This page contains descriptions, positions, and links to legislation proposed during Utah's 2001 Legislative session. Click on the bill number to read the full bill text, view the fiscal note, or get any other status about the bill.
Positions
SUP = Support
S/C = Support in Concept
OPP = Oppose
N/P = No Position
HOLD = Hold for Further Review
PRI = Priority For Passage
* = Not Yet Approved by the Full Committee
--- = Beyond the Scope of the Committee
 Committees
CCJJ = Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
USC = Utah Sentencing Commission
USAAV = Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council
LELC = Law Enforcement Legislative Committee
UCV = Utah Council on Victims of Crime
UBJJ = Utah Board of Juvenile Justice

 

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Bill Number Title/Sponsor/Summary/Positions
HB0005
Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program Amendment CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: DeMar Bowman   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP --- SUP
Requires law enforcement to notify, as soon as reasonably possible, the parent or guardian of a youth who has been included in SHOCAP of the youth's SHO status.
HB0018
Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Gary Cox   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP ---
Authorizes Utah to join the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, which replaces an existing compact that has become outdated and unworkable. Governs the movement of probationers and parolees across state lines. The primary changes to the original compact include the establishment of a national governing commission; rulemaking authority for the national commission; representation of all member states on the national commission; notification to victims of offender movement; sanctions for violations of the compact; and provisions regarding the collection, reporting, and exchange of information. The effective date is the later of July 1, 2001 or upon the enactment of the compact into law by the 35th jurisdiction.
HB0022
Sex Offender Lifetime Reporting Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: DeMar Bowman   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP ---
Requires certain sex offenders to register on the sex offender registry for life.
HB0025S2
Civil Stalking Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: LaWanna Shurtliff   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Creates procedures for issuing civil stalking injunctions. A violation of a civil stalking injunction is also a violation of the criminal stalking statute.
HB0061
Medical Examiner Authority CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Gary Cox   Party: D) SUP --- SUP SUP SUP S/C
Requires the medical examiner to assume custody of a body involved in a highway accident if an autopsy is required or if requested by law enforcement. States circumstances when autospsy shall be permitted.
HB0081
Alcoholic Beverage Server Training Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Carl Saunders   Party: R) N/P --- SUP SUP --- ---
Amends provisions related to alcoholic beverage server training. Clarifies who is required to be trained. Clarifies the Division of Substance Abuse's responsibilities in providing training and developing curriculum.
HB0113
Surreptitious Administration of a Substance CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Ron Bigelow   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Creates the crime of surreptitious administration of a substance. Administration of: a poisonous substance is a second degree felony; a controlled substance or prescription drug is a third degree felony; and a deleterious substance or an alcoholic beverage is a class A misdemeanor. Provides an affirmative defense for appropriate administration of prescription drugs.
HB0122
Administrative Traffic Checkpoint Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: David Ure   Party: R) --- SUP --- ---
Provides that administrative traffic check points must have the primary purpose of inspecting, verifying, or detecting: (1) drivers that may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (2) license plates, registration certificates, insurance certificates, or driver licenses; (3) violations of Title 23, Wildlife Resources Code, or (4) other circumstances that are specifically distinguishable by the magistrate.
HB0135S1
Child Pornography Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Katherine Bryson   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Defines child pornography and incorporates that term in the crime of sexual exploitation of a minor.
HB0157
Consumer Protection from Lottery Advertisements CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Stephen Clark   Party: R) N/P N/P --- N/P --- ---
Prohibits the dissemination of any advertisement for participation in a lottery unless the words "Void in Utah" are conspicuously printed. A violation is punishable by a fine of $2,500. A subsequent violation is punishable by a fine of $10,000.
HB0181S1
Penalties for Soliciting Minors CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Duane Bourdeaux   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Creates the crime of enticing a minor over the Internet to engage in sexual activity. A violation is one degree less than the completed criminal offense. Adds this crime to the sex offender registry.
HB0196
DUI - Probation Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: A. Tyler   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP ---
Requires court ordered supervised probation for second or subsequent convictions, high BAC drivers, and for offenders driving with any measurable controlled substance in the peson's body.
HB0200
Ignition Interlock Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: A. Tyler   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Amends ignition interlock provisions to exclude DUI offenders whose violation involves drugs other than alcohol. Requires the ignition interlock provider to cover the ignition interlock costs of offenders unable to pay. Repeals the ignition interlock fee of $100 required to be paid by defendants. States that operating a motor vehicle in violation of any ignition interlock restriction is a class B misdemeanor.
HB0201
Revisions to Driving Under the Influence CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: A. Tyler   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Expands the time period for enhancing a DUI charge based on two or more prior DUI convictions from six years to ten years. Changes the penalty for a DUI offense to a third degree felony if the driver has ever been convicted of a prior felony DUI offense or a prior automobile homicide offense. Limits the information able to be reported on a person's driving record to a period of six years.
HB0215
Forgery Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Neal Hendrickson   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP --- SUP
Removes obsolete language from the possession of forged writing statute.
HB0220S2
Burglary Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Katherine Bryson   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Expands the crime of burglary by including the entering of a building with the intent to commit lewdness, sexual battery, or lewdness involving a child.
HB0230
Search Warrant Amendment CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: DeMar Bowman   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Defines daytime, for the purposes of search warrants, as the hours beginning 6 a.m. and ending at 10 p.m.
HB0237
Sex Offender Registry CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: DeMar Bowman   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Clarifies the definition of sex offender. Clarifies that sex offenders living in Utah must register whether or not residents of Utah. Provides additional procedures for registering a sex offender. Provides that the registry contains information only on charges resulting in convictions.
HB0240
Kidnapping Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Glenn Way   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Amends various kidnapping provisions. States that moving "the victim any substantial distance across a state line" constitutes kidnapping. States that commission of unlawful detention or kidnapping "to hinder or delay the discovery of or reporting of a felony" constitutes aggravated kidnapping. Specifies that unlawful detention and kidnapping are lesser included offenses of aggravated kidnapping. Provfides defenses and makes technical amendments.
HB0241
Jurisdiction Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Scott Daniels   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP S/C SUP
Clarifies that the Utah Supreme Court and the Utah Court of Appeals have jurisdiction to hear appeals involving a charge (as well as a conviction) of a first degree felony or capital felony.
HB0250
Obstruction of Justice Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Scott Daniels   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Repeals and reenacts the offense of obstruction of justice. Repeals tampering with evidence because it is covered by the new obstruction of justice statute.
HB0258
Criminal Sentencing Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Scott Daniels   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Changes the punishment of "life imprisonment" to an indeterminate prison term of 20 years to life. Repeals the crime of aggravated assault by a prisoner. Enacts an enhancement for certain violent offenses committed by a prisoner. Specifies prior convictions which allow murder to be charged as aggravated murder. Changes the term "capital offense" to "capital felony."
HB0310S1
State Boards and Commissions Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Afton Bradshaw   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP --- --- SUP
Establishes uniform four-year terms for members of CCJJ, USAAV, and the USAAV committees. Makes technical corrections.
HB0322
Domestic Terrorism of Commercial Enterprises CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Gerry Adair   Party: R) N/P N/P N/P SUP --- N/P
Provides enhanced penalties for offenses committed against animal enterprises and for commercial terrorism.
HB0337S1
Governmental Law Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Greg Curtis   Party: R) HOLD HOLD HOLD SUP --- HOLD
Requires the Department of Corrections to receive the approval of the Legislature before contracting with a county government to house inmates in facilities not currently under construction or in existence. Requires legislative approval of the reimbursement rate before the rate may be implemented.
HB0360
Children's Justice Center Program Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Scott Daniels   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP PRI SUP
Allows the attorney general to establish satellite offices for Children's Justice Centers. Adds Emery and Wasatch counties to the list of counties in which a CJC shall be established.
SB0010
Sunset Reauthorizations CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Millie Peterson   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP --- SUP SUP
Reauthorizes certain state agencies, including the Utah Sentencing Commission.
SB0056
Driving Under the Influence Penalty Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Karen Hale   Party: D) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Provides that once an offender has been convicted of a felony DUI offense, any subsequent DUI offense is also a felony.
SB0110
Criminal Procedure Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Lyle Hillyard   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP --- SUP
Expands the authority of certain magistrates during the 2002 Olympics by allowing designated magistrates to hear final disposition of misdemeanors.
SB0115S1
Safe Schools Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Bill Wright   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP --- --- SUP
Provides the local school board superintendent or the superintendent's designee with discretion in determining whether a student should be expelled after bringing a firearm or explosive to school. Because this discretion existed prior to amendments made last year, this bill returns the law, in that respect, to the status quo prior to the 2000 General Session.
SB0128
Justice Court Appeals Revision CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Terry Spencer   Party: R) SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP SUP
Repeals and reenacts the statute regarding appeals from justice courts. States the circumstances under which the defendant or the prosecutor may appeal. Provides for trial de novo in the district court.
SB0134
Protective Order Amendments CCJJ USC USAAV LELC UCV UBJJ
(Sponsor: Terry Spencer   Party: R) N/P --- SUP N/P SUP ---
Allows either party to a protective order hearing to object to an order recommended by a commissioner and have the matter heard by a judge within 20 days.