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MINUTES OF THE
SENATE JUDICIARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
Room 250, State Capitol

February 25, 2013

Members Present:        Sen. Mark B. Madsen, Committee Chair
                Sen. Patricia W. Jones
                Sen. Luz Robles
                Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher
                Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart
                Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard
                Sen. Todd Weiler
    
Staff Present:            Mr. Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Nancy A. Skidmore, Committee Secretary
    

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

Chair Madsen called the meeting to order at 4:10 p.m.
    
Approval of Minutes

MOTION:    Sen. Weiler moved to approve the minutes of Feb. 14 and Feb. 19, 2013. The         motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

S.B. 204     Judiciary Amendments (L Hillyard)

 Sen. Hillyard presented and explained this bill.

MOTION:    Sen. Hillyard moved to replace S.B. 204 with 1st Sub. S.B. 204. The motion         passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Richard Schwermer, Assistant State Court Administrator,
                Utah Administrative Office of the Courts    

MOTION:     Sen. Hillyard moved to pass 1st Sub. S.B. 204 out favorably. The motion passed         unanimously with Sens. Robles and Urquhart absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Sen. Hillyard moved 1st Sub. S.B. 204 be placed on the Consent Calendar. The         motion passed unanimously with Sens. Robles and Urquhart absent for the vote.

S.B. 191    Administrative Law Judge Amendments (W. Harper)

Sen. Harper presented and explained the bill.

MOTION:    Sen. Thatcher moved to replace S.B. 191 with 1st Sub. S.B. 191. The motion         passed unanimously with Sens Hillyard, Urquhart, and Weiler absent for the vote.


MOTION:    Sen. Thatcher moved to amend S.B. 191 as follows:


1.    Page 3, Lines 60 through 61 :    

             60          (b) "Administrative law judge" does not mean
    
  (i)       an individual who reviews an order or

             61      ruling of an administrative law judge
  ;       or

    
  (ii)       the executive director of a state agency.


2.    Page 3, Lines 74 through 75 :    

             74          (3)
{   An administrative law judge who destroys   }        Tampering with or destroying       evidence submitted to      {   the   }        an       administrative

             75      law judge is
{   guilty of a class B misdemeanor   }        a violation of Section 76-8-510.5       . This section does not apply to documents


3.    Page 5, Lines 127 through 128 :    

             127          (5) If the department provides any information to an administrative law judge or the
             128     
{   commission   }        committee       , the information shall be provided in such a way as to protect the confidentiality of


4.    Page 7, Lines 195 through 196 :    

             195          (1) Upon a determination that a complaint requires further action, the executive
             196      director shall select four executive directors
  or their designees       and convene the committee. The executive


The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Hillyard, Urquhart, and Weiler absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:        Mr. Jeff Herring, Executive Director, Department of Human                     Resource Management
                Ms. Jackie de Gaston. Attorney
            
MOTION:    Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 1st Sub. S.B. 191, as amended, out favorably. The         motion passed unanimously with Sens. Hillyard, Urquhart, and Weiler absent for         the vote.

S. B. 80    Removal from Database Restricting Firearm Purchase (D. Thatcher)

Sen. Thatcher presented and explained the bill.

Spoke to the bill:        Ms. Alice Moffat, Director, Department of Public Safety, Bureau                     of Criminal Identification
                Ms. Jackie de Gaston, Attorney
                Ms. Sherry Rawlings
                 
MOTION:    Sen. Thatcher moved to pass S.B. 80 out favorably. The motion passed with Sen.         Jones voting in opposition and Sens. Hillyard, Urquhart, and Weiler absent for the         vote.




1st Sub. S.B. 72 Prison Relocation and Development Amendments (S. Jenkins)

Sen. Jenkins presented and explained the bill.

MOTION:    Sen. Jones moved to replace 1st Sub. S.B. 72 with 2nd Sub. S.B. 72. The motion         passed unanimously with Sens. Hillyard, Urquhart, and Weiler absent for the
        vote.

Spoke against the bill:    Maura Sanchez
                Justin Kramer        

Spoke to the bill:        Spencer Eccles, Executive Director, Governors Office of Economic                     Development
                Darrell Smith, Mayor, Draper City
                Troy Walker, Draper City Council

MOTION:    Sen. Weiler moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with
        Sen. Hillyard absent for the vote.

Chair Madsen adjourned the meeting at 6:05 p.m.    

Minutes reported by Nancy A. Skidmore, Secretary.








Sen. Mark B. Madsen, Committee Chair