| 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: John Feinauer, Policy Analyst Annette Sion, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Hillyard called the meeting to order at 8:08 A.M. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to approve the minutes. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. T. Weiler |
| 1. S.B. 29 Drug Disposal Program (Thatcher, D.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to replace S.B. 29 with 2nd Substitute S.B. 29. The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-0 | Abs-5 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. A. Millner Sen. T. Weiler |
| Sen. Thatcher presented the bill. |
| Sen. Weiler assumed the chair. |
| Lynn Pace, Senior Advisor, Salt Lake City Mayor's Office, spoke for the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 2nd Substitute S.B. 29 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. 82 Unlawful Drug Disposal Amendments (Thatcher, D.) |
| Sen. Thatcher presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to replace S.B. 82 with 1st Substitute S.B. 82. 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 |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 82 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. Hillyard assumed the chair. |
| 3. S.J.R. 13 Joint Resolution Promoting Awareness of Motorcycle Profiling (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the resolution. |
| Jonsey, Chair, Utah Federation of Clubs, spoke for the bill. |
| Greg Douglas, Vice President, Abate of Utah, spoke for the bill. |
| Gary Giles, Chief of Police, Orem City Police Department, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Weiler moved to pass S.J.R. 13 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. |
| 4. 1st Sub. H.B. 300 Justice Court Jurisdiction Amendments (Stratton, K.) |
| Rep Stratton presented the bill with the assistance of David Q. Leavitt, Utah County Attorney's Office. |
| HB 300 |
| Mark Moffat, Criminal Defense Lawyer, Utah State Bar Association, spoke for the bill |
| Roger Tew, Analyst, League of Cities and Towns, spoke to the bill. |
| Ben Aldana, Attorney, spoke against the bill. |
| Gary Giles, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Escamilla moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 300 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-0 | Abs-1 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. A. Millner |
| 5. S.B. 182 Scrap Metal Amendments (Hemmert, D.) |
| Sen. Hemmert presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Hemmert moved to hold S.B. 182. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. A. Millner Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 6. S.B. 210 Body Camera Amendments (McCay, D.) |
| MOTION: Sen. Cullimore moved to replace S.B. 210 with 1st Substitute S.B. 210. 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. McCay presented the bill with the assistance of Marina Lowe, Legislative and Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU). |
| Mark Moffat, spoke for the bill. |
| Gary Giles, spoke for the bill. |
| Darcy Goddard, Chief Policy Adviser, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke for the bill. |
| Michael Drechsel, Assistant State Court Administrator, Utah Courts, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 210 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Hemmert Sen. L. Hillyard Sen. A. Millner |
| 7. H.B. 132 Higher Education Student Speech Rights (Coleman, K.) |
| Rep. Coleman presented the bill with the assistance of Joe Cohn, Legislative and Policy Director, Foundation for Individual Rights In Education(FIRE). |
| Geoff Landward, Chief Counsel, Utah Board of Regents, spoke to the bill. |
| Jacob Hibbard, Grassroots Director, Americans for Prosperity, spoke for the bill. |
| Joshua Bedal, Chapter President, Turning Point USA, spoke for the bill. |
| Brian Nelson, Director, Division of Risk Management, spoke in favor of the Substitute bill. |
| Troy Williams, Executive Director, Equality Utah, spoke to the bill. |
| Maryann Christensen, Vice President, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke against the Substitute bill. |
| Michael Merino, Student, Weber State University, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to replace H.B. 132 with 1st Substitute H.B. 132. 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 |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 132 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 |
| 8. H.B. 275 Elected Official and Judicial Compensation Commission Amendments (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. Snow presented the bill. |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to pass H.B. 275 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 |
| MOTION: Sen. Thatcher moved to adjourn. 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 |
| Chair Weiler adjourned the meeting at 9:59 P.M. |