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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 8, 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: John Cannon, Managing Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .
Chair S. Clark called the meeting to order at 2:14 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2006 meeting. The motion pass unanimously, with Rep. Adams, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hansen, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morley and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.
H.B. 156 Health Insurance Accessibility (Rep. J. Dunnigan)
Rep. Dunnigan introduced the bill and the substitute to the committee. (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to delete in title and body H.B. 156 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 156. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Adams, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hansen, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morley and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.
1st Substitute H.B. 156
Spoke for the bill: Jim Murray, Intermountain Health Care, Health Plans
Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Association
Spoke to the bill: Dr. Shellie Ring, Willow Creek Pediatrics, Utah Lung Association
MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to pass the substitute bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Adams absent for the vote.
H.B. 325 Regulation of Construction Industry (Rep. L. Wiley)
Rep. Wiley introduced the bill to the committee.
Rep. Wiley declared a conflict of interest.
Spoke to the bill: Ray Walker, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Rich Thorn, Associated General Contractors
Spoke for the bill: Taz Biesinger, Utah Home Builders Association
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. S. Clark and Rep. Morley voting in opposition. Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Frank and Rep. Snow were absent for the vote.
S.B. 123 Utah Consumer Credit Code Amendments (Sen. P. Knudson)
Rep. Adams introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Ed Leary, Commissioner, Utah Financial Institutions and Mark Howard, President, Sallie Mae Bank
Spoke for the bill: Shelly Cordon Teuscher, American Express, Parsons, Behle and Latimer
MOTION: Rep. Wyatt moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Frank and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
S.B. 137 Business Organization and Division of Corporations and Commercial Code Amendments (Sen. G. Bell)
Sen. Bell introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Kathy Berg, Director, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code.
Chair S. Clark relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Dunnigan.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. S. Clark, Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
H.B. 92 Limitation of Physician Noncompetition Agreements (Rep. R. McGee)
Rep. McGee introduced the bill and the substitute to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Frank moved to delete in title and body H.B. 92 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 92. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. S. Clark, Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.
1st Substitute H.B. 92
Spoke to the bill: Val Bateman, President, Utah Medical Association
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the substitute bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morley and Rep. Oda voting in opposition. Rep. Adams and Rep. D. Clark were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Adams and Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.
Vice Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 3:55 p.m.
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Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair