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MINUTES OF THE SENATE JUDICIARY
STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 25, 1999 - 8:00 A.M.
ROOM 416, STATE CAPITOL BUILDING


Members Present:    Sen. Terry Spencer, Committee Chair
        Sen. Mike Dmitrich
        Sen. Parley Hellewell
        Sen. Pete Suazo

Members Absent:    Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard
        Sen. John Valentine         
Staff Present:    Jerry Howe, Research Analyst
        Shirley Smith, Secretary

Others Present:     Barbara Mason, SLCA Law Enforcement
        Kris Knowlton, Asst. Attorney General
        Ray Lopez, Det. Salt Lake County Enforcement Div.
        Linda Krause, Asst. City Prosecutor, Sandy, Utah
        Ron Gordon, Staff Attorney, Criminal & Juvenile Justice
        Derrick Williams, Attorney General's Office

List of others present on file:

    Committee Chair Sen. Spencer called the meeting to order at 8:11 a.m.

1.    H.B. 78, Reilly Civil Stalking Amendments (L. Shurtliff)

    Rep. Shurtliff presented 1st Sub. H.B. 78.

    Kris Knowlton, Asst. Attorney General, assisted in the presentation.

    Barbara Mason, Law Enforcement Comm.; and Ray Lopez, S.L. County Law     Enforcement Div.; spoke in favor of the bill.
    
     MOTION: Sen. Suazo moved to pass 1st Sub. H.B. 78 out of committee with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.


2.     1st Sub. H.B. 79, Stalking Amendments - Criminal (L. Shurtliff)

    Rep. Shurtliff presented the bill.

    Kris Knowlton, assisted in the presentation.

    Barbara Mason, Law Enforcement Comm; and Ray Lopez, SL County Enforcement Div; spoke in favor of the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Suazo moved to adopt 1st Sub. H.B. 79. The motion passed unanimously.

3.     H.B. 286, Statewide Crime Reduction Plan (D. Bourdeaux)

    Rep. Bourdeaux presented the bill.

    Ron Gordon, Staff Attorney, Criminal & Juvenile Justice, spoke in favor of the bill.

     MOTION: Sen. Suazo moved to adopt the following amendment to H.B. 286.
    
    1.     Page 4, Line 92:    After "statutory" delete "requirement to create" and insert "provisions regarding the creating of"

    The motion passed unanimously.

     MOTION: Sen. Suazo moved to adopt the following amendments to H.B. 286.

    1.     Page 3, Line 63:    After "Committee:" delete "and"

    2.     Page 3, Line 64:    After "House" delete the period and insert "and"

    3.     Page 3, Line 65:    At the beginning of line 65 insert "(4) one senator appointed by the president of the Senate."

    The motion passed unanimously.

     MOTION: Sen. Dmitrich moved to pass H.B. 286 as amended, out of committee with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

4.     H.B. 53, Utah Antitrust Amendments.

    Rep. Snow presented the bill.

     MOTION: Rep. Hellewell moved to pass H.B. 53 out of committee with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

5.     S.B. 216, Minmum Pack Size For tobacco Products.

    Sen. Howell presented the bill.

    Derrick Williams, Attorney General's Office, assisted in the presentation.

    MOTION: Sen. Hellewell moved to pass S.B. 216 out of committee with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed unanimously.

     MOTION: Sen. Dmitrich moved to accept the minutes of February 22, and 23, 1999. The motion passed unanimously.

     MOTION: Sen. Suazo moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

    The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 a.m.

    Minutes were reported by Shirley Smith.





Sen. Terry Spencer, Chair

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