| Members Present: Sen. Todd D. Weiler, Chair Rep. Jon Hawkins, Chair Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Sen. John D. Johnson Sen. Michael S. Kennedy Rep. Nelson T. Abbott Rep. Cheryl K. Acton Rep. Kera Birkeland Rep. Tyler Clancy Rep. James Cobb Rep. Karianne Lisonbee | Rep. A. Cory Maloy Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner Rep. Mark A. Wheatley Members Absent: Rep. Stephanie Gricius Rep. Brian S. King Staff Present: Jonathan Adams, Policy Analyst Jacqueline Carlton, Associate General Counsel Eric N. Weeks, Managing Associate General Counsel Naomi Garrow, Administrative Assistant |
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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 at 8:48 AM. |
| 1.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Senator Johnson moved to approve the minutes of the November 15, 2023, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King Rep. M. Wheatley |
| Committee and staff introductions. |
| 1.1 - 2024 Open and Public Meetings Act |
| Jonathan Adams, Policy Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, spoke to the committee about the Open and Public Meetings Act. |
| Jonathan Adams informed the committee of a legislator survey for staff feedback. |
| 1.2 - 2024 Sunset Review Assignments |
| Jonathan Adams presented on the sunset review assignments. |
| 1.3 - 2024 Judiciary Interim Committee Required Reports Summary |
| Jonathan Adams gave a brief overview of the required reports due to the Judiciary Interim Committee. |
| 2.Justice Court Reform Task Force |
| Senator Cullimore spoke regarding the Justice Court Reform Task Force and answered questions from the committee. |
| Committee discussion. |
| MOTION:Chair Hawkins moved to open a committee bill file on the Justice Court Reform Task Force. |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| The motion passed with a vote 13-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler Rep. M. Wheatley | Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| 3.Judiciary Interim Committee 2024 Study Items |
| 2.1 - Judiciary Interim Committee 2024 Study Items |
| Jonathan Adams presented the approved 2024 study item list to the committee. |
| MOTION:Rep. Clancy moved to amend the "High Frequency Offenders" study item to include study of the sequential intercept model. The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler Rep. M. Wheatley | Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| MOTION:Rep. Birkeland moved to add "Rape Crisis Centers" to the "Victim Services" study item. |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| The motion passed with a vote 12-1-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler | Rep. M. Wheatley | Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| MOTION:Chair Hawkins moved to adopt the study item list as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 13 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler Rep. M. Wheatley | Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| 2.2 - 2024 Amended and Approved Judiciary Interim Committee Study Items |
| 4.Authority to Open Judiciary-Related Bill Files |
| Jonathan Adams spoke to the committee about granting the committee chairs the authority to open committee bill files. |
| MOTION:Chair Hawkins moved to grant authority to the chairs to open committee bill files on behalf of the committee.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. K. Birkeland Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler Rep. M. Wheatley | Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| 5.Appellate Decisions that Call for Legislative Action |
| Jacqueline Carlton, Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, presented Case #1 and answered questions from the committee. |
| Jacqueline Carlton continued with Case #2. |
| MOTION:Rep. Lisonbee moved to open a committee bill file to clarify the statute as to whether a judgment can be renewed more than once. |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| The motion passed with a vote 11-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| Jacqueline Carlton continued with Case #3 and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Senator Weiler moved to open a bill file to look at adding a fourth custody option for the juvenile court in statute.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| The motion passed with a vote 10-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Sen. T. Weiler Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. S. Gricius Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King |
| Jacqueline Carlton continued with Case #4 and answered questions from the committee. |
| Committee discussion. |
| Jacqueline Carlton continued with Case #5 and answered questions from the committee. |
| Jacqueline Carlton continued with Case #6 and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Rep. Lisonbee moved to open committee bill file regarding Case #4 on legal protections for stepparents and to create a working group to study this and Case #3.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King Sen. T. Weiler |
| MOTION:Rep. Abbott moved to open a committee bill file regarding Case #6 to clarify the postjudgment interest rate.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King Sen. T. Weiler |
| MOTION:Sen. Escamilla moved to open a committee bill file to address Case #5 regarding what constitutes final agency action. |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| Amendment to the motion by Rep. Lisonbee to create a working group in addition to opening a committee bill file. |
| Sen. Escamilla moved to open a committee bill file regarding Case #5 and to create a working group on the issue. The motion passed with a vote 11-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. S. Gricius Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. B. King Sen. T. Weiler |
| 6.Sunset Review of Limitations on Employer Liability |
| 5.1 - 2022 Legislation: SB0095 Limitations on Employer Liability |
| Jonathan Adams introduced the sunset review. |
| 5.2 - Sunset Review of Limitations on Employer Liability |
| Senator Owens and Jake Hinckley, Director of Workforce Development at Sunroc, a Clyde Company, presented on the sunset review and answered questions from the committee. |
| Chair Hawkins opened public comment. |
| Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Associatation, spoke in favor of removing the sunset. |
| MOTION:Rep. Maloy moved to open a bill file to remove the sunset on the Review of Limitations on Employer Liability. |
| SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Rep. Abbott made a substitute motion to open a bill file to examine employer liability generally, not just the sunsetting provisions. |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| The substitute motion passed with a vote 10-2-5. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. A. Maloy | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. S. Gricius Rep. B. King Sen. T. Weiler |
| MOTION:Chair Hawkins moved to open a bill file to specifically remove the sunset for employer liability. |
| 7.Other Items/Adjourn |
| The motion passed with a vote 8-4-5. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 4 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. J. Cobb Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. K. Lisonbee | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. S. Gricius Rep. B. King Sen. T. Weiler |
| MOTION:Rep. Maloy moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. N. Abbott Rep. C. Acton Rep. T. Clancy Rep. J. Cobb Sen. L. Escamilla Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. Kennedy Rep. K. Lisonbee Rep. A. Maloy Rep. J. Rohner Rep. M. Wheatley | Rep. K. Birkeland Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. S. Gricius Rep. B. King Sen. T. Weiler |
| Chair Hawkins adjourned the meeting at 10:19 AM. |