry moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 5, Line 151 :     After "15 days" reinstate "[for monthly premium policies and 30 days for all other policies, for each premium after the first."

2.    Page 5, Line 151 :     After "days for" insert "weekly or"

3.    Page 6, Line 153 :     After "15 days" insert "for weekly or monthly policies"

The motion to amend passed, with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Hansen, and Rep. Kiser voting in opposition and Rep. Biskupki and Rep. Buttars absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Ferry moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. S. Clark moved to amend the bill. The chair ruled the verbal amendment         exceeded the 15 word limit. Rep. Clark withdrew the motion.

        The original motion to pass the bill out favorably as amended passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Buttars absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Ferry moved to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2004 meeting. The         motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Buttars absent for the         vote.


H.B. 171    Insurance Fraud Amendments (Rep. J. Ferrin)

    This bill was not considered in this meeting.

H.B. 172    Insurance Liquidation Law Amendments (Rep. J. Ferrin)

    This bill was not considered in this meeting.

H.B. 12    Requirements for Recording Certain Real Estate Documents (Rep. D. Clark)

    This bill was not considered in this meeting.

MOTION:    Rep. Kiser moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Buttars absent for the vote.

Rep. Bryson adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.
                            








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                     Rep. Katherine Bryson, Chair