S.B. 108 Online Marketplace Amendments

What this bill does

The bill would bar Utah cities from regulating online marketplace platforms, such as ride-hailing, short-term rental, and delivery apps, as part of transactions on them, setting one statewide standard. Cities would still be able to regulate the hosts, sellers, drivers, and users of those platforms, including traffic, zoning, and illegal activity rules.

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• 5 yes, 0 no, 3 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to change the bill · Jan 26, 2026Who voted how
• 6 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Business and Labor Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 26, 2026Who voted how
• 26 yes, 3 noFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 6, 2026Who voted how
• 23 yes, 3 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 9, 2026Who voted how
• 11 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 17, 2026Who voted how
• 66 yes, 1 no, 8 absentFinal House vote · Feb 19, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Jan 21, 2026 Senate Business and Labor Committee
• Jan 26, 2026 Senate Business and Labor Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (27 turns)

  1. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:40:31

     Senate Bill 1 0 8 Online Marketplace Amendments. Senator, you have a substitute online? Uh,

  2. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore2:40:37

     I do. Do you mind moving it? It represents consensus language or at least the, uh, 10 o'clock this morning. Consensus language from the parties involved in this.

  3. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:40:46

     Thank you. Okay. Um, can we get a motion? Uh, Senator Weiler.

  4. Sen. Todd Weiler2:40:53

     So moved. Motion before us is to do, we entitled Body Senate Bill 1 0 8. Replace it with the first substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8.

  5. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:41:00

     Any discussion to that motion? Seeing none. Senator Weiler, do you wanna tell us a little bit about the substitute? Oh,

  6. Sen. Todd Weiler2:41:05

     Yeah, I, well shoot in the interest of time, I'm just gonna let Senator Fillmore do that.

  7. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:41:10

     Okay. Okay. Senator Fillmore? Yeah. Um,

  8. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore2:41:12

     uh, we just added language clarifying that to, to make sure this didn't interfere with other sections of code, uh, reflecting city power.

  9. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:41:20

     Okay. And I'll assume that you waived Senator Weiler. Place the motion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Say nay rule. It passes five to zero. Alright. Okay. So now the bill before us. Thank

  10. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore2:41:34

      You. So this is a, a one pager. Those are like the best kinds of bills, right? It's just short and easy to read, so, pardon? Oh, okay. Yeah, that's right. So we just define the, the goal of this is to make sure that online marketplaces that serve to connect users, that those are regulated at the state level and not the city level. And while the city can, uh, retains powers to regulate the users of those platforms, not the platform itself, uh, uh, the, it's important for consistency sake that that regulation just happened at the state level. So we just define what an online platform is. We define personal data, and then we say that, uh, cities cannot regulate the platform, but retain the power to, um, uh, to regulate the users of those, uh, of those platforms within their communities.

  11. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:42:26

      Okay. Thank you. Um, any questions for Senator Weiler? Seeing none, we'll go to the public. Anyone in the public that'd like to testify on this. Bill, please come forward. Testify on this sub. Um, we adopted the sub. Yeah. Is that light on that, on that mic? 'cause it's turned on up here, but Is that better? There we

  12. Karson Eilers, Policy Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns2:42:56

      go. Awesome. Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. My name is Carson EERs. I'm the policy director for the Utah League of Cities and Towns. I first wanna thank Senator Fillmore and the other stakeholders involved for working with us to address some of the concerns. Uh, we think that the first substitute is a big improvement over the original bill. We're not opposed to the underlying intent of saying who's regulating the actual digital platform. We just wanna make sure that we can address all the unintended consequences. Um, there's been a couple other small technical things that have come up in the last, uh, couple hours since 10:00 AM So, um, we'll continue working with the sponsor and the stakeholders just to try to address any of those, uh, ancillary instances. So, um, thank you.

  13. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:43:30

      Okay. Thank you. Good afternoon, Mr.

  14. Billy Hesterman, President, Utah Taxpayers Association2:43:33

      Chair and committee Billy Hesterman with the Utah Taxpayers Association. Just wanna speak in favor of the legislation as it is something that is, uh, looking to align us with what other states are doing with treating these, uh, types of transactions and making sure that it's uniform across state lines. We also like that it does, it does the same on the, the state level, making sure that the, uh, uh, we have one uniform way for this to be taken care of throughout the state and not 257 different ways. So we think it'll be easier for the taxpayer to follow and those collecting the tax, omitting it to the state to also follow. So hope you'll move it forward. Thank you. Thank you.

  15. Alex Folsom, Senior Policy Manager, Airbnb2:44:09

      Go ahead. Hi. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. Uh, my name is Alex Folsom and I'm a Senior Policy Manager at Airbnb. We support Senate Bill 1 0 8 because of the single, um, the single regulator in Utah is the most effective model for online marketplace in the state. The bill is good public policy as evidenced in states such as North Carolina and Tennessee. And most recently, the bill was vetted, debated, and voted until model policy at Alec in December. When it comes to regulation, we be, we believe in a singular, cohesive model that is the most effective approach. We invite the 257 cities in 29 counties across Utah to partner with us on this approach. One question has come up, which is, does this bill change the scope of what individual cities and counties can do to regulate short-term rentals? The answer is no. This is, this bill does not impact the 286 cities and counties across Utah and their ability to regulate short-term rentals in their community. Local communities can still regulate short and licensed short-term rental operators in their jurisdictions just as they can now. Um, rather than, uh, rather, SB 1 0 8 encourages more worldwide platforms like ours to invest in Utah and maximize the economic benefits of short-term rentals in the state. Um, especially with upcoming events like the Olympics, we support the substitute bill, um, and are still waiting and working with stakeholders here. Uh, we agree on the underlying policy and as I said, working with some tweaks so that the bill can work for online platforms like us. So thank you for your time. Thank you.

  16. Michael Melendez, Vice President, Libertas Institute2:45:40

      Next, Um, good afternoon, uh, members of the committee, uh, Mike Melendez of the Libertas Institute. Uh, just to be brief, uh, we are also in favor of SB 1 0 8 and more from the perspective of, uh, helping facilitate innovation, uh, in the online marketplace space. Um, and that these kinds of rules and uniformity make it easier for companies to continue to invest and, and for citizens of Utah to use those services. And so thank you.

  17. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:46:13

      Thank you. Next.

  18. Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association2:46:15

      Dave Davis, president of the Utah Retail Merchants Association. It's a good bill. You should vote for it. Um, this will prevent, um, you know, 257 different regulatory schemes. So many of our retailers operate these online platforms and would appreciate your support. Thanks.

  19. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:46:36

      Thank you. Anyone else here in the room that'd like to testify? Seeing none. Anyone online? We have two online. First is Andrew Wood. As you come on, if you can turn your camera on and tell us your name, who you represent, and where you live.

  20. Andrew Wood, Executive Director, TechNet Central Region2:46:56

      Chairman Vickers and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify virtually in support of SEN Bill 1 0 8. My name is Andrew Wood. I live in Lakewood, Colorado, and I'm the executive Director for TechNet Central Region. TechNet is the national bipartisan network of technology, CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy by advocating for a targeted agenda at the federal and 50 state level. Tenet's diverse membership includes over 100 dynamic American businesses, ranging from startups to large technology companies. And relevant for this bill, several TechNet members are online marketplaces, and those include Airbnb, Etsy, Lyft, Uber Rover, DoorDash, Instacart, GrubHub, and TaskRabbit. Senate Bill 1 0 8 addresses a growing and very real problem, the proliferation of inconsistent and sometimes conflicting local regulations aimed at online, online marketplaces. These platforms operate across city and county lines, often statewide, nationwide, and they rely on clear, predictable rules to function effectively. When municipalities attempt to regulate the platforms themselves rather than the underlying activity, it creates a fragmented regulatory environment that is difficult and sometimes impossible to comply with. This patchwork approach harms everyone involved for companies. It forces resources away from innovation, safety, and consumer protections, and into managing duplicative compliance obligations. For entrepreneurs and small businesses that rely on these platforms, it raises barriers to entry and limits their ability to reach customers and for customers. It results in higher costs to reduce choices and confusion about what rules apply from one jurisdiction to the next. Senate Bill 1 0 8 solves the problem of a patchwork of local regulations by ensuring that regulation of online marketplaces occurs at the state level, where it can be applied evenly and predictably. For these reasons, I respectfully urge you to support Senate Bill 1 0 8. Thank you.

  21. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:48:37

      Thank you. Um, next is, uh, Melissa Mitten.

  22. Melissa Mitton, American Hotel and Lodging Association2:48:45

      Uh, Mr. Chair members of the committee, thank you for your time. Melissa Mitten with the American Hotel and Lodging Association. A HLA is the nation's largest hotel and lodging association representing all segments of the industry, um, including brands, franchisees, resorts, and bed and breakfasts. Um, testifying today on first substitute Senate Bill 1 0 1 8.

  23. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:49:04

      Could you please identify where you live? That's One. Oh, apologies.

  24. Melissa Mitton, American Hotel and Lodging Association2:49:07

      Um, Denver, Colorado. Thank you. Um, on behalf of our members, we appreciate the sponsor's willingness to work through our concerns and appreciate the stakeholder process to date. Um, we appreciate the changes that have been made in first substitute Senate bill, um, 1 0 8, but understand there may be some additional changes coming. Um, we recognize that this bill does impact some, uh, many industries in addition to two hours. Um, but we remain concerned with, um, potential unintended consequences that of limit, uh, limiting local control of short-term rental units and operators. Um, our focus is ensuring the appropriate clarifying language protects against these consequences and works toward a level playing field for the entirety of the commercial lodging industry. Um, we appreciate your time and look forward to continuing the discussion. Um, happy to take any questions. Again, thank you for your time.

  25. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:49:52

      Thank you. Okay, we'll come back to the committee. That'll will end public comment, come back to committee for any further discussion or action. Senator Weiler,

  26. Sen. Todd Weiler2:50:06

      I'll move that we favorably recommend the bill, uh, to the full body of the Senate Motion before us is to favorably recommend first substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8,

  27. Sen. Evan J. Vickers (committee chair)2:50:15

      discussion to that motion. Seeing none. Back to you. Senator Fillmore, I'll waive. Thank you. Uh, Senator Water. Likewise waive. Thank you. Okay, we'll place the motion. All in favor of the motion, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Say nay. Who will pass unanimous? Six to zero. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Senator Weiler, do you wanna present from there or do you wanna come down? Yeah,

• Feb 6, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (14 turns)

  1. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:19:52

     uh, serves as a go-between, uh, between sellers and buyers. So there you might think of something like DoorDash, Airbnb, but also Amazon, Facebook, um, things like that, right? So the, uh, the online marketplace allows buyers to sell to, uh, post, uh, goods or services or rooms or rides, or I'll pick up your food for you, or you can buy your Dutch oven cover. Um, uh, and that offers those things available to sellers. Um, we ha a situation where Provost City sent a letter, uh, you know, passed a resolution and sent a letter to Airbnb saying, you need to report to us. Uh, everybody who uses your, um, who uses your, uh, you know, stays overnight in one of the houses inside of our city. That sort of city by city regulation really makes it difficult to operate online marketplaces. Remember, the marketplace is not the seller and it's not the buyer, it's the facilitator. And in order for that facilitation to happen freely, we need to have uniform standards throughout the state. So, uh, this bill, which with an amendment I will offer in a moment, is a consensus bill supported by both the industry and the cities. Uh, just says that the city cannot regulate the online marketplace as part of that transaction. They continue to be able to regulate traffic laws for, uh, drivers who are part of that service. And zoning laws for homes that might be listed as part of that service, or, uh, regulate people who use that service in an illegal way. So that's the bill. It is consensus. I'd like to add, uh, to, to just make a small amendment. I think it's amendment one that's online, Mr. President. And that amendment just includes, uh, some proposed language from cities that have been agreed to by all parties.

  2. Senate President (presiding)1:21:46

     Thank you. We have a motion to amend. We have discussion of the motion to amend. Say no discussion. I'll place the motion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Roll Motion passes that The bill is amended now to the bill. Senator, thank

  3. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:22:01

     You. I believe I've explained the bill, uh, through explaining the amendment and I'm, uh, happy to pass this bill when it's time.

  4. Senate President (presiding)1:22:08

     Thank you. Discussions of Bill Senator Escamilla.

  5. Sen. Luz Escamilla1:22:12

     Mr. President, uh, question to the sponsor. Senator Fillmore? Yeah. Uh, yes. Thank you. And on the new amendment that we just passed, when it says, um, bringing a civil action to protect the municipality's intellectual property, can you just explain exactly what that intellectual property is?

  6. Senate President (presiding)1:22:34

     Senator Fillmore,

  7. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:22:36

     For the benefit of every, uh, uh, everyone, uh, who lobbies for cities listening to me, the cities are unreasonable, but this was what they asked for. And it was okay with the, with the, uh, the industry. I'm not sure what they were going for there, except they were very concerned that saying you can't regulate the marketplace might be taken to mean you can't regulate anything at all. So they wanted to carve out some specific exceptions.

  8. Sen. Luz Escamilla1:23:01

     Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President.

  9. Senate President (presiding)1:23:04

     Thank you. Senator Escamilla. Looking for further discussion. Senator Fillmore, I don't see any, so I'm gonna go to you for action on the bill. Thank you. I

  10. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:23:16

      Appreciate that. And for the record, cities I know are not unreasonable, but I do like to give Cameron a hard time. I move that first substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8 as amended. Be read a third Time. Thank you. And the

  11. Senate President (presiding)1:23:26

      question is, shall first substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8? Be read A third time roll call vote.

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  13. Senate President (presiding)1:24:26

      Aye. First substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8, having in received 26 yay votes. Three nay votes, zero being absent. Shall be read.

  14. Sen. Todd Weiler1:25:05

      Thank you Mr. President. Mr. President, this bill amends provisions related

• Feb 9, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (12 turns)

  1. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore17:14

     Thank you, uh, while I come to the desk. So we've got online marketplaces, Uber Eats, uh, Uber, uh, DoorDash, Airbnb, vrbo, uh, but also Amazon Marriott, um, Facebook marketplace. Uh, these, these websites, um, really need uniformity in their regulations. So this bill for forbids municipalities from regulating the platform while preserving their ability to regulate, uh, their local residents and local properties and local communities as they interact with the platform, but it exempts the platform for regulation.

  2. Senate President (presiding)17:54

     Thank you for the presentation. Senator Kwan to the bill,

  3. Sen. Karen Kwan17:58

     Mr. President. Um, so, uh, will the sponsor yield Senator Fillmore, will you yield?

  4. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore18:04

     Yes, go ahead. Senator Kwan.

  5. Sen. Karen Kwan18:06

     Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, so just to be very clear, this does not, uh, inhibit our municipalities from, um, preventing fraud or from, uh, looking at, uh, anything that might prevent fraud. Is that correct, Senator Fillmore?

  6. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore18:23

     That is correct. Okay. Thank

  7. Sen. Karen Kwan18:25

     You. Thank you Mr.

  8. Senate President (presiding)18:26

     President. Seeing no other discussion. Senator Fillmore going to use summation

  9. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore18:30

     and a motion. Thank you. I Move that first substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8 pass.

  10. Senate President (presiding)18:34

      Thank you. And the question is, shall first substitute Senate Bill one oh eight pass roll call vote.

  11. Senate clerk (roll call)18:39

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  12. Senate President (presiding)19:56

      First substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8, having received 23 yay votes, three nay votes, three being absent passes, his buddy will be sent to the house for their consideration.

• Feb 17, 2026 House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (29 turns)

  1. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:45:54

     Is the senator in the house? There he is. Go ahead, Senator. Whenever you're ready.

  2. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:46:05

     Happy to present to you a Bills the city's like Senate Bill 1 0 8, restricts city's ability to regulate online platforms while maintaining their ability to regulate the users of those platforms within their cities. By platform. You would think of, uh, any, uh, any website that connects, uh, uh, someone who wants to sell a good or service with the purchaser of that good or service. So that would include actually Amazon, right? Who lists a lot of third party, third party, uh, properties, Uber, DoorDash, Airbnb, Facebook marketplace. Uh, uh, it's important that those platforms have uniformity in state regulations and not deal with 250 different regulations based on the cities and towns. So, uh, over the course of this negotiation, we're just on the first substitute that includes language that is supported by, uh, the operators of those platforms and the cities. And that concludes my presentation.

  3. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:47:09

     Great. Thank you. We'll bring it to the committee for clarifying questions.

  4. Unknown speaker1:47:13speaker not certain

     Representative Wyn, Could you give Scenario or where, what type of regulations this, that could, is controlled at the state level and when it's between two users, city and local, municipalities can control that.

  5. Sen. Lincoln Fillmore1:47:32

     Yeah. Can you differentiate? Sure. Differentiate. Uh, if it is the platform, like the website, the cities would have no control over the website, but the cities would have regulatory control over the user who lists on the website, for example, an Airbnb they could regulate. You're not in a zone, right? So we can regulate where, where short term rentals exist in our city. It doesn't touch that. Uh, if a user uses an Airbnb site and throws a wild party and in a violation of the city ordinance, the city could still regulate that, but could not regulate the platform.

  6. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:48:08

     Thank you. Mm-hmm. Thank you. Uh, okay. I don't see any other lights, so we'll open it up to the public, anybody that would like to speak to this. Okay. We have 1, 2, 3, 2 online. Okay. We have three in, four in, and we have two online. So we'll give you two minutes, but, uh, keep it as short as possible. And just so everybody knows, we just have a floor time starts at 10, so we're, there's no rush, but we also wanna make sure we watch the time.

  7. Billy Hersterman, President, Utah Taxpayers Association1:48:51

     So go ahead. Billy. Billy Hesterman with the Utah Taxpayers Association wanna speak in favor of the legislation as it's a belt and sender, belt and suspenders approach to, uh, regulating how taxes are collected and remitted so we don't get a patchwork of one area. The state does it this way and another area, the state does it that way, but it's uniform across the state. So for that reason, we ask you to support it. Thank you.

  8. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:49:15

     Thank you.

  9. Kevin Green1:49:18

     Kevin Green. A FP. Can I just say ditto to what Billy says? No, you have to give a speech. I Do. I I don't, I'll just say the same thing. I think, um, the patchwork is, is the best way to vi like, visualize why this is important. We do not want a regulatory patchwork across the state of 250 cities regulating things 250 different ways. The state still has regulatory authority over this, and so I think this is a business friendly way for Utah to move forward. So please support Today. Thank you.

  10. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:49:47

      Thank you. Go ahead.

  11. Jared Tingey, League of Cities and Towns1:49:51

      Chair Tingy with the League of Cities and Towns, and, uh, we appreciate Senator Fillmore working with us and getting the language to where we, uh, feel it, it, uh, works for cities and, uh, we, uh, urge the committee to pass it out.

  12. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:50:06

      Great. Thank you. Go ahead.

  13. Alex Folsom, Senior Policy Manager, Airbnb1:50:09

      Thank you. Um, thank you for the opportunity to speak on Senate Bill 1 0 8. Could You identify Yourself please? Oh, yes. Sorry. Uh, my name is Alex Folsom. Um, I'm with Airbnb, a senior policy manager. And thank you for the opportunity to speak on this bill today. Uh, we support Senate Bill 1 0 8 because a single regulator in Utah is the most effective model for online marketplaces in the state. This bill is good public policy, as evident as in states like North Carolina and Tennessee. And most recently the bill was vetted, debated, and voted as model policy through Alec last December. Uh, one question has come up, um, which is, does this bill change the scope of what individual cities and counties can do to regulate short-term rentals? And no, this bill has no impact on the 286 cities and counties in Utah and their ability to regulate short-term rentals in their community, local communities can still regulate and license rental operators in their jurisdictions just as they do now. Um, so we welcome and invite the 257 cities and 29 counties across Utah to work with us if they have any questions. And thank you for your time.

  14. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:51:15

      Thank you. Appreciate it. Okay. Just

  15. Justin Allen, Rental Housing Association1:51:20

      One more. Justin Allen with the Rental Housing Association and, uh, our membership utilizes a lot of online platforms for their business and appreciates the regulatory certainty that we think this bill will provide and, uh, would encourage you to support it. Thank you.

  16. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:51:34

      Thanks Justin. Sorry about that. Okay, we're gonna go online. Andrew Wood. Andrew, please make sure your video's on and identify yourself, your location, and your organization.

  17. Andrew Wood, Executive Director, TechNet Central Region1:51:51

      Chairman Loy and members of the committee. My name is Andrew Wood. I'm based in Denver, Colorado, and I'm the executive director for TechNet Central Region. Thank you for the opportunity to testify virtually in support of Senate Bill 1 0 8. TechNet is the national bipartisan network of technology, CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth in the innovation economy by advocating a targeted policy agenda at the federal and 50 state level. Tenet's diverse membership includes over 100 dynamic American businesses, ranging from startup to startups to large tech companies. And relevant for this bill, several TechNet member companies are in the online marketplace space, including Amazon, Airbnb, ET c Lyft, Uber Rover, DoorDash, Instacart, GrubHub, and TaskRabbit. Senate Bill 1 0 8 addresses a growing and very real problem, the proliferation of inconsistent and sometimes conflicting local regulations aimed at online marketplaces. These platforms operate across city and county lines, and they rely on clear, predictable rules to function effectively. When, when municipalities attempt to regulate the platforms themselves rather than the underlying activity, it creates a fragmented regulatory environment that is difficult and sometimes impossible to comply with. A patchwork approach harms everyone involved. For companies that forces resources away from innovation, safety, and consumer protections, and into managing duplicative compliance obligations. For entrepreneurs and small businesses that rely on these platforms, it raises barriers to entry and limits their ability to reach customers and for customers. It results in higher costs, reduced choices and confusion about what rules apply from one jurisdiction to the next. Senate Bill 1 0 8 solves the problem of a patchwork of local regulations by ensuring that regulation of online marketplaces occurs at the state level, or can be applied evenly and predictably. For these reasons I respectfully urge you to support Senate Bill 1 0 8. Thank you very much.

  18. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:53:29

      Thank you. Appreciate your comments.

  19. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:53:32

      Okay, we're gonna go to Dennis Hall. Please turn on your video, identify yourself, your location, and organization.

  20. Dennis Hull, State Affairs Manager, Americans for Tax Reform1:53:48

      Hi, uh, good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. My name's Dennis Hall. I am state Affairs manager at Americans for Tax Reform. I live in Arlington, Virginia. And we're a taxpayer advocacy group founded by Grover Norquist in 1985. Just here to register a TR support for Senate Bill 1 0 8. As yet another way Utah can enhance its reputation for limited government and protecting taxpayers from overbearing regulation. Um, digital platforms are really essential to the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Utah families who are trying to make a few extra bucks. The people who engage in ventures are really just budding entrepreneurs who are putting their assets and their startup capital to work. Unfortunately, local regulations often make the cost and compliance burdens so prohibitive, um, is all but impossible for them to continue providing services. And whether this is intentional or not, it's not conducive to liberty. So we support the, uh, stable tax and regulatory environment in SB 1 0 8 and quelling the perverse incentive to crush these small time entrepreneurs who are truly at the heart of these digital platforms operations. Thank you for your time.

  21. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:54:55

      Thank you Dennis. Appreciate your time to be here. Okay. We are going to, uh, close public comment and we're gonna bring it back to the committee for further discussion.

  22. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:55:06

      And action. Representative Thurston,

  23. Rep. Norman K Thurston1:55:07

      Thank you. I move that we favorably recommend Senate Bill 1 0 8.

  24. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:55:10

      You like to speak to it? Oh, Do we need to adopt the first No, it is the first sub. It's the first sub. I'm sorry. Yes. Uh, so first sub Senate Bill 1 0 8.

  25. Rep. Norman K Thurston1:55:18

      I would like to speak to that. Um, like a TR said, I'm all in favor of increasing our reputation for being, uh, lower government regulation, especially on taxes. So I appreciate the Senator for bringing the bill.

  26. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:55:29

      Thank you. I'm not too sure about this. Did we hear anybody oppose this bill? Does anybody out there wanna oppose it? Come on please. Just kidding. Just kidding. Okay. Uh, okay. The motion is to pass favorably. First substitute SB 1 0 8 online market amendments. We'll go to the, uh, sponsor to sum I will waive. Okay. And we'll go back to the maker of the motion.

  27. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:55:59

      I will also waive. Alright, we will take a roll call. Vote Representatives. Ballard. Yes. Burton? Yes. Dunnigan? Yes. Ivory? Yes. Winn? Yes. Peterson? Yes. Thurston? Yep. White. Yes. Wilcox? Yes. Chair Malloy. Yes. Chair Kyle? Yes. Great. The bill passes unanimously. Thank you so much.

  28. Chair Kyle (presiding)1:56:31

      Thank you Senator. Representative Dunnigan, move to adjourn. Can we have a motion to adjourn? Non debatable. All in favor say aye. Aye. We are adjourned. Thanks everybody. Thanks for giving the senator a hard time.

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• Feb 19, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (20 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)43:45speaker not certain

     First substitute Senate Bill 1 0 8 Online Marketplace Amendments by Senator Fillmore. This bill was heard in Business and Labor with a vote of 11 0 5. The House sponsors Representative Fiefia, Representative Fiefia.

  2. Rep. Doug Fiefia43:58

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is a simple one page bill that draws a clear line. Online marketplaces like Airbnb, Amazon, Facebook Marketplace, operate statewide and connect buyers and sailors throughout the state and across city boundaries. Uh, they should not be subject to 257 different set of rules. This bill ensures that regulation of the platform itself happens at the state level. At the same time, cities and counties fully retain the authority to regulate the individuals using those platforms within their communities. In plain terms, cities cannot regulate the website, but they can regulate the host, the seller, or the driver operating within their city. It's a simple bill, um, and also has a lot of support, not only from the League of Cities and Towns, uh, but many, um, who've operated under this. And with that, Mr. Speaker, I'm happy to answer any questions.

  3. Speaker (presiding)44:58

     Thank you, Representative Fiefia discussion to the bill Representative Cutler.

  4. Rep. Paul A. Cutler45:04

     Thank you, Mr. Speaker with a sponsor yield to questions Representative Fiefia, will you yield to a series of questions?

  5. Rep. Doug Fiefia45:09

     Yes. Yes. Representative Cutler,

  6. Rep. Paul A. Cutler45:10

     Could you take us through the scenario when a municipality or another local government agency, uh, requires a feature or has a regulation that is not included in a digital platform? What, what happens in that case?

  7. Rep. Doug Fiefia45:26

     Yes, Mr. Speaker, there's been cases where cities have required these platforms, specifically Airbnb, to send them data, uh, twice a year in order to meet certain city standards. Um, this is onerous, this is unfeasible for these types of platforms to send it to 257 different cities and towns across the state in order to comply with them. And so again, they can continue to regulate the host, the seller, the driver, the user, but mandating that these platforms send specific data and information to cities based on their, um, city regulations, I think is, um, what's causing this issue and it's happening across the state.

  8. Rep. Paul A. Cutler46:13

     Thank you. That makes a lot of sense. Mr. Speaker, one more question. Is there any opportunity for say a new entrant or an existing, uh, platform to reduce the features they offer as a way to get out of complying with, uh, regulations, local regulations, for example, that whether a, uh, a rental is allowed or, or not allowed? Could they hide the address or do something that would keep, uh, a local government from enforcing regulations?

  9. Rep. Doug Fiefia46:45

     Mr. Speaker? I don't think so. I, I I don't think that's the intent of the bill, and I don't think that this draws a line where the platform would be able to reduce any of their features or functionality in order to get around this. Uh, again, the purpose is to make sure that cities aren't creating additional requirements on the websites or the platforms, um, while respecting also their ability to regulate hosts, users, drivers, et cetera.

  10. Rep. Paul A. Cutler47:13

      Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Seems like good policy.

  11. Speaker (presiding)47:17

      Thank you, Representative Cutler. Further discussion to the bill. Representative Dominguez?

  12. Rep. Rosalba Dominguez47:22

      Yes, Mr. Speaker? Um, will the sponsor yield to a question?

  13. Speaker (presiding)47:25

      Representative Fi fee?

  14. Rep. Doug Fiefia47:26

      Will you yield Yes. Yes. Representative.

  15. Rep. Rosalba Dominguez47:28

      Does this include other online markets, let's say live, um, sellers on Facebook or other, um, just other areas of online selling?

  16. Rep. Doug Fiefia47:41

      Thank you, Mr. Spear for the question. Yes, absolutely. It doesn't include Facebook Marketplace.

  17. Rep. Rosalba Dominguez47:46

      Okay, great. Thank you so much, Representative Dominguez.

  18. Speaker (presiding)47:57

      Further discussion to the bill, seeing none back Representative Fiefia

  19. Speaker (presiding)48:01

      for summation I'll wa summation has been wad voting will now be open on first substitute Seeing all President having voted voting is now closed.

  20. Speaker (presiding)50:43

      First substitute SB 1 0 8 passed this by 66 Yes. Votes one no vote will be sent to the Senate for it or signed by the speaker sent to the Senate for the signature of the president, Madam Reading Clerk