| 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. Andrew Stoddard | Rep. Mark A. Strong Members Absent: Rep. Mike Schultz Rep. Casey Snider Staff Present: John Feinauer, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the
meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Perry called the meeting to order at 8:09 a.m. |
| Chair Perry announced that H.B. 390 and H.B. 406 would not be heard at the request of the sponsors. |
| MOTION: Rep. Miles moved to approve the minutes of February 28, 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. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. K. Coleman Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| 1. H.B. 411 Assault Against Health Providers Amendments (Stoddard, A.) |
| Rep. Stoddard presented the bill. |
| Diane Forster-Burke, Utah Nurses Association, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Alan Dayton, Intermountain Healthcare, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Jennifer Miller-Smith, Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Will Carlson, Chief Policy Adviser, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, answered questions from the committee. |
| Shawn Guzman, St. George City Attorney and representing the Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Will Carlson was invited to respond to additional questions from the committee. |
| Ginger Phillips, mental health advocate, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Andrew Riggle, Disability Law Center, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Sherri Whittwer, mental health advocate, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend H.B. 411 with Amendment #1. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-4. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 411 39 { 40 [ 41 a [ 42 of a class A misdemeanor if: |
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. V. Potter Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 411 out favorably. |
| Rep. Miles moved to table H.B. 411. |
| Rep. Miles' substitute motion to table H.B. 411passed with a vote 5-3-3. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays-3 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. S. Hollins Rep. K. Miles Rep. V. Potter Rep. M. Strong | Rep. L. Perry Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. A. Romero Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| 2. H.B. 403 Protective Order and Stalking Injunction Amendments (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. Val Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Will Carlson, Chief Policy Adviser, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. A handout was provided. |
| HB 403 Summary |
| Tracey Tabet, Administrator, Children's Justice Center Program, Office of the Attorney General, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Rebecca Nelson, citizen, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Stewart Ralphs, Director, Utah Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to replace H.B. 403 with 1st Substitute H.B. 403. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 403 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| MOTION: Rep. Potter moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. K. Coleman Rep. K. Miles Rep. L. Perry Rep. V. Potter Rep. P. Ray Rep. A. Romero Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. M. Strong | Rep. S. Hollins Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 9:22 a.m. |