John Arthur

• S.B. 295 Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Opposes the bill, saying it would stop curricular clubs such as Girls Who Code from receiving school support.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker colleagues. I, I rise in opposition to this bill. Um, but with a lot of gratitude to the bill sponsor, we've had a, a good conversation about a part of this bill that really troubles me. Um, not, not just as a, as a school teacher, but as a father. I have two little girls, eight and 10. And one of the things that would be impacted by this bill, not just higher education, but in our K to 12 school system, there are two types of clubs, curricular and non-curricular. And a curricular club is a beautiful thing. It can receive, uh, support from the school. You can use buses to take students to tournaments …

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• S.B. 152 Public and Higher Education Collaboration · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Arthur spoke in support of the bill, saying connecting K-12 education and higher education helps students be more prepared and successful, and urged colleagues to support it.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just wanna rise in support of this bill. Anytime that we can build bridges between K to 12 education and higher ed, that that makes students not only more ready, but more successful once they land there. I, I think that that's a really positive move for our state. And so I would just encourage, uh, all of my colleagues to support this bill. Thank you.

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• S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves to adopt the second substitute to Senate Bill 201.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion that we adopt substitute two. The motion is to adopt second substitute Senate Bill 2 0 1.

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• S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves to recommend the second substitute to Senate Bill 201 favorably.

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  Yeah, I'd like to continue and, uh, make the motion that we recommend favorably substitute to Senate Bill 2 0 1. Motion is to recommend favorably second substitute Senate Bill 2 0 1.

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• S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Says the bill has improved and that the added holding time and effort are worth it, while acknowledging cost concerns raised by opponents.

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  I would just very briefly, I'll just say that I appreciate the work that has gone into the bill since we last saw it. Um, I understand the, the concerns that were raised by folks who were speaking against the bill. However, I do believe that while holding animals for, for a short amount of time on top of what is currently practiced could invariably lead to increased costs for those those days and effort, I believe that the, the time and the effort are worthy for this cause.

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• H.B. 563 Radon Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asks the witness to clarify whether the bill requires a specific certification for radon mitigation installers.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. This microphone doesn't wanna come any closer. Uh, appreciate it. I, I'm curious, as I, as I look at the bill, I, I'm, I'm drawing a different conclusion than, than what you presented in your comments. This bill seems to just say that a person who is licensed to install, repair, maintain, clean, or replace a rate on mitigation system, um, will need to receive training and certification. Um, do you mind clarifying?

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• H.B. 563 Radon Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asks whether certification requirements for radon mitigation installers exist now and whether the bill would have DOPL develop them after passage.

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  Right. And it seems to me, if I may follow up, Mr. Chair, that that would be developed through doppel after this statute has passed, that they would then go into the process of developing the, the trainings and the certification standards. Currently, are there any, um, certification requirements for somebody who's installing a radon mitigation system?

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• S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asked Mr. Davis what strategies he has for speeding permitting while maintaining environmental quality standards.

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  I, uh, I'm curious if you would just share some of the, um, some of the strategies and, and methods you have, uh, in mind for speeding up the process while also maintaining, uh, that those environmental quality standards. Uh,

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• S.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Critical Minerals Development and Funding · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asked for permission to ask questions about the resolution.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, is, would it be all right if I asked the question as well?

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• S.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Critical Minerals Development and Funding · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asked whether the resolution includes language asking federal partners to protect air and water quality while pursuing critical minerals work.

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  Thank you. I like it. Alright. Thank you so much. So I'm curious, you know, when in the conversation around the, the previous bill we discussed, you know, making sure that we're centering environmental impact as well as the, this, I don't want to use the word critical again, no pun intended, but critical bill and this work that's very important. Um, within this resolution. I, I could be wrong, but when I was reading it, I didn't see any mention to our federal partners about how important it is that we also, um, maintain this focus on not sacrificing the quality of our air and water as we pursue this work. Is there, was there any consideration to including …

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• S.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Critical Minerals Development and Funding · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Said he supports the resolution and would like it to state early that the critical minerals work is a priority for Utah.

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  Absolutely. I, I'll just say that I am in favor of this resolution. I'll be voting yes, but if there was any way in this long list of whereas is to, to center from the start of the conversation that this is a priority for us. That's something that I would love to see in it, but appreciate Your, your work on it. Thank you.

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• H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Asks whether an LEA using a standard definition video would violate the statute.

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  The requirements for the video seem very specific to me, and as you said, I believe there are a couple of specific vid, I'm sorry. As the, as the sponsor mentioned, I believe there are a couple of specific videos in mind. What if, uh, an LEA chose a standard definition video? Would they be in violation of the statute?

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• H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Opposes the bill, saying it seems written to fit a specific video rather than addressing a problem identified by schools, and that curriculum should be developed through the existing process; will vote no.

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  Thank you for that answer. Uh, Mr. Speaker, I, I find this bill problematic because it seems to me like statute or, or legislation that has been written to match with a specific piece of curriculum rather than the other way around. And education, typically an idea will, will develop based on a problem that's been identified by constituents or by schools or educators. And we as a legislative body, will rise to the occasion and develop legislation to address that problem. When I read this bill, it reads to me like there is a piece of curriculum, a specific video that that is seeking to be used in the classroom. And this bill has been developed to make it …

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• H.B. 548 Primary Election Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks whether the provision letting a municipality choose to hold a primary already serves as a guardrail for large candidate fields.

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  Yeah. Thank you Madam Vice chair. Just outta curiosity that that provision that you're speaking to there, I feel like does that not already provide a guardrail in that it provides the municipality the option of holding a primary election if the number of candidates for that office exceeds twice the number of individuals needed to fill that office? I mean, in the, in the case that Chair Dunnigan is speaking to, um, or the, the good representative, um, I, I would imagine that a municipality would exercise its option of holding a primary to whittle it down and they're able to, under this provision, they can make that choice for themselves.

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• H.B. 548 Primary Election Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Moves to pass HB 548 out favorably.

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  Thank you Madam Vice chair. I'd like to make the motion that we pass out favorably HB 5 48.

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How they voted

Their full voting record, attendance, and party-line score are still being compiled from the official roll calls. Each bill page shows their vote on that bill.

Bills they sponsored

• H.B. 198 Educator Salary Adjustment · Did not pass
• H.B. 278 School Board Election Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 364 Certified Teacher Librarian Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 478 Residential Rental Modifications · Did not pass
• H.B. 497 Public Education Funding Amendments · Did not pass

About

In office since

December 9, 2025

Counties

Salt Lake

Profession

6th Grade Teacher, Salt Lake City School District

Affiliations

Board of Directors: West Ed, Spy Hop, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Voices for Utah Children, IncludEd United; Leadership Team: The Teacher Fellows, Utah National Board Coalition; Author: "The Digital Projects Playbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Empowering Students as Creators"

Education

BA in English + Minor in History from University of Utah; Master of Arts in Teaching from Westminster University; Master of Education in K-6 Special Education from Westminster University

Honors and awards

National Board Certified Teacher, 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year, 2021 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Committees

• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
• House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
• House Political Subdivisions Committee
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
• Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
• Veterans and Military Affairs Commission

Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.