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Senate committee backs bill to limit reporting of arrests not resulting in conviction
Summary
The Utah Senate Business and Labor Committee recommended SB 70, which would restrict consumer reporting agencies from listing arrests or charges that did not end in conviction, advancing the bill to the Senate floor after supportive testimony and a voice vote.
The Utah Senate Business and Labor Committee on Jan. 27 recommended favorably SB 70, the "Consumer Reporting Amendments," which would limit consumer reporting agencies from reporting arrests or charges that do not result in conviction.
Sponsor Senator Pitcher told the committee the bill aims to reduce collateral consequences that arrests, charges or non-conviction records can impose on housing and employment. "If an individual's arrested, but that arrest doesn't ultimately result in a charge to be filed or if there's a charge that didn't end up as a conviction... that information probably shouldn't be…
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