| Members Present: Rep. Lee B. Perry, Chair Rep. Kim F. Coleman, Vice Chair Rep. Sandra Hollins Rep. Kelly B. Miles Rep. Val K. Potter Rep. Paul Ray Rep. Angela Romero Rep. Casey Snider | Rep. Andrew Stoddard Rep. Mark A. Strong Members Absent: Rep. Mike Schultz Staff Present: Mr. John Feinauer, Policy Analyst Ms. An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
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| Chair Coleman called the meeting to order at 4:06 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to approve the minutes of the February 22, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. K. Miles Rep. V. Potter Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. M. Strong |
| 1. S.B. 54 Board of Pardons Amendments (Thatcher, D.) |
| Sen. Thatcher presented the bill to the committee. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass S.B. 54 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. K. Miles Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. M. Strong |
| 2. H.B. 335 Criminal Code Task Force Changes (Ray, P.) |
| Rep. Ray presented the bill to the committee. |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass H.B. 335 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. K. Miles Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. M. Strong |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to place H.B. 335 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. K. Miles Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. M. Strong |
| Rep. Perry assumed the chair. |
| 3. H.B. 346 Higher Education Responses to Allegations (Coleman, K.) |
| Rep. Coleman presented the bill to the committee. |
| Mr. James Swink, Utah Council on Victims of Crimes, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Ms. Reyna Villegas, student, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Ms. Jessica Huerta, student, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to pass H.B. 346 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Miles Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz |
| 4. H.B. 293 Plea in Abeyance Amendments (Shurtliff, L.) |
| Rep. Shurtliff presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Ryan Robinson, Statewide Association of Prosecutors. |
| Mr. Travis Wood, Utah Behavioral Health Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Ed Montgomery, South Jordan City Prosecutor, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Mr. Adam Cohen, Utah Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Steve Burton, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Jason Groth, ACLU, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Will Carlson, Chief Policy Adviser, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Kim Cordova, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Rep. Potter moved to table H.B. 293. |
| The motion passed with a vote 6-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| 5. H.B. 179 Road Closure Amendments (Lyman, P.) |
| Rep. Lyman presented the bill to the committee utilizing a slide presentation. |
| Ms. Renae Cowley, Union Pacific, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Mr. Gavin Noyes, Utah Dine Bikeya, spoke in opposition to the bill and provided a handout. |
| Mr. Carl Moore, PANDOS, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Snider moved to replace H.B. 179 with 1st Substitute H.B. 179. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| MOTION: Rep. Snider moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 179 with Amendment #2. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
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Amendment 2
1st Sub. H.B. 179 29 (2) This section does not apply to a road closure: 30 (a) by firefighters or peace officers responding to an emergency; { 31 { (b) that may result from a permanent or temporary closure of a public or private railroad crossing; or (c) on an R.S. 2477 right-of-way across private land if a perpetual public right-of-way has not been granted through a settlement or court order. |
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| MOTION: Rep. Snider moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 179 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 6-2-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-2 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. A. Romero | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 5:18 p.m. |