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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers are scheduled to discuss several gun-related measures in committee on Monday, including requiring universal background checks for the sale of any firearm and making it a criminal offense if a weapon is not stored properly.
Members of the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee are scheduled to discuss HB109, requiring universal background checks for the purchase of a firearm, during its 4 p.m. meeting.
The same panel’s agenda also includes HB271, which would declare firearm regulation to be a state function, preventing cities or counties from imposing restrictions on weapons.
Meanwhile, members of the House Judiciary Committee will look at HB136, which makes it a criminal offense if a gun is stored in a place that the firearm owner knows or has reason to believe a minor or person legally restricted from possessing a firearm has access to and a person is injured by the weapon. It would also require a gun dealer to post written notice of possible prosecution for negligent storage.
The committee is also scheduled to discuss HB115, which provides for circumstances under which a firearm owner can be held liable for damage caused by another individual’s use of the weapon.
Other bills of note before committees:
• The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee will get its chance to discuss SB102, which reduces the crime of bigamy to an infraction.
• Members of the Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee will take up HB183, which requires the Driver License Division to provide on each application for a driver’s license or ID card information regarding the disclosure of personal identifying information and offers an opt-out option of certain disclosures to the University of Utah for data collection in relation to genetic and epidemiologic research.
• The House Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee is discussing SB96, which creates and Emerging Technology Talent Initiative to be overseen by the Utah State Board of Regents. It asks for $5 million to create a process to identify and fund training to keep up with emerging technologies.
• Members of the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee are hearing SB83 that allows political candidates to obtain information from a voter registration record.
