MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 • 8:00 a.m. • 30 House Building


Members Present:
Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn, Vice Chair
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard
Rep. Jefferson S. Burton
Rep. Katy Hall
Rep. Sandra Hollins
Rep. Trevor Lee
Rep. Karianne Lisonbee
Rep. Andrew Stoddard
Rep. Stephen L. Whyte

Members Absent:
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox, Chair
Rep. Sahara Hayes
Rep. Val L. Peterson

Staff Present:
John Feinauer, Managing Policy Analyst
An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Gwynn called the meeting to order at 8:11 a.m.
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to approve the minutes of February 12 and February 16, 2024.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-6.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 6
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. R. Wilcox
1.1st Sub. S.B. 131 Information Technology Act Amendments (Harper, W.)
Sen. Wayne Harper presented the bill.
Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer, State of Utah, spoke in support of the bill.
Jonah Minkoff-Zern, Campaign Director, Public Citizen, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to amend 1st Substitute S.B. 131 with Amendment #3.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Amendment 3
1st Sub. S.B. 131
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35         virtual environments.  
        (b) (i)"Creator" means a person that uses artificial intelligence to generate synthetic media.
        (ii) "Creator" does not include a person that solely provides the technology used in the creation of the synthetic media.
36                 { (b) } (c) "Digital content provenance" means purely factual information that:
37                 (i) Ŝ → [provides] details ← Ŝ a digital resource's Ŝ → creator, ← Ŝ origin, Ŝ → context,
37a         ← Ŝ history, and editing process; and
38                 (ii) conforms to an open industry technical standard.
39                 { (c) } (d) "Generative artificial intelligence" means artificial intelligence technology that is
40         capable of creating content such as text, audio, image, or video based on patterns learned from
41         large volumes of data rather than being explicitly programmed with rules.  
        (e) "Sponsor means a person that pays for the content that uses artificial intelligence to generate synthetic media."
42                 { (d) } (f) "Synthetic audio media" means audio content that was substantially produced by
43         generative artificial intelligence.
44                 { (e) } (g) "Synthetic visual media" means an image or video that was substantially produced
45         by generative artificial intelligence.

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66                 (5) In addition to the requirements in Subsections (3) and (4), a { person } creator or sponsor who publishes
67         an online digital audio or visual communication described in Subsection (2) that is viewable,

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74                 (6) (a) In a civil action brought against the creator or the sponsor of content that includes synthetic media by a person to enforce this section, the court may

Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to pass 1st Substitute S.B. 131 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
2.H.B. 531 Laser Pointer Amendments (Eliason, S.)
Rep. Steve Eliason presented the bill with the assistance of Steve Salas, Major, Utah Highway Patrol.
MOTION:Rep. Lee moved to pass H.B. 531 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 4
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Rep. Whyte moved to place H.B. 531 on the Consent Calendar.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
3.H.B. 213 Crime Victim Records Amendments (Ivory, K.)
Rep. Ken Ivory presented the bill with the assistance of Gary Scheller, Director, Utah Victims of Crime (UVOC).
Marlesse Jones, Director, Victim Services Commission, spoke in support of the bill.
Steve Burton, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, spoke to the bill.
Lana Taylor, UVOC, spoke in support of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to replace H.B. 213 with 1st Substitute H.B. 213.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 213 out favorably.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Lisonbee moved to amend 1st Substitute H.B. 213 with Amendment #1.The substitute motion passed with a vote of 8-1-3.
Amendment 1
1st Sub. H.B. 213
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910                 (b) The office shall disclose a public restitution record to the Board of Pardons and
911         Parole for a restitution matter.
912                 (5) (a) If the office requests restitution in a criminal case, the office { may } shall, upon request, provide a
913         nonpublic restitution record to the court, the prosecuting attorney, and counsel for the offender.
914                 (b) A person may not:

Yeas - 8Nays- 1Abs- 3
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 213 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
4.H.B. 474 Criminal Justice Changes (Jack, C.)
The bill was not heard.
MOTION:Rep. Hall moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3.
Yeas - 9Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. M. Gwynn
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. K. Lisonbee
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. S. Hayes
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
Chair Gwynn adjourned the meeting at 9:19 a.m.