MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE JUDICIARY
STANDING COMMITTEE
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 • 8:00 am • 20 House Building
Members Present: Rep. Mike K. McKell, Chair Rep. V. Lowry Snow, Vice Chair Rep. Kim F. Coleman Rep. Bruce R. Cutler Rep. Brian M. Greene Rep. Brian S. King Rep. Karianne Lisonbee Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher Rep. Susan Pulsipher |
Rep. Tim Quinn Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Members Absent: Rep. Ken Ivory Staff Present: Mr. Joseph T. Wade, Policy Analyst Mr. Steve Benard, Committee Secretary |
Note: A list of others present, a copy of related materials, and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at le.utah.gov.
Chair McKell called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m.
1. H.B. 73 Child Placement Amendments (Peterson, J.)
Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Pitcher moved to report a favorable recommendation on H.B. 73. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
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Nays: |
Abs: |
Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. B. Greene Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. McKell Rep. D. Pitcher Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. T. Quinn |
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Rep. K. Ivory Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley |
2. H.B. 251 Campus Advocate Confidentiality Amendments (Romero, A.)
Rep. Angela Romero presented the bill with the assistance of James Morales, Vice President for Student Affairs, Utah State University.
Ms. Rebecca Bradway, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, answered questions about the bill.
Mr. Spencer Jenkins, Board of Regents, spoke to the bill.
Ms. Stephanie McClure, Director of Women's Center, Weber State University, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Mara Haight, Salt Lake Rape Recovery Center, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Turner Bitton, Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. King moved to replace H.B. 251 with 1st Substitute H.B. 251. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
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Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. B. Greene Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. McKell Rep. D. Pitcher Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. T. Quinn Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley |
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Rep. K. Ivory |
MOTION: Rep. Quinn moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 251 with Amendment #1.
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38that is located in Utah, including an institution of higher education listed in Section 53B-1-102.
The motion failed with a vote of 3-8-1.
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Rep. B. Greene Rep. M. McKell Rep. T. Quinn |
Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. D. Pitcher Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley |
Rep. K. Ivory |
MOTION: Rep. King moved to report a favorable recommendation on 1st Substitute H.B. 251. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1.
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Nays: |
Abs: |
Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. B. Greene Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. McKell Rep. D. Pitcher Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. T. Quinn Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley |
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Rep. K. Ivory |
3. H.B. 79 Private Attorney General Doctrine (Greene, B.)
Rep. Brian M. Greene presented the bill.
Mr. Adam Trupp, Utah Association of Counties, spoke to the bill.
Mr. George Sutton, Utah Bankers Association and Utah Association of Financial Services, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Parker Douglas, Office of the Attorney General, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Bruce Pritchett, Utah Association for Justice, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Connor Boyack, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. King moved to report a favorable recommendation on H.B. 79. The motion passed with a vote of 8-2-2.
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Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Greene Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. McKell Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. T. Quinn Rep. V. Snow |
Rep. B. Cutler Rep. D. Pitcher |
Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Wheatley |
MOTION: Rep. Lisonbee moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
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Rep. K. Coleman Rep. B. Cutler Rep. B. Greene Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. McKell Rep. D. Pitcher Rep. S. Pulsipher Rep. T. Quinn Rep. V. Snow |
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Rep. K. Ivory Rep. M. Wheatley |
Chair McKell adjourned the meeting at 10:02 a.m.
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Michael K. McKell, Chair