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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 6, 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. Gordon E. Snow
            Rep. Scott L. Wyatt

Members Absent:
    Rep. Curtis Oda        
    
Staff Present:    John Cannon, 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 8:07 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Adams moved to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morley and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

S.B. 66    Price Controls During Emergencies Amendments (Sen. P. Arent)

Sen. Arent explained the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Thad LeVar, Director, Divison of Consumer Protection and Jim Olsen, Utah Retail Merchants Association.

MOTION:    Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

H.B. 138    Mercury Switch Removal Act (Rep. R. Menlove)

Rep. Menlove explained the bill and the substitute bill to the committee, with the assistance of Bill Sinclair, Deputy Director, Department of Environmental Quality. (handout)



MOTION:    Rep. Snow moved to delete in title and body H.B. 138 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 138. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Morley and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

1st Substitute H.B. 138

Spoke against the bill:    Casimer J. Andari, Alliance of Automobile                              Manufacturers
                Frank Pignanelli, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Spoke for the bill:        Dimitri Gerentis, Tear A Part Auto Recycling
                Steve Rowlan, Nucor Corporation

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

H.B. 150    Workers' Compensation Revisions (Rep. M. Morley)

Rep. Morley explained the bill to the committee.

Rep. S. Clark and Rep. Snow declared a conflict of interest.

Spoke against the bill:    Alan Mortensen, Utah Trial Lawyers Association
                Bill Hansen, attorney, Christensen and Jensen
                David Parker, attorney, Utah Trial Lawyers Association
                
Spoke for the bill:        Dennis Lloyd, Workers' Compensation Fund
                Lee Ellertson, Commissioner, Utah Labor Commission

MOTION:    Rep. S. Clark moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hansen and Rep. Wyatt voting in opposition. Rep. D. Clark was absent for the vote.
                
S.B. 109    Uniform Commercial Code - Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading, and Other Documents of Title (Sen. L. Hillyard)

Sen. Hillyard explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. D. Clark moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Kiser and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.




H.B. 301    Consumer Access to Health Care Provider Charges (Rep. E. Hutchings)

This bill was not considered.

S.B. 137    Business Organization and Division of Corporations and Commercial Code Amendments (Sen. G. Bell)

This bill was not considered.

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

Vice Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 10:00 a.m.
















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                     Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair