| Members Present: Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair Rep. Edward H. Redd, Vice Chair Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards 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. John Feinauer, Policy Analyst Ms. Katiemarie Harmon, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Perry called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Hollins Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight | Rep. R. Edwards Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. M. Winder |
| Rep. Ray assumed the chair. |
| 1. H.B. 152 Good Samaritan Law Amendments (Quinn, T.) |
| Rep. Tim Quinn presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Edwards moved to pass H.B. 152 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. E. Redd |
| MOTION: Rep. Edwards moved to place H.B. 152 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. E. Redd |
| 2. H.B. 126 Inmate Housing Amendments (Peterson, J.) |
| Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson presented the bill. |
| Mr. Rollin Cook, Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections, spoke against the bill. |
| Mr. Randy Watt, Chief, Ogden Police, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Mike Hadden, Deputy Director, Department of Corrections, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Andrew Riggle, Public Policy Advocate, Disability Law Center, spoke against the bill. |
| Mr. Marshall Thompson, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Redd moved to return to rules H.B. 126. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 126 out favorably. The Substitute motion passed with a vote of 5-4-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-4 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Winder | Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. E. Redd Rep. E. Weight | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. L. Perry |
| Rep. Redd assumed the chair. |
| 3. H.B. 190 Juvenile Offense and Jurisdiction Amendments (Winder, M.) |
| Rep. Mike Winder presented the bill with the assistance of Jenny Brotherson, Citizen. |
| Mr. William Carlson, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Pamela Vickrey, Chair, Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Tom Ross, Chief, Bountiful City Police, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Jason Groth, Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Marshall Thompson, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 190 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-4-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-4 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. M. Winder | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. E. Weight |
| 4. S.B. 33 DNA Amendments (Hillyard, L.) |
| Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard presented the bill. |
| Mr. Sim Gill, Salt Lake County District Attorney, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass S.B. 33 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder |
| Chair Redd adjourned the meeting at 3:58 p.m. |