MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 • 4:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair
Rep. Kim F. Coleman, Vice Chair
Rep. Sandra Hollins
Rep. Kelly B. Miles
Rep. Paul Ray
Rep. Casey Snider
Rep. Andrew Stoddard
Rep. Mark A. Strong
Members Absent:
Rep. Val K. Potter
Rep. Angela Romero
Rep. Mike Schultz

Staff Present:
John Feinauer, Policy Analyst
An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Coleman called the meeting to order at 4:07 p.m.
1. H.B. 411 Assault Against Health Providers Amendments (Stoddard, A.)
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to lift H.B. 411 from the table. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. Stoddard explained the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to replace H.B. 411 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 411. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 411 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
2. H.B. 441 Criminal Charge Reduction Amendments (Hutchings, E.)
Rep. Eric Hutchings presented the bill with the assistance of Will Carlson, Chief Policy Adviser, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office.
Ben Aldana, public defense attorney, spoke in support of the bill.
Jason Groth, American Civil Liberties Union, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to replace H.B. 441 with 1st Substitute H.B. 441. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. Miles moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 441 out favorably.
Rep. Miles' motion to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 441 out favorablypassed with a vote 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
3. H.B. 433 Mail Theft Amendments (Brooks, W.)
Rep. Walt Brooks presented the bill.
Will Carlson answered questions from the committee.
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 433 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
4. H.B. 416 Penalties for Misconduct with Students (Pierucci, C.)
Rep. Candice Pierucci presented the bill with the assistance of Ben Rasmussen, Director of Law and Professional Practices, State Board of Education, who spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to amend H.B. 416 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Amendment 1
H.B. 416
1.        Page 1, Lines 11 through 17: 
11                 This bill:
12                 ▸         { in addition to existing penalties, creates } imposes penalties for an educator or license
13         applicant who engages in sexually explicit conduct with a student who is not a
14         minor and who:
15                         •         { was } is enrolled at a school where a license applicant or educator is { or was }
16         employed; or
17                         •         is a participant in an extracurricular activity in which the educator is involved.

2.        Page 2, Lines 48 through 53: 
48                 (g) engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as defined in Section 76-5b-103, with a
49         student who [is]:
50                 (i) is enrolled in an LEA;
51                 [(i)] (ii) is not a minor; and
52                 [(ii)] (iii) (A) is { or was } enrolled in [a school] an LEA where the license applicant or
53         educator is { or was } employed; or

3.        Page 4, Lines 95 through 100: 
95                 (h) engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as defined in Section 76-5b-103, with a
96         student who [is]:
97                 (i) is enrolled in an LEA;
98                 [(i)] (ii) is not a minor; and
99                 [(ii)] (iii) (A) is { or was } enrolled in [a school] an LEA where the educator is { or was }
100         employed[.]; or

4.        Page 5, Lines 131 through 135: 
131                 (vii) engaged in sexually explicit conduct, as defined in Section 76-5b-103, with a
132         student enrolled in an LEA who is not a minor, and:
133                 [(A) not a minor; and]
134                 [(B) enrolled in a school where the educator is or was employed; or]
135                 (A) is { or was } enrolled in an LEA where the educator is { or was } employed; or

Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
Brad Asay, American Federation of Teachers - Utah, spoke to the bill.
Rep. Snider moved to pass H.B. 416 out favorably as amended.
Angie Stallings, Deputy Superintendent of Policy, State Board of Education, spoke to the bill.
Rep. Snider's motion to pass H.B. 416 out favorably as amended passed with a vote 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
5. H.B. 429 Contraception for Inmates (Dailey-Provost, J.)
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost presented the bill.
Matt Dumont, Chief Deputy, Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office and representing Utah Sheriffs Association, spoke in support of the bill.
Maryann Martindale, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in support of the bill.
Rep. Perry moved to pass H.B. 429 out favorably.
Rep. Perry's motion to pass H.B. 429 out favorablypassed with a vote 6-1-4.
Yeas - 6Nays-1Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
6. H.B. 419 Substance Use and Violence Prevention Reporting Amendments (Perry, L.)
Rep. Perry presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to replace H.B. 419 with 1st Substitute H.B. 419. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 419 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to approve the minutes of March 3, 2020. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
MOTION: Rep. Strong moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
Chair Coleman adjourned the meeting at 5:28 p.m.