MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING

20 House Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

February 22, 2016

Members Present:    Rep. LaVar Christensen, Chair

Rep. Merrill Nelson, Vice Chair

Rep. Fred C. Cox

Rep. Bruce Cutler

Rep. Brian M. Greene

Rep. Craig Hall

Rep. Brian S. King

Rep. Curtis Oda

Rep. V. Lowry Snow

Rep. Kevin J. Stratton

Rep. Mark A. Wheatley

Staff Present:            Mr. Gregg Girvan, Policy AnalystMs. Glenda VanWagenen, Committee Secretary

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

Vice Chair Nelson called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.

S.B.71             Children's Justice Center Amendments (R. Okerlund)

Sen. Okerlund reviewed the bill from the last meeting with the assistance of Tracey Tabet, Attorney General's Office.

MOTION:     Rep. Cox moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

H.B. 274         Involuntary Civil Commitment Modifications (E. Redd)

Rep. Redd explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Nelson moved to replace H.B. 274 with 1st Sub. H.B. 274. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Stratton absent for the vote.

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

H.B. 337         Student Right to Active Counsel (K. Colemen)

Rep. Coleman explained the bill to the committee with the assistance of Joseph Cohn, Foundation

for Individual Rights in Education.

Spoke against the bill: David Buhler, Commissioner of Higher Education

MOTION:     Rep. Greene moved to replace H.B. 337 with 1st Sub. H.B 337. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:     Rep. Cutler moved that the committee move to the next item on the agenda.

SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:     Rep. King moved to send the bill back to the Rules Committee. The motion was withdrawn.

The original motion to move to the next item on the agenda passed unanimously.

S.B. 49S01     Statue of Limitations on Environmental Code Violations (L. Escamilla)

Rep. Escamilla explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:        Bryce Bird, Citizen

Spoke for the bill:       Ingrid Griffee, Utah Mom's for Clean Air

Michael Shea, Heal Utah

                                    Justine Case, Utah Mom's for Clean Air

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

MOTION:     Rep. Stratton moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Christensen adjourned the meeting at 6:45 p.m.

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LaVar Christensen, Chair