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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
WORKFORCE SERVICES STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 25 House Building
March 7, 2014

Members Present:        Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair
                Rep. Rich Cunningham, Vice Chair
                Rep. Jim Bird
                Rep. Richard A. Greenwood
                Rep. Lynn N. Hemingway
                Rep. Rhonda Rudd Menlove
                Rep. Merrill F. Nelson
                Rep. Curt Oda
                Rep. Angela Romero
                
Members Absent:        Rep. Bradley G. Last     
                Rep. Brad R. Wilson

Staff Present:        Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst
                Linda Service, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Edwards called the meeting to order at 4:15 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Oda moved to approve the minutes of the March 6, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Menlove and Rep. Nelson absent for the vote.

S.B. 205    Controlled Substance Penalty Amendment (Sen. L. Hillyard) (Rep. V. L. Snow)

Sen. Hillyard explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Clark Harms, Board of Pardons

MOTION:    Rep. Oda moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Menlove and Rep. Nelson absent for the vote.

H.B. 176    Food Handler Permit Amendments (Rep. S. Eliason)

Rep. Eliason explained the bill assisted by Celeste Eggert, The Road Home.

Spoke for the bill:    Pamela Atkinson, community advocate
            Dr. David Patton, Utah Department of Health

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Menlove absent for the vote.

S.B. 228    Geographic Diversity Amendments (Sen. S. Reid) (Rep. B. Dee)

Jodi Hoffman, Utah League of Cities and Towns, and Mike Ostermiller, real estate representative, explained the bill on behalf of Sen. Reid.

MOTION:    Rep. Oda moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Bird, Rep. Edwards, Rep. Menlove, and Rep. Nelson voting against the motion. Rep. Cunningham, Rep. Hemingway, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Romero voted for the motion. Rep. Greenwood was absent for the vote.

S.B. 16    Veterans Tuition Gap Coverage (Sen. L. Robles) (Rep. C. Oda)

Sen. Robles explained the bill.

Spoke for the bill:    Brian Garrett, citizen

MOTION:    Rep. Romero moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Bird and Rep. Greenwood absent for the vote.

Vice Chair Cunningham assumed the chair.

S.B. 63    Compact for Interstate Sharing of Putative Father Registry Information (Sen. L. Robles) (Rep. R. Wilcox)

Sen. Robles explained the bill assisted by Janice Houston, Director, Office of Vital Records and Statistics.

MOTION:    Rep. Hemingway moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Cunningham, Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Menlove, Rep. Nelson, and Rep. Oda voting against the motion. Rep. Edwards was absent for the vote.

Rep. Oda requested that the Vice Chair have the committee hear S.B. 228 again since the sponsor was available.

Sen. Reid explained the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Oda moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Bird, Rep. Hemingway, Rep. Menlove, and Rep. Nelson voting against the motion. Rep. Cunningham,

Rep. Greenwood, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Romero voted for the motion. Rep. Edwards was absent for the vote.

S.B. 88    Child Interview Amendments (Sen. R. Okerlund) (Rep. K. Stratton)

Rep. Stratton explained the bill on behalf of Sen. Okerlund.

Rep. Bird declared a conflict of interest.

Spoke to the bill:    Tracey Talbot, Office of the Attorney General

MOTION:    Rep. Bird moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Romero and Rep. Edwards absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Vice Chair Cunningham adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m.






Rep. Becky Edwards, Chair