| 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 Redd called the meeting to order at 3:46 p.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to approve the minutes from February 2nd, 2018. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. E. Redd Rep. M. Winder | Rep. R. Edwards Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight |
| 1. H.B. 70 Costs for Aggravated Murder Offenses (Handy, S.) |
| Rep. Stephen G. Handy presented the bill. |
| Rep. Perry assumed the chair. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 70 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. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero |
| 2. H.B. 209 Mental Health Protections for First Responders (Kwan, K.) |
| Rep. Karen Kwan presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to amend H.B. 209 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 2 Page 2, Lines 53 through 58
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(h) "First responder" means:
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(i) a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103;
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(ii) an emergency medical technician, as defined in Section 26-8c-102;
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(iii) an advanced emergency medical technician, as defined in Section 26-8c-102;
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(iv) a paramedic, as defined in Section 26-8c-102;
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(v) a firefighter, as defined in Section 34A-3-113
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(vi) (vii) Page 4, Lines 99 through 100 99
(7) The legal and medical causal connection described in Subsection (1) is satisfied if
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an individual is :
(a) a first responder { (b) |
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero |
| Mr. Jack Tidrow, President, Professional Firefighters of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rep. Redd assumed the chair. |
| Mr. Jeff Rowley, Risk Manager, Salt Lake County, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Christy Cushing, Field Services Manager, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Karson Eilers, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Mike Brown, Chief of Polices, Salt Lake City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Mike Hadden, Deputy Director, Department of Corrections, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Chad Bennion, Executive Director, Utah Fraternal Order of Police, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Tom Ross, Bountiful City Police, Utah Chief of Police, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Ryan Andrus, WCF Mutual Insurace Company, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Lisa Bagley, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Dan Petersen, Fire Chief, United Fire Authority, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Brian Allen, Director, Cottonwood Height City, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 209 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-1 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. C. Acton | Rep. R. Edwards |
| 3. H.B. 269 Identity Theft Paraphernalia Provisions (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Patrice M. Arent presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. William Carlson, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County, and Ms. Kelly Shafto, Detective, Utah Identity Passport. |
| Mr. Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor, Millcreek, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Steve Burton, President, Utah Association of Defense Lawyers, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Eagle Forum of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Stanton VanWagoner, Detective Sergeant, Millcreek City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Jared Bingham, Head, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to replace H.B. 269 with 1st Substitute H.B. 269. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Hollins Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight | Rep. R. Edwards Rep. M. Winder |
| MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 269 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. S. Hollins Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight | Rep. R. Edwards Rep. M. Winder |
| 4. H.B. 248 Compensatory Service in Lieu of Fine Amendments (King, B. S.) |
| Rep. Brian King presented the bill. |
| Ms. Christensen spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. William Carlson, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Marshall Thompson, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Gary Scheller, Director, Office of Victims and Crime, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Molly Davis, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. David Brickey, League of Cities and Towns, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Jacey Skinner, Administrative Offices of the Courts, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Burton, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rep. Hutchings moved to adjourn. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Romero moved to pass H.B. 248 out favorably, and then withdrew the motion. |
| Rep. Hutchings' motion to adjournpassed with a vote 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight | Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. M. Winder |
| Chair Redd adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m. |