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Senate advances substitute banning law‑enforcement quotas while preserving supervisory use of data
Summary
The Senate passed a first substitute to prohibit numeric quotas for arrests or tickets by officers, while sponsors said supervisors may continue to use data for performance evaluation; the substitute advanced on a recorded vote.
The Senate advanced a substitute to a bill that would prohibit law‑enforcement agencies from imposing quotas requiring officers to reach set numbers of arrests or citations.
Sponsor Senator Stevenson told the chamber the intent is to prevent officers from being placed under pressure to meet numeric targets that can distort enforcement priorities. "This bill is written basically says that in Utah, we…
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