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H.B. 35 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Amendments: transcript

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Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee, Jan 28, 2026

  1. Committee chair (Sen. Ann Millner)1:23:43

    Um, okay. Representative Monson has House Bill 35 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Amendments, um, and Representative Monson, if you would like to, um, share the data or talk about your bill.

  2. Rep. Logan Monson1:24:02

    Yes. If I can find it here, but I can't. So, um, this is easy. It's an easy bill. So we were working on this during interim. Um, basically what we're doing is we're just extending the date on this, so it's a two year extension. The committee didn't have time to get through the things that they wanted to get through during the time before it sunsetted. So we're just extending that for two years. Two years extension. Yep. Of the Sunset date. Yep. Easy enough. Okay. Alright.

  3. Committee chair (Sen. Ann Millner)1:24:37

    Questions from the committee. Uh, is anyone from the public that would like to speak to this bill? Okay. Uh, anyone online? No. Okay. I'm getting back to the committee. Senator Owens.

  4. Sen. Derrin R. Owens1:24:54

    Thank you Madam Chair. Um, I would move that we favorably recommend to the full body of the Senate House Bill. Uh, remind me of the number. 35. Okay. We have a motion to recommend House Bill 35 to the full body of the Senate.

  5. Committee chair (Sen. Ann Millner)1:25:11

    Um, do I have any discussion to that motion? Seeing none, would you like to sum representative? I'll

  6. Rep. Logan Monson1:25:19

    Waive. Okay.

  7. Committee chair (Sen. Ann Millner)1:25:19

    Waive. Okay. All in favor of passing out house bill. 35 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Amendments to full Senate with a favorable recommendation. Please indicate by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That passes unanimously. Thank you. Thank you very much. And I need one final motion. Motion to adjourn.

  8. Sen. Karen Kwan1:25:41

    I'll, I'll.

House floor, Jan 20, 2026

  1. Reading Clerk1:32:50

    House Bill 35 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Amendments by Representative Monson.

  2. Rep. Logan Monson1:32:57

    Representative Monson. Thank You Mr. Speaker. This bill is pretty straightforward. So, um, the intent of this committee originally was to look at the need, the feasibility and the impact that, um, a, a Bears Ears Visitor Center might have. There was some delays in this happening based on some changes of Monument, um, boundaries. So all we're looking to do is to extend this for another two years. And that is my presentation.

  3. Speaker (presiding)1:33:26

    Thank you, Representative Monson. Discussion to the bill. See none back here. Representative Monson for summation, I'll waive summation has been waived. Voting will now be open on HB 35 on you. Representative Stoddard. Seeing now, president having voted voting is now closed. HB 35 passed this body. 72 yes votes zero, no votes be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

  4. Speaker (presiding)1:34:29

    Kay. Representatives, we're going to hear one more bill and then that'll conclude our floor time. We'll get it out here a few minutes early, uh, this afternoon with that Madam Reading Clerk for items on the House. Third reading calendar,

Senate floor, Feb 4, 2026

  1. Presiding officer27:53

    House Bill 35. House Bill 35 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Amendments. Senator Hinkins. Senator Hinkins, you thought I'd forget you?

  2. Sen. David P. Hinkins28:03

    No, I knew you wouldn't. Uh, thank you Mr. President Pro Temp. Uh, this bill was, uh, recommended by the Economic Development Workforce Service Interim Committee. Uh, it was voted 11 to zero and what the all it does is extends the Sunset on the Bear Ears Visitor Center. I'm not sure if it was because of, uh, trying to find a place for it or if it was a financial issue, but, uh, the Sunset was 2026 and this moves it to 2028. So with that, I'm open to questions.

  3. Presiding officer28:38

    Thank you for that presentation. Is, is there discussion to the bill? Saying none. Senator Hinkins back to You. Call, call the question. And the question is, shall house bill 35 be read for a third time? Roll call vote.

  4. Unknown speaker28:50

    Senator Vickers. Baldy Lewin Aye. Brammer plus Comore. Escamilla Fillmore Aye. Grover Harper. Aye. Hankins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson. Aye. Quan McKay? Aye. Mikel Aye. Milner. Aye. Musselman Owens picture, um, Rebe sandal Aye. Stevenson Aye. Stratton Vickers Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye. Stratton Winterton,

  5. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)29:43

    president Adams House Bill 35, having received 22 Gables, 23 Gables zero Naval six being absent will be read for a third time. Senator Sandall motion,

  6. Sen. Andrew Sandall30:01

    Motion To table, uh, Sunset review or Sunset Review bill. Motion to table on third.

  7. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (presiding)30:09

    Okay. Discussion. That motion? Seeing none. All in favor of tabling On third, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? I'll rule that passes the bill's table on third.