| Members Present: Sen. Todd Weiler, Chair Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Ann Millner |
Members Absent: Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher Staff Present: Mr. John Feinauer, Policy Analyst Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Weiler called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 1. S.B. 134 Campus Safety Amendments (Iwamoto, J.) |
| Sen. Hillyard assumed the chair. |
| Sen. Iwamoto presented the bill with the assistance of Chief Mike Brown, Salt Lake City Police Department and Ms. Wendy Isom, Victim Advocate Coordinator, Salt Lake City Police Department. |
| Ms. Mara Haight, Executive Director, Rape Recovery Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Jackson Anderson, Philanthropy Chair, Utah Chapter, Beta Theta Phi, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Geoff Landward, General Council, Utah Board of Regents, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Jim Webster spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Judy Zimmerman spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mohan Sudabattula, Student/Executive Director, University of Utah Project Embrace, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to pass S.B. 134 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler |
| 2. S.B. 135 Prosecution Council Amendments (Stevenson, J.) |
| Sen. Stevenson presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to pass S.B. 135 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler |
| MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler |
| Acting Chair Hillyard adjourned the meeting at 4:40 p.m. |