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Senate advances child‑abuse registry bill amid concerns about lifetime registration
Utah State Senate · March 8, 2017
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Summary
The Senate debated House Bill 149 on creating a registry for people convicted of felony child abuse and related crimes; senators voiced concerns about lifetime registration and lack of review processes, but the measure advanced to the House 15–12 with two absences.
The Senate took up first substitute House Bill 149 to require registration for people convicted of felony child abuse, child endangerment and human trafficking, placing those records within the Department of Corrections.
Sponsor remarks emphasized that the bill applies only to those convicted of…
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