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MINUTES OF THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERIM COMMITTEE
Wednesday,
September 16, 2026
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8:30 a.m.
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30 House Building
Members Present:
Sen. Calvin R. Musselman, Chair
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox, Chair
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. John D. Johnson
Sen. Stephanie Pitcher
Rep. Melissa G. Ballard
Rep. Rob Bishop
Rep. Katy Hall
Rep. Sandra Hollins
Rep. Matt MacPherson
Rep. Andrew Stoddard
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Rep. Mark A. Strong
Rep. Stephen L. Whyte
Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams
Rep. Trevor Lee
Staff Present:
Taylor Calabrese, Policy Analyst
Lacey Johnson, Policy Analyst
Shad Larson, Associate General Counsel
Jackie Rogers, Senior Associate General Counsel
Amy Hawkes, 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 Musselman called the meeting to order at 8:35 a.m. |
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| 1.Pardoning Deceased Individuals |
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| Sen. Lincoln Fillmore introduced the agenda item and provided background information.
He also answered committee questions. |
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| Brittany Karzen, Director of Public Outreach and Transparency, Board of Pardons and
Parole, shared the board's thoughts on pardoning deceased individuals in Utah. |
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| MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to approve the minutes of the August 19, 2026, meeting.The motion
passed
with a vote of
7-0-8.
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| Yeas -
7 |
Nays-
0 |
Abs-
8 |
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Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. K. Hall
Sen. J. Johnson
Rep. M. MacPherson
Sen. C. Musselman
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Strong
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Sen. J. Adams
Rep. R. Bishop
Rep. S. Hollins
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. T. Lee
Sen. S. Pitcher
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. R. Wilcox
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| 3.A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake City Police Department |
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| 3 - AUDIT: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake City Police Department (Office of
the Legislative Auditor General (OLAG)) |
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| 3 - PRESENTATION: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake City Police Department (OLAG) |
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| Brian Dean, Deputy Auditor General, Office of the Legislative Auditor General (OLAG),
and Ryan Thelin, Senior Audit and Operations Supervisor, OLAG, shared findings and
recommendations from A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake City Police Department. |
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| 3 - Audit Response (Salt Lake City Police Department) |
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| Chief Brian Redd, Salt Lake City Police Department, responded to the audit findings
and recommendations and answered committee questions. |
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| 4.A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County Jail |
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| 4 - AUDIT: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County Jail (OLAG) |
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| 4 - PRESENTATION: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County Jail (OLAG) |
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| Brian Dean and Ryan Thelin shared findings and recommendations from A Performance
Audit of the Salt Lake County Jail. They also answered committee questions. |
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| 4 - Audit Response (Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office) |
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| Sheriff Rosie Rivera, Salt Lake County, responded to the audit findings and recommendations
and answered committee questions. |
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| Chief Matt Dumont, Salt Lake County Jail, responded to the audit findings and recommendations
and answered committee questions. |
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| Aimee Winder Newton, Chair, Salt Lake County Council, responded to the audit findings
and recommendations. |
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| 5.A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office |
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| 5 - AUDIT: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
(OLAG) |
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| 5 - PRESENTATION: A Performance Audit of the Salt Lake County District Attorney's
Office (OLAG) |
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| Brian Dean and Ryan Thelin shared findings and recommendations from A Performance
Audit of the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. They also answered committee
questions. |
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| 5 - Audit Response (Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office) |
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| Sim Gill, Salt Lake County District Attorney, responded to the audit findings and
recommendations and answered committee questions. |
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| Rep. Stoddard assumed the chair. |
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| Chair Musselman resumed the chair. |
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| Jeffrey Hall, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's
Office, answered a committee question. |
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| 6.A Review of Salt Lake County's Criminal Justice System |
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| 6 - AUDIT: A Review of Salt Lake County's Criminal Justice System (OLAG) |
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| 6 - PRESENTATION: A Review of Salt Lake County's Criminal Justice System (OLAG) |
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| Brian Dean and Ryan Thelin shared findings and recommendations from A Review of Salt
Lake County's Criminal Justice System. |
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| Sheriff Rivera responded to the audit findings and recommendations. |
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| 7.Automatic License Plate Readers |
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| 7 - Legislative History: Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) (Office of Legislative
Research and General Counsel) |
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| Taylor Calabrese gave a brief overview and history of automatic license plate readers
statute in Utah. She also answered committee questions. |
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| 7 - Utah ALPR License Plate Reader Success Stories (LELC) |
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| Sheriff Chad Jensen, Past President, Utah Sherrif's Association, shared success stories
using license plate readers in Utah. |
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| 7 - License Plate Reader (Law Enforcement Legislative Committee (LELC)) |
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| Nate Mutter, Chair, Law Enforcement Legislative Committee, went through the process
law enforcement goes through when using a license plate reader. |
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| Tanner Jensen, Chief of Investigations, Department of Public Safety, provided further
information on hot lists and how they work with license plate readers. |
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| 7 - Statement on the Responsible Use of Automatic License Plate Reader Technology
(LELC) |
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| Cody Stromberg, Chief of Police, Herriman City, and Chair of the Technology Working
Group, LELC, highlighted certain points about the responsible use of license plate
readers by law enforcement. He also answered committee questions. |
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| Christopher Bramwell, Chief Privacy Officer and Director, Office of Data Privacy,
provided an update on the Utah Privacy's Commission's plan for providing recommendations
for using license plate readers. |
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| MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to adjourn.The motion
passed
with a vote of
10-0-5.
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| Yeas -
10 |
Nays-
0 |
Abs-
5 |
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Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. R. Bishop
Rep. S. Hollins
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. C. Musselman
Sen. S. Pitcher
Rep. A. Stoddard
Rep. M. Strong
Rep. S. Whyte
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Sen. J. Adams
Rep. K. Hall
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. M. MacPherson
Rep. R. Wilcox
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| Chair Musselman adjourned the meeting at 11:33 a.m. |
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