HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
ROOM 225, STATE CAPITOL BUILDING
Wednesday, January 21, 1998
Rep. Jack A. Seitz, Vice Chair
Rep. Perry L. Buckner
Rep. Blake D. Chard
Rep. Gary Cox
Rep. David L. Gladwell
Rep. Neal B. Hendrickson
Rep. David L. Hogue
Rep. Susan Koehn
Rep. Carl R. Saunders
Rep. John E. Swallow
STAFF PRESENT: Chyleen Arbon, Research Analyst
Sylvia Newton, Secretary
OTHERS PRESENT: (List of visitors on file)
Chair Killpack called the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m. He announced that H.B. 12 would be held.
H.B. 9 Appropriation for Additional Highway Patrolmen - Rep. Gerry Adair
Explained the bill: Rep. Adair
Col. Richard Greenwood, Utah Highway Patrol
Spoke for the bill: Craig Allred, Utah Highway Safety Office
Lee Perry, Utah Highway Patrol Association
Holli Lepley, Utah Highway Patrol Auxiliary
MOTION: Rep. Swallow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 60 Compensation for Public Safety Dispatchers - Rep. DeMar Bowman
Explained the bill: Rep. Bowman
Carol Groustra, Department of Public Safety
Spoke for the bill: Lee Perry, Utah Highway Patrol Association
Earl Morris, Criminal Investigations & Technical Services, DPS
MOTION: Rep. Buckner moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Chard and Rep. Koehn absent for the vote.
H.B. 192 Division of Youth Corrections Special Function Officers - Rep. Blake Chard
Explained the bill: Rep. Chard
Spoke for the bill: Gary Dalton, Director, Division of Youth Corrections
Spoke against the bill: Kevin Schofield, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
Ken Kashiwaeda, Division of Youth Corrections
Rep. Patricia Larson
MOTION: Rep. Swallow moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed with Rep. Buckner, Rep. Cox, and Rep. Hogue voting in opposition.
H.B. 223 Offender Expenses Amendments - Rep. Perry Buckner
Explained the bill: Rep. Buckner
Spoke for the bill: Dave Gessel, Utah Association of Health Care Providers
MOTION: Rep. Koehn moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B 226 Outside Employment For Mental Health Advisor - Rep. Margaret Dayton
Explained the bill: Rep. Dayton
MOTION: Rep. Saunders moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Buckner absent for the vote.
H.B. 6 Private Investigator Regulation - Rep. Susan Koehn
Explained the bill: Rep. Koehn
Spoke for the bill: Mel Ashton, Private Investigators Association of Utah
Earl Morris, Criminal Investigations & Technical Services, DPS
MOTION: Rep. Hogue moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Buckner absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Gladwell moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Buckner absent for the vote.
Chair Killpack adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.
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Rep. Robert H. M. Killpack, Chair