Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 162 (2016GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Van Tassell, K.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2016

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Gary R. Herbert

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• adds a member of the Native American community to the Utah Council on Victims of Crime.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

This document includes Senate Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 11:20 AM by lpoole.
CRIME VICTIMS COUNCIL AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell
House Sponsor: 
 Jack R. Draxler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill adds a Native American representative to the Utah Council on Victims of
Crime.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ adds a member of the Native American community to the Utah Council on Victims
of Crime.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63M-7-601
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 131
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63M-7-601
 is amended to read:
63M-7-601.
Creation -- Members -- Chair.
(1) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Council on Victims of Crime.
(2) The Utah Council on Victims of Crime shall be composed of [
] 
 voting
members as follows:
(a) a representative of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice appointed by
the executive director;
(b) a representative of the Department of Corrections appointed by the executive
director;
(c) a representative of the Board of Pardons and Parole appointed by the chair;
(d) a representative of the Department of Public Safety appointed by the commissioner;
(e) a representative of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services appointed by the
director;
(f) a representative of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime appointed by the director;
(g) a representative of the Office of the Attorney General appointed by the attorney
general;
(h) a representative of the United States Attorney for the district of Utah appointed by
the United States Attorney;
(i) a representative of Utah's Native American community appointed by the director of
the Division of Indian Affairs
Ŝ→ 
after input from federally recognized tribes in Utah
 ←Ŝ
;
[
(i)
] 
(j)
 a professional or volunteer working in the area of violence against women and
families appointed by the governor;
[
(j)
] 
(k)
 the chair of each judicial district's victims' rights committee;
[
(k)
] 
(l)
 the following members appointed to serve four-year terms:
(i) a representative of the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys appointed by that
association;
(ii) a representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association appointed by the president
of that association;
(iii) a representative of the Utah Sheriffs' Association appointed by the president of that
association;
(iv) a representative of a Children's Justice Center appointed by the Advisory Board on
Children's Justice; and
(v) a citizen representative appointed by the governor; and
[
(l)
] 
(m)
 the following members appointed by the members in Subsections (2)(a)
through (2)(k) to serve four-year terms:
(i) an individual who works professionally with victims of crime; and
(ii) a victim of crime.
(3) The council shall annually elect one member to serve as chair.
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