| Members Present: Sen. Todd Weiler, Chair Sen. Heidi Balderree Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Sen. Michael K. McKell Sen. Calvin R. Musselman Sen. Stephanie Pitcher | Members Absent: Sen. Brady Brammer Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Luz Escamilla Staff Present: Taylor Calabrese, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, 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 Weiler called the meeting to order at 4:26 p.m. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2026 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore |
| 1.1st Sub. H.B. 114 Adult-oriented Performance and Material Amendments(Jack, C.) |
| Rep. Colin Jack presented the bill with the assistance of Daniel Strong, Director, Sentencing Commission. |
| Melanie Mortenson, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Felix Espinoza, Director, Utah for Rational Sex Offense Laws, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Alexis Ence, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Joann Brinton, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0114S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| 2.H.B. 90 Sexual Offenses Amendments(Gwynn, M.) |
| Rep. Matthew Gwynn presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to replace HB0090 with HB0090S02.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to pass HB0090S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| 3.1st Sub. H.B. 123 Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments(Acton, C.K.) |
| Rep. Cheryl Acton presented the bill. |
| Marlesse Jones, Director, Victim Services Commission and representing the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Felix Espinoza spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0123S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Musselman Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. S. Pitcher |
| 4.1st Sub. H.B. 134 Offender Transfer Amendments(Acton, C.K.) |
| Rep. Acton presented the bill. |
| Felix Espinoza spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0134S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla |
| 5.3rd Sub. H.B. 94 Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments(Miller, G.) |
| Rep. Grant Miller presented the bill. |
| Carl Hollan, Executive Director, Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Richard Mauro, Executive Director, Salt Lake Legal Defender Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to pass HB0094S03 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| 6.3rd Sub. H.B. 188 Juvenile Justice Amendments(Peck, N.) |
| HB 188 Handout |
| Rep. Nicholeen Peck presented the bill with the assistance of David McKechnie and Samantha Beaubien, Tooele High School staff. |
| Phyllis Kimpel, Worldwide Organization for Women, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Van Nguyen, Director, Juvenile Justice Policy and Research, CCJJ, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ben Horsley, Superintendent, Granite School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Legislative Watch, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Seth Stewart, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Musselman moved to pass HB0188S03 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-1-5. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. C. Musselman Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. S. Pitcher | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell |
| 7.1st Sub. H.B. 345 Victim Amendments(Romero, A.) |
| Rep. Angela Romero presented the bill. |
| Marlesse Jones spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0345S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell |
| 8.3rd Sub. H.B. 280 Third Party Litigation Funding Amendments(Dunnigan, J.) |
| Rep. James Dunnigan presented the bill. |
| Machi Johnson, American Legal Finance Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Kurt London, Utah Association for Justice, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0280S03 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. C. Musselman Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. S. Pitcher |
| 9.H.B. 289 Child Sexual Abuse Material Amendments(Defay, A.) |
| Rep. Ariel Defay presented the bill with the assistance of Carl Hollan. |
| Steve Burton, Director, Utah Defense Attorney Association, spoke to the bill. |
| Daniel Strong spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Felix Espinoza spoke to the bill. |
| Seth Stewart spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0289 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| 10.1st Sub. H.B. 158 Unlawful Tracking Amendments(Owens, D.) |
| Rep. Doug Owens presented the bill. |
| Michelle Palmer, President, Private Investigators Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0158S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| 11.1st Sub. H.B. 207 Competency Amendments(Abbott, N.) |
| Rep. Nelson Abbott presented the bill. |
| Mark Moffat, Utah Defense Lawyers Association, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Seth Stewart spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to replace HB0207S01 with HB0207S02.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Musselman |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0207S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Musselman |
| 12.H.B. 216 Child Support Calculation Amendments(Teuscher, J.) |
| HB 216 Handout |
| Rep. Jordan Teuscher presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0216 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| 13.1st Sub. H.C.R. 2 Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines(Clancy, T.) |
| Rep. Tyler Clancy presented the bill with the assistance of Daniel Strong, who also spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Steve Burton spoke to the bill. |
| Felix Espinoza spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Seth Stewart spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to replace HCR002S01 with HCR002S02.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HCR002S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell |
| 14.H.B. 346 Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments (Cutler, P.) |
| Rep. Paul Cutler presented the bill with the assistance of Carl Hollan. |
| Marlesse Jones spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Felix Espinoza spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Pitcher moved to pass HB0346 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| MOTION:Sen. Musselman moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 5 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Musselman Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. B. Brammer Sen. K. Cullimore Sen. L. Escamilla Sen. M. McKell |
| Chair Weiler adjourned the meeting at 6:02 p.m. |