Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 106 (2021GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Thatcher, D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• requires the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to establish statewide minimum use of force standards and consider changes to the standards based on an annual review; and
• requires peace officers and law enforcement agencies to comply with and enforce the statewide minimum use of force standards.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

USE OF FORCE AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Daniel W. Thatcher
House Sponsor: 
Sandra Hollins
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses statewide use of force standards for peace officers.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ requires the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council to establish statewide
minimum use of force standards and consider changes to the standards based on an
annual review; and
▸ requires peace officers and law enforcement agencies to comply with and enforce
the statewide minimum use of force standards.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
53-6-107
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 35
ENACTS:
53-6-109
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
53-6-107
 is amended to read:
53-6-107.
General duties of council.
(1) The council shall:
(a) advise the director regarding:
(i) the approval, certification, or revocation of certification of any certified academy
established in the state;
(ii) minimum courses of study, attendance requirements, and the equipment and
facilities to be required at a certified academy;
(iii) minimum qualifications for instructors at a certified academy;
(iv) the minimum basic training requirements that peace officers shall complete before
receiving certification;
(v) the minimum basic training requirements that dispatchers shall complete before
receiving certification; and
(vi) categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and
minimum courses of study and attendance requirements for the categories or classifications;
(b) recommend that studies, surveys, or reports, or all of them be made by the director
concerning the implementation of the objectives and purposes of this chapter;
(c) make recommendations and reports to the commissioner and governor from time to
time;
[
(d) perform other acts as necessary to carry out the duties of the council in this
chapter; and
]
[
(e)
] 
(d)
 choose from the sanctions to be imposed against certified peace officers as
provided in Section 
53-6-211
, and dispatchers as provided in Section 
53-6-309
[
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]
;
(e) establish minimum use of force standards for all peace officers in the state and
annually review and update the standards based on the most current information and best
practices; and
(f) perform other acts as necessary to carry out the duties of the council in this chapter.
(2) The council may approve special function officers for membership in the Public
Safety Retirement System in accordance with Sections 
49-14-201
 and 
49-15-201
.
Section 2. Section 
53-6-109
 is enacted to read:
 53-6-109.
Mandatory compliance with minimum use of force standards.
Peace officers and the agencies that employ peace officers shall comply with, and
enforce compliance with, the minimum use of force standards described in Subsection
53-6-107
(1)(e).