| Members Present: Rep. Jon Hawkins, Chair Rep. Nelson T. Abbott, Vice Chair Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Tyler Clancy Rep. James F. Cobb Rep. Karianne Lisonbee Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner | Rep. Rex P. Shipp Rep. Christine F. Watkins Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Members Absent: Rep. Brian S. King Staff Present: Jonathan Adams, Policy Analyst Shay Berger, 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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| Chair Hawkins called the meeting to order. |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| 1.H.B. 246 Board of Pardons and Parole Amendments (Rohner, J.) |
| Rep. Rohner introduced the bill with Sergeant Jared Jensen, Sunset Police Department, Gary Jensen, Chief of Police for Logan City, and Shawna Scott-Bellaccomo, mother. |
| Daniel Strong, Director of the Sentencing Commission, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Clancy moved to replace H.B. 246 with 1st Substitute H.B. 246.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. King |
| MOTION:Rep. Clancy moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 246 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. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. King |
| 2.H.B. 279 DNA Collection Amendments (Chew, S.) |
| Rep. Scott Chew introduced the bill. |
| Mark Moffat, criminal defense attorney, spoke against the bill. |
| Laurie Abraham, President of the Utah Funeral Directors Association, spoke against the bill. |
| Leah Hansen, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Watkins moved to hold H.B. 279.The motion passed with a vote of 9-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. T. Clancy | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. B. King |
| 3.H.B. 311 Social Media Usage Amendments (Teuscher, J.) |
| Rep. Teuscher introduced the bill. |
| Handout for HB311 |
| Carolyn Phippen, Executive Director of Freedom Front of Utah, spoke against the bill. |
| Emilie Daly, Utah Parents United, spoke to the bill. |
| Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke to the bill. |
| Jonathan Harvey, conservative podcast host, spoke to the bill. |
| Ben Horsley, Granite School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Jake Oaks, Liberty United, spoke against the bill. |
| Dan Burton, Utah Attorney General's Office, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Carl Szabo, Vice President and General Counsel of NetChoice, spoke against the bill. |
| Caden Rosenbaum, Libertas Institute, spoke in against the bill. |
| Hannah Zoulek, high school student, spoke against the bill. |
| Dylan Hoffman, Executive Director for the Southwest at TechNet, spoke against the bill. |
| Delaine England, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Michelle Steel, citizen, spoke against the bill. |
| Tiffany Barker, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kouri Marshall, Director of State and Local Government Relations at the Chamber of Progress, spoke against the bill. |
| George Bekmezian, citizen, spoke to the bill. |
| Linda Zenger, citizen, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Cobb moved to replace H.B. 311 with 1st Substitute H.B. 311.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. King |
| MOTION:Rep. Birkeland moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 311 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. King |
| MOTION:Rep. Watkins moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-1. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 1 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. B. King |