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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 17, 2006


Members Present:    Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair
            Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Vice Chair            
            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. Scott L. Wyatt

Members Absent:
    Rep. J. Stuart Adams        
            Rep. Gordon E. Snow

Staff Present:    Allison Morgan, 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 4:32 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. D. Clark moved to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2006 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Frank, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

S.B. 147    Division of Consumer Protection Amendments (Sen. D. Eastman)

Sen. Eastman introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Thad LeVar, Director, Division of Consumer Protection.

MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 4, Lines 92 through 93 :    

             92          (B) that is regulated or supervised by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
{   and   }        or      

             93      the National Credit Union
{   Association   }        Administration       ;


The motion to amend pass unanimously, with Rep. Frank, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 5, Lines 141 through 144 :    

             141          (iii) fitness training;
  or      

            
{   142
         (iv) yoga training;
             143          (v) pilates training; or  
}

             144          (vi) other exercise.

2.    Page 5, Line 151 through Page 6, Line 154 :    

             151          (vi) as a "personal training facility";
  or      

            
{   152
         (vii) as a "yoga facility";
             153          (viii) as a "pilates facility"; or  
}

             154          (ix) with any other similar terms.

The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Frank, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Frank, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to place S.B. 147 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Frank, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

H.B. 9     Worker's Compensation Coverage of Firefighters and Drug Task Force Officers (J. Murray)

Rep. Murray introduced the bill and the substitute to the committee, with the assistance of Lee Ellertson, Commissioner, Utah Labor Commission and Jeff Rowley, Risk Manager, Salt Lake County.

MOTION:    Rep. D. Clark moved to delete in title and body H.B. 9 and replace it with 2nd Substitute H.B. 9. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Morley and Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.


2nd Sub. H.B. 9    Workers' Compensation Studies Including Coverage of Firefighters and Drug Officers (Rep. J. Murray)

Spoke for the bill:    Jim Judd, President, Professional Firefighters of Utah
            Michael Jensen, Unified Fire Authority, Salt Lake County Council

Rep. D. Clark declared a conflict of interest.

MOTION:    Rep. Kiser moved to pass the substitute bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Wyatt absent for the vote.

H.B. 430    Department of Financial Institutions Pay Plan (Rep. J. Alexander)

Rep. Alexander introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of George Sutton, Utah Bankers' Association, Utah Association of Financial Services.

Spoke to the bill:    Michael Jones, Chief Examiner, Department of Financial Institutions

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

H.B. 381    Post-retirement Benefits Trust Fund (Rep. D. Clark)

Rep. D. Clark introduced the bill to the committee.

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

H.B. 313    Minimum Wage Revisions (Rep. N. Hansen)

Rep. Hansen introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Robyn Lipkowitz, Utah Issues. (handout)

Rep. Hansen declared a conflict of interest.

Spoke for the bill:        Bill Tibbitts, Crossroads Urban Center (handout)
                George Neckel, Utah Jobs for Justice (handout)
                Bill Crim, United Way of Salt Lake (handout)

Spoke against the bill:    Candace Daly, National Federation of Independent Business


Spoke to the bill:        Pamela Atkinson, community advocate
                Lee Ellertson, Utah Labor Commission

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. S. Clark, Rep. Duckworth, and Rep. Hansen voting in favor. Rep. Kiser was absent for the vote..

2nd Sub. S.B. 71    Consumer Credit Protection (Sen. C. Walker)

Sen. Walker introduced the bill and the substitute to the committee, with the assistance of Mark Shurtliff, Attorney General, State of Utah.

MOTION:    Rep. D. Clark moved to delete in title and body 2nd Substitute S.B. 71 and replace it with 3rd Substitute S.B. 71. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Dunnigan and Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill:        Chris Kyler, Utah Association of Realtors
                Craig Bickmore, Utah Automobile Retailers Association

Spoke against the bill:    Dean Wangsgarn, President, National Association of Credit Management
                Candace Daly, Consumer Data Industry

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 4, Line 112 through Page 5, Line 119 :    

             112          (6) (a) A consumer reporting agency shall develop a contact method to receive and
             113      process a consumer's request to place, remove, or temporarily remove a security freeze.
             114          (b) A contact method under Subsection (6)(a) shall include:
             115          (i) a postal address;
  and      

             116          (ii) an electronic contact method chosen by the consumer reporting agency, which may
             117      include the use of
  telephone,       fax, Internet, or other electronic means      {   ; and   }        .      

             118          
{   (iii) the use of telephone in a manner that is consistent with any federal requirements

             119      placed on the consumer reporting agency.  
}


2.    Page 5, Line 130 :    



             130          (B) the consumer provides the
{   customer's   }        consumer's       personal identification number or password;


3.    Page 5, Lines 135 through 138 :    

             135          
{   (2) Within ten business days after the day on which a consumer reporting agency

             136      permanently removes a security freeze from a consumer's credit report, the consumer reporting
             137      agency shall send a written confirmation of the removal of the security freeze to the consumer.  
}

             138          
{   (3)   }        (2)       (a) A consumer reporting agency shall temporarily remove a security freeze upon


4.    Page 6, Line 160 :    

             160      provided in Subsection
{   (3)   }        (2)       (b)(ii) if:


5.    Page 8, Line 240 through Page 9, Line 245 :    

             240          (1)
{   (a)   } Except as provided in Subsection (2), a consumer reporting agency may charge

             241      a reasonable fee to a consumer for placing
  and temporarily removing       a security freeze.

             242          
{   (b) The fee paid under Subsection (1)(a) allows the consumer to place the security

             243      freeze and to either permanently or temporarily remove the security freeze one time.  
}

             244          
{   (c) Except as provided in Subsections (1)(b) and (2), a consumer reporting agency may

             245      charge a fee for removal or temporary removal of a security freeze.  
}


Rep. Frank requested a division on the motion to divide the amendment in three separate motions: the first to include lines 112 through 119, the second to include line 130, and the third to include lines 135 through 138, line 160, and lines 240 through 245.

The motion to adopt the first amendment, lines 112 through 119 failed, with Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Dunnigan voting in favor. Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Hansen were absent for the vote.



The motion to adopt the second amendment, line 130, passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Hansen absent for the vote.

The motion to adopt the third amendment, lines 135 through 138, line 160, and lines 240 through 245, passed with Rep. S. Clark, Rep. Frank, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Wyatt voting in opposition. Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Hansen were absent for the vote.

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

1st Sub. S.B. 69    Protection of Information in Consumer Credit Databases (Sen. C. Walker)

Sen. Walker introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Richard Hamp, Office of the Attorney General.

MOTION:    Rep. D. Clark moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 24 through 25 :    

             24      Other Special Clauses:
             25          
{   None   }        This bill takes effect on January 1, 2007.      


2.    Page 2, Lines 43 through 48
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-7-2006 :
    

             43          (1) (a) "Breach of system security" means an unauthorized acquisition of unencrypted
             44      computerized
{   records   }        data       maintained by a person that compromises the security      {   or   }        ,       confidentiality        , or integrity      

             45      of personal information
{   contained in the records   } .

             46          (b) "Breach of system security" does not include the acquisition of personal
             47      information by an employee or agent of the person possessing
{   records   }        unencrypted computerized data       unless the personal

             48      information is used or disclosed in an unauthorized manner.

3.    Page 2, Line 50 through Page 3, Line 64c
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-7-2006 :
    

             50          (3) S. (a) .S "Personal information" means S. [:


             51          (a)] .S a person's
  first       name        or first initial and last name       S. [, address, or telephone number] .S combined with S. [the

             51a      person's]
  any       one or more of the following data elements relating to that person      {   if   }        when either       the name or data

             51b      element is unencrypted .S :
             52          (i) Social Security number;
             53          (ii) (A) financial account
  number       , or credit or debit card      {   ,   } number; and

             54          (B) any required security code, access code, or password that would permit access to
             55      the person's account;
  or      

             56          (iii) driver license number or
{   other   } S. [government-issued]      {   comparable   } .S        state       identification        card      

             56a      number;
  and      

             57          
{   (iv) consumer report;

             58          (v) employee number;
             59          (vi) faculty or student identification number;
             60          (vii) United States Armed Forces serial number; or
             61          (viii) genetic or biometric information; or  
}

             62          
{   (b) S. "Personal information" includes .S any of the information listed in Subsections

             62a      (3)(a)(i) through (viii) without the
             63      person's name S. [, address, or telephone number] .S if the information is sufficient to allow a
             63a      person
             64      to obtain money, credit, or services through unauthorized use of the information.  
}

             64a      S.
{   (c)   }        (b)       "Personal information" does not include information, regardless of its source, contained

             64b      in federal, state, or local government records or in widely distributed media that are lawfully
             64c      made available to the general public. .S

4.    Page 4, Lines 106e through 106g
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-7-2006 :
    

             106e      (b) If an investigation under Subsection (1)(a) reveals that the misuse of personal information
             106f      has occurred, or is reasonably likely to occur, the person shall provide notification to each

affected
             106g      Utah resident

{   as soon as possible   } .


5.    Page 4, Lines 106h through 106l
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-7-2006 :
    

             106h      (2) A person required to provide notification under Subsection (1) shall provide the
             106i      notification
{   as soon as possible   }        in the most expedient time possible without unreasonable delay       :

             106j      (a) considering legitimate investigative needs of law enforcement
  , as provided in Subsection (4)(a)       ;

             106k      (b) after determining the scope of the breach of system security; and
             106l      (c) after restoring the
  reasonable       integrity of the system.


6.    Page 4a, Lines 106v through 106y
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-7-2006 :
    

             106v      (b) A person who delays providing notification under Subsection (4)(a) shall provide
             106w      notification in good faith without unreasonable delay
{   as soon as possible   }        in the most expedient time possible       after the law

             106x      enforcement agency informs the person that notification will no longer impede the criminal
             106y      investigation.

7.    Page 5, Lines 124 through 124e
    Senate 2nd Reading Amendments
    2-7-2006 :
    

             124      the federal procedures.] (c) If a person maintains the person's own notification procedures as
             124a      part of an information security policy for the treatment of personal information
  , the person       is considered

             124b      to be in compliance with this chapter's notification requirements if the procedures are
             124c      otherwise consistent with this chapter's timing requirements and the person notifies each
             124d      affected Utah resident in accordance with the person's information security policy in the event
             124e      of a breach.



8.    Page 6, Line 155 :    

             155      general under Section 13-42-301 .
  Section 7. Effective date.

This bill takes effect on January 1, 2007.  


The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep Biskupski and Rep. Hansen absent for the vote.

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

Rep. S. Clark adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.















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                     Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair