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SALT LAKE CITY Two bills with broader checks and transparency for police hit roadblocks Thursday, but others with more tempered approaches are advancing through the Utah Legislature.
The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee held HB74, which would allow cities to create their own elected police oversight boards, and HB133, requiring release of body camera footage of incidents that result in death or bodily injury or whenever an officer fires a gun within 10 days.
But that same committee voted to favorably move to the full chamber several other more measured police reform bills, including SB38, which would require annual certification of police K-9s and their handlers, and HB59, which would criminally punish officers, prosecutors or others taking part of an investigation if they improperly share intimate images a bill inspired by former University of Utah police officer who showed explicit photos of slain student Lauren McCluskey to fellow officers.
Two police reform bills dealing with civilian review boards and bodycam footage stall
Utah lawmakers are expected to debate dozens of police bills this session after a summer of protests against police violence.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Police officers warn protesters that they will be arrested if they come any closer on 1300 East, during the Vice Presidential debate, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. On Thursday, two police reform bills sponsored by a Democrat lawmaker stalled during their first hearings before the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee. | Updated: Feb. 6, 2021, 2:18 a.m.
So far, a few bills have inched along with little opposition, such as legislation that would require data collection for times when police use force, as well as a bill that would require officers to undergo annual training on how to deal with people who have mental health issues.