| Members Present: Sen. Todd D. Weiler, Chair Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. Michael S. Kennedy Sen. Derek L. Kitchen Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher |
Members Absent: Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Staff Present: Jonathan Adams, Policy Analyst Shandra Mutchie, 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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| Acting Chair Thatcher called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m. |
| Sen. Thatcher assumed the chair. |
| MOTION:Sen. Escamilla moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 1.H.B. 208 Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board (Snow, V. L.) |
| HB 208 handout 1 |
| HB 208 handout 2 |
| Rep. Lowry Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Ned Searle, Director, Office of Domestic and Sexual Violence, Utah Commission of Criminal and Juvenile Justice, and Jeff Buhman, attorney, Utah County. |
| MOTION:Sen. Escamilla moved to pass H.B. 208 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 2.2nd Sub. H.B. 248 Juvenile Amendments (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. Lowry Snow presented the bill. |
| Kayley Richards, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, UJJ Legislative Committee, Oversight Committee, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Kitchen moved to move to next agenda item. |
| 3.1st Sub. H.B. 249 Juvenile Amendments Cross References (Snow, V. L.) |
| MOTION:Sen. Kitchen moved to move to next agenda item.The motion passed with a vote of 2-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 2 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 4.H.B. 194 Department of Corrections Education Services (Ballard, M.G.) |
| Rep. Melissa Ballard presented the bill. |
| Dr. David Bokovoy, Director, Prison Education, Salt Lake Community College, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Anndrea Parrish, Director of Programming, Utah Department of Corrections, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jean Hill spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Caleb Woody, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Sen. Weiler resumed the chair. |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass H.B. 194 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 5.H.B. 208 Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board (Snow, V. L.) |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass H.B. 208 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 6.2nd Sub. H.B. 248 Juvenile Amendments (Snow, V. L.) |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 248 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 7.1st Sub. H.B. 249 Juvenile Amendments Cross References (Snow, V. L.) |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 249 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| HB 219 handout |
| 8.H.B. 219 Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act (Nelson, M.) |
| Rep. Merrill Nelson presented the bill. |
| Carol Verdoia, Dir. Child protection Div, AG's office, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Kitchen moved to pass H.B. 219 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 9.H.B. 277 Juvenile Competency Amendments (King, Brian S.) |
| Rep. Brian King presented the bill. |
| Brett Peterson, Director, Juvenile Justice Services spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Cullimore moved to pass H.B. 277 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 10.H.B. 259 Law Enforcement Use of Unmanned Aircraft (Wilcox, R.) |
| Rep. Ryan Wilcox presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Cullimore moved to pass H.B. 259 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. D. Thatcher |
| Sen. Kennedy assumed the chair. |
| 11.S.B. 210 Post Conviction Representation Amendments (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Weiler moved to pass S.B. 210 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. D. Thatcher |
| 12.S.B. 217 Protective Order Revisions (Weiler, T.) |
| Sen. Weiler presented the bill. |
| Erin Jemison, Utah Domestic Violence Coalition, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Acting Chair Kennedy moved to pass S.B. 217 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. D. Thatcher |
| Sen. Weiler resumed the chair. |
| MOTION:Sen. Kennedy moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. D. Thatcher |