| 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: John Feinauer, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Perry called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to approve the minutes of February 24, 2020. 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. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| 1. H.B. 271 Firearm Preemption Amendments (Maloy, A.C.) |
| Rep. Cory Maloy presented 1st Substitute H.B. 271 with the assistance of Clark Aposhian, Chair, Utah Shooting Sports Council. |
| Rep. Coleman assumed the chair. |
| Thomas Norton, citizen, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Kimberly Barnett, Associate Deputy Mayor, Salt Lake County, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Dan Hayes, General Manager, Service Management Group, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Tracy Allcott, President, Crossroads of the West Gun Shows, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Lincoln Schurtz, Director of Government Affairs, Utah Association of Counties, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Dee Miller, citizen, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Cameron Diehl, Executive Director, League of Cities and Towns, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to replace H.B. 271 with 1st Substitute H.B. 271. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. M. Strong |
| Rep. Ray moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 271 out favorably. |
| Rep. Stoddard moved to hold 1st Substitute H.B. 271. |
| Rep. Stoddard's substitute motion to hold 1st Substitute H.B. 27 failed with a vote 3-6-2. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-6 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz |
| Rep. Ray's motion to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 271 out favorably passed with a vote 7-3-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-3 | Abs-1 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman 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. A. Stoddard | Rep. M. Schultz |
| 2. H.B. 344 Sex Offender Restrictions Amendments (Potter, V.) |
| Rep. Potter presented 1st Substitute H.B. 344 with the assistance of Spencer Walsh, Cache County Deputy District Attorney. |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to replace H.B. 344 with 1st Substitute H.B. 344. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. A. Romero Rep. C. Snider Rep. M. Strong | Rep. P. Ray Rep. M. Schultz Rep. A. Stoddard |
| Wendy Parmley, citizen, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Faye Jenkins, Director of Sex Offender Policy Issues, Utah Prisoner Advocate Network, spoke to the bill. |
| Pamela Vickrey, Chair, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 344 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 344 89 (b) serve as an athletic coach, manager, or trainer for any sports team of which a minor 90 who is less than { 91 (4) A sex offender who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. |
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 344 out favorably as amended. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| 3. H.B. 350 Impaired Driving Amendments (Waldrip, S.) |
| Rep. Steve Waldrip explained 1st Substitute H.B. 350 with the assistance of Rep. Stoddard. |
| Steve Burton, Executive Director, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to replace H.B. 350 with 1st Substitute H.B. 350. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| 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. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. M. Schultz |
| MOTION: Rep. Perry moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 350 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| 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. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. M. Schultz |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| 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. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. M. Schultz |
| Chair Coleman adjourned the meeting at 9:51 a.m. |