Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

S.B. 159 (2021GS)

Sponsor

Sen. Anderegg, J.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/17/2021

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to assemble a panel of professionals and experts to study and make recommendations regarding the collection and management of public safety data throughout the state;
• requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to report on the panel's findings and recommendations to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
• provides a repeal date.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jacob L. Anderegg
House Sponsor: 
Paul Ray
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses issues with the collection and sharing of law enforcement data.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to assemble a panel
of professionals and experts to study and make recommendations regarding the
collection and management of public safety data throughout the state;
▸ requires the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to report on the
panel's findings and recommendations to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Interim Committee; and
▸ provides a repeal date.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63I-2-263
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Fifth Special Session, Chapter 12
ENACTS:
63M-7-217
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
63I-2-263
 is amended to read:
63I-2-263.
Repeal dates, Title 63A to Title 63N.
(1) On July 1, 2020:
(a) Subsection 
63A-1-203
(5)(a)(i) is repealed; and
(b) in Subsection 
63A-1-203
(5)(a)(ii), the language that states "appointed on or after
May 8, 2018," is repealed.
(2) Section 
63A-3-111
 is repealed June 30, 2021.
(3) Title 63C, Chapter 19, Higher Education Strategic Planning Commission is
repealed July 1, 2021.
(4) Title 63C, Chapter 22, Digital Wellness, Citizenship, and Safe Technology
Commission is repealed July 1, 2023.
(5) The following sections regarding the World War II Memorial Commission are
repealed on July 1, 2022:
(a) Section 
63G-1-801
;
(b) Section 
63G-1-802
;
(c) Section 
63G-1-803
; and
(d) Section 
63G-1-804
.
(6) Subsections 
63G-6a-802
(1)(d) and 
63G-6a-802
(3)(b)(iii), regarding a procurement
relating to a vice presidential debate, are repealed January 1, 2021.
(7) In relation to the State Fair Park Committee, on January 1, 2021:
(a) Section 
63H-6-104.5
 is repealed; and
(b) Subsections 
63H-6-104
(8) and (9) are repealed.
(8) Section 
63H-7a-303
 is repealed July 1, 2024.
(9) Subsection 
63J-1-206
(3)(c), relating to coronavirus, is repealed July 1, 2021.
(10) In relation to the Employability to Careers Program Board, on July 1, 2022:
(a) Subsection 
63J-1-602.1
(57) is repealed;
(b) Subsection 
63J-4-301
(1)(h), related to the review of data and metrics, is repealed;
and
(c) Title 63J, Chapter 4, Part 7, Employability to Careers Program, is repealed.
(11) Title 63M, Chapter 4, Part 8, Voluntary Home Energy Information Pilot Program
Act, is repealed January 1, 2022.
(12) Sections 
63M-7-213
 and 
63M-7-213.5
 are repealed on January 1, 2023.
(13) Section 
63M-7-217
 is repealed on July 1, 2022.
[
(13)
] 
(14)
 Subsection 
63N-12-508
(3) is repealed December 31, 2021.
[
(14)
] 
(15)
 Title 63N, Chapter 13, Part 3, Facilitating Public-Private Partnerships Act,
is repealed January 1, 2024.
[
(15)
] 
(16)
 Title 63N, Chapter 15, COVID-19 Economic Recovery Programs, is
repealed December 31, 2021.
Section 2. Section 
63M-7-217
 is enacted to read:
 63M-7-217.
Public safety data collection.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
created in Section 
63M-7-201
.
(b) "Committee" means the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee.
(c) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission appointed
under Section 
63M-7-203
.
(d) "Records system" means a records management system that is used to create, store,
retrieve, retain, archive, or view information, records, documents, or files pertaining to public
safety.
(2) The commission shall assemble a panel of professionals and experts in the areas of
law enforcement, public safety, records management technology, and county and municipal
government.
(3) Under the direction of the executive director or the executive director's designee,
the panel described in Subsection (2) shall study and make recommendations regarding:
(a) the various records systems that are being used by public safety entities throughout
the state;
(b) the data that public safety entities are collecting throughout the state and what data
should be collected to inform public safety policymaking decisions and achieve the goals of the
Justice Reinvestment Initiative;
(c) possible ways to connect the various records systems used throughout the state so
that public safety data can be shared between public safety entities and with policymakers;
(d) possible statewide policies for public safety data collection, including a uniform
data coding system;
(e) the estimated cost of implementing the options identified by the panel under
Subsections (3)(b) through (d); and
(f) a projected timeline for implementing the options identified by the panel under
Subsections (3)(b) through (d).
(4) On or before the November 2021 interim meeting, the commission shall provide a
report to the committee that includes the findings and recommendations of the panel described
in Subsection (3).