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Committee passes a package of public‑safety and criminal‑justice bills to the House floor
Summary
The committee approved a set of public‑safety bills by voice vote after sponsor presentations and limited public comment. Items include HB345 (victim compensation corrections), HB284 (restore depraved‑indifference murder), HB301 (drug recodification), HB153 (law‑enforcement due process), and HB354 (rescue GPS devices); each will proceed to the House floor.
The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted to advance several bills addressing victims, criminal code recodification, officer due process and victim rescue tools.
HB345: Representative Romero presented substitute language to close limited gaps in Utah Office of Victims of Crime compensation for (1) sexual assaults that occurred inside correctional facilities when reporting occurs after release, and (2) deaths from hit‑and‑run incidents where suspects are unidentified. Marlise Jones, director of the Victim Services…
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