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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton speaks on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton listens to Jeff Netto, a fellow victim, testify on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton after speaking on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton speaks after testifying on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. At right is Sen. Michael McKell, R-Spanish Fork.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jeff Netto embraces his mother, Robyn Fairfield, after testifying in support of SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton speaks on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton bumps elbows with Sen. Michael McKell, R-Spanish Fork, after a vote on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton acknowledges thanks from Sen. Derek Kitchen, D-Salt Lake City, after speaking on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) COVID spacing in preparation for hearing on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton speaks after testifying on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton after speaking on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton speaks after testifying on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. At right is Sen. Michael McKell, R-Spanish Fork.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton recounts her experiences as a teenager at Provo Canyon School during a hearing on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Michael McKell, R-Spanish Fork, speaks on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Caroline Lorson speaks on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton after speaking on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Jessica Miller

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton after speaking on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jeff Netto speaks on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, hearing on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton recounts her experiences as a teenager at Provo Canyon School during a hearing on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Paris Hilton recounts her experiences as a teenager at Provo Canyon School during a hearing on SB-127 to the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Standing Committee in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.