MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

STANDING COMMITTEE

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 • 8:00 a.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:

Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair

Rep. Edward H. Redd, Vice Chair

Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards

Rep. Steve Eliason

Rep. Adam Gardiner

Rep. Sandra Hollins

Rep. Eric K. Hutchings

Rep. Kelly B. Miles

Rep. Paul Ray

Rep. Angela Romero

Rep. Elizabeth Weight

Rep. Mike Winder


Staff Present:

Mr. Gregg A. Girvan, Policy Analyst

Karen C. Allred, 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 Perry called the meeting to order at 8:09 a.m.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Gardiner moved to approve the minutes of the February 24, 2017 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Miles

Rep. Romero



1. S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution on Increasing Pay for Certain Public Safety Officers and Firefighters (Weiler, T.)


Sen. Todd Weiler presented the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Winder moved to pass S.C.R. 1 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.





Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Romero

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Miles



2. 1st Sub. S.B. 75 Child Welfare Amendments (Fillmore, L.)


Sen. Lincoln Fillmore presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Barbara Higgins, Family Crimes Intervention Coordinator, Sandy City Police Department.


Detective Evan Keller, Investigator, Sandy City Police Department, spoke in favor of the bill.


Ms. Charri Brummer, Deputy Director, Division of Child and Family Services, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Weight moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 75 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-5-1.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Romero

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Miles



3. S.B. 118 Criminal Law Amendments (Thatcher, D.)


Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher presented the bill with the assistance of Major Brian Redd, Director, State Bureau of Investigation, Department of Public Safety.


Chief Tom Ross, Bountiful City Police Chief, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to pass S.B. 118 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Eliason moved to place S.B. 118 on the Consent Calendar.


Rep. Eliason withdrew his motion.


Rep. Redd assumed the chair.



4. H.B. 425 Security Personnel Amendments (Perry, L.)


Rep. Perry presented the bill.


Chief Tom Ross, Bountiful City Police Chief, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill.


Mr. John Tinsley, Professional Alliance of Contract Security Companies and the Utah Professional Association of Legal Services, spoke in favor of the bill.


Mr. Perry Rose, retired law enforcement officer and owner of a security company, spoke in favor of the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to replace H.B. 425 with 1st Substitute H.B. 425. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Eliason moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 425 with Amendment #1 as follows:

 

1.    Page 2, Lines 33 through 40:   

 

33   (a) contains clear language that addresses and assigns financial responsibility;

34   (b) describes the length, duties, and scope of the security services that will be provided;

  and  

35   (c) describes the compensation that will be paid by the client for the security services,

36including the compensation for each security officer

{

  ; and  

}

  .  

37   

{

  (d) describes what government-owned vehicles or other equipment may be used, if any,

38by the security service provider while providing security services, including the compensation

39that will be provided by the client for the use of such vehicles or other equipment.  

}

40   [(1)] (2) "Armed courier service" means a person engaged in business as a contract

 

2.    Page 4, Lines 106 through 110:      

 

106this chapter.

107 (12)

{

  (a)  

}

"Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section

10853-1-102.

109 

{

  (b) "Law enforcement agency" does not include an individual law enforcement officer.  

}

110 [(8) "Officer" means a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, or other officer of

 

3.    Page 6, Lines 154 through 157:      

 

154location.]

155 (17) "Security service provider" means a contract security company

{

  licensed under this

156chapter,  

}

  or  
an armored car company licensed under this chapter

{

  , or a law enforcement agency  

}

.

157 [(13)] (18) "Security system" means equipment, a device, or an instrument installed

 

The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Miles moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 425 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 425 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Abs:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

 

5. H.B. 261 Local Emergency Response Amendments (Sagers, D.)

 

Rep. Perry resumed the chair.

 

Rep. Douglas V. Sagers presented the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to amend H.B. 261 with Amendment #3 as follows:

 

1.    Page 2, Lines 38 through 41:   

 

38   (b) one representative from a private ambulance provider

{

  [  

}

;

{

  ] who:

39   (i) may not serve more than two consecutive terms; and

40   (ii) after the term under Subsection (1)(b)(i), shall be replaced by a member from a

41different private ambulance provider;  

}

 

2.    Page 3, Lines 59 through 61:   

 

59   (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the governor

  : 

       

 (i)  
shall, at the time of appointment

60or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee members are

61staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years

  ; 

       

 (ii) may not reappoint a member for more than two consecutive terms; and 

       

 (iii) shall replace a member in Subsection (1)(b) with a member who is from a different private provider than the member being replaced  
.

 

The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 261 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

 

 

 

 

 

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to place H.B. 261 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

 

6. H.B. 222 Criminal Offenses Modifications (Handy, S.)

 

Rep. Stephen G. Handy presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Steve Burton, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

 

Mr. Spencer Walsh, Chief Prosecutor, Cache County Attorney's Office, also representing Statewide Association of Prosecutors, spoke in opposition to the bill.

 

Mr. Gary Warwood, resident spoke in favor of the bill.

 

Chief Tom Ross, Bountiful City Police Chief, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.

 

Ms. Teresa Warwood, resident spoke in favor of the bill.

 

Ms. Tracy Tabet, Children's Justice Center Program, Office of the Attorney General, spoke in opposition of the bill.

 

MOTION:     Rep. Gardiner moved to amend H.B. 222 with Amendment #1 as follows:

 

1.    Page 2, Lines 50 through 51:   

 

50   [(4)] (5)

{

  [  

}

Imprisonment

{

  ] Subject to Subsection (4), imprisonment  

}

under this section is

51mandatory in accordance with Section 76-3-406.

 

2.    Page 3, Lines 77 through 78:   

 

77   [(4)] (5)

{

  [  

}

Imprisonment

{

  ] Subject to Subsection (4), imprisonment  

}

under this section is

78mandatory in accordance with Section 76-3-406.

 

3.    Page 4, Lines 102 through 103:      

 

102 [(4)] (5)

{

  [  

}

Imprisonment

{

  ] Subject to Subsection (4), imprisonment  

}

under this section is

103mandatory in accordance with Section 76-3-406.

 

The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 222 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-3-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

MOTION:     Rep. Gardiner moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.

Yeas:

Nays:

Absent:

Rep. Edwards

Rep. Eliason

Rep. Gardiner

Rep. Hollins

Rep. Miles

Rep. Perry

Rep. Ray

Rep. Redd

Rep. Weight

Rep. Winder

 

Rep. Hutchings

Rep. Romero

 

 

Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 9:59 a.m.

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________

Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair