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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

Room 20, West Office Building

February 12, 2013

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Kay L. McIff, Chair
                Rep. Lee B. Perry, Vice Chair
                Rep. Patrice Arent                
                Rep. LaVar Christensen
                Rep. Brian M. Greene
                Rep. Craig Hall
                Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
                Rep. Brian S. King
                Rep. V. Lowry Snow                             
        
STAFF PRESENT:        Ms. Chelsea Lloyd, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary
    

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

Chair McIff called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to approve the minutes of February 8, 2013. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. King, and Rep. Snow absent for the vote.

S.B. 144    Reauthorization of Prohibitions on Practicing Law Without a License (Sen. S. Jenkins)

Sen. Jenkins presented the bill to the committee.

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Mr. Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Greene voting in opposition.

H.B. 92    Factual Innocence Assistance Amendments (Rep. G. Froerer) (handout)

Rep. Froerer presented the bill to the committee.


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MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 1, Line 15 :    

             15      payment shall be paid to the person's surviving spouse
  if the spouse was married to the person from the time of the conviction until the person's death       ; and


2.    Page 4, Line 120 through Page 5, Line 122 :    

             120          (14) (a) As used in this Subsection (14)
{   ,   }        and in Subsection (15):

    (i)  
     {   "spouse"   }        "Married"       means          {   (ii) "Married" means   } the legal        marital       relationship      {   :   }

             121          
{   (i)   } established between a man and a woman        and       as recognized by the laws of this state      {   ; and

             122          (ii) existing at the time of the petitioner's death  
}
  ; and

     (ii) "Spouse" means a person married to the petitioner at the time the petitioner was found guilty of the offense regarding which a petition is filed and who has since then been continuously married to the petitioner until the petitioner's death  
.


The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Hutchings and Rep. King absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Ms. Laura Warburton
            Mr. Rick Westmoreland, Davis County Prosecutor

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to pass the bill out favorably, as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 107    Hospital Lien Law Amendments (Rep. M. McKell)

Rep. McKell presented the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to amend the bill as follows:




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3.    Page 2, Lines 53 through 56 :    

             53          (b) (i) A hospital that provides a service described in Subsection (3)(a) may assert a
             54      lien under Subsection (1) if
  :      

  (A)            {   workers' compensation or   } the private health insurer      {   disputes or   }

             55      denies coverage
  ; or

(B)    the private health insurer does not pay the hospital within 180 days after the day on which the hospital bills the private health insurer  
.

             56     
  (ii)    A lien asserted under Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B) is extinguished when the private health insurer pays the amount billed to the private health insurer for the services.      

    
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       A hospital that provides a service described in Subsection (3)(a) may assert a lien


SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to further amend the bill as follows:


4.    Page 2, Lines 53 through 56 :    

             53          (b) (i) A hospital that provides a service described in Subsection (3)(a) may assert a
             54      lien under Subsection (1) if
  :      

  (A)            {   workers' compensation or   } the private health insurer      {   disputes or   }

             55      denies coverage
  ; or

(B)    the private health insurer does not pay the hospital within 180 days after the day on which the hospital bills the private health insurer  
.

             56     
  (ii)    A lien asserted under Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B)      {   is extinguished   } shall be withdrawn when the private health insurer pays the amount billed to the private health insurer for the services.      

    
{   (ii)   }        (iii)       A hospital that provides a service described in Subsection (3)(a) may assert a lien


The motion passed unanimously.


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MOTION:    
Rep. Perry moved to move to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    
Rep. Christensen requested further discussion to the previous action, and allow H.B. 107 to be heard as the final agenda item. Chair McIff allowed the substitute motion. The substitute motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 18    Child Custody Proceedings Amendments (Sen. L. Robles)

Sen. Robles presented the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Brian Garrett
            Mr. Phil Conder
            Ms. Jackie de Gaston
            Ms. Julie Anderson
            Mr. Dan Deuel, Parental Action Coalition

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Ms. Cherie Rawlings, Eagle Forum

MOTION:    
Rep. Snow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 107    Hospital Lien Law Amendments
(Rep. M. McKell)

Rep. McKell reintroduced H.B. 107, and with the assistance of Mr. Dave Gessell, Utah Hospital Association, clarified the bill.

MOTION:    
Rep. Hutchings moved to pass the bill out favorably, as amended. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    
Rep. Greene moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair McIff adjourned the meeting at 3:25 p.m.


                                                                         _____________________________________                         
Kay L. McIff, Chair