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HOUSE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W125, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX
February 18, 2005
Rep. Paul Ray, Vice Chair
Rep. D. Gregg Buxton
Rep. Patricia W. Jones
Rep. David Litvack
Rep. Rebecca Lockhart
Rep. Steven R. Mascaro
Rep. Ronda R. Menlove
STAFF PRESENT: Mark Andrews, Policy Analyst
Sylvia Newton, House Secretary
Tom Vaughn, Associate General Counsel
Note: A list of visitors and copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes.
Rep. Last called the meeting to order at 4:54 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to correct the minutes of the February 14, 2005 meeting as follows:
H.J.R. 19 Joint Resolution Urging Health Care for Utah's Indigent and Needy Uninsured (Rep. L. Fowlke)
Kris Fawson and Stephen Unopulos, Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities, spoke in opposition to the resolution.
The motion to correct the minutes as stated above passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart, Rep. Mascaro, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to approve the minutes of the February 16, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart, Rep. Mascaro, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
H.B. 146 Vaccine Restrictions (Rep. E. Hutchings)
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 26 :
26 pediatric vaccine necessary for school entry immunization requirements
, or a vaccine
or immunization for a woman who is pregnant or breast feeding
if the vaccine
contains
2. Page 2, Line 29 :
29 (2) The department may purchase and distribute a pediatric vaccine
, or a vaccine
or immunization for a woman who is pregnant or breast feeding
that contains
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart, Rep. Mascaro, and Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.
Rep. Hutchings presented H.B. 146 as amended to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Ronda Rose, Utah PTA
Alyson Fullmer, student (handout)
David Turley, student
Chase Pendleton, student
Rachel Spohn, student
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Bill Cosgrove, pediatrician
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 146 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Mascaro moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with Rep. Ray voting in opposition to the motion and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 114 Children's Health Care Coverage Amendments (Rep. D. Hogue)
Rep. Hogue presented H.B. 114 to the committee. He introduced Dennis Randall, teacher at Copper Hills High School.
Rep. Jones declared a conflict of interest.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Bill Barnes, Primary Children's Medical Center
Judi Hilman, Utah Issues
Ronda Rose, Utah PTA
David Turley, student
Dennis Randall, teacher
Johanna Nielsen, parent
Michael Deily, Division of Health Care Financing, Utah Department of Health
Chet Loftis, Utah Medical Association
MOTION: Rep. Jones moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 268 Drug Utilization Review Committee Amendments (Rep. R. Lockhart)
Rep. Lockhart presented H.B. 268 to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Mascaro moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 115 Utah Child Abuse Prevention Board (Rep. P. Ray)
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to delete in title and body H.B. 115 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 115. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend the substitute bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Line 66 :
66 Children's Trust [
{
62A-99-103
}
26-7a-103
.
The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
Rep. Ray presented 1st Substitute H.B. 115 as amended to the committee.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Lillian Miller, Child Abuse Prevention
Debi Tabor, Utah PTA
Sharon Anderson, Family Support Centers
Anne Freimuth, Prevent Child Abuse Utah
Dr. David Corwin, Board of Child and Family Services
MOTION: Rep. Mascaro moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 115 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Jones moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 115 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 134 Public Safety Officers - Critical Incident Shooting Provisions (Rep. P. Ray)
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to delete in title and body H.B. 134 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 134. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
Rep. Ray presented 1st Substitute H.B. 134 to the committee. He was assisted by Kelly Atkinson, Fraternal Order of Police, who distributed a handout to the committee.
Spoke in opposition to the bill: Wayne Shepherd, Utah Chiefs of Police Association
Gary Cox, Captain, West Jordan Police Department
Dan Fallows, Public Safety Department
Spoke in favor of the bill: Jerrald Conder, attorney (handout)
Vaughn Steenblik, Centerville Police Department
Kirk Allen, Fraternal Order of Police
MOTION: Rep. Menlove moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
Rep. Last adjourned the meeting at 7:18 p.m.
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Rep. Bradley G. Last
Committee Chair