| 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 Kennedy called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. |
| Sen. Kennedy assumed the chair. |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 1.H.B. 120 Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. Lowry Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Howard Headlee, President, Utah Bankers Association and Wade Garrett, Utah Farm Bureau. |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass H.B.120 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 2.1st Sub. H.B. 299 Juvenile Justice Changes (Snow, V. L.) |
| Rep. Lowry Snow presented the bill with the assistance of Angela Adams, juvenile court representative, Deputy County Attorney, Washington County Attorney's Office. |
| Kayley Richards, Juvenile Justice Specialist, Utah Board of Juvenile Justice, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Chair Weiler moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 299 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 299.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Chair Weiler moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 299 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 3.1st Sub. H.B. 392 Expungement Fee Amendments (Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. James A. Dunnigan presented the bill with the assistance of Noella Sudbury, Executive Director, Clean Slate Utah. |
| Will Carlson, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ginger Chinn, Vice President of Public Policy, Salt Lake Chamber, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rachel Santizo, Program Manager, Odyssey House of Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Amy Daeschel, Rasa Legal, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mary Jo McMillen, Executive Director, Utah Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Destiny Garcia, Board Member, Clean Slate Utah, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Joel Johnson, representing Utah behavioral health organizations, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 392 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-1-3. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 4.2nd Sub. H.B. 229 Property and Financial Offense Amendments (Brammer, B.) |
| Rep. Brady Brammer presented the bill. |
| Craig Barlow, Utah Attorney General's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Moffat, Criminal Defense Lawyer, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Dan Strong, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jeff Buhman, Statewide Association of Prosecutors, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Kennedy moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 229 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
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Amendment 1
2nd Sub. H.B. 0229 247 (10) (a) The commission shall create sentencing guidelines and supervision length 248 guidelines for the following financial and property offenses for which a pecuniary loss to a 249 victim may exceed { |
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 229 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 |
| 5.1st Sub. H.B. 65 Forensic Biological Evidence Preservation (King, Brian S.) |
| HB 65 handout |
| Rep. Brian S. King presented the bill with the assistance of Jensie Anderson, Legal Director, Rocky Mountain Innocence Project. |
| Will Carlson, Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Mark Moffat, Criminal Defense Lawyer, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Thomas Brunker, Deputy Solicitor General, Criminal Appeals Division, Utah Attorney General's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Nathaniel Erb, Innocence Project, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Cullimore moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 65 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.H.B. 274 Health Education Amendments (Moss, C.) |
| Child Abuse Stats handout |
| HB 274 handout |
| Rep. Carol Spackman Moss presented the bill with the assistance of Deondra Brown, 5 Browns musical group and Laurieann Thorpe, Executive Director, Prevent Child Abuse Utah. |
| Nicholeen Peck, President, Worldwide Organization for Women, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Natalie Cline, Utah State Board of Education, spoke representing herself in opposition to the bill. |
| Rachel Stone, former police officer and current nurse, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Jodi Parker, Health Education Specialist, Utah State Board of Education, spoke to the bill representing herself. |
| Taryn Hiatt, representing herself, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Leah Hansen, resident of Saratoga Springs, spoke in opposition of the bill. |
| Brooke Stephens, Utah Parents United, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass H.B. 274 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-1. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 1 | |
| Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. M. Kennedy | Sen. J. Stevenson |
| 7.2nd Sub. H.B. 363 Modifications to Civil Commitment (Eliason, S.) |
| Rep. Steve Eliason presented the bill. |
| Judge Glock, Cicero Institute, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Nate Crippes, Public Affairs Supervising Attorney, Disability Law Center, spoke to the bill. |
| Sherri Wittwer, Peers Empowering Peers, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Kennedy moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 363 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. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| 8.H.B. 434 Theft by Extortion Amendments (Abbott, N.) |
| Rep. Nelson Abbott presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to pass H.B. 434 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. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| MOTION:Sen. Thatcher moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. M. Kennedy Sen. D. Kitchen Sen. D. Thatcher | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. J. Stevenson Sen. T. Weiler |
| Sen. Kennedy adjourned the meeting at 9:53 a.m. |