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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Room WO25, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 20, 2008
Members Present: Rep. Curt Oda, Vice Chair
Rep. David Litvack
Rep. Becky Lockhart
Rep. Paul Ray
Rep. Jennifer Seelig
Rep. Ken Sumsion
Rep. Larry Wiley
Rep. Carl Wimmer
Members Absent: Rep. Brad Dee
Rep. Michael Morley
Members Excused: Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair
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. Ray called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m. and noted the excused absence of Rep. Bowman.
S.B. 187 Bail in Capital Offense Cases (Sen. J. Greiner)
Sen. Greiner presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Wiley moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Wiley moved to place S.B. 187 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Wiley moved to approve the minutes of February 18, 2008. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart and Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
Rep. Ray relinquished the Chair to Rep. Wimmer at 4:25 p.m.
H.B. 492 Sex Offender Notification and Registration (Rep. P. Ray)
Rep. Ray presented the bill. (handout)
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to amend the bill as follows:
1. Page 18, Line 539 :
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The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
Spoke to
the bill: Ms. Jaycee Skinner, Statewide Association of Prosecutors
Mr. Mike Haddon, Deputy Directory, Utah Department of Corrections
Mr. Clark Harms, Utah Board of Pardons
MOTION: Rep. Sumsion moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Oda absent for the vote.
Rep. Ray assumed the Chair at 4:52 p.m.
H.B. 192 Property Transaction Amendments (Rep. R. Lockhart)
Rep. Lockhart presented the bill.
Spoke in favor
of the bill: Mr. Mike Katsanevas, Crown Jewelers and Pawn, Inc.
MOTION: Rep. Litvack moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda and place H.B. 192 first on the next agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
Rep. Oda assumed the Chair at 5:05 p.m.
H.B. 176 Sex Offender Registration Amendments (Rep. K. Grover)
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to return H.B. 176 to the Rules Committee. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
S.B. 290 Private Investigators' Access to Driver Licensure Information (Sen. M. Dayton)
Sen. Dayton presented the bill.
MOTION: Rep. Wimmer moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. Ray moved to place S.B. 290 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
H.B. 282 State Payment and Reimbursement to County Correctional Facilities (Rep. M. Noel)
Rep. Noel presented the bill. (handout)
Spoke in
favor of the bill: Mr. Chad Johnson, Beaver County Commissioner
Sheriff Cameron Noel, Beaver County
MOTION: Rep. Wimmer moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.
MOTION: Rep. moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Litvack and Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote. Rep. Oda adjourned the meeting at 5:55 p.m.
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Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair