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Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee - January 22, 2026

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Recording 1 Acting Chair Escamilla called the meeting to order at 2:19 p.m. Sen. Pitcher moved to approve the minutes for the March 4, 2025 meeting. S.B. 109 Alienation of Affection Amendments(Weiler, T.) Sen. Weiler presented the bill. Sen. Weiler moved to replace SB0109 with SB0109S01. Marlesse Jones, Director, Victim Services Commission, spoke for the bill. Sen. McKell moved to pass SB0109S01 out favorably. S.B. 161 Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments(Weiler, T.) Sen. Weiler presented the bill. Jennifer Stout, resident, spoke for the bill. Sen. Weiler moved to pass SB0161 out favorably. Chair Weiler assumed the chair. S.B. 134 Appellate Court Amendments(Wilson, C.) Sen. Chris Wilson presented the bill. Sen. McKell moved to replace SB0134 with SB0134S01. Sen. Brammer moved to amend SB0134S01 with Amendment #1. Teneille Brown, law professor, spoke against the bill. Stan Rasmussen, Sutherland Institute, spoke for the bill. Diane Wanamacker, Mormon Women for Ethical Government, spoke against the bill. Kim Cordova, President, Utah State Bar, spoke to the bill. Linda Smith, retired law professor, spoke against the bill. David Connors, retired judge, spoke to the bill. Jacqueline Rosen, attorney, spoke against the bill. Nate Alder, attorney, spoke against the bill. Chase Thomas, Better Utah Institute, spoke against the bill. Freyja Johnson, attorney, spoke against the bill. Naomi Landry, resident, spoke against the bill. Samuel Adams, resident, spoke against the bill. Kim Brown, resident, spoke against the bill. Sen. McKell moved to pass SB0134S01 out favorably. Sen. McKell's motion to pass SB0134S01 out favorably S.B. 136 Enforcement Activities Amendments(Blouin, N.) Sen. Nate Blouin presented the bill. Sen. Escamilla moved to replace SB0136 with SB0136S02. Melanie Monestere, Utah Republican Party, spoke against the bill. Krista Cook, resident, spoke for the bill. Holly Crowley, resident, spoke against the bill. Ella Frandsen, resident, spoke for the bill. Kristin Richey, Eagle Forum, spoke against the bill. Paul Gibbs, resident, spoke for the bill. Tracy Glover, Kane County Sheriff and representing Utah Sheriffs Association and Law Enforcement Legislative Committee, spoke against the bill. Adam, resident, spoke for the bill. Stephen Done, resident, spoke to the bill. TJ Young, resident, spoke for the bill. Andrew Frederick, resident, spoke against the bill. En Canada, resident, spoke for the bill Mike Smith, Utah County Sheriff, spoke against the bill. Kaitlin Hannig, resident, spoke for the bill. Maryanne Christensen, Utah Legislative Watch, spoke against the bill. Jonathan Hymas, resident, spoke for the bill. Seth Stewart, resident, spoke to the bill. Jesse West, Salt Lake County Libertarian Party, spoke for the bill. Melanie Mortensen, resident, spoke against the bill. Jaime Booz, resident, spoke for the bill. Magdeleine Bradford, resident, spoke for the bill. Jackson Green, Declare Emergency, spoke against the bill. Sen. Escamilla moved to pass SB0136 out favorably. Sen. Brammer moved to hold SB0136. The substitute motion Sen. McKell moved to adjourn. Chair Weiler adjourned the meeting at 5:26 p.m.

• S.B. 109 Alienation of Affection Amendments
• S.B. 161 Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments
• S.B. 134 Court Amendments
• S.B. 136 Enforcement Activities Amendments

• MINUTES MINUTES
• S.B. 109 Alienation of Affection Amendments S.B. 109 Alienation of Affection Amendments
• S.B. 161 Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments S.B. 161 Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments
• S.B. 134 Court Amendments S.B. 134 Court Amendments
• S.B. 136 Enforcement Activities Amendments S.B. 136 Enforcement Activities Amendments

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