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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 6, 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 the committee minutes .
Vice Chair Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
S.B. 42 Preferred Prescription Drug List (Sen. A. Christensen)
Sen. Christensen introduced the bill to the committee.
(a handout from Grifols, Inc. was distributed)
Spoke for the bill: Andrew Riggle, Utah Health Policy Project
Laura Polacheck, AARP Utah
Pamela Atkinson, community advocate
Michael Hales, Director, Health Care Financing, Utah Department of Health
Jim Olsen, Utah Retail Merchants Association and Utah Food Industry Assoc.
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
H.B. 332 Mobile Home Owners' Rights (Rep. P. Riesen)
Rep. Riesen introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 15 through 16 :
15 a change in land use of the mobile home park;
{
and
}
allows the donation of money to the fund to offset relocation expenses paid to
mobile home owners; and
16 . makes technical changes.
2. Page 3, Line 64 :
64 obligation held by the fund.
(3)(a) The executive director may accept monies donated to offset relocation
expenses paid under Subsection (1)(f) from any person with an interest in the mobile
home park.
(b) A person donating monies under Subsection (3)(a) may claim any applicable deduction from income for federal and state tax purposes.
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Sheila Walsh McDonald, Salt Lake Community Action Program
Kelvyn Cullimore, Mayor, Cottonwood Heights
Walter Miller, Attorney, Sandy City
Tara Rollins, Utah Housing Coalition
Laura Polacheck, AARP Utah
Spoke for the bill: Donald Saulnier, Utah Mobile Homeowners Association
Lowell Gallacher, Utah Mobile Homeowners Association
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
H.B. 279 Camcorder Piracy of Media (Rep. K. Garn)
Rep. Garn introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Scott Sabey, Motion Picture Association of America.
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Line 14 :
14 . establishes the offense of using any
camcorder or similar
device to record
or transmit a motion picture
2. Page 2, Line 57 :
57 function of any
camcorder or similar
device in a motion picture theater:
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Kiser, and Rep.Walker absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Rep. Sheryl Allen, Utah House of Representatives
MOTION: Rep. Neuenschwander moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved that H.B. 279 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.
H.B. 307 Certified Investment Adviser (Rep. Julie Fisher)
Rep. Julie Fisher introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Wayne Klein, Director, Utah Division of Securities.
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved that H.B. 307 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.
H.B. 273 Indoor Smoking Amendments (Rep. C. Oda)
Rep. Oda introduced the bill to the committee. (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Ferry moved to delete in title and body H.B. 273 and replace it with 1st Substitute H.B. 273, and amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 53 through 54 :
53 and
54 (ii) do not permit
{
anyone
}
an individual
under the age of 21 in the class
B private club ,unless the individual is active military ; and
The motion to substitute and amend the bill passed, with Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.
Spoke against the bill: Michael Siler, Government Relations, American Cancer Society
Casey Hill, American Heart Association and Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
Spoke for the bill: Vern Wade, Post Commander, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Terry Schow, Director, Utah Office of Veterans Affairs
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to pass the substitute bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously
H.B. 329 Deferred Deposit Loans (Rep. L. Shurtliff)
Rep. Shurtliff introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: Ed Leary, Commissioner, Financial Institutions
Spoke against the bill: Wendy Gibson, Utah Consumer Lending Association
(video presentation)
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Hansen, and Rep. Walker voting in opposition.
Vice Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 10:09 a.m.
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Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair