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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM W135, WEST OFFICE BUILDING, STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX

February 10, 2005

MEMBERS PRESENT:         Rep. Joseph G. Murray, Chair
                    Rep. J. Stuart Adams , Vice-Chair                         
                    Rep. David Clark
                    Rep. Tim M. Cosgrove
                    Rep. Bradley M. Daw
                    Rep. Brad Dee
                    Rep. John Dougall
                    Rep. Jim Dunnigan
                    Rep. Julie Fisher
                    Rep. Kerry W. Gibson                    
                    Rep. Brad King                     
                    Rep. Karen W. Morgan
                    Rep. Peggy Wallace
                    Rep. Larry B. Wiley
                    
MEMBERS ABSENT:              Rep. Jeff Alexander
                     
STAFF PRESENT:             Benjamin N. Christensen, Policy Analyst
                    Rosemary Young, House Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.


Rep. Adams called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Dee moved to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2005 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Reps. Clark, Dougall, Dunnigan, Fisher, King and Morgan absent for the vote.


H.B. 261    Motorboat Liability Insurance and Uninsured Motorist and Motorboat Identification Database Program Amendments (Rep. K. Gibson)

Rep. Gibson explained the bill to the committee assisted by David Spatafore of Insure-Rite, Inc.

The following people spoke against the bill:

    Ross Marchant, Farmers Insurance
    Wayne Jones, Utah Marine Association
    Chris Purcell, State Farm Insurance




MOTION:    Rep. Dougall moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. King absent for the vote.


H.B. 299    Motor Vehicle Business Licensing Amendments (Rep. P. Ray)

Rep. Ray explained the bill to the committee.

The following people spoke in favor of the bill:

    Craig Bickmore, Utah Automobile Dealers Association
    Wayne Jones, Independent Auto Dealers Association

Rod Marrelli, State Tax Commission, responded to questions from the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Dougall moved to amend HB 299 as follows:

        l. Page 1, Line 17: After the bullet insert "failure to disclose".
        2. Page 2, Line 58: After "(xi)" insert "failure to disclose".

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend HB 299 as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 17 through 19 :    

             17              
{   .    charges filed by a county attorney, district attorney, or U.S. attorney alleging a

             18      violation of any state or federal law involving controlled substances, fraud, or a
             19      registerable sex offense; and  
}


2.    Page 2, Line 52 through Page 3, Line 62 :    

             52          
{   [   } (ix) charges filed with any county attorney, district attorney, or U.S. attorney in any

             53      court of competent jurisdiction for a violation of any state or federal law involving the use of a
             54      motor vehicle
{   .   }        ;            {   ]   }

             55          
{   (ix)   }        (x)       a violation of any state or federal law involving fraud;        or      

             56          
{   (x)   }        (xi)       a violation of any state or federal law involving a registerable

sex offense under


             57      Section 77-27-21.5
{   ; or   }        .      

             58          
{   (xi) charges filed by any county attorney, district attorney, or U.S. attorney in a court of

             59      competent jurisdiction alleging any violation under Subsections (2)(b)(vii) through (x).  
}

             60          (c) Any action taken by the administrator under Subsection (2)(b)
{   [   } (ix)      {   ]   }      {   (xi)   } shall

             61      remain in effect until a final resolution is reached by the court involved or the charges are
             62      dropped.

The motion passed with Rep. Dougall voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Dougall moved to adjourn.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to adjourn at 5:22. The motion passed with Reps. Clark, Dougall and Morgan voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass out favorably HB 299 as amended . The motion passed with Reps. Dougall and Murray voting in opposition and Rep. King absent for the vote.

Rep. Adams adjourned the meeting at 5:22 p.m.





                        
                        ___________________________
                        Representative Joseph G. Murray
                        Committee Chair