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Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee 2016 House Bills Number HB0081 Title Government Employees Insurance Offerings Sponsor Kennedy Status LRGC - Awaiting Fiscal Input Position Comments State employees not eligible for a contribution to a health savings account but are eligible for a contribution for a high deductible plan may receive that contribution in a health reimbursement account or other qualified account the employees are otherwise eligible for. HB0067 Weapons on Public Transportation Thurston HB0016 Offender Registry Amendments Draxler LRGC – Fiscal note sent to sponsor LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0022 Civil Asset Forfeiture – Procedural Reforms Greene LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0012 Disaster Recovery for Local Governments Oda LRGC – Fiscal Note Sent to Sponsor Creates the Local Government Emergency Response Loan Fund for the purpose of providing short-term, lowinterest loans to local government entities to be used for costs incurred for providing emergency disaster services. Provides that funds from the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account may be appropriated to the Local Government Emergency Response Loan Fund. HB0013 Alcoholic Beverage Event Permit Amendments Oda LRGC – Fiscal Note Sent to Sponsor Addresses the issuance or denial of an event permit by making textual changes regarding control and enforcement measures in place as well as venue/event size regarding those seeking a permit. Considers trailing 3 year violation history of applicants. HB0076 Alcoholic Beverage Service Amendments Powell LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input Removes certain restrictions related to sitting at a grandfathered bar structure. Exempts a restaurant from certain restrictions on the dispensing and storage of alcoholic products if the restaurant complies with certain requirements, namely that they post signs and have a lounge area. Outlines when minors are permitted in bar-lounge areas. HB0080 Vehicle Impound Amendments F. Cox LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input Provides that the Motor Vehicle Division or a peace officer may (instead of shall) seize and take possession of any vehicle that is being operated on a highway without owner's or operator's security in effect for the vehicle except in certain circumstances. Outlines and repeals Allows any individual to carry a firearm onto a bus so long as there is no criminal intent. Adds the ability to be removed from the registry for Class A Misdemeanors for enticing a minor and voyeurism. Additionally disallows for petitioning to reduce time on a registry for a period of 3 years if already denied once. Requires a direct nexus of the property to a specific alleged criminal exchange or transaction, in order for the property to be forfeited. Requires the prosecutor to bring an action for civil forfeiture in a timely manner (30 days). Modifies the allocation of the proceeds from asset forfeiture dependant upon whether it was a civil or criminal forfeiture action. specific circumstances. HB0086 Post Retirement Employment Restrictions Cunningham LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input Allows a retiree to be reemployed with a participating employer after a certain period from the retiree's retirement date if the retiree: does not receive certain employer provided retirement benefits for the reemployment; and is reemployed by a different agency HB0038 Unconventional Vehicle Amendments Barlow LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0014 Emergency Services Account Loan Amendments Oda LRGC – Fiscal Note Sent to Sponsor Defines what an “autocycle” is and subjects it to the same requirements and restrictions as a motorcycle. Outlines required safety equipment and the use of a helmet for those under 18 years of age. Authorizes the Division of Emergency Management to provide short-term loans to agents of the state for the purpose of providing emergency services to a member state of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact when there has been an emergency, aid from the agent has been requested, the agent has no funds available to respond. HB0019 Expungement Amendments Greene LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0020 Lead Acid Battery Disposal Sunset Perry HB0062 Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice – Statutory Reports Repeal Ipson LRGC – Fiscal Note Sent to Sponsor LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0105 Human Trafficking Revisions Romero LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0120 DUI Enforcement Funding Amendments Eliason LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0126 Unmanned Aircraft Revisions Powell LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0136 Human Trafficking Amendments Ray LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input Redefines Expunge and creates a new term/definition “seal.” Requires administrative agencies remove information regarding expunged convictions from public databases. Amends the repeal date relating to lead acid battery disposal from 2016 to 2026. Eliminates annual agency reports for the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice on grants and funds allocated from the Law Enforcement Operations Account, Utah Department of Corrections written report regarding the housing of state inmates in county jails, Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council written report on the implementation, impact, and results of the Drug Offender Reform Act, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice written report on the number of state parole and probationary inmates who are housed in county jails. Mistakenly believing a victim to be 18 years of age or older at the time of alleged trafficking is not a suitable defense to the crime of child trafficking. Increases the administrative impound fee for impounding a vehicle due to an arrest, citation, or referral for driving under the influence. Allocates the increase in funds to the Department of Public Safety Restricted Account. Prohibits individuals from flying an unmanned aircraft within 3 miles of a wildland fire. Law enforcement must first give prior notice to the government entity managing the response to the fire. Changes the penalty for aggravated human trafficking from a first degree penalty to a capital offense if the victim is 17 years old or younger and the offense results the death of the trafficked person. Prohibits reduction of sentence for those HB0137 Restitution for Incarceration Costs Ray who commit this offense. Requires that the County Sheriff provide written notice to a defendant of incarceration costs. Provides that the Defendant may request an impecuniosity hearing to determine if costs should be reduced or waived. States that incarceration costs are to be paid after victim restitution costs. LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input HB0123? HB0117? HB0115? HB0114? HB0035? HB0100? HB0050? HB0047? HB0017? Utah Law Enforcement Legislative Committee 2016 Senate Bills Number SB0047 Title College Credit for Public Safety Officers Sponsor Mayne Status LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input SB0043 Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention in Public Schools Weiler LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input SB0029 Retirement Systems Amendments Weiler Senate – Awaiting 1st Reading SB0054 Controlled Substance Database Weiler Senate – Awaiting 1st Reading Position Comments Allows those Peace Officers who have completed a basic training course at a certified academy to receive up to 18 higher education credits applicable to a criminal justice (or similar) program. Establishes a pilot program for students in public schools grade 8 and above to learn about firearm safety, active shooter preparedness, and acting based on information of known threats. Parent approval required for pilot. Allocates $75K one-time. Provides that the annual compensation used to calculate final average salary shall be based on a calendar year for public safety employees, and provides that a public safety employee who is transferred or promotes to an administrative position will still earn public safety service credit so long as their duties consist of managing other public safety employees and they remain in the same department. Allows probation and parole officers to obtain information in the controlled substance database without a warrant. SB0061 SB0049? SB0036? SB0042? SB0012? Modifications Smoking in Public Places Amendments Vickers LRGC – Awaiting Fiscal Input Removes the smoking prohibition exception for an international airport passenger terminal.