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House amends child‑interview bill to require taping where reasonably available, flags fiscal questions
Summary
Lawmakers adopted a floor amendment to first substitute House Bill 54 encouraging videotaping or audio recording of interviews with children in severe-abuse cases and clarified equipment/storage expectations; members questioned a $290,000–$354,000 fiscal note for secure storage and maintenance.
The Utah House adopted an amendment to the substitute version of House Bill 54 on Feb. 3, 2004, that encourages interviews of children in severe‑abuse cases to be held in existing Children's Justice Center interview rooms and requires audio recording when interviews occur; the amendment also encourages videotaping when reasonably available.
Representative Wayne Harper, sponsor of HB 54, said the measure is intended to raise the evidentiary standard for child‑welfare investigations by…
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