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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 13, 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 4:14 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Neuenschwander moved to approve the minutes of the February 12, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 419 Cosmetologist/barber, Esthetician, Electrologist, and Nail Technician Licensing Act Amendments (Rep. S. Clark)
MOTION: Rep. Walker moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 4, Lines 115 through 117 :
115 (a) cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising, applying oils, antiseptics, clays, or
116 masks,
117 removal by buffing or filing;
2. Page 5, Line 150 through Page 6, Line 152 :
150 [
151 (i) any of the following when done for cosmetic purposes
152 medical, physical, or mental ailments:
3. Page 6, Lines 157 through 159 :
157 (E) sanding, including microdermabrasion;
(F) advanced extraction; or
158
159 (I) the hands; or
4. Page 10, Lines 295 through 297 :
295 (i) graduation from a licensed or recognized barber school whose curriculum consists
296 of a minimum of 1,000 hours of instruction or the equivalent number of credit hours over a
297 period of not less than
5. Page 11, Lines 310 through 312 :
310 (i) an instructor training program conducted by a barber school consisting of a
311 minimum of 500 hours or the equivalent number of credit hours; or
312 (ii) a minimum of
6. Page 14, Lines 406 through 409 :
406 (i) (A) completion of 1,200 hours of training or the equivalent number of credit hours[
407
408 at a licensed or recognized esthetics school;
409 (B) having met the examination requirement established by division rule;
(C) for practice of lymphatic massage, provide satisfactory documentation to show completion of 200 hours of training or equivalent number of credit hours in lymphatic massage;
7. Page 15, Lines 456 through 459 :
456 (i) an instructor training program conducted by a licensed or recognized nail
457 technology school consisting of a minimum of
458 hours; or
459 (ii) a minimum of
8. Page 20, Lines 590 through 597 :
590 (3) touching, or applying an instrument or device to the following areas of a client's
591 body:
592 (a) the genitals or the anus
593 (b) the breast of a female patron, except in cases in which
594 states to a licensee that the patron requests
595 signs a written consent form, which must also include the witnessed signature of a parent or
596 legal guardian if the patron is a minor, authorizing the licensee to perform
597 cosmetic } skin
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
Rep. S. Clark introduced the bill to the committee.
Assisted by: Alan Dayton, Cellar's Barbershop
Candace Daly, Utah Cosmetology School Association
Spoke for the bill: Raymond Francom, Ray's Barbershop
Chris Kyler, citizen
MOTION: Rep. Hansen moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Ferry and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved that H.B. 419 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 459 Unfair Practices Act Amendments (Rep. S. Clark)
Rep. S. Clark introduced the bill to the committee, with the assistance of Robyn Riggs, Vice President, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce. (handout)
Spoke for the bill: Jim Olson, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association
MOTION: Rep. Neuenschwander moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Garn, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 152 Small Business Health Plan Task Force (Rep. S. Mascaro)
Rep. Mascaro introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 3, Lines 67 through 68 :
67 (h) the Utah Comprehensive Health Insurance Pool;
(j) associations that represent health underwriters; and
68
2. Page 3, Lines 79 through 80 :
79 Force: (a) an actuarial modeling of small business employer and employee participation in
80 Public Employee Health Plan (PEHP) and similar private plans }
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark, Rep. S. Clark, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Garn, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
Spoke to the bill: Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Assoc.
Jason Perry, Executive Director, Governor's Office of Economic Development
Spoke for the bill: John Pitt, President, Davis Chamber of Commerce
Judi Hilman, Executive Director, Utah Health Policy Project (handout)
Dale Carpenter, Director of Economic Development, Salt Lake County
Mary Mark, small business owner
Keith Trickett, small business owner
MOTION: Rep. Biskupski moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed with Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Hansen voting against, and Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
Vice Chair Dunnigan relinquished the chair to Chair S. Clark.
H.B. 432 Identity Theft Database Amendments (Rep. E. Hutchings)
Rep. Hutchings introduced the bill to the committee with the assistance of Kirk Torgensen, Chief Deputy, Office of the Attorney General.
MOTION: Rep. Morley moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 1, Lines 18 through 19 :
18 .
19 receive and print a copy of a law enforcement agency's police report; and }
2. Page 2, Lines 36 through 41 :
36 (2) The Internet website created under Subsection (1) shall allow a victim of an
37 identity-related crime to
38 (a) } report the crime on the website and have the victim's report routed to the
39 appropriate law enforcement agency for the jurisdiction in which the crime occurred
40
41 may access and print from the website. }
The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Ferry, and
Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
Spoke for the bill: Laura Polacheck, AARP of Utah
MOTION: Rep. Kiser moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed
unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Ferry,
and Rep. Froerer, absent for the vote.
S.B. 126 Sales Representative Commission Payment Act (Sen. S. Killpack)
Sen. Killpack introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously,
with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Dunnigan, and Rep. Froerer, absent for
the vote.
H.B. 176 Certain County Debt Forgiven (Rep. D. Clark)
MOTION: Rep. D. Clark moved to delete in title and body H.B. 176 and replace it with 1st
Substitute H.B. 176. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskkupski,
Rep. Froerer, Rep Walker, and Rep. Walker absent for the vote.
Rep. D. Clark introduced the bill to the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Garn moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously,
with Rep. Biskupski and Rep.Froerer absent for the vote.
H.B. 329 Deferred Deposit Loans (Rep. L. Shurtliff)
Rep. Shurtliff introduced the bill to the committee.
Spoke for the bill: Linda Hilton, Coalition of Religious Communities
Laura Polacheck, AARP of Utah
MOTION: Rep. S. Clark moved that H.B. 329 be referred to interim study. The motion
passed unanimously, with Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Walker moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously,
with Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.
Chair S. Clark adjourned the meeting at 5:55 p.m.
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Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair