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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Room W025, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 20, 2007


Members Present:    Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair
            Rep. Curt Oda, Vice Chair
            Rep. David Litvack
            Rep. Becky Lockhart            
            Rep. Michael Morley
            Rep. Paul Ray            
            Rep. Jennifer Seelig
            Rep. Ken Sumsion
            Rep. Larry Wiley
            Rep. Carl Wimmer
Members Absent:    Rep. Brad Dee    

Staff Present:    Mr. Stewart Smith, Policy Analyst
            Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary

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

Rep. Bowman called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

H.B. 470    Traffic Light Enforcement (Rep. J. Seelig)

Rep. Seelig introduced the bill with the assistance of Mr. Carleton Christensen, City Council, Salt Lake City. (handout)

Spoke in favor
of the bill:    Mr. Chris Burbank, Chief of Police, Salt Lake City

MOTION:    Rep. Seelig moved to refer the bill to Interim Session for further study. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Ray absent for the vote.

2nd Substitute H.B. 437    Limitation on Government Benefits to Aliens Unlawfully Present in the United States (Rep. C. Herrod)

Rep. Herrod introduced the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Wimmer moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 3, Line 78 :    

             78          (i) the exceptions listed in 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1621(b);
{   or   }


2.    Page 3, Line 80 :    

             80      periods described in Subsections 53B-8-106 (1)(c) and (5)
{   .   }        ; or

    (iii) compensation to be received by an employee, worker, or operative under Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act, or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, of Title 34A, Utah Labor Code.  



The motion to amend passed unanimously with Rep. Ray and Rep. Seelig absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Ronald Mortensen, Conservative Caucus

Spoke against
the bill:        Ms. Karen Crompton, Utahans' for the American Dream

MOTION:    Rep. Litvack moved to further amend the bill by deleting Section 53B-8-106, and modifying related references on lines 24 and 80.

The motion failed with Rep. Morley, Rep. Ray, Rep. Sumsion, Rep. Wimmer and Rep. Oda voting in opposition. Rep. Lockhart was absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep.Wimmer moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended. The motion passed with Rep. Bowman, Rep. Litvack, Rep. Seelig, and Rep. Wiley voting in opposition.

H.J.R. 15    Resolution Urging Attorneys General to Defend the Prohibition of Overly Violent Video Games to Minors (Rep. S. Wyatt)

Rep. Wyatt explained the resolution.

Spoke in favor of the resolution:    Ms. Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum

Rep. Ray moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack absent for the vote.




S.B. 224    Judiciary Amendments (Sen. L. Hillyard)

Rep. Wyatt presented the bill with the permission of Sen. Hillyard, and with the assistance of Mr. Rick Schwermer, Office of the Courts.

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

H.B. 450    Law Enforcement Districts (Rep. M. Walker)

Rep. Walker presented the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 6, Line 177 :    

             177      Subsection
{   17B-2-602   }        17B-2-601       (2), be automatically withdrawn from a local district providing fire


2.    Page 19, Lines 582 through 583 :    

             582          (i) the local district
{   :

             583          (A)   } provides
  :

    (A)  
fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or


The motion to amend passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Brian Allen, Lobbyist, Cottonwood Heights
            Mr. Mark Crockett, Salt Lake County Council
Spoke against
the bill:        Mr. Reed Richards, Utah Sheriffs' Association
            

MOTION:    Rep. Seelig moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Wimmer moved to refer H.B. 450 to interim for further study.
        The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.




S.J.R. 8    Joint Resolution Supporting Kane County Expansion of Correctional Facilities (Sen. D. Stowell)

Sen. Stowell presented the resolution.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. moved to place S.J.R. 8 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.

H.B. 453    Amendments to Driving Under the Influence Provisions (Rep. C. Frank)

This bill was not heard.

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to approve the minutes of February 16, 2007. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote. Rep. Bowman adjourned the meeting at 8:55 a.m.









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                        Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair