| Members Present: Sen. Todd Weiler, Chair Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher |
Members Absent: Sen. Daniel Hemmert Sen. Ann Millner Staff Present: John Feinauer, Policy Analyst Annette Sion, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Weiler called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m. |
| MOTION: Sen. Kitchen moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 1. 1st Sub. H.B. 223 Statutes of Repose and Limitations Amendments (Musselman, C.R.) |
| Rep. Musselman presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 223 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| Sen. Kitchen assumed the chair. |
| 2. S.B. 139 Amendments to Indigent Defense (Okerlund, R.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the bill, assisted by Kim Cordova, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ). |
| Senate Bill 139 Amendments to Indigent Defense |
| Robert Van Dyke, County Attorney, Kane County Attorney's Office, spoke for the bill. |
| Michael Zimmerman, Appellate Lawyer, Utah Indigent Defense Council, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass S.B. 139 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. H.B. 234 Gestational Agreement Amendments (Arent, P.) |
| Rep. Arent presented the bill . |
| Damian Davenport, Attorney, spoke for the bill. |
| Tonya Canady, Program Manager, Utah Fertility Center, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to pass H.B. 234 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. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Hillyard | Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. A. Millner |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to adjourn. 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. Kitchen adjourned the meeting at 9:20 a.m. |