Text of UT HB 127 (2024)
Victim Targeting Reporting
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H.B. 127
LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL
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H.B. 127
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BIAS INCIDENT REPORTING
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2024 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens
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Senate Sponsor: ____________
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill creates the bias incident hotline program.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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directs the Department of Public Safety to create the bias incident hotline program;
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directs the Management Information Services Division to operate the bias incident
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hotline program; and
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makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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53-1-304, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 234
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ENACTS:
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53-1-305, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 53-1-304 is amended to read:
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53-1-304. Division duties.
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The division shall:
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(1) provide technical support for the department's various computer systems, including
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computer software, hardware, and networking support;
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(2) provide access to the National Crime Information Center, National Law
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Enforcement Telecommunication System, which provides electronic mail messaging
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capabilities to law enforcement agencies throughout the nation, and to National Commercial
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Driver License Information;
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(3) create information systems for public safety information;
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(4) provide programming support as required by the department;
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(5) design systems and programs to maximize the efficiency of the department;
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(6) provide law enforcement officers and criminal justice agencies access to public
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safety information that will assist in protecting the public;
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(7) operate the bias incident hotline program described in Section 53-1-305; and
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[(7)] (8) other duties as assigned by the commissioner.
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Section 2. Section 53-1-305 is enacted to read:
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53-1-305. Bias incident hotline program.
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a) "Bias incident" means a hostile expression of animus by an individual toward
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another individual that:
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(i) does not rise to the level of a criminal offense; and
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(ii) is motivated by a bias against a race, a religion, an ethnic or national origin group, a
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sexual orientation group, or a disability.
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(b) "National Incident-Based Reporting System" means the system operated by the
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Bureau of Justice established in 34 U.S.C. Sec. 10132.
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(c) "Utah 211" means the designated 211 service provider created in Section
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62A-17-104.
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(2) The department shall:
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(a) coordinate with Utah 211 to establish a hotline for the reporting of a bias incident;
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(b) create an online form for the reporting of a bias incident that:
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(i) follows the format used by the National Incident-Based Reporting System; and
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(ii) refers an individual who completes the form to Utah 211; and
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(c) collect and publicly report on the department's website anonymized data collected
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under this section.
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Section 3. Effective date.
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This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.