MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, March 2, 2018 • 8:00 a.m. • 450 State Capitol


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

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

Chair Redd called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m.
MOTION: Rep. Hollins moved to approve the minutes of the February 28, 2018 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5.
Yeas - 6Nays-0Abs-5
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
1. S.B. 142 Victims of Domestic Violence Services Account Amendments (Christensen, A.)
Sen. Allen M. Christensen presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to pass S.B. 142 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. K. Miles
MOTION: Rep. Winder moved to place S.B. 142 on the Consent Calendar. The motion failed with a vote of 8-1-2.
Yeas - 8Nays-1Abs-2
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. K. Miles
2. H.B. 447 Murder Defense Amendments (Romero, A.)
Rep. Romero presented the bill with the assistance of Ms. Tera Peterson, Criminal Appeals, Utah Attorney General's Office, and Mr. Steven D. Christensen, Citizen.
Mr. Marshall Thompson, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Ralph Dellapiana, Assistant Director, Salt Lake Legal Defenders Association, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Ms. Tina Smith, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Tyson Scott, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Tom Ross, Utah Chiefs of Police Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Ms. Marcia Jarrett, Citizen, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend H.B. 447 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1.
Amendment 2
H.B. 447
1.        Page 2, Lines 47 through 56: 
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                (i) the actor experiences:
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                (A) extremely unusual and overwhelming stress immediately after and { solely } predominantly as a result
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        of a highly provoking act of the victim; and
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                (B) { a } an overwhelming loss of self-control as a result of the stress described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A)
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        that is not regained before the actor commits the offense;
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                (ii) a reasonable person under the circumstances described in Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A)
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        would have experienced { a } an overwhelming loss of self-control; and
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                (iii) the time period after the circumstances described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) and before
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        the commission of the offense was not long enough for a reasonable person under the same
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        circumstances to have regained self-control.

2.        Page 2, Line 57 through Page 3, Line 59: 
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                (b) Under Subsection (1)(b), emotional distress does not include:
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                (i) a condition resulting from mental illness as defined in Section 76-2-305; or
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                (ii) { distress that was } extremely unusual and overwhelming stress that is substantially caused by the:

3.        Page 4, Lines 90 through 92: 
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                (c) If the trier of fact finds that special mitigation has not been established, the trier of
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        fact shall convict the defendant of the { greater } offense for which the prosecution has established
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        all the elements beyond a reasonable doubt.

4.        Page 4, Lines 97 through 100: 
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                (c) If the jury finds by a unanimous vote that special mitigation has not been
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        established, [it] or the jury is unable to unanimously agree whether special mitigation has been
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        established, the jury shall convict the defendant of the { greater } offense for which the prosecution
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        has established all the elements beyond a reasonable doubt.

Yeas - 10Nays-0Abs-1
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. M. Winder
Rep. R. Edwards
MOTION: Rep. Hollins moved to pass H.B. 447, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-1.
Yeas - 9Nays-1Abs-1
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. E. Redd
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. R. Edwards
3. 1st Sub. S.B. 154 Prohibition of Law Enforcement Quotas (Stephenson, H.)
Sen. Howard A. Stephenson presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Eric Moutsos, Former Police Officer, Salt Lake City Police Department.
Ms. Marina Lowe, Legislative and Policy Counsel, ACLU of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Ross spoke to the bill.
Ms. Molly Davis, Libertas Institute, spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Michael Rapich, Superintendent, Utah Highway Patrol, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mr. Randy Watt, Chief of Police, Ogden Police Department, spoke against the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to replace 1st Substitute S.B. 154 with 3rd Substitute S.B. 154. The motion passed with a vote of 9-2-0.
Yeas - 9Nays-2Abs-0
Rep. C. Acton
Rep. R. Edwards
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Rep. E. Hutchings
Rep. E. Redd
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend 3rd Substitute S.B. 154 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Amendment 1
3rd Sub. S.B. 154
1.        Page 2, Lines 30 through 32: 
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                (b) (i) "Law enforcement quota" means any requirement or minimum standard
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        regarding the number or percentage of { warnings, } citations { , stops, } or arrests made by a law
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        enforcement officer.

2.        Page 2, Lines 35 through 36: 
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                (2) A political subdivision or law enforcement agency employing a peace officer may
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        not require { , suggest, } or direct that a peace officer meet a law enforcement quota.

Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-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
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass 3rd Substitute S.B. 154, as amended, out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-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
4. H.B. 470 Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Amendments (Hutchings, E.)
Rep. Hutchings presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Will Carlson, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake District Attorney's Office.
Ms. Kim Cordova, Executive Director, Criminal and Juvenile Justice, spoke in favor of the bill.
Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 470 out favorably.
Rep. Ray moved to amend H.B. 470 with Amendment #0, and then withdrew the motion.
Rep. Miles' motion to pass H.B. 470 out favorablypassed with a vote 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-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
5. S.B. 187 Parent Time Amendments (Escamilla (Robles), L.)
Sen. Luz Escamilla presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Romero moved to pass S.B. 187 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-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
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-0.
Yeas - 11Nays-0Abs-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 Redd adjourned the meeting at 10:00 a.m.