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S.B. 313 Recidivism Amendments: transcript

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Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee, Feb 24, 2026

  1. Committee chair1:06:29

    Minutes. Okay. Do, do you also have other obligations or No? Okay. Alright. Senator Mikel, you promised to be fast. I

  2. Sen. Michael K. McKell1:06:43

    Will be fast. Um, probably

  3. Committee chair1:06:44

    Be a little faster than some of those horses you own.

  4. Sen. Michael K. McKell1:06:47

    Well, I don't know about that. They're pretty fast.

  5. Sen. Michael K. McKell1:06:49

    So, Carolina Herron is online if there's questions, but recidivism amendments Senate Bill three 13. This is just an amendment to last year's Bill four 12. Um, we are moving the funding from A PNP to UDC because it's a division of UDC, Utah Department of Corrections, and we're also providing a definition of total annual population. This is truly a cleanup bill, um, in, in response to 2022 House bill four 12. With that, I'm open for questions,

  6. Committee chair1:07:22

    Questions for the sponsor? We don't have any questions. Anybody want to testify on this bill for or against it? Raise your hands. Only one, one person scratched their nose, so I don't see any public comments. Okay. We'll close the public hearing and bring it back to the Committee for action. Senator Mikel,

  7. Sen. Michael K. McKell1:07:39

    Thank you. I move this bill, um, receive a favorable recommendation.

  8. Committee chair1:07:43

    All right, we have a motion favorably recommend Senate Bill three 13 recidivism amendments to the floor of the Senate. Discussion to that motion? Seeing none. All in favor say aye. A Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Chair of that passes unanimously. Eight to zero. All right.

House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee, Mar 4, 2026

  1. Committee chair (presiding)38:39

    We're gonna start with Senator Mikhail recidivism amendments, uh, SB three 13. You're on, Senator. We're good.

  2. Sen. Michael K. McKell38:52

    I walked into the right time. Uh, just a straightforward cleanup bill from the past. I'm not aware of any opposition. Um, AP and P right now is a division of UDC, and we're gonna take, we're gonna take that budget, put it under UDC. This, this is a cleanup from Bill that was run in the past. And this bill also creates, creates a better definition for average daily population and clarify some of those things in the code. But that's what it, that's what it does. This is a straightforward bill, kind of came out, came out late 'cause I didn't prioritize it. So that's what we've got.

  3. Committee chair (presiding)39:23

    Great. Thank you. Does that conclude your presentation? Yes. Okay. We'll bring it to the committee for clarifying questions. Seeing none will go to the public. Anybody from the public that would like to speak to this bill. Okay. Anybody want Seeing none will bring it back to the committee for a further discussion in action. Representative Dunnigan, sorry. There you there. Okay. There You go. Thank you.

  4. Rep. James A. Dunnigan39:59

    I move that we recommend favorable Senate Bill three 13.

  5. Committee chair (presiding)40:03

    Okay. We have a motion to, uh, move with favorable recommendation, SB three 13 recidivism amendments. Go to the, uh, sponsor. Do you wanna speak to it? No. No. Okay. Me too. Okay. We'll, uh, any discussion by the committee Representative Burton?

  6. Rep. Burton40:27

    Thank you, Mr. Chair. I support this motion and I'm, I'm really, uh, like this bill, we, we tried for some time to get a good, solid definition of recidivism and on line 55 to 57. I appreciate the work done there and, uh, support this bill going forward.

  7. Committee chair (presiding)40:42

    Great. Thank you. Okay, we'll go to the sponsor. I'm gonna waive And to the maker of the motion waive. All right. The, uh, motion is to pass for the favorable recommendation SB three 13 recidivism amendments. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay.

  8. Rep. James A. Dunnigan41:00

    That bill passes. Mr. Chair have a question. Is, is there a reason we cannot put this on consent? And have we been told we cannot add to consent?

  9. Unknown speaker41:08speaker not certain

    Uh, not that I've heard It's read in today. It should come up Friday. I'm sorry If it's read in today, it should come up Friday. It's pretty straightforward.

  10. Committee chair (presiding)41:17

    Okay. He's double checking.

  11. Rep. James A. Dunnigan41:19

    Yeah, double check. But I, I'd support that. That'd be great. Thank you. That'll save you a Tyler Clancy speech. No, I'm just kidding. Has to be before day 41. What day are we on? Uh, we're too late. Alright. Okay, Try. Thank you though. Thank you.

  12. Committee chair (presiding)41:36

    Okay. Thank you Senator. Senator Weiler, come on up.

  13. Sen. Todd Weiler41:41

    I think you guys should put it on consent and then whoever's here next Saturday or Monday could vote for it. So he didn't hear me. I like that Idea. Yeah.

  14. Committee chair (presiding)41:51

    Okay. Uh, Senator Weiler, we have you here for, uh,

Senate floor, Mar 2, 2026

  1. Senate presiding officer1:03:09

    Looking for questions to the bill? Say none. Senator, going to you for a motion.

  2. Sen. Michael K. McKell1:03:14

    Thank you. I move that this bill be read for a third time. Thank

  3. Senate presiding officer1:03:17

    You. And the question is, shall Senate bill three 13 be read a third time roll call

  4. Senate clerk (roll call)1:03:21

    Vote. Senator Vickers Spery Lewin b Brammer Bus Comore Escamilla Fillmore Spery Aye. Fillmore Aye. Kroger Aye. Harper Aye. Hankins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson. Aye. K. Juab McKay Mikel Aye. Milner Mussman Aye. Owens Mitch Lum. Rebe Aye. Sandal Aye. Stevenson Stratton Aye. Bickers Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye. Senate

  5. Senate presiding officer1:04:07

    Bill three 13, having received 25 yay votes, zero na zero nay votes, four being absent shall be read A third time

  6. Senate presiding officer1:04:23

    Senator Weiler.

  7. Sen. Todd Weiler1:04:24

    Senator Weiler. Thank you Mr. President Pro Tem. Uh, Mr. President, um,

Senate floor, Mar 3, 2026

  1. Senate President (presiding)1:15:51

    and going to you for action.

  2. Sen. Michael K. McKell1:15:52

    Thank you. I move that this bill pass.

  3. Senate President (presiding)1:15:54

    Thank you. The question is, shall Senate Bill three 13 passed? Roll call Vote. Senator Vickers Derry Lewin Aye. Brammer Bus Comore Escamilla Fillmore Grover Harper Kins Ipson a Johnson k Juab McKay, Mikel Aye. Milner. Good morning. Owens Pitcher. Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton Vickers Weiler Wilson Winterton, president Adams Aye. Senate Bill three 13, having received 28 yay votes, his zero nay votes, one being absent passes his body will be sent to the house for their consideration.

House floor, Mar 6, 2026

  1. Unknown speaker2:19:45speaker not certain

    Senate Bill three 13 Recidivism Amendments by Senator Mikel. This bill was heard in Business and Labor with the vote of 13 0 3. The House sponsors Representative Clancy.

  2. Speaker (presiding)2:19:54

    Representative Clancy.

  3. Rep. Tyler Clancy2:19:55

    Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is a technical cleanup from last year's, uh, changes where the reimbursement, um, for, uh, probation parole has been going to AP and P. The correct, uh, verbiage is to go to Utah Department of Corrections. This is solely a technical cleanup to a bill that the good senator from Spanish Fork ran last year. Thank you Mr. Speaker.

  4. Speaker (presiding)2:20:16

    Thank you, representative discussion to the bill. Seeing none. Back to your Representative, Clancy for summation.

  5. Rep. Tyler Clancy2:20:27

    Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll wave voting

  6. Speaker (presiding)2:20:28

    Or voting will now be open on SB three 13. Seeing all present, having voted voting is now closed. SB three 13 passes by a 62 yes votes. One no vote and be sent to the Senate for the signature or sent to the signed by speaker sent to the Senate for the signature of the president. Madam Reading Clerk