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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W010, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 16, 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. Todd E. Kiser
            Rep. Michael T. Morley
            Rep. Paul Neuenschwander
            Rep. Mark Walker

Members Absent:    Rep. Neil A. Hansen        
             
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 8:04 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Neuenschwander moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2007 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

S.B. 134    Psychologist Licensing Act Amendments (Sen. L. Hillyard)

Sen. Hillyard 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, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Garn moved that S.B.134 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. D. Clark, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.




S.B. 99    Revised Business Corporations Act Amendments (Sen. L. Hillyard)

Sen. Hillyard introduced the bill to the committee.

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

MOTION:    Rep. Ferry moved that S.B. 99 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

S.B. 147    Exemptions from Licensure Modifications (Sen. M. Dmitrich)

Sen. Dmitrich introduced the bill to the committee.

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

MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved that S.B. 147 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.

S.B. 199    Division of Real Estate and Related Amendments (Sen. S. Killpack)

Sen. Killpack introduced the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Derek Miller, Director, Utah Division of Real Estate
            Jeremy Plozek, Utah Mortgage Lenders Association
            Blaine Walker, Chair, Real Estate Commission

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. D. Clark absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved that S.B. 199 be placed on the Consent Calendar. After committee discussion, the Chair decided it would not be a unanimous vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 66    Employer Health Insurance Options - Cafeteria Plans
            (Sen. M. Waddoups)


Sen. Waddoups introduced the bill to the committee.



Spoke for the bill:        Dr. Michael Abrahms, Pediatric Opthomologist, Utah Valley              Medical Center
                Catherine Wheeler, Past President, Utah Medical Association
                Brian Berg, Mountain West Surgical Center

Spoke against the bill:    Stan Lockhart, IM Flash Technologies, Micron
                Colleen Brinton, IM Flash Technologies
                Dr. Stephen Shuput, Anesthesiologist, Avenues Surgical Center
                Brad Kuhnhausen, Utah Association of Health Underwriters
                Mark Brown, Chief Actuary, SelectHealth

MOTION:    Rep. Walker moved to table the bill.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to adjourn. The motion failed, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Ferry, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Morley voting in favor.

The original motion to table the bill passed, with Rep. D. Clark and Rep. Morley voting in opposition.

MOTION:    Rep. D. Clark moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 9:10 a.m.
                













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                     Rep. Stephen D. Clark, Chair