MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450, Utah State Capitol Complex

March 1, 2016

Members Present:                Rep. Don L. Ipson, Chair

                                                Rep. Marc K. Roberts, Vice Chair

                                                Rep. Bradley M. Daw

                                                Rep. Steve Eliason

                                                Rep. Sandra Hollins

                                                Rep. Jeremy A. Peterson

                                                Rep. Paul Ray

                                                Rep. Edward H. Redd

                                                Rep. Angela Romero

                                                Rep. Earl D. Tanner

Members Absent:                 Rep. Kay L. McIff 

Staff Present:                        Mr. Nathan Brady, Policy Analyst

                                                Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Ipson called the meeting to order at 8:04 a.m.

H.B. 404         Crime Victim Restitution Amendments (Rep. B. Wilson)

Rep. Wilson explained the bill to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Peterson moved to replace H.B. 404 with 1st Substitute H.B. 404. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Ray and Rep. Romero absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:        Dana Thomas, Crime Victims

                                    Ivy Estabrooke, USTAR Initiative

Spoke for the bill:       Gary Scheller, Crime Victims

                                    Jennifer Valencia, Sentencing Commission

                                    Dr. Edward B. Clark, University of Utah School of Medicine

Wayne Jones, Utah Pharmacists Association

MOTION:     Rep. Peterson moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously. The motion passed with Rep. Ray and Rep. Romero absent for the vote.

S.C.R. 11        Concurrent Resolution Urging the Rescheduling of Marijuana (Sen. B. Shiozawa) (Rep. B. Daw)

Sen. Shiozawa explained the resolution to the committee.

MOTION:     Rep. Daw moved to pass the resolution out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 106          Assault Offense Amendments (Sen. B. Shiozawa) (Rep. P. Ray)

Sen Shiozawa explained the bill to the committee.

Chair Ipson declared a conflict. Rep. Ray declared a conflict.

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

1.    Page 2, Line 38:  

38   (b) acts intentionally {  ,  }  or  knowingly {  , or recklessly  } .

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Eliason absent for the vote.

Spoke for the bill:       Teresa Brunt, nurse, LDS Hospital Emergency Room

                                   Kris Fawson, People with Disabilities

                                   Capt. Tony Allred, Salt Lake City Fire Department

                                   Capt. Davin Halvorsen, Salt Lake City Fire Department

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to pass S.B. 106 out favorably as amended. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Redd absent for the vote.

H.B. 319         Safety Inspection Amendments (Rep. N. Thurston)

Rep. Thurston explained the bill to the committee and provided a handout.

Spoke to the bill:        Colonel Danny Fuhr, Utah Highway Patrol

Spoke for the bill:       Josh Daniels, Libertas Institute

Spoke against the bill:            Wayne Jones, Used Car Dealers of Utah

                                               Justin Soha, Jiffy Lube Operators

                                               Troy Mason, CEO, TechiGlass

                                               Sam Kerbel, Hunter Engineering (handout)

                                               Jason Bennett, Checker Flag

                                               Dan Northrup, Emission Plus

                                               Wendell Burt, Burt Brothers

                                               Michelle Weeks, TechiGlass

MOTION:     Rep. Redd moved to table the bill.

MOTION:     Rep. Eliason moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion failed with Rep. Hollins,

                       Rep. Redd, Rep. Romero, Rep. Roberts, and Chair Ipson voting in opposition.                        Rep. Daw, Rep. Peterson, Rep. Ray and Rep. Tanner were absent for the vote.

SUBSTITUTE

MOTION:     Rep. Ray moved to return the bill to the Rules Committee. The motion passed with Rep. Romero voting in opposition. Rep. Daw was absent for the vote.

MOTION:     Rep. Eliason moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Daw absent for the vote.

Chair Ipson adjourned the meeting at 9:55 a.m.

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Don L. Ipson, Chair