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MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

Room 30, West Office Building

March 4, 2013

MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Kay L. McIff, Chair
                Rep. Lee B. Perry, Vice Chair
                Rep. Patrice Arent                
                Rep. LaVar Christensen
                Rep. Brian M. Greene
                Rep. Craig Hall
                Rep. Eric K Hutchings
                Rep. Brian S. King
                Rep. V. Lowry Snow
                
        
STAFF PRESENT:        Ms. Chelsea Lloyd, Policy Analyst
                Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary
    

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

Chair McIff called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2013 and February 28, 2013 meetings. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 80    Family Expenses Amendments (Rep. Johnny Anderson)

Rep. Johnny Anderson presented the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Snow moved to replace H.B. 80 with 1st Substitute H.B. 80, "Family Expenses Amendments." The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Hutchings, Rep. King, and Rep. Perry absent for the vote.

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

1.    Page 1, Line 26 through Page 2, Line 29 :    

             26          (1) Both the husband and wife, or either of them separately, are responsible for
{   the   }        reasonable and necessary      

             27      expenses of the family and the education of the children, and they may be sued jointly or
             28      separately for the recovery of
{   any   }        reasonable and necessary       expenses related to the family or the education of the

             29      children.

The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Hutchings, Rep King, and Rep. Perry absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Chair McIff moved to further amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 15 :    

             13          .    provides that a creditor may collect a debt from either spouse when the debt was
             14      incurred during the marriage for a family expense or the education of
{   the   }        their minor       children.

             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:

2.    Page 1, Line 26 through Page 2, Line 29 :    

             26          (1) Both the husband and wife, or either of them separately, are responsible for the
             27      expenses of the family and the education of
{   the   }        their minor       children, and they may be sued jointly or

             28      separately for the recovery of any expenses related to the family or the education of
{   the   }        their minor      

             29      children.
        
The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Hutchings and Rep. King absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Ms. Candace Daly    Utah Association of Collectors
            
Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Mr. Stewart Ralphs    Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake
            Mr. Dan Deuel    Weber County 9/12 Project
            Mr. Peter Cannon    Eagle Forum

MOTION:    Rep. Snow moved to pass the bill out favorably, as substituted and amended.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Greene moved to further amend the bill.

Following additional discussion, Rep. Greene withdrew the motion to amend.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed, with Rep. Christensen, Rep. Snow, and Chair McIff voting in opposition.


H.B. 321    Technical Amendments-weapons (Rep. K. Ivory)

At the request of the sponsor, Rep. E. Hutchings presented the bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor
of the bill:    Mr. Clark Aposhian    Utah Shooting Sports Council

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

MOTION:    Rep. Arent moved to place H.B. 321 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

1st Substitute H.B. 114    Second Amendment Preservation Act (Rep. B. Greene)

Rep. Greene presented the bill and provided a handout to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep Green moved to replace 1st Substitute H.B. 114 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 114 "Second Amendment Preservation Act." The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Christensen absent for the vote.

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

1.    Page 2, Lines 53 through 55 :    

             53          (2) finds that a federal statute, regulation, rule, or order that has the purpose, intent, or
             54      effect of confiscating or banning any firearm
{   ,   }        or       firearm accessory, limiting the capacity of a

             55      firearm magazine, imposing any limitation on ammunition or an ammunition component, or

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Greene moved to pass the bill out favorably, as amended. The motion passed, with Rep. Arent and Rep. King voting in opposition.

H.B. 152    Parent-time Restriction Amendments (Rep. C. Hall)

Rep. Hall presented the bill and provided a handout to the committee.

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

1.    Page 1, Line 27 :    

             27          (1) A person convicted of a
{   sexual offense   }        violation of Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses, except for Subsections 76-5-401 and 76-5-401.2       that results in conception of a child may not


The motion passed unanimously

Spoke to the bill:    Ms. Jacey Skinner    Utah Sentencing Commission
            Mr. Dan Duell    Weber County 9/12 Project

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Mr. Stewart Ralphs    Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda. The motion passed, with Rep. Hall voting in opposition.

H.B. 143    Mobile Home Property Rights Amendments (Rep. L. Christensen)

Rep. Christensen presented the bill and provided a handout to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Christensen moved to replace H.B. 143 with 1st Substitute H.B. 143, "Mobile Home Property Rights Amendments." The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. McIff absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Fernando Rodriguez
                Mr. Lowell Gallacher
                Mr. Shawn Teiger

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:            Mr. Robert Poulsen
                Ms. Shellie McHaley
                Mr. Rick Bills

MOTION:    Rep. Christensen moved to pass the bill out favorably, as substituted. The motion passed with Rep. Snow absent for the vote.

H.B. 313    Rights of Parents and Children Amendments (Rep. L. Christensen)

The bill was not considered in the meeting



MOTION:    Rep. Greene moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Snow absent for the vote.

Vice Chair Perry adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.
    





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                        Kay L. McIff, Chair