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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 25, House Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 4, 2013

Members Present:     Rep. Curt Oda, Chair
            Rep. Richard Greenwood, Vice Chair
            Rep. Derek Brown            
            Rep. Keith Grover
            Rep. Dana Layton
            Rep. Paul Ray                            
            Rep. Edward Redd
            Rep. Jennifer Seelig
            Rep. Keven Stratton
            Rep. Mark Wheatley    

Members Absent:    Rep. Don Ipson             

Staff Present:         Mr. Nathan Brady, Policy Analyst
            Ms. Linda Error, Committee Secretary

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

Rep. Oda called the meeting to order at 2:10 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to approve the minutes of the January 31, 2013 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Seelig and Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

H.B. 87    Attempted Aggravated Murder Amendments (Rep. L. Perry)

Rep. Perry introduced and explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Ron Gordon, Executive Director, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 87 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to place H.B. 87 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

H.B. 282    Sexual Exploitation Amendments (Rep. R. Greenwood)

Rep. Greenwood introduced and explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of
Mr. Wade Farraway, Office of the Attorney General.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 282 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

H.B. 93    Traffic Violations Amendments (Rep. J. Peterson)

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Steven Thompson, citizen, Ogden Utah

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

1.    Page 1, Line 17 :    

             17              .    
{   another peace officer was involved in the accident or   } any person involved in the


2.    Page 2, Lines 42 through 44 :    

             42          (ii)
{   (A)   } any person involved in the accident sustained serious bodily injury or death as a

             43      proximate result of the accident
{   ; or

             44          (B) another peace officer was involved in the accident.   }
  .      


The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

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

1.    Page 2. Line 39, After "violation" insert ", at the accident scene."

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to amend the bill as follows:

Page 2, lines 39 through 40:

    (4) (a) A peace officer may not issue a citation for a moving traffic violation
  at the traffic collision scene       under this

                  chapter if:

The motion to amend passed unanimously, with Rep. Grover absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to pass H.B. 93 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Grover absent for the vote.

H.B. 242    Property Tax Residential Exemption Amendments (Rep. V. L. Snow)

This bill as not considered.

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

Rep. Oda adjourned the meeting at 2:55 p.m.








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                        Rep. Curtis Oda, Chair