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Utah House Bill HB0271

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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1-02-03 13:56 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 271
2-Matt MacPherson proposes the following substitute bill:
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43 Meeting or Procession Disruption Amendments
54 2025 GENERAL SESSION
65 STATE OF UTAH
76 Chief Sponsor: Matt MacPherson
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10+LONG TITLE
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12+General Description:
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14+This bill modifies the criminal offense concerning disrupting a meeting or procession.
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16+Highlighted Provisions:
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18+This bill:
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20+▸ modifies the criminal offense concerning disrupting a meeting or procession; and
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22+▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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24+Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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26+None
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28+Other Special Clauses:
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30+None
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32+Utah Code Sections Affected:
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34+AMENDS:
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36+76-9-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 196
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12-LONG TITLE
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14-General Description:
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16-This bill modifies the criminal offense concerning disrupting a meeting or procession.
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18-Highlighted Provisions:
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20-This bill:
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22-▸ modifies the criminal offense concerning disrupting a meeting or procession;
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24-▸ adds a coordination clause between this bill and H.B. 21, Criminal Code Recodification
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26-and Cross References, to provide that the changes to Section 76-9-103 in this bill will
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28-supersede the changes to that section in H.B. 21; and
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30-▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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32-Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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34-None
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36-Other Special Clauses:
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38-This bill provides a coordination clause.
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40-Utah Code Sections Affected:
40+Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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42-AMENDS:
42+Section 1. Section 76-9-103 is amended to read:
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44-76-9-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 196
44+76-9-103 . Disrupting a meeting or procession.
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46-Utah Code Sections affected by Coordination Clause:
46+(1) [A person is guilty of ] Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
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48-76-9-103, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 196
48+(2) An actor commits disrupting a meeting or procession if[, intending to prevent or disrupt
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50+a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, he obstructs or interferes with] the actor,
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52-Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
52+acting intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly, prevents or substantially obstructs or
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54-The following section is affected by a coordination clause at the end of this bill.
54+disrupts a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering by[ physical action, verbal utterance,
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56-Section 1. Section 76-9-103 is amended to read:
56+or any other means.] :
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58-76-9-103 . Disrupting a meeting or procession.
58+(a)(i) using force, violence, or the threat of violence; or
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60-(1) [A person is guilty of ] Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section.
60+(ii) engaging in another unlawful act, if the penalty for the unlawful act is a class B
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62-(2) An actor commits disrupting a meeting or procession if[, intending to prevent or disrupt
62+misdemeanor or higher;
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64-a lawful meeting, procession, or gathering, he obstructs or interferes with] the actor,
65-1st Sub. H.B. 271 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 271 02-03 13:56
64+(b) interfering with or preventing the ingress or egress to the physical facility where the
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67-acting intentionally or knowingly, prevents or substantially obstructs or disrupts a lawful
66+meeting, procession, or gathering is taking place, including through the use of H.B. 271 01-20 11:44
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69-meeting, procession, or gathering by[ physical action, verbal utterance, or any other
68+threatening language or actions that would put a reasonable person in fear of entering
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71-means.] :
70+or leaving the location; or
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73-(a)(i) using force, violence, or the threat of violence; or
72+(c) denying the use of the property or facility where the meeting, procession, or
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75-(ii) engaging in another unlawful act, if the penalty for the unlawful act is a class B
74+gathering is taking place through the use of excessive sound.
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77-misdemeanor or higher;
76+[(2)] (3) [Disrupting a meeting or procession] A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B
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79-(b) interfering with or preventing the ingress or egress to the physical facility where the
78+misdemeanor.
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81-meeting, procession, or gathering is taking place, including through the use of
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83-threatening language or actions that would put a reasonable person in fear of entering
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85-or leaving the location; or
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87-(c) denying the use of the property or facility where the meeting, procession, or
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89-gathering is taking place through the use of excessive sound.
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91-[(2)] (3) [Disrupting a meeting or procession] A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B
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93-misdemeanor.
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95-Section 2. Effective Date.
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9782 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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99-Section 3. Coordinating H.B. 271 with H.B. 21.
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101- If H.B. 271, Meeting or Procession Disruption Amendments, and H.B. 21, Criminal
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103-Code Recodification and Cross References, both pass and become law, the Legislature intends
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105-that, on May 7, 2025, the amendments to Section 76-9-103 in H.B. 271 supersede the
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107-amendments to Section 76-9-103 in H.B. 21.
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