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



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

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 8:10 p.m.

H.B. 328    Highway Littering and Failing to Secure a Load Amendments (Rep. R. Greenwood)

Rep. Greenwood introduced and explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of
Mr. Marvin Zaugg, citizen.

Spoke against the bill:    Ms. Jacey Skinner, Utah Sentencing Commission

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Chris Purcell, State Farm Insurance

MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to pass H.B. 328 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Brown, Rep. Ipson, Rep. Ray and
        Rep. Wheatley absent for the vote.

Rep. Oda relinquished the chair to Rep. Greenwood.

H.B. 384    Property Disposition Amendments (Rep. B. Dee)

Rep. Oda introduced and explained the bill to the committee. A handout was distributed to the committee.



Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Kirk Torgensen, Chief Deputy, Utah Attorney General's Office
                Chief, Terry Keefe, Utah Chiefs of Police Association
                Mr. Chad Platt, Statewide Association of Prosecutors

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to pass H.B. 384 with a favorable recommendation.

SUBSTITUTE
MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda with the recommendation to discuss H.B. 384 later in the meeting upon receiving a fiscal note. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Brown absent for the vote.

Rep. Oda resumed the chair.

H.B. 361    Domestic Violence Statistics Reporting (Rep. L. Perry)

Rep. Perry introduced and explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute

Spoke to the bill:        Ms. Nicole Shepherd, Bureau of Criminal Identification

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass H.B. 361 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Brown absent for the vote.

H.B. 158    Consumer Credit Protection Amendments (Rep. P. Ray)

Rep. Ray introduced and explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Preston Cochrane, AAA Fair Credit and Mr. Al Bingham, credit score expert.

Mr. Bingham presented a power point presentation.

MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to adopt 1st Substitute H.B. 158. The motion passed unanimously.

Spoke against the bill:    Ms. Candace Daly, Consumer Data Industry Association

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Frank Pignanelli, Utah Association of Financial Services

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 158 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.


MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to approve the minutes of the February 28, 2013 meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 384    Property Disposition Amendments (Rep. B. Dee)

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to reconsider H.B. 384 and pass the bill with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 97    Propelling a Bodily Substance Amendments (Sen. J. Stevenson) (Rep. D. Brown)

Sen Stevenson introduced and explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Kelly Atkinson, Fraternal Order of Police

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to pass S.B. 97 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Brown moved to place S.B. 97 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 98    Propelling a Bodily Substance Revisions (Sen. J. Stevenson) (Rep. D. Brown)

Sen Stevenson introduced and explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to pass S.B. 98 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Redd moved to place S.B. 98 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 160    Patronizing a Prostitute Amendments (Sen. J. Stevenson) (Rep. D. Brown)

Sen. Stevenson introduced and explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to pass S.B. 160 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.





S.B. 170    Identity Fraud Amendments (Sen. D. Thatcher) (Rep. D. Lifferth)


Rep. Ray introduced and explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to pass S.B. 170 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Brown absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to place S.B. 170 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

H.B. 208    Driving Under the Influence Penalties Revisions (Rep. M. McKell)

MOTION:    Rep. Ipson moved to refer H.B.208 to Interim for further study. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 156    Jail Release Amendments (Sen. J. S. Adams) (Rep. S. Handy)

Rep. Greenwood introduced and explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Mr. Reed Richards, Weber County Deputy Attorney.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Ron Gordon, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

MOTION:    Rep. Stratton moved to pass S.B. 156 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Greenwood moved to place S.B. 156 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 164    Parole Violator Centers Allocations (Sen. L. Robles) (Rep. R. Wilcox)

Sen Robles introduced and explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:    Rep. Wheatley moved to pass S.B. 164 with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Brown absent for the vote.

MOTION:    Rep. Ray moved to place S.B. 164 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Brown absent for the vote.





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

Rep. Oda adjourned the meeting at 9:58 a.m.















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                        Rep. Curtis Oda, Chair