Heidi Balderree

• H.B. 436 Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains a yes vote, saying the bill aligns transportation investment with housing growth by giving priority consideration to communities that adopt moderate income housing strategies.

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  Uh, I'm an aye. I am a earned strong support for this bill because Utah is at a crossroads. We're the fastest growing state in the nation, and that growth is both our greatest strength and our most pressing challenge. And for too long, we've talked about housing affordability as a distant goal. With this bill, we make it a priority of our state's infrastructure. This legislation does something simple but transformative. It aligns our state's transportation investments with our housing reality by providing priority consideration for transportation projects to municipalities that proactively implement moderate income housing strategies. We're telling our cities, if you plan for our children and grandchildren to have a place to live, we will help you …

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• H.B. 379 Child Care Provider Food Preparation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents H.B. 379, which exempts licensed child care centers from food service establishment rules and has DHHS set food safety rules for them to lower child care costs.

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  Senator Balderree. Thank you Mr. President. We've talked a lot this year about the high cost of childcare and the ability to find high quality childcare. This bill aims to reduce costs by reducing burdensome regulations while still keeping our children safe. One of the biggest cost drivers is kitchen and food preparation requirements. There's a lot of inconsistency and overregulation, which adds significant upfront cost. Childcare facilities were being treated the same as full scale restaurants preparing and serving food all day. This bill exempts licensed childcare providers from food service establishment regulations. It authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to make rules for licensed childcare providers for food safety and sanitation requires DHHS to collaborate with …

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• H.B. 334 Educator Organization Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks whether a substitute bill must be adopted before she presents the bill.

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  Senator Balderree. Thank you Mr. President, do I need to adopt the first sub One more time? Do I need to adopt the first sub? If you have a substitute, you wanna be adopted, that would be good to do. It's already, So if there's looking great, Then I will, um, begin my presentation.

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• H.C.R. 10 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  As floor sponsor, she describes HCR 10 as adding PEHP coverage for bioidentical hormones alongside existing coverage for synthetic hormones, and says the fiscal note is zero.

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  Thank you Mr. President. As a woman of a certain age, I particularly appreciate this bill and as its floor sponsor. Um, I would just say that PHP is already covering hormone treatment for women for menopausal and perimenopausal symptoms, but HCR 10 provides coverage for bioidentical hormones. So modern bioidentical hormones are different from the synthetic versions used in older studies. Like the women health study that precipitated the black box warning that was recently lifted. Bioidentical hormones provide a better structural match. They bind more readily to receptors. They have a safety profile that significantly lowers the risk of blood clots compared to oral synthetic estrogens. Micronized progesterone over synthetic progesterones are safer for breast tissues and they …

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• H.B. 334 Educator Organization Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents HB 334, saying it creates a commission to study educator support and gives educators a choice of professional liability coverage without requiring membership in one organization.

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  Thank you. So, uh, to the bill, um, we often talk about supporting our teachers, but right now we're failing to provide them with choices. House Bill 3 34 isn't just about an insurance policy. It's about breaking a monopoly on professional support and ensuring that every Utah educator has a seat at the table regardless of which organization they choose to join. Uh, the bill creates the legislative education support and professional development commission to evaluate the current gaps in educator support. The reality is that for too long, professional liability insurance or the safety net, every teacher needs to do their job safely, has been tied almost exclusively to membership in one specific organization. Currently, thousands of Utah …

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• H.B. 334 Educator Organization Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves to adopt Amendment One in her name.

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  It looks like there is an amendment to adopt. So he's, do I make him I move to adopt Amendment one in my name.

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• H.B. 334 Educator Organization Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the amendment adds one rural senator, one rural representative, and one rural teacher to the commission.

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  So the amendment just adds representation from, uh, one person from rural, uh, one rural senator, one rural representative, and one rural teacher.

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• H.B. 334 Educator Organization Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Responds that the party requirement was likely an oversight not considered when the bill was drafted, and says it could give one party overwhelming representation on the commission.

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  Well, that is, I think that's an oversight. I think that wasn't, uh, considered when the bill was crafted. Thank you. I I love my new colleague here, but, uh, that would give her an overwhelming representation on a body of, um, of this commission.

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• H.B. 334 Educator Organization Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says she would need to check the bill and believes the commission has 15 members.

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  Senator Baldry. Uh, I would have, I would have to check 3 7, 9 1. I believe it is 15. I'll count for you.

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• H.B. 334 Educator Organization Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Gives summation on Amendment One's commission membership, including a charter school director, teachers, and a local school board member, and moves that the bill as amended pass.

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  Senator Balderree. There is no further discussion. I'm going to use summation and a motion. Thank you. Uh, for summation, if the, just for those who care, I'm seeing 12, maybe 13. Um, if you look at the first amendment, or excuse me, amendment one. And, um, and if you look at line 60 to 65 on that amendment one, you'll see one member who's a director of a charter school. You'll see two members line 62, 2 members who currently employed as teachers in the state. And um, and then on line 65, 1 member who's a member of a local school board. Uh, and with that I'll conclude my presentation and make a motion that first substitute house …

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• H.B. 204 Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Strongly supports the bill, saying it broadens reasonable accommodation for religious and conscience beliefs beyond excused absences, including protection from being compelled to take public positions.

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  I thank you Mr. President. I, I spoke on this one in committee as well. Um, but I strongly support this bill because the true hallmark of a free society is not found in its demand for conformity, but in its capacity for accommodation. And our universities must be marketplaces of ideas where a students' grade depends on their academic merit, not the sacrifice of their most deeply held convictions. As we look at the diversity of thought and faith across utah's higher education landscapes, we must ensure that our public institutions remain accessible to all. So this bill broadens the scope of reasonable accommodation for students sincerely held religious and conscience beliefs. It moves beyond just excusing absences for …

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• H.B. 411 Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents H.B. 411, which would ask the Attorney General to pursue federal action for a three-digit access code for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and says the bill does not create a new hotline.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This wonderful idea. Actually you can trace back to my guest right here. Um, this would create a human trafficking hotline. Currently the National Human Trafficking Hotline is accessible through a 10 digit number and there is no dedicated three digit dialing code like 9 1 1 or 9 8 8 that provides simplified access. So House Bill four 11 and, and acts a news section of Utah Code directing the Attorney General to pursue federal action to explore creating a three digit access code for the National Human Trafficking hotline. We know that we have, um, partners in Congress ready to go. Uh, HB four 11 does not create a new hotline. It seeks to …

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• H.B. 411 Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says the 911 system is sometimes misused and that some people who are abused may not want to speak with first responders, and that the hotline serves people who want to talk to someone trained in abuse and trafficking.

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  Yes. Okay. Um, I, I believe that we had a bill, or maybe it was here that we had, um, we're talking about how the current 9 1 1 is abused and used for things other than emergency situations. And, um, there's also a chilling effect. Uh, when people don't wanna talk about their situation with a firefighter or a police officer, they want to talk to someone who knows how to handle abuse and trafficking.

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• H.B. 411 Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Spoke on the bill. · speaker not certain

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  So the hotline number determines who to send the who, who to whom to send. Alright,

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• H.B. 411 Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Responds to Senator Vickers and Senator Fillmore, saying victims will not go to law enforcement, that a memorable number is needed, and urges support for the bill.

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  Thank you. Uh, respectfully, I would, uh, oppose the comments of the, the former or from the last Senator Vickers, uh, words and say that people in these situ situations will not seek out help from law enforcement. They are afraid and they will absolutely not go to them. That is why this number exists already locally. This makes it a number that is easy to remember. How many of you in here know your own parents, spouses or children's phone numbers? I used to have mine all memorized when I was younger. Now we can't even remember the phone numbers of our children. We need a number that is quick, accessible and memorable. And we need our victims to …

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