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Utah Senate advances broad package of bills on criminal code, juvenile justice, indigent defense and tribal health
Summary
In a single floor session the Utah Senate read, substituted, circled and voted on a wide range of bills, passing measures on criminal-code recodification, juvenile-justice fee waivers, indigent defense clarifications and creation of an office for American Indian and Alaska Native health; several bills were sent to the House for consideration.
The Utah Senate moved a batch of bills through the floor on a Friday session that combined routine procedural business with several substantive policy votes. Lawmakers passed technical recodification of criminal statutes, changes to juvenile-court penalties, adjustments to indigent-defense grant authority and a measure creating a codified office for American Indian and Alaska Native health services, among other items.
Senate leaders placed the recalled House bill (second substitute House Bill 25) at the top of the third-reading calendar and then handled a sequence of third- and second-reading items. Sponsor presentations described some measures as technical clarifications and others as policy changes with fiscal implications or targeted reforms.
On juvenile justice, Senator Weiler told the Senate that the bill "would waive future fines and fees in juvenile court, and instead encourage the judges to use book reports, therapy hours, and or community service, as opposed to giving a 13 year old a…
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