Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Senate approves juvenile fingerprinting law after close floor amendments and division call
Summary
The Senate passed the revised bill requiring fingerprints and photographs of juveniles who meet certain criteria after a contested floor amendment to limit collection to felonies failed and the chamber later reinstated original language; senators debated privacy, fiscal impact and downstream uses of biometric records.
The Utah Senate passed the third substitute of House Bill 48 on March 9, which requires photographs and fingerprints for juveniles age 14 or older who are detained or adjudicated for offenses that would be felonies if committed by an adult. Sponsor Senator Thatcher said the measure aims to create a biometric record that can help solve older crimes and improve public safety while restricting distribution and providing destruction of records when juvenile records are expunged.
During floor debate Senator…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
