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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 19, 2006
Members Present: Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair
Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Vice Chair
Rep. J. Stuart Adams
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. David Clark
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
Staff Present: Allison Morgan, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .
Vice Chair Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 8:09 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to pass the minutes of the January 17, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Adams, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. S. Clark and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 250 Local Governments Restrictions on Limiting Certain Fees (Rep. G. Hughes)
Rep. Hughes declared a conflict of interest that he was a property manager and owner.
Rep. Hughes introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Paul Smith, Utah Apartment Association.
Spoke against the bill: Tara Rollins, Executive Director, Utah Housing Coalition.
Tim Funk, Crossroads Urban Center
Kay Fox, Salt Lake Community Action Program
Steve Erickson, Utah Issues
MOTION: Rep. Adams moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Wyatt voting in opposition. Rep. D. Clark and Rep. Morley were absent for the vote.
H.B. 204 Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool Amendments (Rep. P. Wallace)
Rep. Wallace introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Tomi Ossana, Executive Director, HIPUtah (Health Insurance High Risk Pool of Utah).
Spoke to the bill: Judi Hilman, Voices for Utah Children
Neal Gooch, Deputy Commissioner, Utah Department of Insurance
Spencer Stokes, Mountain Star Health
MOTION: Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 14 through 15 :
14 .
{
changes mandatory language to permissive language with regard
to
}
Amends language regarding
coinsurance, and
15 maximum out-of-pocket payments for prescription benefits.
2. Page 2, Lines 39 through 40 :
39 (2) (a) A mandatory coinsurance requirement [
{
may
}
shall
be
imposed at the rate of at
40 least 20%
, except for a qualified high deductible health plan,
of eligible medical
expenses in excess of the mandatory deductible.
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
H.B. 217 Health Insurance High Risk Pool Eligibility Amendments (Rep. D. Litvack)
Rep. Litvack introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Tomi Ossana, HIPUtah.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. S. Clark and Rep. Morley voting in opposition. Rep. Adams and Rep. Snow were absent for the vote.
H.B. 87 Use of Disaster Loan Funds (Rep. D. Clark)
Rep. D. Clark introduced the bill. A short video was shown at this time. (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Adams and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Adams and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
Vice Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 10:03 a.m.
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Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair