Votes at a glance: outcomes from the Feb. 24 Senate Judiciary Committee meeting

SALT LAKE CITY — The following is a concise summary of formal committee actions recorded in the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee on Feb. 24, 2025. Where the transcript recorded a tally it is provided; where no final committee action is recorded in the hearing transcript that is noted.

- Senate Bill 183 (inmate financial literacy): Favorably recommended; committee voice vote recorded as unanimous (5–0 then 6–0 in later tally). Sponsor presentation only; no roll‑call recorded in extract.

- House Bill 82 (law enforcement modifications / Brady process): Favorably recommended to the Senate floor; unanimous vote recorded (7–0).

- Senate Bill 199 (guardianship amendments — severe intellectual disability): Favorably recommended (first substitute); committee recorded unanimous approval (reported 7–0 in transcript).

- Senate Bill 233 (probate / beneficiary funding and assignment transparency): Favorably recommended (first substitute); committee recorded unanimous approval (7–0).

- SJR 3 (legislative resolution to dissolve the Salt Lake County Justice Court): Favorably recommended; committee vote recorded 6–1 (Senator Brammer opposed).

- House Bill 49 (juror eligibility for some previously convicted persons, narrow conditions): Favorably recommended (second substitute); committee vote recorded as passing with some negative votes (reported 6–2 with two senators recorded as voting against).

- SJR 8 (admissibility of other‑acts/pattern evidence for adult sexual assaults): Favorably recommended to the Senate; recorded committee vote 5–2 (Senators Pitcher and Baldry in the negative).

- House Bill 167 (offender reintegration, third substitute — reentry fund and licensing tweaks): Favorably recommended to the Senate (committee vote recorded 7–0).

- House Bill 159 (reciprocal enforcement of Canadian protection orders): Favorably recommended and placed on consent; committee vote recorded 6–0 with one member absent; sponsor then moved to place on consent calendar.

- House Bill 197 (enticement and registry clarifications; second substitute): Favorably recommended; committee recorded unanimous approval (6–0).

- House Bill 163 (establish division and reorganization for AP&P; first substitute): Favorably recommended (first substitute); committee recorded 5–0.

- Senate Bill 243 (police quotas and stop/interaction metrics; first substitute as amended): Favorably recommended to the Senate; committee recorded unanimous approval following amendments.

- House Bill 117 (civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse): Committee adopted an amendment (Amendment 2) but subsequent motions produced tied or inconclusive votes in the hearing transcript and no final favorable committee recommendation was recorded during this meeting.

Notes on votes: tallies and roll‑call details are taken from the hearing transcript; where the transcript recorded voice votes the committee chair announced the outcome. If the transcript lists a different tally elsewhere, that is noted in the specific article for the bill.

This summary is intended as a compact reference of committee outcomes on Feb. 24; readers should consult formal committee minutes or the legislative website for official recorded roll‑call votes and amended bill text.