Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee
2014 House Bills
Number
HB 11
Title
OD Reporting
Amendments
Sponsor
Moss
Status
Bill received
from house for
enrolling
Position
Support
HB 15
DL Suspension
Amendments
Sagers
Governor signed
Support
HB 16
Wrongful Lien
Amendments
Driver License
Amendments
Webb
Senate/Circled
Support
Handy
Draft of enrolled
bill prepared
Support
HB 18
Comments
A person who reports an overdose from a
controlled substance may claim an
affirmative defense to specified charges of
violating the Utah Controlled Substances
Act if the person remains with the person
who is subject to the overdose and
cooperates with responding medical
providers and law enforcement officers;
and provides penalty mitigation.
Requires the Driver License Division to
shorten a person's one- or two-year
license suspension or denial period that is
currently in effect for certain alcohol
related offenses to a six-month period if:
the driver was under the age of 19 at the
time of arrest; offense was a first offense
that was committed prior to May 14, 2013;
and the suspension or denial was based
on the same occurrence upon which
certain written verifications are based.
Requires notice to be served on subject of
lien and provides liability for wrongful lien.
A person who is 17 years of age or
younger is eligible for a driver license
certificate if the person has held an
equivalent learner permit issued by
another state or branch of the United
States Armed Forces for six months.
Operator of an authorized emergency
vehicle owes no duty of care to a person
who is a suspect in the commission of a
crime and evading, fleeing, or otherwise
attempting to elude the operator of an
authorized emergency vehicle; or in a
motor vehicle with the suspect, unless that
person can prove by a preponderance of
the evidence that the person's presence in
the motor vehicle was involuntary.
Allows school employees and personnel to
ask students question related to youth
suicide prevention.
Designates insurance fraud investigators
as LEOs.
HB 20
EV Operator Duty of
Care Revisions
Dee
Senate/Circled
Priority
Support
HB 23
Suicide Prevention
Revisions
Eliason
Senate/To house
Support with
Amends
HB
24S02
Insurance Related
Amendments
Dunnigan
Support
HB 28
Wildlife License
Expiration
Amendments
Controlled
Substances
Amendments
Beer Tax
Noel
Senate/Placed
on 3rd reading
calendar
Draft of enrolled
bill prepared
Support
Amends hunting and fishing license
expiration date provisions.
Ray
House/Enrolled
bill to printing
Support
Draxler
Senate/2nd
reading
Support with
Amends
HB 30
HB 53
Restitution
Amendments
J. Peterson
Senate/Passed
2nd reading
Support
HB 57
Animal Shelter
Amendments
Romero
Senate/Circled
Oppose
HB 65
Criminal Law
Amendments
Distribution of
Hall
House Comm –
Not Considered
Senate/Standing
Support
Adds new "spice" and emerging drug
analogs to the listed controlled
substances.
Addresses the use of beer excise tax
revenues to prevent alcohol and
substance abuse. Requires use of a
specific level of revenues to be used for
prevention. Takes effect on July1, 2014.
Provides for a juvenile court to retain
jurisdiction to make and enforce orders
related to restitution.
Authorizes an animal shelter to euthanize
an animal using carbon monoxide gas
only in certain situations.
Criminal penalty for revenge porn.
Support
Distribution of an intimate image without
HB
40S01
HB
Poulson
71S01
HB 68
Personal Images
Protection of State
Park Resources
committee
House Comm –
Held
Support
HB
70S01
Forcible Entry
Amendments
Roberts
House/Received
fiscal note
Priority
Oppose
HB 79
Vehicle Impound
Amendments
Perry
House Comm –
Held
Support
HB 80
Speed Limit
Amendments
Dunnigan
Bill received
from house for
enrolling
Support
HB 82
Retail Theft Loss
Prevention Officers
Wheatley
House Comm –
Not considered
Hold
(Rec. Interim
Study)
HB 97
Limitation on Local
Government
Regulation of
Animals
Illegal Immigration
and Human
Trafficking
Enforcement
Roadway and
Sidewalk Safety
Amendments
Expungement of
Administrative
Disciplinary Action
King
Senate/1st
reading
(introduced)
Oppose
Greenwood
Returned to
Rules
Oppose
Nielson
House/2nd
reading
Hold
Greene
House Comm –
Returned to
rules
Oppose
Wilcox
House/2nd
reading
Oppose
Knotwell
House/To
standing
committee
Greenwood
House/To
standing
committee
Noel
House/1st
reading
HB 100
HB 101
HB 124
HB
128S01
HB 137
HB 147
HB 149
Electronic Device
Location
Amendments
Amendments to DL
Sanctions for
Alcohol Related
Offenses
Peace Officer
Agreements with
Federal Agencies
Amendments to
Federal Law
Pitcher
permission becomes a third degree felony.
Prohibits an individual from damaging or
defacing any geological site or area
owned by Division of Parks and
Recreation.
Amends law regarding the use of forcible
entry by law enforcement officers to
include searches; requires officers to
identify themselves before forcing entry;
allows officers to force entry into a building
without first issuing a demand or
explanation if there is probable cause to
believe that evidence will be easily or
quickly destroyed; requires officers to use
least force necessary executing forcible
entry; any application for a warrant to
forcibly enter a residence shall: explain
why officials cannot use less invasive or
confrontational methods; explain why
search or arrest cannot be executed
during the day, describe investigative
activities undertaken prior to executing the
search or arrest to identify the correct
building and makes any information or
property obtained in violation is
inadmissible in court.
Provides that a peace officer may seize
possession of any vehicle whose operator
has a denied, revoked, suspended, or
disqualified license, without a warrant.
Provides that the Department of
Transportation may establish a posted
speed limit on a freeway or other limited
access highway that exceeds the
maximum speed limit if the speed limit is
based on a highway traffic engineering
and safety study.
Allows a law enforcement agency to
appoint volunteers to issue citations for
shoplifting and for use of theft detection
shielding devices.
Prohibits a municipality from enacting or
enforcing a breed-specific rule, regulation,
policy, or ordinance about dogs.
Transfers management of multi-agency
strike force from the Attorney General to
the Department of Public Safety.
Prohibits individuals from engaging in
conduct that impedes or blocks traffic
within certain roadways.
Provides that records expunged under this
legislation may still be used internally by
the agency, shared with law enforcement,
the courts, and as directed by court order.
Requires a search warrant before
requesting disclosure of the location of an
electronic device.
Reduces Driver License suspension
periods for a violation of certain alcohol or
drug related offenses.
Specifies the terms under which a federal
agency may enter into an agreement with
a county sheriff to enforce federal laws
and state and local laws.
Modifies current law regarding state and
local law enforcement officers' recognition
Enforcement
Limitations
(introduced)
HB 157
Rape Kit Processing
Amendments
Seelig
House/1st
reading
introduced
HB 202
Weapons
Restrictions
Amendments
Redd
House/To
standing
committee
Support
HB 212
DNA Collection
Amendments
Eliason
Senate/To
standing
committee
Support
HB
225S01
Primary LE Duties
for Sheriffs
Ray
Support
HB 242
Fees for Govt.
Record Requests
Human Trafficking
Victim Amendments
King
Senate/To
standing
committee
House Comm –
Held
House/ Received
fiscal note
HB
254S01
Seelig
Priority
Oppose
Support
HB 257
Aggravated Sexual
Abuse of a Child
Amendments
Wilson
Senate/To
standing
committee
Support
HB
268S01
Dangerous
Weapons
Amendments
Peace Officer
Certificates
Greene
House Comm –
Favorable
recommendation
Bill received
from House for
enrolling
Priority
Oppose
(1st Sub.)
Support
HB 270
Greenwood
HB 276
Disorderly Conduct
Amendments
Ray
House Comm –
Not considered
Oppose
HB 295
Weapons Law
Amendments
Greenwood
Support
HB 296
Concealed
Weapons Permit
Amendments
DUI Amendments
Greenwood
Senate Comm –
Favorable
recommendation
Senate Comm –
Favorable
recommendation
House/2nd
reading
HB
303S01
Perry
Support
Support
of law enforcement authority by federal
agencies and employees. State and local
law enforcement officers may not
recognize a federal employee's exercise
of law enforcement authority when the
exercise is based on a state or local law or
ordinance.
Law Enforcement Agency shall provide
written notification to a victim or their
designee 60 days before disposing of
evidence from an unsolved sexual assault
or rape case. Law Enforcement office
where report is filed is responsible for
notifying victim of these rights.
Restricts a person who has been civilly
committed to a local mental health
institution from the possession, purchase,
transfer, and ownership of a dangerous
weapon.
Provides that law enforcement may collect
DNA at time of booking for any felony from
May 13, 2014 through December 31,
2014; and requires law enforcement to
collect DNA samples at time of booking for
any felony start January 1, 2015.
Designates sheriff as the primary LE
authority in the incorporated and
unincorporated county.
Requires a record request to be
completed without charge.
Child is not subject to delinquency
proceeding for prostitution unless child
has been referred to the Division of Child
and Family Services on at least one prior
occasion for an alleged act of prostitution.
Provides a definition of the term “position
of special trust” as: any person in a
position of authority, which enables the
person to exercise undue influence over
the child.
Exempts archery equipment from list of
dangerous weapons when used for
hunting or recreation.
Peace officer certification becomes
inactive if a peace officer has not been
actively engaged in performing the duties
as a certified and sworn peace officer for
18 consecutive months.
Displaying a dangerous weapon in public
under certain circumstances may be
disorderly conduct. Confirms that merely
displaying a dangerous weapon in public
without other behavior is not disorderly
conduct.
Excludes certain weapon-related
requirements for a person performing an
official duty.
Provides for commissioner of public safety
to establish annual requalification
requirements.
Changes one of the standards for a
driving under the influence violation from
"being under the influence of alcohol, any
drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
and any drug to a degree that renders the
person incapable of safely operating a
vehicle," to "being impaired to the slightest
degree by alcohol, any drug, any
substance, or any combination thereof."
Senate Comm –
Consent
calendar
recommendation
House/To
standing
committee
HB 304
Law Enforcement
Volunteer
Amendments
Greenwood
HB 305
Safety Belt
Revisions
Perry
HB 343
Purchase of
Correctional
Industry Goods
Prohibition of
License Plate
Covers
Expungement
Amendments
Christofferson
House Comm –
Held
Wheatley
House Comm –
Held
Hutchings
Firearm Transfer
Certification
Amendments
Joint Resolution on
Jail Facilities
Wilcox
House/1st
reading
(introduced)
House/1st
Reading
(introduced)
House/2nd
reading
HB 360
HB 366
HB 373
HJR 17
HJR 19
HCR 8
Joint Resolution
Regarding Moving
the State Prison
Juvenile Detention
Facilities
Amendments
LEO Compensation
Data Analysis
Medical ID Theft
Parent Visitation
Amendments
Administrative
Subpoena
Amendments
Sate Enforcement of
Federal
Constitutional
Requirement
DUI Revisions
Tobacco Age
Restrictions
Preferred Drug List
Amendments
Towing
Amendments
Trespasser Liability
Amendments
Prison Relocation
Amendments
Greenwood
Wilson
Hutchings
Hutchings
Lifferth
McCay
McIff
Nielson
Powell
Powell
Redd
Stratton
Wilson
Wilson
House/To
standing
committee
Support
Authorizes sheriff to approve volunteers to
serve in an emergency law enforcement
event.
Support
Repeals the provision that provides that
the failure to use a child restraint device or
to wear a safety belt does not constitute
contributory or comparative negligence on
the part of a person seeking recovery for
injuries; and repeals the prohibition
against introducing the failure to use a
child restraint device or to wear a safety
belt as evidence in any civil litigation on
the issue of negligence, injuries, or the
mitigation of damages.
Removes Director of Correctional
Industries from a determination about the
possibility of purchasing from the division.
Prohibits placing a cover over a license
plate.
Provides for the Board of Pardons and
Parole to issue an order of expungement
when granting a pardon.
Requires LEOs to certify certain federal
firearm transfers.
Support
Support
Approves contracting for beds dedicated
to housing state inmates in the counties of
Tooele, Weber, Davis, Iron, Kane, Emery,
Grand, and Garfield.
Concludes that it is in the best interest of
the state to move the state prison from its
current location in Draper
Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee
2014 Senate Bills
Number
SB 13
Title
Theft Amendments
Sponsor
Thatcher
SB 28
Retirement
Amendments
Driver License Act
Amendments
Weiler
SB 30
Van Tassell
Status
Draft of enrolled
bill prepared
Senate/To
Governor
Senate/To
standing
committee
Senate/1st
reading
(introduced)
Position
Support
Pass
Support
SB 72
Uninsured Motorist
Provisions
Hillyard
SB 92
Metal Theft
Amendments
Davis
Senate/Placed
on 2nd reading
calendar
Support
SB 94
Security Personnel
Licensing
Amendments
Dayton
Oppose
SB
99S01
Natural Gas State
Vehicle
Requirements
Jenkins
Senate Comm –
Motion to
recommend
failed
Senate/To
House
SB 108
Judiciary
Amendments
Hillyard
Draft of enrolled
bill prepared
SB
112S01
SB 128
Game Fowl Fighting
Amendments
Safety Belt
Amendments
Davis
SB 144
Driver License
Modifications
Valentine
Senate/To
House
Senate Comm –
Motion to
recommend
failed
Draft of enrolled
bill prepared
Oppose
(Cost
Concerns)
Hold
SB 149
Drowsy Driving Act
Osmond
Senate/Placed
on 2nd reading
calendar
Oppose
SB 154
ATV Amendments
Jenkins
Hold
SB 161
Criminal Surcharge
Amendments
Harper
Draft of enrolled
bill prepared
Senate Comm –
Not Considered
SB 162
Secondhand Sales
Amendments
Thatcher
Senate/Placed
on 2nd reading
calendar
No
Position
SB 167
Regulation of
Drones
Stephenson
Senate Comm –
Held
Oppose
SB 175
Law Enforcement
Services Account
Amendments
Jenkins
Senate Comm –
Not considered
Hold
SB 185
Law Enforcement
Transparency
Henderson
Senate/Received
fiscal note
Robles
Oppose
Support
Support
Oppose
Comments
Modifies Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, relating to
the punishment for theft of property or services.
Numerous changes to the URS system.
Bill prohibits the DLD from issuing a CDL to a
person younger than 18 years of age at the time
of application, modifies instructor regulations.
A peace officer shall seize and take possession
of any vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor that is
being operated on a highway without owner's or
operator's security in effect for the vehicle except
in certain circumstances.
Provides that the records and identification
requirements regarding transactions in regulated
metal apply also to persons who refine or melt
regulated metals.
Modifies provisions regarding individuals who
may engage in acts regulated by the Security
Personnel Licensing Act without being licensed
under the act.
Requires Division of Fleet Operations to ensure
that at least 50% of state vehicles used for
transportation of passengers are natural gas
vehicles.
Requires a peace officer or public official to
include on a citation whether the offense was a
domestic violence offense.
Outlines the punishment for persons involved in
game fowl fighting, including spectators.
Officer may only enforce the safety belt restraint
requirement as a secondary action on a highway
with a posted speed limit of less than 55 miles
per hour.
This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act
by amending provisions relating to driver license
hearings.
Person operating a motor vehicle is guilty of
careless driving if the person’s ability or
alertness is so impaired by fatigue that it is
unsafe for the person to operate a motor vehicle.
Repeals the prohibition on a person operating a
street-legal ATV on a street or highway.
Amends the pro rata division of money collected
on criminal fines, penalties, and forfeitures
subject to a 90% surcharge, so that the local
governmental collecting entity retains 5% more
and the state retains 5% less.
Provides an exemption to the 15-day holding
period for secondhand merchandise that is
valued less than $50 and that does not contain:
a serial number or other identifiable marks; or
any identifiable marks that appear to have been
intentionally defaced.
Prohibits an agent of the state from operating an
unmanned aerial vehicle except in certain
situations. Establishes requirements for agents
of the state to operate drones.
Provides that funds available in the Law
Enforcement Services Account: must be used for
law enforcement purposes to reduce crime in
areas with halfway houses.
Requires all state or municipal law enforcement
agencies to annually report specific information
SB 198
SB 199
SB 220
Law Enforcement
Exemption for
Medical Information
Amendments to
Emergency
Telephone Law
Disorderly Conduct
Modifications
Transportation
Amendments
Asset Forfeiture
Amendments
Adams
Senate/Received
fiscal note
Bramble
Senate/Received
fiscal note
Bramble
LFA/Fiscal note
publicly available
Harper
Stephenson
Support
to CCJJ.
Allows a health care provider to state whether a
detainee is medically cleared for incarceration in
certain circumstances.
Addresses duties and liabilities of a voice over
Internet protocol service provider.
Adds a requirement that an arrest made for
disorderly conduct related to the display of a
dangerous weapon be reported to the
Concealed Firearm Review Board.