02-03 13:56 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 271
Matt MacPherson proposes the following substitute bill:
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Meeting or Procession Disruption Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson
Senate Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill modifies the criminal offense concerning disrupting a meeting or procession.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ modifies the criminal offense concerning disrupting a meeting or procession;
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▸ adds a coordination clause between this bill and H.B. 21, Criminal Code Recodification
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and Cross References, to provide that the changes to Section 76-9-103 in this bill will
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supersede the changes to that section in H.B. 21; and
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▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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This bill provides a coordination clause.
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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76-9-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 196
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Utah Code Sections affected by Coordination Clause:
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76-9-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 196
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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The following section is affected by a coordination clause at the end of this bill.
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Section 1. Section 76-9-103 is amended to read:
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76-9-103 . Disrupting a meeting or procession.
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(1) [A person is guilty of ] Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
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(2) An actor commits disrupting a meeting or procession if[, intending to prevent or disrupt
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a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, he obstructs or interferes with] the actor,
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acting intentionally or knowingly, prevents or substantially obstructs or disrupts a lawful
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meeting, procession, or gathering by[ physical action, verbal utterance, or any other
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means.] :
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(a)(i) using force, violence, or the threat of violence; or
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(ii) engaging in another unlawful act, if the penalty for the unlawful act is a class B
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misdemeanor or higher;
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(b) interfering with or preventing the ingress or egress to the physical facility where the
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meeting, procession, or gathering is taking place, including through the use of
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threatening language or actions that would put a reasonable person in fear of entering
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or leaving the location; or
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(c) denying the use of the property or facility where the meeting, procession, or
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gathering is taking place through the use of excessive sound.
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[(2)] (3) [Disrupting a meeting or procession] A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B
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misdemeanor.
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Section 2. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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Section 3. Coordinating H.B. 271 with H.B. 21.
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If H.B. 271, Meeting or Procession Disruption Amendments, and H.B. 21, Criminal
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Code Recodification and Cross References, both pass and become law, the Legislature intends
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that, on May 7, 2025, the amendments to Section 76-9-103 in H.B. 271 supersede the
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amendments to Section 76-9-103 in H.B. 21.
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