MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 9, 2018 • 3:40 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair
Rep. Edward H. Redd, Vice Chair
Rep. Cheryl K. Acton
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings
Rep. Kelly B. Miles
Rep. Paul Ray
Rep. Angela Romero
Rep. Elizabeth Weight
Rep. Mike Winder

Members Absent:
Rep. Rebecca P. Edwards
Rep. Sandra Hollins

Staff Present:
Mr. John Feinauer, Policy Analyst
Ms. Katiemarie Harmon, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Perry called the meeting to order at 3:54 p.m.
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to approve the minutes from February 6, 2018. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. E. Redd
1. S.B. 81 Children's Justice Center Program (Okerlund, R.)
Sen. Ralph Okerlund explained the bill with the assistance of Tracy Tabet, Attorney General's Office, Administrator, Children's Justice Center.
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to pass S.B. 81 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
2. H.B. 222 Peace Officer Amendments (Maloy, A.C.)
Rep. A. Cory Maloy presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Romero moved to pass H.B. 222 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
MOTION: Rep.Miles moved to place H.B. 222 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
3. H.B. 273 Criminal Judgment Account Receivable Amendments (Weight, E.)
Rep. Weight presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Marshall Thompson, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission.
MOTION: Rep. Redd moved to pass H.B. 273 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
4. H.B. 265 Body Camera Amendments (McCay, D.)
Rep. Daniel McCay presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to amend H.B. 265 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Amendment 1
H.B. 265
Page 1, Lines 12 through 16 
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                This bill:
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                ▸         provides that recordings made by law enforcement officers while wearing a
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        body-worn camera may not be retained by a private entity if the private entity has
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        ownership in { or authority to alter } the recording; and
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                ▸         makes technical changes.

Page 2, Lines 31 through 35 
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                (b) Any recording made by an officer while on duty or acting in the officer's official
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        capacity as a law enforcement officer may not be retained, electronically or otherwise, by a
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        private entity if the private entity { :
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         (i) } has any ownership or reasonable expectancy of ownership in the recording { ; or
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         (ii) is authorized to edit, delete, or alter the recording. } .

Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
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. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 265, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
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. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
5. H.B. 291 Sentencing Commission Length of Supervision Guidelines (Hutchings, E.)
Rep. Hutchings presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Thompson.
MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to replace H.B. 291 with 1st Substitute H.B. 291. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
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. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Mr. Jason Groth, Attorney, Smart Justice Coordinator, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 291 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
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. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
MOTION: Rep. Romero moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
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. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 4:33 p.m.