| 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 8:05 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to approve the minutes of the February 16, 2018 meeting. 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. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. R. Edwards Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero |
| 1. 1st Sub. S.B. 57 Police Service Animal Amendments (Iwamoto, J.) |
| Sen. Jani Iwamoto presented the bill with the assistance of Lieutenant Chad Reyes, Unified Police Department, Sergeant Luis Lovoto, Unified Police Department, Mr. Shawn Bailey, Citizen, Mr. Hollin Bailey, Citizen, Deputy Mike Graf, Washington County Sheriff's Office, and Mr. William Carlson, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County. |
| Mr. Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor, Millcreek City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Robert Dahle, Mayor, Holladay City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rep. Ray moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 57 out favorably. |
| Rep. Ray's motion to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 57 out favorablypassed with a vote 11-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards 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. Redd assumed the chair. |
| 2. H.B. 268 Off Duty Employment of Law Enforcement Officer (Perry, L.) |
| Rep. Perry presented the bill. |
| Mr. Val Shupe, Executive Director, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sergeant Cody Stromberg, Vice President, Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Hutchings moved to replace H.B. 268 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 268. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. P. Ray |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 268 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. E. Redd Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. P. Ray |
| 3. H.B. 379 Death Penalty Amendments (Froerer, G.) |
| Rep. Perry assumed the chair. |
| Rep. Gage Froerer presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Jensie Anderson, Professor, College of Law, University of Utah, and Ms. Christine Stenquist, Citizen. |
| Mr. Dave Noriega, Citizen, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Richard Mauro, Executive Director, Salt Lake Legal Defender Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Terryl Warner, Victim's Advocate, Cache County Attorney's Office, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Kathryn Windels, Roman Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Reed Richards, Association of Prosecutors, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Marshall Thompson, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Andrew Peterson, Capitol Case Coordinator, Utah Attorney General's Office, spoke to the bill. |
| Rep. Romero moved to pass H.B. 379 out favorably. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to hold H.B. 379. The Substitute motion failed with a vote of 5-6-0. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-6 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd | Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder |
| Rep. Romero's motion to pass H.B. 379 out favorably.passed with a vote 7-4-0. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-4 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. R. Edwards Rep. S. Hollins Rep. E. Hutchings Rep. K. Miles Rep. A. Romero Rep. E. Weight Rep. M. Winder | Rep. C. Acton Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. E. Redd |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays-0 | Abs-0 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. R. Edwards 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 |
| Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 10:01 a.m. |