| Members Present: Rep. Jon Hawkins, Chair Rep. Nelson T. Abbott, Vice Chair Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Tyler Clancy Rep. Brian S. King Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | Rep. Anthony E. Loubet Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner Rep. Rex P. Shipp Rep. Christine F. Watkins Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Staff Present: Jonathan Adams, Policy Analyst Tisha Gibby, Committee Secretary |
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| Chair Hawkins called the meeting to order at 4:13 p.m. |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to approve the February 13, 2024 minutes.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. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. T. Clancy Rep. B. King Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Loubet |
| 1.H.B. 464 Social Media Regulation Act Amendments (Teuscher, J.) |
| Rep. Jordan Teuscher presented the bill with the assistance of Liddy Johnson, Karl and Britney Obray, Dr. Michelle Hofmann, Ben Horsley, and Dr. Kelly Adams. |
| Liddy Johnson, student at Northridge High School. |
| Karl and Britney Obray, parents. |
| Dr. Michelle Hofmann, Executive Medical Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services. |
| Ben Horsley, Chief of Staff, Granite School District. |
| Dr. Kelly Adams, pediatrician, and in behalf of the Utah Parent Teacher Association. |
| RECORDING - U.S. Attorney General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy |
| Holly Rawlings, mother, and in behalf of Gabb Wireless, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Rep. Abbott assumed the chair. |
| Maryann Martindale, CEO, Utah Academy of Family Physicians, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Nicholeen Peck, President, Worldwide Organization for Women, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Tina Seastrand, Digital Wellness Specialist, Utah Parent Teacher Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Legislative Watch, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Daniel Cochrane, Senior Research Associate, Tech Policy Center at the Heritage Foundation, spoke against the bill. |
| Carrie Butler, Utah Public Health Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Zach Lilly, Deputy Director of State and Federal Affairs, NetChoice, spoke against the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Watkins moved to amend H.B. 464 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.B. 464 110 (ii) permits an individual to register as an account holder, establish an account, or 111 create a profile that is made visible to the general public or a set of other users defined by the 112 account holder for the primary purpose of allowing account holders to create, share, and view 113 user-generated content through such an account or profile; 114 (iii) primarily allows account holders to post content and interact with content generated by other 115 account holders; and 211 account . { 212 213 |
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. B. King Rep. A. Loubet Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| MOTION:Rep. Acton moved to pass H.B. 464 out favorably as amended.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. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Loubet Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Lisonbee |
| Rep. Hawkins resumed the chair. |
| 2.H.J.R. 13 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules of Procedure and Evidence Regarding Preliminary Hearings (Clancy, T.) |
| Rep. Clancy presented the resolution. |
| Mark Moffat, Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, spoke to the resolution. |
| Marlesse Jones, Director, Victim Services Commission, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Rabbi Avremi Zippel, Chair, Utah Sexual Violence Conference, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Jeff Gray, Utah County Attorney, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Steve Burton, Director, Utah Defense Attorney Association, spoke to the resolution. |
| Will Carlson, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| Michael Drechsel, Assistant State Court Administrator, spoke to the resolution. |
| Rep. Abbott resumed the chair. |
| Steven Jones, Utah Deputy County Attorney, spoke to the resolution. |
| Danica Baird, in behalf of Utah Sexual Violence Policy Alliance and the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, spoke in favor of the resolution. |
| MOTION:Rep. Watkins moved to amend H.J.R. 13 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
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Amendment 1
H.J.R. 13 41 committed it, the magistrate must order that the defendant be bound over for trial. The findings 42 of probable cause may be based { 43 44 hearsay. Objections to evidence on the ground that it was acquired by unlawful means are not |
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. B. King Rep. A. Loubet Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. Wheatley |
| MOTION:Rep. Watkins moved to pass H.J.R. 13 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 7-3-2. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 3 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. N. Abbott Rep. B. King Rep. A. Loubet | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. Wheatley |
| Rep. Hawkins resumed the chair. |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp 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. T. Clancy Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. B. King Rep. A. Loubet Rep. J. Rohner Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. M. Wheatley |
| Chair Hawkins adjourned the meeting at 6:08 p.m. |