| Members Present: Sen. Todd Weiler, Chair Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Derek L. Kitchen | Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher Members Absent: Sen. Ann Millner Staff Present: Mr. John Feinauer, Policy Analyst Ms. Nancy Skidmore, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Weiler called the meeting to order at 4:09 p.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to approve the minutes of the March 6, 2019 meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| 1. 2nd Sub. H.B. 234 Marriage Amendments (Romero, A.) |
| Sen. Romero presented the bill with the assistance of Mark Brasher, Deputy Director, Department of Human Services. |
| Ms. Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Kitchen moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 234 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| 2. S.B. 215 Adoption Service Agencies Amendments (Escamilla (Robles), L.) |
| Sen. Escamilla presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to replace S.B. 215 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 215. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| Mr. Derek Williams, Attorney, spoke to the bill. |
| Ms. Jessalynn Spelght, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Stacia Shipp spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Ray Johnson, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Kitchen moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 215 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| 3. 1st Sub. H.B. 311 Governmental Immunity Revisions (McKell, M.) |
| Rep. McKell presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 311 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. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner |
| Sen. Thatcher assumed the chair. |
| 4. S.B. 243 Adoption Amendments (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the bill with the assistance of Derek Williams, Adoption Attorney. |
| Mr. Lance Rich, Adoption Attorney, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. Dan Duel, Utah Chair, National Parents Origination, spoke to the bill. |
| Mr. David Hardy spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr Jason Barnes, Adoption Attorney, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass S.B. 243 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| 5. S.B. 198 Human Trafficking Prevention Education Commission (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen Weiler presented the bill with the assistance of Missy Larsen. |
| Mr. Daniel Strong, Assistant Attorney General, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Linda Cox, Volunteer, Operation Underground Railroad, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass S.B. 198 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| Sen. Weiler resumed the chair. |
| 6. 1st Sub. H.B. 136 Abortion Amendments (Acton, C.K.) |
| HB136S01 Handouts - Abortion Amendment |
| Rep. Acton presented the bill with the assistance of Kristy Nielsen, Social Media Director, Pro-Life Utah. |
| Mr. Sean Esplin, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Intermountain Health Care, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Mary Taylor, President, Pro-Life Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Handout HB136S01 - ProLife OB/GYN |
| Ms. Jessica Sanders, PhD Researcher, University of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Laura Bunker, Family Policy Resource, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Marina Lowe, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Kris Kimball, United Women's Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Marcela Smid, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Intermountain Health Care, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Cory Ward spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Maryanne Christensen, Director, Citizens for Strong Families, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Deanna Holland, Vice President, Pro-Life Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Bruce Rigby spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Matthew Bell spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Sean Esplin, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Intermountain Health Care, spoke to the bill. |
| Sen. Kitchen moved to move to next agenda item. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 136 out favorably. The substitute motion passed with a vote of 5-2-1. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-2 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Kitchen | Sen. A. Millner |
| Sen. Weiler announced that the committee would recess for 10 minutes. |
| 7. H.B. 318 Inmate Restrictions Standards Amendments (Pitcher, S.) |
| Rep. Pitcher presented the bill with the assistance of Dr. Jennifer Kaiser, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Utah and Ms. Marina Lowe, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Utah. |
| Mr. Ben Aldana spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Mike Haddon, Executive Director, Utah Department of Corrections, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Shannon Cox, Executive Director, Journey of Hope, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dr. Katie Peacock, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. MeyKela Cox spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Marcela Smid, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Intermountain Health Care, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass H.B. 318 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| 8. H.B. 223 Unlawful Installation of a Tracking Device (Poulson, M.) |
| Rep. Poulson presented the bill with the assistance of Robby Russo, Police Chief, Cottonwood Heights and Mindi Wallenda. |
| Mr. William Carlson, Chief Policy Analyst, Office of the Salt Lake County District Attorney, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ms. Michelle Palmer, Legislative Chair, Private Investigators of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Chris Bertram, Private Investigator, Bertram and Associates, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Mr. Steve Burton, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass H.B. 223 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-1 | Abs-2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| 9. 2nd Sub. H.B. 298 Offender Registry Amendments (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. Dunnigan presented the bill. |
| Mr. Steve Burton, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 298 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to place 2nd Substitute H.B. 298 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 10. H.B. 314 Trust Provisions Amendments (Miles, K.) |
| Rep. Miles presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass H.B. 314 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to place H.B. 314 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 11. 2nd Sub. H.B. 156 Search Amendments (Coleman, K.) |
| Rep. Coleman presented the bill. |
| Ms. Marina Lowe, Legislative Counsel, ACLU Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 156 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to place 2nd Substitute H.B. 156 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 12. H.B. 346 Higher Education Responses to Allegations (Coleman, K.) |
| Rep. Coleman presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to pass H.B. 346 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner |
| 13. H.B. 243 Domestic Violence Modifications (Watkins, C.) |
| Rep. Watkins presented the bill. |
| Mr. Dan Duel spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Greg Willmore, Department of Public Safety, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ms. Rana Williams, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mr. Clark Aposhian, Utah Shooting Sports Council, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass H.B. 243 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-1 | Abs-3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner |
| 14. 1st Sub. H.B. 287 Sex Offense Amendments (Ivory, K.) |
| Rep. Ivory presented the bill. |
| Handout HB287S01 Sex Offense Amendments |
| MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 287 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. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to place 1st Substitute H.B. 287 on the Consent Calendar. 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. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla 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. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner |
| Chair Weiler adjourned the meeting. |