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MINUTES OF THE SENATE BUSINESS & LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

         Room 215 Senate Building
         Thursday, February 7, 2013


Members Present:        Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Chair
            Sen. Gene Davis
            Sen. Deidre M. Henderson
            Sen. David P. Hinkins
            Sen. Karen Mayne
            Sen. John L. Valentine
            Sen. Todd Weiler

Staff Present:        Mr. Bryant R. Howe, Assistant Director
            Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Bramble called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m. and announced that, at the request of the sponsor, S.B. 64 will not be heard today.

Approval of Minutes

MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2013 meeting.         The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Bramble relinquished the Committee Chair to Sen. Henderson.

S.B. 168 Certified Public Accountant Licensing Amendments (Bramble)

Sen. Bramble introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to transmit S.B. 168 favorably. The motion passed      unanimously.

Chair Bramble resumed the Committee Chair.

S.B. 55 Insurance Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder (B. Shizawa)

Sen Shizawa introduced and explained the bill.

MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to delete in title and body S.B. 55 and replace it with 1stSub.      S.B. 55. The motion passed unanimously.

Sen. Shizawa further explained the bill and answered questions from the Committee, assisted by Lori Unumb, National Autism Speaks and Paul Carbone, Pediatrician, University of Utah.


Chair Bramble relinquished the Chair to Sen. Davis.

Sen. Bramble resumed the Committee Chair.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Michelle McOmbes, Utah Medical Association
                Brian Hales, Physician, Anesthesiologist
                Lori Unumb, National Autism Speaks
                Jake Smith, Self
                Cari Brown, Parent
                Merilla Petersen, President, Utah Autism Coalition
                Layna Torsak, Parent, Utah Autism Coalition
                Casey Hill, Parent
                Dave Copeland, Grandfather of Autistic Child

Spoke in opposition to the bill: Kelly Atkinson, Utah Health Insurance Association
                Travis Wood
                Brian Allen, Altis
                Richard Herd , Utah Association of Health Underwriters
                Tom Clay, Parent
                Dwight Stringham, Parent

MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to transmit 1st Sub. S.B. 55 favorably . The motion passed
     with Senator Hinkins and Sen. Henderson voting in opposition.

S.B. 167 Alcoholic Beverage Control Amendments (J. Valentine)
    
MOTION: Sen.Valentine moved to amend the bill as follows:




1.    Page 1, Lines 12 through 17 :    

             12          This bill:
             13          .    modifies the definition of "retail license";
             14          .    addresses new master licenses under the law enforcement quota;
             15          .    addresses the powers of the commission;
             16          
{   .    prohibits multiple retail licenses at the same building under certain circumstances;   }

             17          .    creates a master full-service restaurant license;

2.    Page 2, Lines 33 through 36 :    

             33      ENACTS:
             34          
{   32B-5-207, Utah Code Annotated 1953   }

             35          32B-6-206, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             36          32B-6-306, Utah Code Annotated 1953



3.    Page 26, Lines 775 through 797 :    

             775          
{   Section 4. Section 32B-5-207 is enacted to read:

             776          32B-5-207. Multiple retail licenses at same building.
             777          (1) (a) On or after the effective date of this bill, the commission may not issue to a
             778      retail licensee more than one type of retail license for the same building unless the commission
             779      determines that:
             780          (i) (A) the licensed premises for each retail license is in a separate room within the
             781      building; and
             782          (B) the requirements for each retail license are met; or
             783          (ii) (A) the different retail licenses are operational at different days or hours;
             784          (B) the retail licensee posts a notice that is conspicuous and states the days and hours
             785      for each retail license that operates on the premises; and
             786          (C) the requirements for each retail license are met.
             787          (b) The commission may define "separate room" by rule made in accordance with Title
             788      63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             789          (2) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), if on the effective date of this bill a retail
             790      licensee has more than one type of retail license within a building in a manner that violates
             791      Subsection (1), the retail licensee may operate under the different types of retail licenses until
             792      January 1, 2015.

             793          (b) By no later than January 1, 2015, the retail licensee shall:
             794          (i) choose which retail license the retail licensee wants to retain, subject to being
             795      qualified to continue to hold the retail license; and
             796          (ii) let expire or return to the commission a retail license that the retail licensee has
             797      chosen not to retain.   }

4.    Page 26, Line 800 through Page 27, Line 807 :    

             800          (1) (a) The commission may issue a master full-service restaurant license that
             801      authorizes a person to store, sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of an
             802      alcoholic product on premises at multiple locations as full-service restaurants if the person
             803      applying for the master full-service restaurant license:
             804          (i) owns each of the full-service restaurants;
{   and   }

             805          (ii) except for the fee requirements, establishes to the satisfaction of the commission
             806      that each location of a full-service restaurant under the master full-service restaurant license
             807      separately meets the requirements of this part
{   .   }        ; and

(iii) the master full-service restaurant license includes at least five full-service restaurant locations.  


5.    Page 29, Lines 866 through 873 :    

             866          (1) (a) The commission may issue a master limited-service restaurant license that
             867      authorizes a person to store, sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of an
             868      alcoholic product on premises at multiple locations as limited-service restaurants if the person
             869      applying for the master limited-service restaurant license:
             870          (i) owns each of the limited-service restaurants;
{   and   }

             871          (ii) except for the fee requirements, establishes to the satisfaction of the commission
             872      that each location of a limited-service restaurant under the master limited-service restaurant
             873      license separately meets the requirements of this part
{   .   }        ; and

(iii) the master limited-service restaurant includes at least five limited-service restaurant locations.  


The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to transmit S.B. 167, as amended, favorably. The motion passed      unanimously.

MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Bramble      adjourned the meeting at 4:07 p.m.






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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Committee Chair