MINUTES OF THE

SENATE JUDICIARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT & CRIMINAL JUSTICE

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 250, Utah State Capitol

February 24, 2014

Members Present:    Sen. Mark B. Madsen, Chair

                                    Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard

                                    Sen. Patricia W. Jones

                                    Sen. Luz Robles

                                    Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher

                                    Sen. Stephen H. Urquhart

                                    Sen. Todd Weiler

Staff Present:            Mr. Nathan Brady, Policy Analyst

                                    Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Madsen called the meeting to order at 4:18 p.m.

MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to approve the minutes of the February 21, 2014 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

H.B. 71S01                 Distribution of Intimate Images (Rep. M. Poulson)

MOTION:     Sen. Weiler moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 3a, Lines 79 through 79a

House Floor Amendments

2-14-2014:   

                                                 79           (5) (a) Distribution of an intimate image is Ĥ➔ a class A misdemeanor {and}

                except under Subsection (5)(b)

               (b) Distribution of an intimate image is a third degree felony on {upon} a second

                                                                 79a {      separate incident} or subsequent conviction {is} Ĥ for an offense under this section that arises from a separate criminal episode as defined in Section 76-1-401 {a third degree felony} .

The motion passed unanimously with Sen Hillyard and Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

Rep. Poulson explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Representative Craig Hall

                                    Jennifer Valencia, Director, Sentencing Commission

                                    Tom Panuzio, Security Expert

                                    Paul Rogers, Lobbyist, Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Spoke for the bill:       Brandy Farmer, President, Utah Women’s Lobby

                                    Deborah Dilley, Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault

MOTION:     Sen. Weiler moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jones absent for the vote.

S.B. 205                      Controlled Substance Penalty Amendment (Sen. L. Hillard)

Sen. Hillard explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Jennifer Valencia, Director, Sentencing Commission

                                    Clark Harms, Chairman, Board of Pardons and Parole

MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jones and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

S.B. 201    Expungement Modifications (Sen. S. Jenkins)      

Sen. Jenkins explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Jones and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

H.B. 225S01   Primary Law Enforcement Duties for Sheriffs (Rep. P. Ray)

MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.         Page 1, Line 13:         

(i)             13             ►     enacts language designating , with certain exceptions, the sheriff as the primary law enforcement authority of

1.         Page 2, Line 26:         

                                                                                       26           The sheriff is the primary law enforcement authority of state law on federal land except as otherwise assigned by law to the authority of a state or municipal law enforcement agency .

                                                         The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

Rep. Ray explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Tyler Cope

Spoke for the bill:       Sydney Groll, Director, Law Enforcement, Department of Natural Resources

MOTION: Sen. Roblez moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

H.B. 248S01   Crime Victims Restitution Amendments (Rep. M. McKell)

Rep. McKell explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Sen. Thatcher moved the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

H.B. 308                     Criminal Penalty Amendments (Rep. C. Hall)

Rep. Hall explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Sen. Thatcher moved the bill be placed on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Sen.

            Hillyard and Sen. Weiler absent for the vote.

Chair Madsen adjourned the meeting at 5:56 p.m.

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Sen. Mark B. Madsen, Chair