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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 11, 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. Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Adams moved to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 103    Student Housing Built by Higher Education Institutions (Rep. S. Clark)

Rep. S. Clark explained the bill, with the assistance of Ken Nye, Division of Facilities and Construction Management.

MOTION:    Rep. Snow moved to delete in title and body H.B. 103 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 103. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Frank moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Frank moved to recess for 10 minutes. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Dunnigan reconvened the meeting at 8:35 a.m.

H.B. 247    Credit or Refund for Tax Paid on Cigarette or Tobacco Product Destroyed or Returned to the Manufacturer (Rep. E. Hutchings)

Rep. Hutchings explained the bill, with the assistance of Pam Henrickson, Utah Tax Commission.

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to delete in title and body H.B. 247 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 247. The motion passed unanimously.

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

1.    Page 1, Lines 23 through 24 :    

             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          This bill
{   has retrospective operation to January   }        takes effect on July       1, 2005.


2.    Page 3, Lines 83 through 86 :    

             83          (2) A licensed person may apply to the commission for a credit or refund as provided
             84      in Subsection (3) if:
             85          (a) on or after
{   January   }        July       1, 2005, the following are removed from retail sale or from

             86      storage:

3.    Page 5, Lines 132 through 133 :    

             132          Section 3.
{   Retrospective operation   }        Effective date       .

             133          This bill
{   has retrospective operation to January   }        takes effect on July       1, 2005.


The motion to amend passed unanimously.

Spoke for the bill:    Gary Thorup, Utah Petroleum Marketers and Retailers Association
            Jim Olson, Utah Food Industry and Retail Merchants Association

MOTION:    Rep. Adams moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.


MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to recess for 20 minutes. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Dunnigan reconvened the meeting at 9:25 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Kiser moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Frank, Rep. Morley, Rep. Wyatt, and Rep. S. Clark absent for the vote.    

Rep. Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 9:26 a.m.
















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                     Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair