Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee
2014 House Bills
Number
HB 11
Title
OD Reporting
Amendments
Sponsor
Moss
HB 12
Consumer Credit
Protection
Amendments
DL Suspension
Amendments
Ray
HB 15
HB 16
HB 18
Wrongful Lien
Amendments
Driver License
Amendments
Sagers
Webb
Handy
HB 20
EV Operator Duty of
Care Revisions
Dee
HB 21
Care for Minors in
State Custody
Suicide Prevention
Revisions
Sanpei
HB 23
HB 28
HB 30
HB 31
HB 40
HB 225
HB 245
HB 248
HB 254
Wildlife License
Expiration
Amendments
Controlled
Substances
Amendments
Pollution Control
Amendments
Beer Tax
Primary LE Duties
for Sheriffs
State Fire Code
Amendments
Crime Victims
Restitution
Amendments
Human Trafficking
Victim Amendments
Eliason
Noel
Ray
Status
Position
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.
Provides enforcement procedures for the
provisions in this bill.
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.
Requires local substance abuse authorities to
cooperate in promoting system of care model.
Allows school employees and personnel to ask
students question related to youth suicide
prevention.
Amends hunting and fishing license expiration
date provisions.
Adds new "spice" and emerging drug analogs to
the listed controlled substances.
Wilcox
Improve pollution control within the state.
Draxler
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.
Designates sheriff as the primary LE authority in
the incorporate and unincorporated county.
Amends fire code by adding an exception to the
requirement for automatic sprinkler systems.
Allows person claiming pecuniary damages due
to a defendant’s criminal activity to seek
restitution individually through counsel.
Child is not subject to delinquency proceeding
for prostitution unless child has been referred to
Ray
Dunnigan
McKell
Seelig
HB 257
Aggravated Sexual
Abuse of a Child
Amendments
Wilson
Humane Horse
Disposal
Amendments
Video Surveillance
in Assisted Living
Facilities
Committee
Subpoena Powers
Civil Expungement
SUDEP Reporting
Anderegg
Speed Limit
Amendments
DNA Collection
Amendments
Expungement of
Administrative
Disciplinary Action
Cigar Tax
Amendments
Criminal Law
Amendments
School District
Employee
Background Check
ATV Revisions
Expungement
Amendments
Juvenile Detention
Facilities
Amendments
LEO Compensation
Data Analysis
Vandalism of
Campaign Signs
Governmental
Immunity for Trust
Lands
Administration
Water Jurisdiction
Amendments
Amendments to
Driver License
Sanctions for
Alcohol Related
Offenses
Sponsorship of
Incident
Management
Vehicles
Amendments to
Driver License
Sanctions for
Alcohol Offenses
Retirement System
Amendments
Medical ID Theft
Pedestrian Vehicle
Amendments
ID Card
Amendments
Barrus
Bird
Brown
ChavezHouck
Dunnigan
Eliason
Greene
Greene
Hall
Handy
Hinkins
Hutchings
Hutchings
Hutchings
Hutchings
Ivory
Ivory
Knotwell
Knotwell
Knotwell
Knotwell
Lifferth
Mathis
McCay
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.
GRAMA
Amendments
Parent Visitation
Amendments
Administrative
Subpoena
Amendments
Government
Immunity Wildlife
Amendments
OD Emergency
Treatment
State Enforcement
of Federal
Constitutional
Requirement
Construction and
Fire Codes
Amendments
DUI Amendments
Retirement
Amendments
Restitution
Amendments
Statute of
Limitations for
Crimes
Traffic Violation
Amendments
Court System
Modification
Amendments
Court System Task
Force
Recidivism
Prevention Program
CCW Permit for
Service Members
Nonjudicial
Punishment
Amendments
Deployed Parents
Custody and
Visitation
Amendments
License for Road Kill
Protection of State
Park Resources
Public Waters
Access Act
Distribution of
Personal Images
Alcoholic Bev.
Service
Amendments
DUI Revisions
Election Law
Amendments
Tobacco Age
Restrictions
Civil Liability of
Peace Officers
Court Security
Amendments
Head Injury
Amendments
Disorderly Conduct
Amendments
McCay
McCay
McIff
McKell
Moss
Nielson
Noel
Perry
Perry
J. Peterson
J. Peterson
J. Peterson
J. Peterson
J. Peterson
J. Peterson
V. Peterson
V. Peterson
V. Peterson
Pitcher
Pitcher
Pitcher
Poulson
Powell
Powell
Powell
Powell
Ray
Ray
Ray
Ray
Paramedic
Amendments
Protective Order
Amendments
Bail Bond Licensure
Amendments
Preferred Drug List
Amendments
Animal Shelter
Amendments
Revisions to
Pawnshop Statutes
Joint Resolution State Prisoner
Placement in Tooele
County Jail
Probate Code
Amendments
Towing
Amendments
Judgment Lien
Amendments
Amendments to
Vehicle
Immobilization
Device Provisions
Trespasser Liability
Amendments
Trespasser Liability
Amendments
Prison Relocation
Amendments
Ray
Ray
Redd
Redd
Romero
Romero
Sagers
Snow
Stratton
Webb
Webb
Wilson
Wilson
Wilson
Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee
2014 Senate Bills
Number
Title
Sponsor
SB 12
Age Limit for
Tobacco
Reid
SB 13
Theft Amendments
Thatcher
SB 15
Reemployment
Amendments
Retirement
Amendments
Controlled
Substance
Database Amend
Weiler
Prohibits possession of tobacco or related
paraphernalia by an individual under 21 years of
age.
Modifies Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, relating to
the punishment for theft of property or services.
Amends postretirement employment restrictions.
Weiler
Numerous changes to the URS system.
SB 28
SB 29
Christensen
SB 30
Driver License Act
Amendments
Van Tassell
SB 99
Natural Gas State
Vehicle
Requirements
Jenkins
SB 100
Antidiscrimination
Amendments
Urquhart
SB 112
Game Fowl Fighting
Amendments
Canal Safety Act
Davis
SB 114
Davis
Status
Committee Bill
Position
Comments
Provides access to the Controlled Substance
Database to authorized employees of a Medicaid
managed care organization if the organization
suspects the Medicaid recipient is improperly
obtaining a controlled substance.
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.
Requires Division of Fleet Operations to ensure
that at least 50% of state vehicles used for
transportation of passengers are natural gas
vehicles.
Addresses discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity. Defines “gender
identity” and “sexual orientation”.
Outlines the punishment for persons involved in
game fowl fighting, including spectators.
Address risks associated with canals and efforts
SB 115
Transcript Fees
Deoxyribonucleic
Acid Amendments
Disorderly Conduct
Modifications
Fraudulent Lien
Amendments
Wildlife
Enhancements
ATV Revisions
Emergency
Management Act
Amendments
Transportation
Amendments
Administrative Law
Judge Amendments
Judiciary
Amendments
Proof of Insurance
Amendments
Prevention of
Human Trafficking
Collateral
Consequences of
Conviction Act
Purchases from
Division of
Correctional
Industries
Drowsy Driving Act
ISP Amendments
Data Access
Amendments
Incentives for
Firearm
Manufacturers
Regulation of
Drones
Asset Forfeiture
Amendments
Court Fees
Secondhand Sales
Amendments
Statewide
Nonemergency Call
System
School Safety Tip
Line
Driver License
Modifications
State Building Code
Amendments
Child Protection
Amendments
Jones
Adams
Bramble
Bramble
Christensen
Dinkins
Harper
Harper
Harper
Hillyard
Hillyard
Hillyard
Hillyard
Jenkins
Osmond
Osmond
Stephenson
Stephenson
Stephenson
Stephenson
Thatcher
Thatcher
Thatcher
Thatcher
Valentine
Weiler
Weiler
to remediate risk.
Increases the fees for a court transcript.