MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 17, 2016

Members Present:                Rep. Don L. Ipson, Chair

                                                Rep. Marc K. Roberts, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. Bradley M. Daw

                                                Rep. Steve Eliason

                                                Rep. Sandra Hollins

                                                Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson

                                                Rep. Paul Ray

                                                Rep. Edward H. Redd

                                                Rep. Angela Romero

                                                Rep. Earl D. Tanner

Members Absent                  Rep. Kay L. McIff 

Staff Present:                        Mr. Nathan Brady, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Ipson called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.

S.B. 42            Public Notice of Court Recording (Sen. K. Mayne) (Rep. J. Stanard)

Sen. Mayne explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to pass S.B. 42 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason and Rep. Roberts absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to place S.B. 42 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason and Rep. Roberts absent for the vote.

S.J.R. 10        Joint Resolution on Education for Law Enforcement Professionals (Sen. K. Mayne) (Rep. L. Perry)

Sen. Mayne explained the resolution to the committee.

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

H.B. 214         Protective Order Modifications (Rep. D. Pitcher)

Rep. Pitcher explained H.B. 214 to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:                    Lorraine Brown

                                                Matthew Ramos

Spoke against the bill:            Dan Deuel

                                                Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute

MOTION:                 Rep. Peterson moved to hold H.B. 214.

SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:                 Rep. Ray withdrew the substitute motion.

The underlying motion to hold the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Roberts absent for the vote.

H.B. 286         Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Amendments (Rep. M. McKell)

Rep. McKell explained H.B. 286 to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 286 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Peterson absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to place H.B. 286 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Peterson absent for the vote.

H.B. 300         Body-worn Cameras for Law Enforcement Officers (Rep. D. McCay)

Rep. McCay explained H. B. 300 to the committee with the assistance of Jeff Hunt, Utah Media Coalition. Two handouts were provided: "Editorial: H.B.300 strikes proper balance on body-cam videos", and Sen. Thatcher/Rep. McCay comparison.

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

1.    Page 5, Lines 137 through 139:     

137 (13) In determining whether a record is properly classified as private under Subsection

13863G-2-302(2)(d), the governmental entity, State Records Committee,  local appeals board,  or court shall consider

139and weigh:

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Roberts absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Daw moved to further amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 9, Lines 245 through 247:      

245defined in Section 77-7a-103, that:

246 (i) are made inside a home or residence; {  and  }  or 

247 (ii) contain images of minors or nudity.

The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke to the bill:        Maggie Bale, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition

Spoke for the bill:       Marina Lowe, ACLU of Utah

                                   Chief Tom Ross, Utah Chiefs Association, Bountiful, Utah Police Dept.

                                   Josh Daniels, Libertas Institute

                                   Cameron Diehl, Utah League of Cities and Towns

                                   Sharon Burkenshaw

MOTION:    Rep. Roberts moved to pass H.B. 300 out favorably as amended.

SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to hold the bill. The motion failed with Rep. Hollins, Rep. Redd, Rep. Romero, Rep. Roberts and Chair Ipson voting in opposition.

Due to time restraint the bill was held with no vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Ipson adjourned the meeting at 10:08 a.m.

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Don L. Ipson, Chair