1. Committee
Business
·
Call to order and approval of the
minutes of the June 18, 2025, meeting
2.
Draft Legislation: “Judiciary Amendments”
The committee will
consider draft legislation for a potential special session that provides that
the governor shall appoint, subject to Senate confirmation, a chief justice of
the Utah Supreme Court when a vacancy occurs. It also modifies the term of
office for chief justice, among other changes.
·
Senator Chris Wilson
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
·
Committee action
3. Tribal Identification
in Utah Elections
The
committee will hear presentations on ways to improve the accessibility of
Utah’s elections for tribal communities, such as amending how tribal IDs may be
used to verify voter information.
·
Representative Tyler Clancy
·
Moroni Benally, Government Affairs Consultant, Navajo
Nation Council
·
Delegate Shaandiin Parrish, Navajo Nation Council
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
·
Committee action
4.
Domestic Violence (DV) Risk Assessment Tools
The committee will hear presentations
on DV risk assessment tools and their potential application in pretrial release
decisions and other criminal justice contexts.
·
Dr. Michele Leslie, Director, Domestic Violence
Offender Treatment Board
·
Amy Hernandez, Domestic Violence Program Coordinator,
Utah State Courts
·
Tanner Jensen, Director, Department of Public
Safety’s Statewide Information & Analysis Center
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
·
Committee action
5. Draft
Legislation: “Alternative Dispute Resolution Sunset Amendments”
·
Paige Nelson, Associate General Counsel, Office of
Legislative Research and General Counsel
·
Committee discussion
·
Public comment
·
Committee action
6. Other
Items/Adjourn