| Members Present: Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, Chair Rep. Nelson T. Abbott Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Craig Hall Rep. Brian S. King Rep. Stephanie Pitcher Rep. Travis M. Seegmiller | Rep. V. Lowry Snow Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Members Absent: Rep. Jon Hawkins, Vice Chair Rep. Brady Brammer Staff Present: Kristina King, Policy Analyst Jordan Gage, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Lisonbee called the meeting to order at 8:06 a.m. |
| MOTION: Rep. Snow moved to approve the minutes from the February 22, 2021, meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays-0 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| 1. H.B. 225 Administrative Garnishment Order Amendments (Miles, K.) |
| Rep. Miles presented the bill with the assistance of Cory Weeks, Utah State Division of Finance, and Janica Gines, Assistant Director, Utah State Division of Finance, and Jacob Franklin, Office of State Debt Collection. |
| Committee discussion took place on the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Abbott moved to replace H.B. 225 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 225. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| MOTION: Rep. Abbott moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 225 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. T. Seegmiller |
| 2. H.B. 268 Utah Fit Premises Act Amendments (Bennion, G.) |
| Rep. Bennion presented the bill with the assistance of Francisca Blanc, Advocacy and Outreach Coordinator, Utah Housing Coalition. |
| Committee discussion took place on the bill. |
| Amanda Mendenhall, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke against the bill. |
| Shawn Janke, Utah Association of Realtors, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. King moved to pass H.B. 268 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 6-3-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays-3 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. V. Snow |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION: Rep. Abbott moved to amend H.B. 268 with a verbal amendment. The substitute motion failed with a vote of 3-5-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays-5 | Abs-4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Lisonbee | Rep. C. Acton Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow |
| 3. H.B. 373 Conviction Reduction Amendments (Teuscher, J.) |
| Rep. Teuscher presented the bill with the assistance of David Leavitt, Utah County Attorney. |
| Committee discussion took place on the bill. |
| Ben Aldana, Public Defender Office, Utah County, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Monica Diaz, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke to the bill. |
| William Carlson, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Michael Drechsel, Assistant State Court Administrator, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Abbott moved to replace H.B. 373 with 1st Substitute H.B. 373. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays-0 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. V. Snow |
| MOTION: Rep. Abbott moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 373 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 7-2-3. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays-2 | Abs-3 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. King Rep. T. Seegmiller | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. V. Snow |
| 4. S.B. 126 Sentencing Commission Requirements (Thatcher, D.) |
| Rep. Judkins presented the bill with the assistance of Monica Diaz, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission. |
| Committee discussion took place on the bill. |
| William Carlson, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION: Rep. Seegmiller moved to pass S.B. 126 out favorably. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins |
| MOTION: Rep. Wheatley moved to adjourn. The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays-0 | Abs-2 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. C. Hall Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins |
| Chair Lisonbee adjourned the meeting at 9:15 a.m. |