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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE BUSINESS AND LABOR
STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 445, State Capitol

February 28, 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. Larry Wiley
            
Members absent:    
Rep. Brad Wilson
             
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 8:05 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Pitcher moved to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Layton absent for the vote.

H.B. 113    Pharmacy Benefit Manager Amendments (Rep. B. Last)

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to replace H.B. 113 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 113. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Anderson, Rep. Bird, Rep. Duckworth, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

Sen. Vickers explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:    Lincoln Shurtz, CVS Pharmacy

Spoke for the bill:    Dave Davis, Utah Food Industry and Utah Retail Merchants Associations
            Frank Pignanelli, Express Scripts
            Wayne Jones, Utah Pharmacy Association



MOTION:    Rep. Layton moved to pass out favorably 2nd Sub. H.B. 113. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to place 2nd Sub. H.B. 113 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

H.B. 393    Insurance Producer Amendments (Rep. J. Stanard)

Rep. Stanard explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to pass out favorably H.B. 393. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Layton absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. McKell moved to place H.B. 393 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderegg, Rep. Bird, Rep. Froerer, and Rep. Layton absent for the vote.

Vice Chair Pitcher assumed the chair.

H.B. 405    Postsecondary School State Authorization (Rep. J. Dunnigan)

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to replace H.B. 405 with 1st Substitute H.B. 405. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend 1st Sub. H.B. 405 as follows:

1.    Page 15, Lines 452 through 453 :    

             452      53B-1-102 , the State Board of Regents may
{   , in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah

             453      Administrative Rulemaking Act,  
}
make rules that:
The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

Rep. Dunnigan explained the bill to the committee assisted by Daniel O'Bannon, Division of Consumer Protection.

Spoke for the bill:    Frank Pignanelli, Utah Association of Private Sector Colleges and                      Universities

MOTION:    Rep. Stanard moved to pass out favorably 1st Sub. H.B. 405. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Peterson moved to place 1st Sub. H.B. 405 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Froerer absent for the vote.



Chair Dunnigan resumed the chair.

H.B. 198    Heavy Beer Amendments (Rep. C. Oda)


MOTION:    At the request of the sponsor Rep. Wiley moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird absent for the vote.

H.B. 205    Product Labeling Amendments (Rep. B. Greene)

MOTION:    Rep. Anderegg moved to amend H.B. 205 as follows:

1.    Page 2, Line 40 :    

             40      Senate shall appoint one member to
{   study and work   }        correspond and coordinate       with legislative members of other states for


2.    Page 2, Lines 42 through 50 :    

             42          (3) The proposed multistate agreement shall have the following goals:
             43          (a) to encourage domestic food production in the United States;
{   and   }

             44          (b) to ensure that consumers have accurate and essential information as they choose
             45      food products for purchase
{   .   }        ;and

    (c) to not cause any unnecessary increase in the price of genetically modified food.  

             46          (4) Appointed members shall:
      (a) receive and consider input from:

        (i) the public; and
        (ii) representatives of industries that could be affected by a genetically modified food labeling law;
    (b) evaluate evidence-based data pertaining to genetically modified food;  

             47          
{   (a)   }        (c)       produce a report with recommendations regarding a multistate genetically modified

             48      food labeling agreement; and
             49          
{   (b)   }        (d)       present the report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim

             50      Committee on or before November 30, 2015.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird absent for the vote.

Rep. Greene distributed a handout titled "Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Laws" and explained the bill to the committee.



Spoke to the bill:    Dave Davis, Utah Food Industry Association

MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to return to rules H.B. 205 for interim study. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird absent for the vote.

1st Sub. S.B. 44    Workers' Compensation and Employee Misconduct (Sen. K. Mayne)

Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee assisted by Ryan Andrus, Workers Compensation Fund.

Spoke for the bill:    Dave Davis, Utah Food Industry Association

MOTION:    Rep. Pitcher moved to pass out favorably 1st Sub. S. B. 44. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Stanard moved to place 1st Sub. S.B. 44 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 243    Amendments to the Fund of Funds (Rep. J. Bird)

Rep. Bird explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Stanard moved to replace H.B. 243 with 1st Substitute H.B. 243.

Spoke to the bill:    Bret Jepson, Utah Fund of Funds

SUBSTITUTE MOTION:    Rep. Anderson moved to hold H.B. 243.

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 9:50 a.m.








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Rep. James Dunnigan, Chair