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MINUTES OF THE SENATE BUSINESS & LABOR STANDING COMMITTEE

         Room 215 Senate Building
         Monday, February 11, 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 8:04 a.m.

Approval of Minutes

Chair Bramble made a correction on the minutes of February 7 2013. Sen. Henderson rather than Sen. Davis moved to adjourn.

MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to approve the minutes of the February 7, 2013 meeting.      The motion passed unanimously .

S.B. 136 Construction Trades Licensing Modifications (P. Knudson)

 MOTION: Sen. Henderson moved to delete in title and body S.B. 136 and adopt 1st. Sub. 136.      The motion passed unanimously.

Sen. Knudson introduced and explained the bill assisted by Brent Ursenback, Salt Lake County Code Official Code Official.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Ryan Snow, President, Rocky Mountain Gas
                 John Hill, Director, Rocky Mountain Gas Association
                 Ryan Rentmeister, President, Rentmeister Total home Service

Spoke in opposition to the bill: Brad Stevens, Executive Director, Independent Electrical                  Contractors.

Spoke to the bill: Tazz Besisnger, Utah Home Builders Association.


MOTION: Sen. Hinkins moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed

unanimously.

Chair Bramble relinquished the Committee Chair to Sen. Mayne.

S.B. 94 Government Records Amendments (C. Bramble)

Sen. Bramble introduced and explained the bill.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Linda Peterson, Media Coalition

MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to transmit S.B. 94 favorably. The motion passed      unanimously.

Sen. Mayne relinquished the Committee Chair to Sen. Henderson.

H.B. 259 Insurance Amendments (J. Bird)

Rep. Bird introduced and explained the bill and answered questions from the Committee.

MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to transmit H.B. 259 favorably. The motion passed unanimously      with Sen. Bramble and Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Davis moved to place H.B. 259 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed      unanimously with Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.

H.B. 289 Fireworks Amendments (J. Dunnigan)

MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to adopt the following amendments:

1.    Page 3, Line 74
    House Committee Amendments
    2-4-2013 :    

             74      matches, and smoking materials

{   ,   }        :

    (i)  
the [ignition or use of the source in mountainous,


2.    Page 3, Lines 76 through 79
    House Committee Amendments
    2-4-2013 :    

             76      which the hazardous environmental conditions exist may prohibit only the ignition or use of the
             77      ignition source in H. mountainous, brush-covered, or forest-covered areas or the

wildland
             77a      urban interface area, which means .H the line, area, or zone where structures or other human
             77b      development meet or
             78      intermingle with undeveloped wildland or H. [vegetative fuel, except in approved areas as allowed
             79      by the AHJ."] land being used for an agricultural purpose

  ; and

    (ii) where the hazardous environmental conditions exist in unincorporated areas that meet the description in Subsection (3)(b)(i), the state forester may prohibit the ignition or use of the ignition source in all or part of these areas, after consulting with the county fire code official having jurisdiction over that area  
." .H


The motion passed with Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.

Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill.

Spoke in favor of the bill: Mark Ward, Utah Association of Counties
             Coy Porter, Utah State Fire Marshall
             Scott Adams, Assistant Fire Marshall, Park City Fire Department

MOTION: Sen. Valentine moved to transmit H.B. 289 favorably as amended. The motion      passed unanimously with Sen. Davis and Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.

1st Sub. H.B. 290 Division of Real Estate Amendments (G. Froerer)

Rep. Froerer introduced and explained the bill assisted by Jonny Stewart, Division of Real Estate and a handout was distributed.

MOTION: Sen. Bramble moved to transmit 1st Sub. H.B. 290 favorably. The motion      passed unanimously with Sen. Davis and Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Sen. Valentine moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Davis and Sen. Mayne absent for the vote. Chair Bramble adjourned the meeting at 9:18 a.m.



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Sen. Curtis S. Bramble, Committee Chair