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MINUTES OF THE
SENATE JUDICIARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 , 2011, 2:00 PM
ROOM 250, STATE CAPITOL



Members Present:    Sen. Mark B. Madsen, Committee Chair
    Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard
    Sen. Steve H. Urquhart
    Sen. Michael G. Waddoups
    Sen. Ben McAdams
    Sen. Ross I. Romero
    
Staff Present:    Jerry Howe, Policy Analyst
    Kathy Helgesen, Committee Secretary
    
Public Speakers Present:    Gary Crane, Layton City Attorney
    Ron Gordon, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice
    Chris Purcell, State Farm Insurance
    Andrew Wright, Utah Defense Lawyers
    Steve Sullivan, attorney
    John Lawrence, attorney
    Paul Boyden, Executive Director, Prosecutor's Association
    Kirk Cullimore, attorney

A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Committee Chair Madsen called the meeting to order at 2:17 p.m.     
Approval of Minutes

    MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to approve the minutes of 1/28/11.
    
    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard, Sen. Urquhart, Sen. Waddoups and Sen.     McAdams absent for the vote.

1.     SB0050 - Enhanced Penalties for HIV Positive Offender Amendments (J.Stevenson)

    Sen. Stevenson and Jerry Crane presented the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Romero moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 16 through 17 :    

             16      prostitute, or sexual solicitation, who
{   "knew or should have known" of the   }        is       HIV

             17
     positive
{   test results   } , is guilty of a third degree felony;


2.    Page 2, Lines 41 through 43 :    

             41          A person who is an HIV positive individual
{   and   } [has actual knowledge]      {   knew or should

             42      have known   }
{   of that fact   } [and has received written personal notice of the positive test results

             43      from a law enforcement agency pursuant to Section 76-10-1312 ]
  at the time of the offense       and is convicted of:


3.    Page 3, Lines 61 through 62 :    

             61          (2) "HIV positive individual" means a person who
{   is HIV positive   } [and has actual

             62      knowledge of his disease]
  has an HIV infection as determined under Subsection (1)       .


4.    Page 3, Lines 77 through 79 :    

             77      sentencing hearing in the presence of the judge and counsel only] by
  :

    (a)  
the local law enforcement

             78      agency
{   ,   }        ;

    (b)  
the Department of Corrections        , for offenders confined in any state prison            {   , or   }        ;      

    
  (c)       the state Department of Health      {   ,   }        ;       or

    
  (d)            {   by   } an authorized

             79      representative of any of
{   these   }        the       agencies        listed in this Subsection (1)       .


    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Hillyard, Sen. Urquhart, Sen. Waddoups, and Sen. McAdams absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to pass S.B. 50, as amended, out of committee with a favorable recommendation.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Urquhart absent for the vote.

2.     SB0133 - Grand Jury Amendments (J. Valentine)

    Sen. Valentine and Ron Gordon presented the bill.

    MOTION: Sen. Hillyard made a motion to pass S.B. 133 out of committee with a favorable

recommendation.

    The motion passed unanimously.

3.     SB0052 - Tortious Act Arbitration (S. Urquhart)

    Sen. Urquhart presented the bill.

    MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to hold the bill.

    The motion passed unanimously.

4. SB0141 - Burglary Offense Amendments (M. Madsen)

    Sen. Madsen presented the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Urquhart moved to pass S.B. 141 out of committee with a favorable with a favorable recommendation.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen.Waddoups, Sen. McAdams, and Sen.Romero absent for the vote.

5.     HB0010 - Renewal of Judgment Act (G. Froerer)

    Rep. Froerer and Curt Cullimore presented the bill.

    Rep. Froerer agreed to bring the bill back ast a future meeting.

     MOTION: Sen. Hillyard moved to adjourn.

    The meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm.

    
        


Sen. Mark B. Madsen, Committee Chair