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STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450, State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Complex
February 4, 2009
Members Present: Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Chair
Rep. Patrick Painter, Vice Chair
Rep. Jackie Biskupski
Rep. Stephen Clark
Rep. Susan Duckworth
Rep. Gage Froerer
Rep. Kevin Garn
Rep. Francis Gibson
Rep. Neil Hansen
Rep. Brian King
Rep. Todd Kiser
Rep. Michael Morley
Rep. Brent Wallis
Rep. Curt Webb
Staff Present: Allison Nicholson, Policy Analyst
Linda Error, Committee Secretary
Note: List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .
Rep. Painter called the meeting to order at 8:10 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2009 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Garn, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Wallis absent for the vote.
H.B. 271 Workers' Compensation - Uninsured Employers' Fund (Rep. M. Morley)
Rep. Morley presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Larry Bunkell, Utah Labor Commission. (handout)
Spoke against the bill: David Johnson, Office of State Debt Collection
Sal Petilos, Office of Administrative Services
Raymond Hintze, Office of the Attorney General
Spoke for the bill: Richard Burke, Utah Association for Justice
Jim Olson, Utah Food Industry Association
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Garn absent for the vote.
Rep. Painter relinquished the chair to Rep. Dunnigan.
H.B. 119 Powersport Vehicle Franchise Act Revisions (Rep. J. Gowans)
Rep. Gowans presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Wayne Jones, Independent Auto Dealers and Bruce Steadman, owner, Steadman Recreation.
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Garn absent for the vote.
H.B. 265 Postmortem Procedures Amendments (Rep. B. Daw)
Rep. Daw presented the bill to the committee.
Spoke to the bill: David Stanley, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Barry Nangle, Utah Department of Health
Debbie Turner, Utah Department of Health
Kathy Froerer, Executive Director, Utah Association of Local Health Departments
Spoke for the bill: Dave Robles, Funeral Consumers Alliance (handout)
Joyce Mitchell, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance
Corey Mattson, citizen, Lehi City
Marcia Robles, Funeral Consumers Alliance, Fort Hall Indian Reservation
Spoke against the bill: Shaun Myers, National and Utah Funeral Directors Associations
MOTION: Rep. Gibson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Froerer voting in opposition. Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wallis were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Painter moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wallis absent for the vote.
Rep. Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.
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Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair