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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 28, 2005
Members Present: Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair
Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Vice Chair
Rep. J. Stuart Adams
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. Carl W. Duckworth
Rep. Craig A. Frank
Rep. Neil A Hansen
Rep. Todd E. Kiser
Rep. Michael T. Morley
Rep. Curtis Oda
Rep. Gordon E. Snow
Rep. Scott L. Wyatt
Members absent: Rep. David Clark
Staff Present: Mark Steinagel, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .
Rep. S. Clark called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to approve the minutes of the January 25, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Frank, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 200 Property and Casualty Insurance Law Amendments (Rep. J. Dunnigan)
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to delete in title and body H.B. 200 and replace it with
1st Substitute H.B. 200. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill with the assistance of Brad Tibbetts and Gerri Jones from the Utah Insurance Department.
Spoke to the bill: Mickey Braun, Utah Insurance Department
Spoke for the bill: Chris Purcell, State Farm Insurance
Nancy Frandsen, Stewart Title Guaranty
MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.
H.B. 193 Deregulation of General Building Contractors (Rep. G. Hughes)
Rep. Hughes explained the bill and requested that the committee send a letter to the Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee requesting an interim study of the deregulation of general building contractors.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to send a letter to The Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee requesting a study of the deregulation of general building contractors. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Adams moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.
H.B. 45 Assessment of Property Affected by Business Interruption (Rep. G. Hughes)
Rep. Hughes explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Morley moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 12 through 15 :
12 This bill:
13 . requires a county
{
assessor
}
board of equalization
to take into
account the affect of road construction,
14 natural disasters, and other interruptions to business when determining the fair
15 market value of property.
2. Page 1, Line 27 through Page 2, Line 29 :
27 (1) In assessing the fair market value of property, a county
{
assessor
}
board
of equalization
shall include as
28 part of the assessment the affects on the fair market value of the property caused by the
29 following:
3. Page 2, Lines 36 through 37 :
36 (2) This section does not prohibit a county
{
assessor
}
board of
equalization
from including as part of an
37
assessment any other factor affecting the fair market value of property.37
Spoke for the bill: Alan Summerhays, owner, Guadalahonky's Mexican Restaurant (handout) Wayne Jones, Independent Auto Dealers Tom Bingham, President Utah Manufacturers Association, also speaking for Jim Olson, Utah Food Industry Association
Eric Peck, City Manager, Draper City
Lee Gardner, Salt Lake County Assessor
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to amend the bill. After committee discussion the motion was withdrawn.
MOTION: Rep. Morley moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 209 Administrative Rules - Impact on Small Businesses (Rep. G. Hughes)
Rep. Hughes explained the bill.
Spoke for the bill: Robin Riggs, Vice President, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
MOTION: Rep. Wyatt moved to hold the bill. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. S. Clark relinquished the chair to Rep. Dunnigan.
H.B. 27 Health Insurance Fair Marketing Standards (Rep. S. Mascaro)
Rep. Mascaro explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Lines 68 through 72 :
68 (c) The commissioner [
69 of this Subsection (3), taking into account:
70
(i) recommendations of health insurance representatives;
{
(i)
}
(ii)
business confidentiality of the insurer;
71
{
(ii)
}
(iii)
definitions of terms; and
72
{
(iii)
}
(iv)
the method of disclosure to enrollees.
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
Spoke for the bill: Faye Keller, American Cancer Society
Spoke against the bill: Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Care Insurance Association Richard Hurd, President, Utah Association of Health Underwriters
Spoke to the bill: Suzette Green-Wright, Utah Insurance Department
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to return the bill to Rules with a recommendation that it be sent to interim for further study. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Morley and Rep. S. Clark absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Morley and Rep. S. Clark absent for the vote.
Rep. Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.
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Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair