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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 24, 2007
Members Present: Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair
Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Vice Chair
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. David Clark
Rep. Carl W. Duckworth
Rep. Ben Ferry
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Kevin Garn
Rep. Neil A Hansen
Rep. Todd E. Kiser
Rep. Michael T. Morley
Rep. Paul Neuenschwander
Rep. Mark Walker
Staff Present: Allison Nicholson, 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 8:02 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
S.B. 25 Warranty Deed - Technical Amendments (Sen. D. Stowell)
Sen. Stowell introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Rep. Bowman.
MOTION: Rep. Froerer moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved that H.B. 25 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
S.B. 103 Ineligibility for Unemployment Compensation Benefits (Sen. D. Eastman)
Sen. Eastman introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Christopher Love, Deputy Director, Department of Workforce Services.
Spoke for the bill: Jim Olson, Utah Food Industry Association and Employment Security Advisory Council
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Kiser, Rep. Morely, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
H.B. 271 Corporation Law Amendments (Rep. K. Garn)
Rep. Garn introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Thom Laursen, General Counsel, Zions Bank Corporation.
MOTION: Rep. Duckworth moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
S.B. 27 Technical Amendments to Assumption of Indebtedness on Residential Real Property (Sen. S. Jenkins)
Sen Jenkins introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved to place S.B. 27 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
H.B. 104 Alcoholic Beverage Licensees and Gambling-like Activities
(Rep. S. Sandstrom)
Rep. Sandstrom introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Thom Roberts, Assistant Attorney General
Patricia Owen, Assoc. General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
Spoke against the bill: Bob Brown, Utah Hospitality Association
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 18, Lines 531 through 547 :
531 (i) regardless of whether a person risks something of value for the return or outcome;
532 and
533 (ii) excluding
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534
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the playing of an amusement device that confers only an immediate and
535 unrecorded right of replay not exchangeable for value
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536
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(B) an event on the premises that:
537 (I) occurs no more frequently than once every two months;
538 (II) from which at least 50% of all gross revenues from the event are received by a
539 charitable organization as defined in Section 13-22-2 , for a charitable purpose as defined in
540 Section 13-22-2 ; and
541 (III) with the calculation of the gross revenues from the event not including a purchase
542 of food, but including any monies received from:
543 (Aa) an application fee paid for a membership during the event;
544 (Bb) a fee for a visitor card paid for during the event;
545 (Cc) a donation made by a person participating in the event;
546 (Dd) a purchase of nonalcoholic beverages; and
547 (Ee) a purchase of alcoholic beverages. }
2. Page 23, Line 697 through Page 24, Line 711 :
697 (i) regardless of whether a person risks something of value for the return or outcome;
698 and
699 (ii) excluding
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700
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the playing of an amusement device that confers only an immediate and
701 unrecorded right of replay not exchangeable for value
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702
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(B) an event on the premises that:
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(I) occurs no more frequently than once every two months;703
704 (II) from which at least 50% of all gross revenues from the event are received by a
705 charitable organization as defined in Section 13-22-2 , for a charitable purpose as defined in
706 Section 13-22-2 ; and
707 (III) with the calculation of the gross revenues from the event not including a purchase
708 of food, but including any monies received from:
709 (Aa) a donation made by a person participating in the event;
710 (Bb) a purchase of nonalcoholic beverages; and
711 (Cc) a purchase of beer.
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The motion to amend passed, with Rep. Biskupski voting in opposition.
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 18, Delete lines 531 and 532
Page 23, Delete lines 697 and 698
Rep. Garn also directed staff to make any technical changes.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved to adjourn the meeting. The substitute motion passed, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Dunnigan voting in opposition.
Vice Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 9:03 a.m.
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Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair