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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450, State Capitol, Utah State Capitol Complex
March 2, 2011

Members Present:    Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Chair
            Rep. Dixon Pitcher, Vice Chair
            Rep. Jim Bird        
            Rep. Jackie Biskupski            
            Rep. Derek Brown
            Rep. Susan Duckworth            
            Rep. Gage Froerer
            
Rep. Francis Gibson
            
Rep. Don Ipson             
            
Rep. Todd Kiser
            Rep. Brad Last
            Rep. Michael Morley            
            Rep. Curt Webb
            
Rep. Larry Wiley
             
Staff Present:    Bryant Howe, Assistant Director            
            Rosemary Young, Committee Secretary

Note:        List of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with committee minutes .

Rep. Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 4:27 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Webb moved to approve the minutes of the March 1, 2011 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird, Rep. Brown, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

H.B. 289    Psychologist Licensing Amendments (Rep. M. Newbold)

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved to amend H.B. 289 as follows:

1.    Page 2, Line 28 :    

             28      AMENDS:
      58-1-301.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 372      


2.    Page 2, Line 40 :    

             40      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
      Section 1. Section 58-1-301.5 is amended to read:      

     58-1-301.5 .   Division access to Bureau of Criminal Identification records.
     (1) The division shall have direct access to criminal background information

maintained by the Bureau of Criminal Identification under Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification, for background screening of licensure applicants as required in:
     (a) Section 58-17b-307 of Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act;
     (b) Section 58-31b-302 of Title 58, Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act;
     (c) Section 58-47b-302 of Title 58, Chapter 47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act;
     (d) Section 58-55-302 of Title 58, Chapter 55, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act, as it applies to alarm companies and alarm company agents;
     (e) Section 58-63-302 of Title 58, Chapter 63, Security Personnel Licensing Act;

{   and   }

     (f) Section 58-64-302 of Title 58, Chapter 64, Deception Detection Examiners Licensing Act
{   .   }        ; and

    (g) Section 58-61-702, of Title 58, Chapter 61, Part 7, Prescriptive Authority for Licensed Psychologists.  

     (2) The division access under Subsection (1) shall be:
     (a) in accordance with Section 53-10-108 ; and
     (b) to all convictions, pleas of nolo contendere, pleas of guilty or nolo contendere held in abeyance, all dismissed charges, and charges without a known disposition.

Renumber Remaining Sections accordingly

3.    Page 4, Lines 103 through 104 :    

             103          (d) completes a criminal background check
  under the provisions of Section 58-1-301.5       and is free from criminal convictions      {   as

             104      required by Subsections (3) and (4)  
}
;

4.    Page 5, Lines 127 through 141 :    

             127          
{   (3) To determine if an applicant meets the qualifications of Subsection (1)(c) or (d), the

             128      division shall provide an appropriate number of copies of fingerprint cards to the Department
             129      of Public Safety with the division's request to:
             130          (a) conduct a search of records of the Department of Public Safety for criminal history
             131      information relating to each applicant for certification under this part; and
             132          (b) forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation a fingerprint card of each

applicant
             133      requiring a check of records of the FBI for criminal history information under this section.
             134          (4) The Department of Public Safety shall send to the division:
             135          (a) a written record of criminal history, or certification of no criminal history record, as
             136      contained in the records of the Department of Public Safety in a timely manner after receipt of
             137      a fingerprint card from the division and a request for review of Department of Public Safety
             138      records; and
             139          (b) the results of the FBI review concerning an applicant in a timely manner after
             140      receipt of information from the FBI.
             141          (5)  
}

  (3)       (a) The division shall charge each applicant a fee, in accordance with Section


5.    Page 5, Line 146 :    

             146          
{   (6)   }        (4)       Information obtained by the division from the reviews of criminal history records of


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Gibson, Rep. Ipson, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

Rep. Newbold distributed a handout and explained the bill to the committee assisted by Morgan Sammons, Utah Psychological Association, Elaine LeVine, PhD, New Mexico licensed psychologist, and Dr. Kirk Dansie, Utah licensed psychologist.

The following individuals spoke against the bill:

        Howard Weeks, M.D.    Psychiatrist
        Sherri Wittwer        National Association of Mental Illness Utah
        Louis Moench, M.D.        Psychiatrist
        Jennifer Brinton, M.D.    Pediatrician, UAAP
        Ellois Bailey, R.N.        American Psychiatric Nurses Association
        Grace Forsythe, R.N.        Psych APRN Council
        Michelle McOmber        Utah Medical Association (handout)
        Lindsay Malechek, M.D.    Utah Academy of Family Physicians



MOTION:    Rep. Last moved to continue to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to transmit H.B. 289 with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed with Rep. Biskupski and Rep. Wiley voting in favor and Rep. Brown absent for the vote.

The original motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown absent for the vote.        
        
H.B. 482    Long-term Care Facility - Medicaid Certification for Bed Capacity Amendments (Rep. E. Hutchings)

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to replace H.B. 482 with 1st Substitute H.B. 482. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown and Rep. Last absent for the vote.

Rep. Hutchings explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to transmit H.B. 482 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Kiser voting in opposition and Rep. Brown and Rep. Last absent for the vote.

H.B. 158    Coordination Between State and Local Government on Federal Regulations (Rep. C. Herrod)

Rep. Herrod explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to amend H.B. 158 as follows:

1.    Page 2, Lines 33 through 34 :    

             33          (2) "Federal agency" means
  the       :

             34          (a)
  United States       Environmental Protection Agency;


2.    Page 2, Line 38 :    

             38          [(2)] (3) "Office" means the Public Lands
{   and Federal   } Policy Coordinating Office


3.    Page 2, Line 48 :    

             48          (1) There is created within state government the Public Lands
{   and Federal   } Policy


4.    Page 4, Line 103 :    



             103          [(f)] (h) maintain information concerning grants made under Subsection (1)[(h)]
{   (i)   }        j       , if


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Gibson, and Rep. Last absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Froerer moved to transmit 1st Substitute H.B. 158 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to place 1st Sub. H.B. 158 on the Consent Calendar. The motion failed with Rep. Wiley voting in opposition and Rep. Brown, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

H.B. 496    Technology and Life Science Economic Development Act (Rep. D. Clark)

MOTION:    
Rep. Biskupski moved to replace H.B. 496 with 1st Substitute H.B. 496. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

Rep. Clark distributed a handout and explained the bill to the committee. Kelvyn Cullimore , Dynatronics, Corp. , Jason Dunn, IM Flash, and Brice Arave, IM Flash, spoke in favor of the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Kiser moved to transmit 1st Substitute H.B. 496 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Morley voting in opposition and Rep. Brown, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

H.B. 260    Mechanics' Liens Revisions (Rep. D. Clark)

MOTION:    Rep. Webb moved to replace H.B. 260 with 1st Substitute H.B. 260. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 260 as follows:

1.    Page 2, Line 45 :    

             45          
{   38-9-2, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 3 and 223   }


2.    Page 3, Lines 75 through 79 :    

             75      agent as prescribed by Section
{   [   } 38-1-32      {   ]   }      {   38-1-32.5   } , except that

this section does not apply      {   :


             76          (a)  
}
to a person performing labor for wages
{   ; or   }        .      

             77          
{   (b) if a notice of commencement is not filed as prescribed in Section [ 38-1-31 ]

             78      38-1-31.5 for the project or improvement for which labor, service, equipment, or material is
             79      furnished.  
}


3.    Page 5, Line 119 :    

             119          (b)
{   A   }        Notwithstanding the time a lien relates back to and takes effect as of under Subsection (2), a       recorded mortgage or trust deed on the project property to secure a construction


4.    Page 6, Lines 169 through 173 :    

             169          (c) provide a central repository for [notices of commencement,]
{   :

             170          (i) preliminary notices[,] and notices of completion filed in connection with all
             171      [privately owned construction] private projects [as well as] in the state; and
             172          (ii) notices of commencement, preliminary notices, and notices of completion for all
             173      [state and local] government [owned construction] projects [throughout Utah] in the state  
}
  all notices filed with the database under Section 38-1-30.5, 38-1-31.5, 38-1-32, 38-1-32.5, 38-1-33, or 38-1-40       ;


5.    Page 6, Line 176 through Page 7, Line 181 :    

             176          (i) the filing and reviewing of
{   :

             177          [(i)] (A) notices of commencement on a government project;
             178          [(ii)] (B) preliminary notices;
             179          [(iii)] (C) [a notice] notices of intent to file notice of final completion;
             180          [(iv)] (D) [a notice] notices for remaining amounts due to complete the contract; and
             181          [(v)] (E) notices of completion  
}
  notices described in Subsection (2)(c)       ; and


6.    Page 8, Lines 223 through 231 :    

             223          (i)
{   a notice of commencement on a government project;

             224          (ii) a preliminary notice;


             225          (iii) a notice of intent to file notice of final completion;
             226          (iv) a notice for remaining amounts due to complete the contract;
             227          (v) a notice of completion  
}
  all notices described in Subsection (2)(c)       ;

             228          
{   (vi)   }        (ii)       a request for notice;

             229          
{   (vii)   }        (iii)       providing a required notice by an alternate      {   method of delivery   }        filing       ;

             230          
{   (viii)   }        (iv)       a duplicate receipt of a filing; and

             231          
{   (ix)   }        (v)       account setup for a person who wishes to be billed periodically for filings with the


7.    Page 18, Lines 531 through 535 :    

             531          
{   (d) A preliminary notice filed for labor, service, equipment, or material furnished to

             532      real property for a private project under an original contract is not valid for labor, service,
             533      equipment, or material furnished to the same real property for another private project under a
             534      separate original contract.  
}

             535          
{   [   } (d)      {   ]   }      {   (e)   } (i) (A) [If a] A person who [is required to file a preliminary notice under this


8.    Page 18, Line 545 :    

             545          
{   (f)   }        (e)       A preliminary notice that is timely filed with the database with respect to a private


9.    Page 18, Line 548 :    

             548          
{   (g)   }        (f)       If a preliminary notice filed with the database includes the tax parcel identification


10.    Page 19, Line 556 :    

             556          
{   (h)   }        (g)       A preliminary notice for a private project shall include:


11.    Page 25, Lines 743 through 756 :    

             743     
{       Section 13. Section 38-9-2 is amended to read:

             744          38-9-2. Scope.
             745          (1) (a) The provisions of Sections 38-9-1 , 38-9-3 , 38-9-4 , and 38-9-6 apply to any


             746      recording or filing or any rejected recording or filing of a lien pursuant to this chapter on or
             747      after May 5, 1997.
             748          (b) The provisions of Sections 38-9-1 and 38-9-7 apply to all liens of record regardless
             749      of the date the lien was recorded or filed.
             750          (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (b), the provisions of this chapter
             751      applicable to the filing of a notice of interest do not apply to a notice of interest filed before
             752      May 5, 2008.
             753          (2) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent a person from filing a lis pendens in
             754      accordance with Section 78B-6-1303 or seeking any other relief permitted by law.
             755          [(3) This chapter does not apply to a person entitled to a lien under Section 38-1-3 who
             756      files a lien pursuant to Title 38, Chapter 1, Mechanics' Liens.]  
}


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Brown, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

Rep. Clark explained the bill to the committee. Rich Thorn, Associated General Contractors, spoke to the bill. The following individuals spoke in favor of the bill:

        Tom Hatch        Utah Land Title Association
        Matt Sager        First American Title
        Taz Biesinger        Utah Homebuilders Association
        Howard Headlee    Utah Bankers Association

The following individuals spoke against the bill:

        Rob Campbell    Wheeler Construction
        Darrel Bostwick    ABC Chapter Counsel
        Scott Barrett        Staker and Sorensen Companies

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to return 1st Substitute H.B. 260 to rules for interim study.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to transmit 1st Substitute H.B. 260 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Bird, Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Brown, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Dunnigan voting in opposition.



H.B. 430    Barber, Cosmetologist/barber, Esthetician, Electrologist, and Nail Technician Licensing Act Amendments (Rep. H. Richardson)

MOTION:    Rep. Biskupski moved to amend H.B. 430 as follows:


1.    Page 9, Lines 256 through 259 :    

             256          (a) the person has completed an eyelash extension application training and certification
             257      program; and
             258          (b) the practice of eyelash extension application
  , defined by Section 58-11a- 102,       is the only activity in which the person

             259      is engaged without a license.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Gibson, and Rep. Morley absent for the vote.

Rep. Richardson explained the bill to the committee assisted by Brian Greene, attorney for the eyelash industry.

The following individuals spoke in favor of the bill:

        Amelia Meneses        Eyelash Industry
        Tiffany Durfee        Eyelash Industry
        Laura Mitchell        Eyelash Industry

The following individuals spoke against the bill:

        Brenda Scharman        Utah Beauty School Association
        Wendy Merrill        Utah Beauty Schools
        Natalie Parkin            Skinworks

MOTION:    Rep. Pitcher moved to transmit H.B. 430 with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed with Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Brown, Rep. Gibson, Rep. Last, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Pitcher voting in favor and Rep. Duckworth absent for the vote.

H.B. 304    Campaign Finance Revisions (Rep. G. Hughes)

Rep. Hughes explained the bill to the committee.


MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to transmit H.B. 304 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Gibson moved to place H.B. 204 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Duckworth and Rep. Kiser absent for the vote.

H.B. 370    Bail Bond Amendments (Rep. G. Hughes)

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to amend H.B. 370 as follows:

1.    Page 1, Line 17 :    

             17          .    provides that bail will be exonerated in
  specified       cases        , including       where the court has not scheduled any


2.    Page 2, Lines 51 through 52 :    

             51          (4)
{   A person   }        An individual       who is applying for licensure under this chapter for the first time shall

             52      have completed a training program of not less than four hours that is approved by the
{   board   }        commissioner       and


3.    Page 3, Line 71 :    

             71      to and including the surrender of the defendant
{   in execution of any sentence imposed   }        for sentencing,      


4.    Page 3, Lines 73 through 75 :    

             73      appear up to
{   and including execution of sentence   }        the sentencing       when required is a breach of the conditions of

             74      the undertaking or bail and subjects it to forfeiture
  ,            {   irrespective   }        regardless       of whether or not notice of

             75      appearance was given to the sureties
  upon sentencing, and bond shall be exonerated without motion       .


5.    Page 3, Lines 84 through 85 :    

             84      undertaking
{   during all proceedings and for all court appearances required of the defendant up

             85      to and including the next execution of sentence imposed under Subsection [ 77-20-7 ](1)  
}
  until the next court hearing. Upon appearance of the defendant,

the bond shall be exonerated without motion       .



6.    Page 4, Lines 110 through 112 :    

             110          
{   [   } (d) ensure that the name, address, and telephone number of the surety or its agent as

             111      listed on the bond is stated on the bench warrant.
{   ]   }

             112          
{   (d)   }        (e)       mail notice of the failure to appear to the bail producer's agent if the surety is


The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Kiser, and Rep. Pitcher absent for the vote.

Rep. Hughes explained the bill to the committee. Suzette Green-Wright, Utah Insurance Department spoke in favor of the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to transmit H.B. 370 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed with Rep. Brown voting in opposition and Rep. Biskupski, Rep. Duckworth, and Rep. Last absent for the vote.

H.B. 113    Deferred Deposit Lending Amendments (Rep. B. Daw)

Rep. Daw explained the bill to the committee assisted by David Young, a businessman from Utah County. Wendy Gibson, Check City, spoke against the bill. Linda Hilton, Coalition of Religious Communities, spoke in favor of the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Pitcher moved to transmit H.B. 113 with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed with Rep. Bird, Rep. Duckworth, Rep. Last, and Rep. Pitcher voting in favor and Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.

Rep. Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m.





                        ________________________________
                         Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair