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Votes at a glance: House passes bills on officer protection, offender registration and VIN inspections
Summary
On Feb. 10 the Utah House approved three bills on the third-reading calendar: HB98 (increased penalties for biological assaults on officers) passed 56–2; HB95 (narrow juvenile offender registration changes) passed 59–0; HB149 (allowing private VIN inspectors) passed 69–0. Each was sent to the Senate for further consideration.
The Utah House voted on several third-reading items on Feb. 10, advancing measures that drew relatively brief floor debate.
HB98 (offenses against correctional and peace officers), sponsored by Representative Curtis Oda, increases penalties when inmates project potentially infectious bodily materials into an officer's face or an open wound; the bill elevates specified conduct from a class A misdemeanor to a third-degree felony under defined infection-risk conditions. The House approved HB98 by a 56–2 vote and referred it to the Senate.
HB95 (offender-registration amendments), sponsored by Representative Susan Lawrence, narrowly requires the Division of Juvenile Justice Services to register certain serious juvenile offenders with the Department of Corrections when they meet two conditions: (1) the juvenile committed an offense that would require adult registration and (2) the juvenile remained confined or on parole into late adolescence. Lawrence said the bill is narrowly crafted; the House passed it 59–0 and sent it to the Senate.
HB149 (vehicle identification-number inspectors), sponsored by Representative Craig Frank, adds private categories of dealers to the list of authorized VIN inspectors (new and used motor-vehicle dealers, off-highway dealers and small-trailer dealers), with penalties for improper reporting; the House passed the bill 69–0 and referred it to the Senate.
All three bills were introduced with committee sponsorship and reported favorable recommendations before floor consideration. Each will be considered by the Utah Senate in its next stage of the process.
