Members Present: Rep. Jon Hawkins, Chair Rep. Nelson T. Abbott Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Brady Brammer Rep. Brian S. King Rep. Stephanie Pitcher Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner | Rep. Travis M. Seegmiller Rep. V. Lowry Snow Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Members Absent: Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, Vice Chair Staff Present: Jonathan Adams, Policy Analyst Jordan Gage, Committee Secretary |
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Chair Hawkins called the meeting to order at 2:18 p.m. |
MOTION:Rep. Acton moved to approve the minutes from the February 3, 2022, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Brammer Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner |
1.H.B. 208 Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board (Snow, V. L.) |
Rep. Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Ned Searle, Director, Office of Domestic and Sexual Violence, and Derrik Tollefson, and Jana Fulmer, Amethyst Center for Healing. |
Jeff Buhman, Executive Director, Statewide Association of Prosecutors, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Kristy Pike, Washington County Coordinated Community Response Team for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Erin Jemison, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Rehana Baksh, Policy Analyst Fellow, YWCA Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Steve Burton, Defense Attorney Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Steve Garside, Layton City, Statewide Association of Prosecutors, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION:Rep. Snow moved to amend H.B. 208 with Amendment #2.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
Amendment 2
H.B. 208 32 As used in this part: 33 (1) "Board" means the Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board created in 34 Section { 53 (g) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, or the director's designee; 54 { 55 { 56 the state court administrator; and 57 { 64 (ii) one individual who represents an association of criminal defense attorneys; 65 { 66 { 67 { 68 and 69 { 70 violence victim advocate services. |
Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
MOTION:Rep. Brammer moved to pass H.B. 208 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. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
2.H.B. 248 Juvenile Amendments (Snow, V. L.) |
Rep. Snow presented bill with the assistance of Ericka Evans and Jacqueline Carlton. |
Rep. Brammer assumed the chair. |
Rep. Hawkins resumed the chair. |
Kayley Richards, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Utah Board of Juvenile Justice Legislative Committee, Utah Commission on Juvenile Justice, spoke in favor of the bill. |
MOTION:Rep. Snow moved to replace H.B. 248 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 248.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. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
MOTION:Rep. Pitcher moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 248 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. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
3.H.B. 249 Juvenile Recodification Cross References (Snow, V. L.) |
Rep. Snow presented bill with the assistance of Ericka Evans and Jacqueline Carlton. |
MOTION:Rep. Snow moved to replace H.B. 249 with 1st Substitute H.B. 249.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. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
MOTION:Rep. Acton moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 249 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. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. V. Snow Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller |
4.1st Sub. H.B. 148 Commitment in Criminal Proceedings (Abbott, N.) |
Rep. Abbott presented the bill. |
Mark Moffat, criminal defense attorney, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Rena Rogers, PEP Utah, spoke against the bill. |
Tom Ross, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, spoke against the bill. |
Sherri Wittwer, Peers Embowering Peers, spoke against the bill. |
Travis Wood, Utah Association of Counties and Utah Behavioral Health Council, spoke against the bill. |
Ginger Phillips, Peers Empowering Peers, spoke against the bill. |
Jeff Buhman, Executive Director, Statewide Association of Prosecutors, commented on the bill. |
MOTION:Rep. Abbott moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 148 with 3rd Substitute H.B. 148.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow |
MOTION:Rep. Abbott moved to pass 3rd Substitute H.B. 148 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-2-4. | |||
Yeas - 6 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 4 | |
Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner | Rep. B. King Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow |
5.H.B. 229 Property and Financial Offense Amendments (Brammer, B.) |
Rep. Brammer presented the bill with the assistance of Craig Barlow, Director, Justice Division, Utah Attorney General's Office. |
Rachel Walker, Ogden City Police Department, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Kaye Lynn Wootton, Director, Medicaid Fraud and Patient Abuse Division, Attorney General's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Jeremy Cuttingham, Public Policy Director, Alzheimer's Association Utah Chapter, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Steve Burton, Defense Attorney Association, commented on the bill. |
Richard Larson, Litigation Section Chief, Davis County Attorney's Office, and Statewide Association of Prosecutors, spoke in favor of the bill. |
Mark Moffat, criminal defense attorney, spoke against the bill. |
MOTION:Rep. Brammer moved to amend H.B. 229 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5. | |||
Amendment 1
H.B. 229 220 (1) As used in this section, "high-value property or financial offense" means any of the 221 following offenses that is punishable as a felony: 222 (a) securities fraud, Sections 61-1-1 and 61-1-21; 223 (b) sale by an unlicensed broker-dealer, agent, { 224 and 61-1-21; 225 (c) offer or sale of unregistered security, Sections 61-1-7 and 61-1-21; |
Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow |
MOTION:Rep. Brammer moved to pass H.B. 229 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-1-5. | |||
Yeas - 6 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 5 | |
Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. S. Pitcher | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow |
MOTION:Rep. Abbott moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5. | |||
Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. B. Brammer Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. T. Seegmiller Rep. V. Snow |
Chair Hawkins adjourned the meeting at 4:35 p.m. |