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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 450, State Capitol
February 19, 2014

Members Present:    Rep. Jim Dunnigan, Chair
            Rep. Dixon Pitcher, Vice Chair
            Rep. Jake Anderegg
            Rep. Johnny Anderson
            Rep. Jim Bird                            
            Rep. Jon Cox
            Rep. Susan Duckworth                        
            Rep. Gage Froerer             
            Rep. Dana Layton
            Rep. Mike McKell             
            Rep. Jeremy Peterson
            Rep. Marc Roberts
            Rep. Jon Stanard            
            Rep. Mark Wheatley             
            Rep. Brad Wilson

Members Absent:    Rep. Larry Wiley
             
Staff Present:    Mr. Bryant Howe, Assistant Director            
            Ms. Rosemary Young, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 8:09 a.m.

1st Sub. S.B. 124    Financial Institution and Services Amendments (Sen. C. Bramble)

Sen. Bramble distributed a handout titled "Financial Institutions and Service Amendments 1st Sub. SB 124" and explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:    Edward Leary, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to pass out favorably 1st Sub. S.B. 124. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Bird, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Roberts absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to place 1st Sub. S.B. 124 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

H.B. 117    Patent Infringement Amendments (Rep. M. McKell)

MOTION:    Rep. Layton moved to replace H.B. 117 with 1st Substitute H.B. 117. The motion passed with Rep. Anderegg voting in opposition.

Rep. McKell explained the bill to the committee assisted by Stan Lockhart, Micron Technology, and Ryan Kirkham, Utah Association of Realtors.

Spoke for the bill:        Dave Davis, Utah Retail Merchants Association
                Howard Headlee, Utah Bankers Association
            
Spoke against the bill:    Charles Roberts, patent attorney                
                Perry Clegg, attorney
                Joe Pia, Pia Anderson Dorius Reynard & Moss

MOTION:    Rep. Stanard moved to hold 1st Sub. H.B. 117.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Wilson moved to pass out favorably 1st. Sub. H.B. 117. The motion was withdrawn.

The motion to hold passed with Rep. Bird voting in opposition and Rep. Anderson absent for the vote.

H.B. 207    Massage Therapy Practice Act Amendments (Rep. B. Greene)

MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to replace H.B. 207 with 1st Substitute H.B. 207. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Anderson, Rep. McKell, and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to amend 1st Sub. H.B. 207 as follows:

1.    Page 3, Lines 62 through 65 :    

             62          (m) an individual certified by or through, and in good standing with,
{   a nationally   }        an industry      

             63      recognized organization that represents a profession with established standards and ethics:
             64          (i) who engages in the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body to the hands, feet,
             65      and ears only, including the practice of reflexology and foot zone therapy;

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

Rep. Greene explained the bill to the committee assisted by Christine Issel, reflexology, and Julie Cheney, Academy of Foot Zone Therapy.

Spoke for the bill:        Janet Ollman Blackmer, massage therapist
                Kirk Jorgensen, American Massage Therapy Association

Spoke against the bill:    Ron Findlay, Independent Massage Therapists of Utah
                Randall Nikola, Healing Mountain Massage School

MOTION:    Rep. Layton moved to pass out favorably 1st Sub. H.B. 207.

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 3, Lines 64 through 67 :    

             64          (i) who engages in the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body to the hands, feet,
             65      and
  outer       ears only, including the practice of reflexology and foot zone therapy;

             66          (ii) whose clients remain fully clothed from the shoulders to the knees; and
             67          (iii) whose clients do not receive gratuitous massage from the individual.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wheatley and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Layton moved to pass out favorably 1st Sub H.B. 207. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wheatley and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.    

H.B. 108    Mobile Home Park Task Force (Rep. T. Cosgrove)

Rep. Cosgrove distributed a handout titled "HB 108 Manufactured Homes Taskforce" and explained the bill to the committee assisted by Tara Rollins and Barbara Stallone of the Utah housing Coalition.

Spoke against the bill:    Robert Poulsen, attorney

MOTION:    Rep. Duckworth moved to pass out favorably H.B. 108. The motion passed with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, Rep. Cox, Rep. Froerer, Rep. Roberts, and Rep. Stanard voting in opposition and Rep. Wheatley and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

S.B. 130    Trust Deed Foreclosure Amendments (Sen. W. Harper)

This bill was not heard.

MOTION:    Rep. Layton moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Wheatley and Rep. Wilson absent for the vote.

Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 10:03 a.m.







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Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair