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MINUTES OF THE

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 225 State Capitol

Thursday, February 6, 2003

Members Present:    Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair
            Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Vice Chair
            Rep. Duane Bourdeaux
            Rep. LaVar F. Christensen
            Rep. Brad L. Dee
            Rep. Wayne A. Harper
            Rep. Patricia W. Jones
            Rep. David Litvak
            Rep. Michael T. Morley
            Rep. Brent D. Parker
            Rep. Peggy Wallace

Staff Present:        Ms. Chyleen A. Arbon, Policy Analyst
            Ms. Rachel Error, House Secretary    


Note:    A list of others present will be filed with committee minutes.

Vice Chair Aagard called the meeting to order at 8:07 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Parker moved to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2003 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Harper, Rep. Jones, Rep. Morley, and Rep. Wallace absent for the vote.

H.B. 121    Leave of Absence for Disabled Employees (C. Bennion)

Explained the bill:    Rep. Bennion

Spoke for the bill:    Kelly Atkinson, Fraternal Order of Police

MOTION:    Rep. Bowman moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Harper and Rep. Jones absent for the vote.

H.B. 163    Criminal Restitution Amendments (D. Aagard)

Vice Chair Aagard relinquished the chair to Chair Bowman.

MOTION:    Rep. Aagard moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 2, Line 47:    Reinstate "if the offense resulted in"

2.    Page 2, Line 48:    Reinstate "bodily injury to a victim"

3.    Page 2, Line 48:    Bracket "and" and insert:

        "(v) wages or salary lost by the victim of the offense due to the theft of or

damage to tools or equipment items of a trade that were owned by the victim and were essential to the victim's current employment at the time of the offense ; and"

4.    Page 2, Line 49:    Bracket "(v)" and insert "(vi)"

Explained the bill:    Rep. Aagard

MOTION:    Rep. Wallace moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Harper and Rep. Jones absent for the vote.

Chair Bowman relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Aagard.

H.B. 204    Felony Murder Amendments (K. Morgan)

Explained the bill:    Rep. Morgan
                Mike Wims, Attorney General's Office

MOTION:    Rep. Litvak moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Jones absent for the vote.

H.J.R. 15    Resolution Supporting Efforts to Build and Deploy National Missile Defense System (M. Morley)

Explained the resolution: Rep. Morley

MOTION:    Rep. Dee moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Litvak voting in opposition.

S.B. 7    Automobile Homicide Amendments (C. Walker)

Explained the bill:    Sen. Walker
                Paul Boyden, Executive Director, Statewide Association of Prosecutors

MOTION:    Rep. Christensen moved to amend the bill. The amendment was longer than 15 words.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Harper moved to move on to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 41    Clandestine Lab Racketeering Amendment (P. Arent)

Explained the bill:    Sen. Arent
                Kirk Torgensen, Attorney General's Office

MOTION:    Rep. Bourdeaux moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.


MOTION:    Rep. Wallace moved that the bill be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Jones moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Vice Chair Aagard adjourned the meeting at 9:34 a.m.





Rep. DeMar “Bud” Bowman, Chair