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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 225
January 20, 2004
Members Present: Rep. DeMar "Bud Bowman, Chair
Rep. Duane Bourdeaux
Rep. LaVar F. Christensen
Rep. Brad L. Dee
Rep. Wayne A. Harper
Rep. Patricia W. Jones
Rep. Michael T. Morley
Rep. David Litvak
Rep. Patricia W. Jones
Rep. R. Curt Webb
Members Absent: Rep. Douglas C. Aagard, Vice Chair
Staff Present: Ms. Jami Momberger, Policy Analyst
Ms. Linda Error, Committee Secretary
NOTE: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.
Rep. Bowman called the meeting to order at 2:16 p.m.
H.B. 39 Special Functions Officers for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (Rep. J. M. Philpot)
Rep. Philpot explained the bill, assisted by Kelly Atkinson, Fraternal Order of Police.
Spoke against the bill: Laura Poe, Acting Director, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Ray Walker, Compliance Officer, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
Ross Ford, Home Builder's Association
MOTION: Rep. Morley moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 184 Voyeurism Amendments (Rep. B. Goodfellow)
Rep. Goodfellow explained the bill, assisted by Ron Gordon, Director, Utah Sentencing Commission.
Spoke for the bill: Paul Boyden, State Association of Prosecutors
MOTION: Rep. Wallace moved to amend the bill as follows:
Page 2, Lines 48 through 50
48 (a) for the purpose of
intentionally
viewing any portion of the individual's body regarding which the
49 individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy, whether or not that portion of the body is
50 covered with clothing;
The motion to amend passed unanimously.
MOTION: Rep. Harper moved to pass the bill as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 193 Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (Rep. M. S. Lawrence)
Rep. Lawrence explained the bill, assisted by Ed McConkie, Executive Director, Commission of Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
MOTION: Rep. Litvak moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 2, line 55: Delete "and"
2. Page 2, line 56: Delete "." and insert "; and"
3. Page 2, after line 56: Insert (v) legislative members must be of different political
parties.
The motion to amend failed, with Rep. Bourdeaux, Rep. Jones, and Rep. Litvak voting in favor.
MOTION: Rep. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.
H.B. 63 Identification of Stolen Firearms (Rep. J. Buffmire)
This bill was not considered in this meeting.
MOTION: Rep. Bourdeaux moved to adjourn the meeting at 2:16 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.
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Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair