Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0015 Compare Versions

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3	3		Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force Amendments
4	4		2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5		STATE OF UTAH
6	6		Chief Sponsor: Angela Romero
7		-	Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
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11	10		LONG TITLE
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16	14		The Native American Legislative Liaison Committee recommended this bill.
17		-	6 Legislative Vote:8 voting for 0 voting against3 absent~~] ←Ĥ~~
	15	+	6 Legislative Vote:8 voting for 0 voting against3 absent
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19	17		General Description:
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21	19		This bill reestablishes the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force.
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23	21		Highlighted Provisions:
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25	23		This bill:
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27	25		▸ defines terms;
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29	27		▸ reestablishes the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force, with the
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31		-	membership consisting of Ĥ→ [nine ] ten ←Ĥ members from government and
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33		-	community organizations;
	29	+	membership consisting of nine members from government and community organizations;
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35	31		▸ requires that any vacancy in the task force be filled in the same manner as the original
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37	33		appointment;
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39	35		▸ designates the appointees from the Senate and House of Representatives as the cochairs
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41	37		of the task force;
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43	39		▸ establishes that a quorum of the task force consists of five members and that majority
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45	41		action of the quorum is required for task force decisions;
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47	43		▸ establishes compensation requirements for both legislator members and non-legislator
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49	45		members of the task force;
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51	47		▸ requires that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provide staff
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53	49		support to the task force;
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55	51		▸ provides for the responsibilities of the task force;
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57	53		▸ provides that the task force must report its findings to the Law Enforcement and Criminal
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59	55		Justice Interim Committee; and
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61	57		▸ provides for the repeal of the task force.
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63	59		Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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65	61		None
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68	63		Other Special Clauses:
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72	67		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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74	69		AMENDS:
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76	71		63I-2-236, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5
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78	73		ENACTS:
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80	75		36-29-107.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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84	79		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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86	81		Section 1. Section 36-29-107.6 is enacted to read:
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88	83		36-29-107.6 . Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force -- Creation
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90	85		-- Membership -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Vacancies -- Duties -- Interim
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92	87		report.
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94	89		(1) As used in this section, "task force" means the Murdered and Missing Indigenous
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96	91		Relatives Task Force created in Subsection (2).
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98	93		(2) There is created the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force consisting
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100		-	of the following ~~Ĥ→ [~~nine ~~] ten ←Ĥ~~ members:
	95	+	of the following nine members:
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102	97		(a) one member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate;
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104	99		(b) one member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House
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106	101		of Representatives;
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108	103		(c) the following three members, appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the
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110	105		speaker of the House of Representatives:
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112	107		(i) a member of a nonprofit organization primarily serving Utah's Native American
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114	109		community;
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116	111		(ii) a representative of a Utah Native American tribe; and
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118	113		(iii) a representative of a victim advocate organization serving Utah's Native
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120	115		American population;
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122	117		(d) the director of the Division of Indian Affairs, or the director's designee;
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124	119		(e) the executive director of the Department of Health Human Services, or the executive
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126	121		director's designee;
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128		-	(f) the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee; ~~Ĥ→ [~~ and~~] ←Ĥ~~
	123	+	(f) the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee; and
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130	125		(g) the commissioner of public safety for the Department of Public Safety, or the
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132		-	commissioner's designee Ĥ→ [.] ; and
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134		-	(h) one member appointed by an association that represents the sheriffs in the state. ←Ĥ
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	127	+	commissioner's designee.
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137	129		(3) A vacancy in a position appointed under Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c) shall be filled by
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139	131		appointing a replacement member in the same manner as the member creating the
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141	133		vacancy was appointed under Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c).
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143	136		(4)(a) The member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (2)(a) is a cochair of the
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145	138		task force.
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147	140		(b) The member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(b) is a
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149	142		cochair of the task force.
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151	144		(5)(a) A quorum consists of five members.
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153	146		(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
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155	148		(6)(a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
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157	150		be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5,
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159	152		Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.
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161	154		(b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator:
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163	156		(i) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service associated with
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165	158		the task force; and
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167	160		(ii) may receive per diem and travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force
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169	162		at the rates the Division of Finance establishes in accordance with:
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171	164		(A) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
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173	166		(B) rules the Division of Finance makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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175	168		Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to carry out the provisions of Sections
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177	170		63A-1-106 and 63A-3-107.
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179	172		(7) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
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181	174		the task force.
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183	176		(8) The task force shall:
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185	178		(a) conduct appropriate consultations with tribal governments on the scope and nature of
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187	180		the issues regarding murdered and missing indigenous individuals;
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189	182		(b) develop model protocols and procedures to apply to new and unsolved cases of
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191	184		murdered or missing indigenous individuals, including the best practices for:
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193	186		(i) improving the way law enforcement investigators and prosecutors respond to the
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195	188		high volume of the cases and to the investigative challenges that might be
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197	190		presented in cases involving female victims;
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199	192		(ii) collecting and sharing data among various jurisdictions and law enforcement
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201	194		agencies; and
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203	196		(iii) better using existing criminal databases;
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206	198		(c) seek input from multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional persons, including
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208	200		representatives from tribal law enforcement and federal agencies, about how to
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210	202		review cold cases involving murdered and missing indigenous individuals; and
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212	205		(d) address the need for greater clarity concerning roles, authorities, and jurisdiction
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214	207		throughout the life cycle of cases involving murdered and missing indigenous
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216	209		individuals, by discussing:
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218	211		(i) best practices in cases involving murdered and missing indigenous individuals,
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220	213		including best practices related to communication with affected families from
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222	215		initiation of an investigation through case resolution or closure; and
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224	217		(ii) education programs and outreach campaigns to communities that are most
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226	219		affected by crime resulting in murdered and missing indigenous individuals, that
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228	221		help to identify and reduce the crime that results in murdered and missing
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230	223		indigenous individuals.
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232	225		(9)(a) On or before September 30, 2026, the task force shall provide a report to the Law
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234	227		Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee.
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236	229		(b) The report described in Subsection (9)(a) shall include a summary of the task force's
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238	231		findings under Subsection (8) and recommendations for improvements to the
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240	233		criminal justice and social service systems for preventing and addressing crimes
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242	235		involving murdered and missing indigenous individuals in the state.
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244	237		Section 2. Section 63I-2-236 is amended to read:
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246	239		63I-2-236 . Repeal dates: Title 36.
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248	241		(1) Section 36-12-8.2, Medical cannabis governance structure working group, is repealed
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250	243		July 1, 2025.
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252	245		(2) Section 36-29-107.5, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force --
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254	247		Creation -- Membership -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Vacancies -- Duties --
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256	249		Interim report, is repealed November 30, 2024.
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258	251		(3) Section 36-29-107.6, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force --
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260	253		Creation -- Membership -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Vacancies -- Duties --
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262	255		Interim Report, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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264	257		[(3)] (4) Section 36-29-109, Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission, is repealed
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266	259		November 30, 2027.
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268	261		[(4)] (5) Section 36-29-110, Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force, is repealed
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270	263		November 30, 2024.
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272	265		Section 3. Effective date.
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275	267		This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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