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MINUTES OF THE SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

    STANDING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 5, 2007
ROOM W020, WEST OFFICE BUILDING,
STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX



Members Present:        Sen. D. Chris Buttars, Chair
                Sen. Allen M. Christensen
                Sen. Brent H. Goodfellow
                Sen. Peter C. Knudson
                Sen. Scott D. McCoy
    
Staff Present:            Mark D. Andrews, Policy Analyst
                Nedra B. Duzett, Secretary

Public Speakers Present:    Mark Braser, Director, Office of Recovery Services
                Deborah Wright, single mother of seven children
                Craig Burnson, citizen
                Andrew McGuire, National Fire Protection Assn.
                Michael Hales, Director, Division of Health Care Financing, Department of Health

A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Butters called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.

     MOTION: Sen Goodfellow moved to approve the minutes of the Feb. 1, 2007 meeting.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Christensen and Sen. McCoy absent for the vote.

1.    S.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Urging Participation by Taiwan in World Health
    Organization
(C. Bramble)

    Sen. Bramble explained the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to pass the bill out favorably.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Christensen and Sen. McCoy absent for the vote.

2.    S.B. 165 Producer and Affiliate Disclosure Amendments (M. Waddoups)

     MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to delete S.B. 165 in title and body and replace it

with 1st Substitute S.B. 165, "Producer and Affiliate Disclosure Amendments."

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson absent for the vote.

    Senator Waddoups spoke concerning the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to go to the next item on the agenda.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson absent for the vote.

3.    S.B. 182 Child Support Modifications for TANF Recipients (L. Hillyard)

    
Sen. Hillyard explained the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Knudson moved to pass the bill out favorably.

    The motion passed with Sen. Christensen and Sen. McCoy absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Sen. Knudson moved to place the bill on the consent calendar.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. McCoy absent for the vote.

4.    S.B. 184 Revisions to Child Support Definitions (L. Hillyard)

    
Sen. Hillyard explained the bill, assisted by Mark Braser, Director, Office of Recovery Services, Department of Human Services.

    Deborah Wright, single mother of seven children, spoke in support of the bill.

    Craig Burnson, citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably.

    The motion passed with Chair Buttars voting in opposition and Sen. Knudson absent
    for the vote.

5.    S.B. 200 Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity (E. Mayne)

     MOTION: Sen. McCoy moved to amend the bills as follows:

1.    Page 3, Lines 60 through 71 :    



             60          (3) "Manufacturer" means
  a tobacco product manufacturer as defined in Section 59-22-202.            {   :

             61          (a) any entity which:
             62          (i) manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes to be sold in the state;
             63          (ii) causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere with the intent to sell in
             64      the state; or
             65          (iii) manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes or cause cigarettes to be
             66      manufactured or produced with the intent to sell in the United States through an importer;
             67          (b) the first purchaser anywhere that intends to resell in the United States cigarettes
             68      manufactured anywhere that the original manufacturer or maker does not intend to be sold in
             69      the United States; or
             70          (c) any entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in Subsection (3)(a) or
             71      (3)(b).  
}

    

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson absent for the vote.
    
    Andrew McGuire, National Fire Protection Assn., spoke in support of the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson absent for the vote.

6.    S.B. 189 Medicaid Home and Community-based Long-Term Care (G. Davis)

    Sen. Davis explained the bill.

    Michael Hales, Director, Division of Health Care Financing, Department of Health, spoke in support of the bill.
    
     MOTION: Sen. Goodfellow moved to pass the bill out favorably.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson absent for the vote.



7.    H.B. 201 Governance of Local Ordinances Regarding Smoking (P. Ray)

    
Rep. Ray explained the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. McCoy moved to pass the bill out favorably.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Knudson absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Sen. McCoy moved to place the bill on the consent calendar.

    The motion passed unanimously.

8.    H.B. 57 Public Health Amendments (B. Last)

    
The bill was not considered.

Chair Buttars adjourned the meeting at 9:20 a.m.

Minutes reported by Nedra Duzett, Secretary.



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                     Sen. D. Chris Buttars, Committee Chair