Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah House Bill HB0125 Compare Versions

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1	1	01-07 16:02 H.B. 125
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3	3	Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Amendments
4	4	2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	5	STATE OF UTAH
6	6	Chief Sponsor: Angela Romero
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10	10	LONG TITLE
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12	12	General Description:
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14	14	This bill reestablishes the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Task Force.
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16	16	Highlighted Provisions:
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18	18	This bill:
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20	20	▸ defines terms;
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22	22	▸ reestablishes the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force, with the
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24	24	membership consisting of nine members from government and community organizations;
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26	26	▸ requires that any vacancy in the task force be filled in the same manner as the original
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28	28	appointment;
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30	30	▸ designates the appointees from the Senate and House of Representatives as the cochairs
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32	32	of the task force;
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34	34	▸ establishes that a quorum of the task force consists of five members and that majority
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36	36	action of the quorum is required for task force decisions;
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38	38	▸ establishes compensation requirements for both legislator members and non-legislator
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40	40	members of the task force;
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42	42	▸ requires that the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel provide staff
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44	44	support to the task force;
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46	46	▸ provides for the responsibilities of the task force;
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48	48	▸ provides that the task force must report its findings to the Law Enforcement and Criminal
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50	50	Justice Interim Committee; and
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52	52	▸ provides for the repeal of the task force.
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54	54	Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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56	56	None
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58	58	Other Special Clauses:
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60	60	None
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62	62	Utah Code Sections Affected:
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64	64	AMENDS:
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66	66	63I-2-236, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5 H.B. 125 01-07 16:02
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68	68	ENACTS:
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70	70	36-29-107.6, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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74	74	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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76	76	Section 1. Section 36-29-107.6 is enacted to read:
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78	78	36-29-107.6 . Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force -- Creation
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80	80	-- Membership -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Vacancies -- Duties -- Interim
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82	82	report.
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84	84	(1) As used in this section, "task force" means the Murdered and Missing Indigenous
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86	86	Relatives Task Force created in Subsection (2).
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88	88	(2) There is created the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force consisting
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90	90	of the following nine members:
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92	92	(a) one member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate;
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94	94	(b) one member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House
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96	96	of Representatives;
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98	98	(c) the following three members, appointed jointly by the president of the Senate and the
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100	100	speaker of the House of Representatives:
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102	102	(i) a member of a nonprofit organization primarily serving Utah's Native American
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104	104	community;
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106	106	(ii) a representative of a Utah Native American tribe; and
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108	108	(iii) a representative of a victim advocate organization servicing Utah's Native
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110	110	American population;
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112	112	(d) the director of the Division of Indian Affairs, or the director's designee;
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114	114	(e) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services, or the
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116	116	executive director's designee;
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118	118	(f) the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee; and
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120	120	(g) the commissioner of public safety for the Department of Public Safety, or the
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122	122	commissioner's designee.
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124	124	(3) A vacancy in a position appointed under Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c) shall be filled by
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126	126	appointing a replacement member in the same manner as the member creating the
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128	128	vacancy was appointed under Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c).
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130	130	(4)(a) The member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (2)(a) is a cochair of the
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132	132	task force.
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134	134	(b) The member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(b) is a
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137	137	cochair of the task force.
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139	139	(5)(a) A quorum consists of five members.
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141	141	(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
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143	143	(6)(a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall
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145	145	be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5,
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147	147	Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.
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149	149	(b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator:
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151	151	(i) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service associated with
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153	153	the task force; and
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155	155	(ii) may receive per diem and travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force
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157	157	at the rates the Division of Finance establishes in accordance with:
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159	159	(A) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
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161	161	(B) rules the Division of Finance makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
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163	163	Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to carry out the provisions of Sections
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165	165	63A-1-106 and 63A-3-107.
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167	167	(7) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to
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169	169	the task force.
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171	171	(8) The task force shall:
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173	173	(a) conduct appropriate consultations with tribal governments on the scope and nature of
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175	175	the issues regarding murdered and missing indigenous individuals;
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177	177	(b) develop model protocols and procedures to apply to new and unsolved cases of
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179	179	murdered or missing indigenous individuals, including the best practices for:
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181	181	(i) improving the way law enforcement investigators and prosecutors respond to the
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183	183	high volume of the cases and to the investigative challenges that might be
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185	185	presented in cases involving female victims;
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187	187	(ii) collecting and sharing data among various jurisdictions and law enforcement
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189	189	agencies; and
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191	191	(iii) better using existing criminal databases;
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193	193	(c) seek input from multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional persons, including
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195	195	representatives from tribal law enforcement and federal agencies, about how to
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197	197	review cold cases involving murdered and missing indigenous individuals; and
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199	199	(d) address the need for greater clarity concerning roles, authorities, and jurisdiction
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201	201	throughout the life cycle of cases involving murdered and missing indigenous
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203	203	individuals, by discussing:
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206	206	(i) best practices in cases involving murdered and missing indigenous individuals,
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208	208	including best practices related to communication with affected families from
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210	210	initiation of an investigation through case resolution or closure; and
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212	212	(ii) education programs and outreach campaigns to communities that are most
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214	214	affected by crime resulting in murdered and missing indigenous individuals, that
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216	216	help to identify and reduce the crime that results in murdered and missing
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218	218	indigenous individuals.
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220	220	(9)(a) On or before September 30, 2026, the task force shall provide a report to the Law
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222	222	Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee.
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224	224	(b) The report described in Subsection (9)(a) shall include a summary of the task force's
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226	226	findings under Subsection (8) and recommendations for improvements to the
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228	228	criminal justice and social service systems for preventing and addressing crimes
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230	230	involving murdered and missing indigenous individuals in the state.
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232	232	Section 2. Section 63I-2-236 is amended to read:
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234	234	63I-2-236 . Repeal dates: Title 36.
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236	236	(1) Section 36-12-8.2, Medical cannabis governance structure working group, is repealed
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238	238	July 1, 2025.
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240	240	(2) Section 36-29-107.5, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force --
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242	242	Creation -- Membership -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Vacancies -- Duties --
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244	244	Interim report, is repealed November 30, 2024.
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246	246	(3) Section 36-29-107.6, Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force --
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248	248	Creation -- Membership -- Quorum -- Compensation -- Staff -- Vacancies -- Duties --
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250	250	Interim Report, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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252	252	[(3)] (4) Section 36-29-109, Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission, is repealed
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254	254	November 30, 2027.
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256	256	[(4)] (5) Section 36-29-110, Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force, is repealed
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258	258	November 30, 2024.
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260	260	Section 3. Effective date.
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262	262	This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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