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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Room WO25, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
January 27, 2005
Members Present: Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair
Rep. Michael T. Morley, Vice Chair
Rep. Duane Bourdeaux
Rep. LaVar F. Christensen
Rep. Wayne A. Harper
Rep. Patricia W. Jones
Rep. David Litvack
Rep. Curtis Oda
Rep. Paul Ray
Members Absent: Rep. Todd E. Kiser
Rep. Stephen H. Urquhart
Staff Present: Mr. Stewart Smith, Policy Analyst
Ms. Linda Black, 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 2:10 p.m
MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to approve the minutes of January 25, 2006. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Harper, and Rep. Jones absent for the vote.
H.B. 129 Public Health Amendments (Rep. B. Last)
Rep. Last introduced the bill with the assistance of Mr. Doug Springmeyer, Assistant Attorney General.
Spoke to the bill: Ms. Cathy Dupont, General Counsel
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Harper, and Rep. Oda voting in opposition.
S.B. 53 Adult Protective Services Amendments (Sen. A. Christensen)
Rep. B. Last, representing Sen. A. Christensen, introduced the bill with the assistance of Mr. Alan Ormsby, Director of Aging and Adult Services.
MOTION: Rep. Oda moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Morley absent for the vote.
H.B. 104 Commission on Racial and Ethic Fairness (Rep. D. Bourdeaux)
Rep. Bourdeaux introduced the bill, then relinquished the time to Former Chief Justice, Michael Zimmerman, Commission on Racial and Ethnic Task Force.
Spoke in favor of the bill: Robert Zamora, National Commission of Criminal Justice
Luc Robles, Director, Office of Ethnic Affairs
Keith Hamilton, Board of Pardons and Parole
Saundra Stokes, National Commission of Criminal Justice
Thomas Martinez, National Commission of Criminal Justice
MOTION: Rep. Harper moved to amend the bill.
SUBSTITUTE
MOTION: Rep. Jones moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed, with Rep. Harper and Rep. Morley voting in opposition. Rep. Christensen, Rep. Oda, and Rep. Ray were absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Litvack moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Rep. Bowman adjourned the meeting at 4:00 p.m.
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Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair