Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 415 First Substitute (2022GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Handy, S.

Final action

House/ filed 3/4/2022

Outcome

Failed / filed without passage

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• creates the offense of assault or threat of violence against a transit worker; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

TRANSIT WORKER SAFETY AMENDMENTS
GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stephen G. Handy
Senate Sponsor: 
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LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill concerns the offense of assault or threat of violence against a transit worker.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
▸ defines terms;
▸ creates the offense of assault or threat of violence against a transit worker; and
▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a coordination clause.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
76-5-102.10
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
76-5-102.10
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 
76-5-102.10
 is enacted to read:
 76-5-102.10.
Assault or threat of violence against a transit worker.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Assault" means an offense under Section 
76-5-102
.
(b) "Public transit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
17B-2a-802
.
(c) "Public transit district" means the same as that term is defined in Section
17B-2a-802
.
(d) "Public transit provider" means:
(i) a public transit district; or
(ii) a political subdivision that provides public transit.
(e) "Threat of violence" means an offense under Section 
76-5-107
.
(f) "Transit worker" means an individual:
(i) employed by a public transit provider to transport passengers; or
(ii) employed by, or an independent contractor for, an entity that contracts with a public
transit provider to transport passengers.
(2) An actor commits assault or threat of violence against a transit worker if:
(a) the actor commits an assault or threat of violence against a transit worker;
(b) the actor has knowledge that the transit worker is a transit worker; and
(c) the transit worker is acting within the scope of the transit worker's authority as a
transit worker.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.
Section 2. 
 Coordinating H.B. 415 with S.B. 123 -- Technical amendment.
If this H.B. 415 and S.B. 123, Criminal Code Recodification, both pass and become
law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and General
Counsel prepare the Utah Code database for publication by amending Subsection
76-5-102.10
(1) to read:
"(1) (a) As used in this section:
(i) "Assault" means an offense under Section 
76-5-102
.
(ii) "Public transit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
17B-2a-802
.
(iii) "Public transit district" means the same as that term is defined in Section
17B-2a-802
.
(iv) "Public transit provider" means:
(A) a public transit district; or
(B) a political subdivision that provides public transit.
(v) "Threat of violence" means an offense under Section 
76-5-107
.
(vi) "Transit worker" means an individual:
(A) employed by a public transit provider to transport passengers; or
(B) employed by, or an independent contractor for, an entity that contracts with a
public transit provider to transport passengers.
(b) The terms defined in Section 
76-1-101.5
 apply to this section.".