AGENDA

JUDICIARY INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 • 8:30 a.m. • Room 25 House Building

1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the October 21, 2015, and November 18, 2015, meetings

2. 2016 Judiciary Legislation

The committee will review the outcomes of legislation introduced during the 2016 General Session of the Legislature.

· Committee Staff

· Committee Discussion

· Public Comment

3. 2016 Interim Studies

The committee will begin identifying issues and objectives for the following studies for the 2016 interim session:

· Meeting the child welfare "Least Restrictive Means" test: to study and report on the current and ongoing status of the extent to which the Division of Child and Family Services system and the courts are meeting the constitutionally required "least restrictive means" test in parental rights enforcement and termination, and to study applicable audits;

· Indigent Defense: to study the provision of indigent defense services in the state, including funding issues and the ongoing efforts of the newly-created Indigent Defense Commission;

· Marijuana Impairment and Penalties: to study marijuana impairment standards and possession penalties;

· State Zoning Powers: to study federal and state constitutional issues related to state zoning powers for drug recovery centers in residential neighborhoods; and

· Justice Courts: to study the impact on justice courts resulting from reform initiatives, including misdemeanor reclassification.

4. State Zoning Powers

The committee will begin study of the state and federal constitutional issues related to zoning powers for drug recovery centers in residential neighborhoods.

· Rep. LaVar Christensen

· Committee Discussion

· Public Comment

5. Sunset Review

The committee will begin consideration of the sunset review of Utah Code Section 63M-7-504, Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board.

· Committee Staff

· Committee Discussion

· Public Comment

6. Utah Open and Public Meetings Act Training

Pursuant to Utah Code Section 52-4-104, the committee will be briefed on the Open and Public Meetings Act.

7. Other Items/Adjourn