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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