MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, January 30, 2020 • 2:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


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. Mark A. Strong

Members Absent:
Rep. Mike Schultz
Rep. Andrew Stoddard

Staff Present:
John Feinauer, Policy Analyst
An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Coleman called the meeting to order at 2:20 p.m. and asked the committee members to introduce themselves.
1. H.B. 43 Peace Officer Standards and Training Amendments (Perry, L.)
MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to amend H.B. 43 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Amendment 1
H.B. 43
1.        Page 5, Lines 132 through 136: 
132                 (b) If a peace officer who is the subject of an internal or administrative investigation
133         { that involves conduct in violation of } into allegations that include any of the conditions or circumstances outlined in Subsection (1) resigns, retires, or otherwise separates from
134         the investigating law enforcement agency before the conclusion of the investigation, the chief,
135         sheriff, or administrative officer of that law enforcement agency shall report the allegations and
136         any investigation results to the division.

2.        Page 7, Lines 207 through 210: 
207                 (b) If a dispatcher who is the subject of an internal or administrative investigation { that
208         involves conduct in violation of } into allegations that include any of the conditions or circumstances outlined in Subsection (1) resigns, retires, or otherwise separates from the
209         investigating law enforcement agency before the conclusion of the investigation, the agency
210         shall report the allegations and any investigation results to the division.

Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. Perry presented the bill to the committee with the assistance of Scott Stephenson, Director, Peace Officer Standards and Training, Department of Public Safety (DPS).
MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to pass H.B. 43 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
2. H.B. 151 Traffic Safety Amendments (Perry, L.)
Rep. Perry presented the bill with the assistance of Col. Michael Rapich, Highway Patrol, DPS.
MOTION: Rep. Snider moved to amend H.B. 151 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3.
Amendment 1
H.B. 151
1.        Page 5, Lines 130 through 133: 
130                 (2) On a freeway or section of a freeway which has three or more general purpose lanes
131         in the same direction, a person may not operate a vehicle in the left most general purpose lane
132         if the person's vehicle or combination of vehicles has a gross vehicle weight rating of { 12,001 } 18,001 or
133         more pounds.

Yeas - 8Nays-0Abs-3
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to pass H.B. 151 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-2
Rep. K. Coleman
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. M. Schultz
Rep. A. Stoddard
3. H.B. 73 Interference with Public Servants Amendments (Maloy, A.C.)
H.B. 73 was not heard.
MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4.
Yeas - 7Nays-0Abs-4
Rep. K. Coleman
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. L. Perry
Rep. V. Potter
Rep. P. Ray
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. K. Miles
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. C. Snider
Rep. A. Stoddard
Chair Coleman adjourned the meeting at 2:55 pm.