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MINUTES OF THE SENATE WORKFORCE SERVICES & COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM 215, SENATE BUILDING
Members Present: Sen. Stuart C. Reid, Committee Chair
Sen. Patricia W. Jones
Sen. Karen W. Morgan
Sen. Aaron Osmond
Sen. Jerry Stevenson
Pres. Michael G. Waddoups
Member Absent: Sen. Ralph Okerlund
Staff Present: Mr. Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst
Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary
A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Chair Reid called the meeting to order at 2:15 p.m.
Approval of Minutes
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to approve the minutes of the January 26, 2012 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Morgan absent for the vote.
H.B. 22 Centralized New Hire Registry Act Amendments (Rep. J. Peterson)
Rep. Peterson introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke for the bill: Bill Starks, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Utah Department of Workforce Services
MOTION: Sen. Osmond moved to send H.B. 22 out with a favorable recommendation.
The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Morgan absent for the vote.
H.B. 249 1st Sub: Single Family Zoning Designation (D. Sanpei)
Rep. Sanpei introduced and explained the bill.
Spoke for the bill: Jodi Hoffman, Lobyist, Utah League of Cities and Towns
Mike Ostermiller, Lobyist, Utah Association of Realtors
MOTION: Sen. Jones moved to sent H.B. 249 out with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.
S.B. 130 Workers' Compensation Coordination of Benefits Amendments (Sen. K. Mayne)
Sen. Mayne introduced and explained the bill. Richard Burke, Attorney, Utah Association for Justice further explained the bill and answered questions from the committee.
MOTION: Sen. Osmund moved to amend S.B. 130 as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 51 through 53 :
51 (a) the employee has
{
filed
}
reported
a workers' compensation claim; and
52 (b) (i) the particular workers' compensation claim has not been paid within
{
120
}
46
days
53 after the employee
{
filed
}
reported
the claim with the employer's workers'
compensation carrier; or
President Waddoups suggested modifications to the ammendment as follows:
1. Page 2, Lines 51 through 53 :
51 (a) the employee has
{
filed
}
reported
a workers' compensation claim
to
the employer
; and
52 (b) (i) the particular workers' compensation claim has not been paid within
{
120
}
46
days
53 after the employee
{
filed
}
reported
the claim
{
with the employer's
workers' compensation carrier
}
to the employer
; or
Sen. Osmond accepted the modifications to his motion to amend.
The motion passed unanimously.
Spoke for the bill: Brent Black, injured worker; Casey Hill, Utah Medical Association
Spoke against the bill: Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Utah Health Insurance Association: Vaughn Holbrook, Lobbyist , Regence Blue Cross ; Dennis Lloyd, Senior Vice President, Workers Compensation Fund
Spoke to the bill: Alan Hennebold, Department of Commerce, Legislative Counsel, Utah Labor Commission
Sen. Reid relinquished the committee chair to Sen. Osmond.
MOTION: Sen. Stevenson moved to hold S.B. 130.
The motion passed unanimously with President Waddoups and Chair Reid absent for the vote.
Sen. Mayne requested further study and reporting as part of an interim study.
M OTION: Sen. Jones moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with President Waddoups and Chair Reid absent for the vote. Sen. Osmond adjourned the meeting at 3:25 p.m.
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