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Stewart E. Barlow
Republican · House District 17
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Stewart E. Barlow serves on:
- Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- House Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Health and Human Services Interim Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
What they've said
47 remarks on 15 billsS.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Makes a motion regarding S.B. 226 on fatal motor vehicle accidents.
▶ Watch at 1:25:47Read what they said
Uh, thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to encircle SB 2 2 6, fatal motor Vehicle accidents.
S.B. 311 Medical Translation Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Said the committee's work depends on staff and that the members valued their friendships on the committee.
▶ Watch at 46:47Read what they said
But if anybody wants to make any comments before we leave today, you're more than welcome to do that. Just push your light and We'll, all right. We'll hear from, we'll, The really, the credit all goes to our staff. Uh, it happens without their hands on it, and we will, we'll cherish the friendships that we've developed along the way, so thank you.
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Presents the substitute to H.B. 536, which clarifies that restitution goes toward restoring damaged property, expands the offense beyond graffiti to other alterations and destruction of archaeological features, and creates the Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund.
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We appreciate this opportunity. Will you pull that microphone just squarely in front of you? Thank you. Yeah. Substitute two clarifies that restitution payments should be put directly towards restoring property, which was damaged. We're worried about the intentional harm done to public lands and antiquities house bill 5 36 broadens the criminal offense for defacing archeological features by graffiti on public lands to include other forms of alterations and, and destruction. This bill creates the Public Lands Restoration and protection fund. Those convicted of damaging archeological features or ancient antiquities on state lands can be instructed by the courts to pay restitution into the fund. The fund will be used for the pre the prevention of harm to and …
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Says the added word would be a positive change and wants the bill to move forward on schedule.
▶ Watch at 2:19:02Read what they said
Yes. I, I do think that that would be a, a positive change. Hopefully it would send the message of that's what we're talking About. Okay. 'cause I just don't wanna slow down. This is the last ship out and I don't wanna slow down the bill otherwise.
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Accepts the proposed word addition as a friendly amendment.
▶ Watch at 2:20:21Read what they said
Yes. That would be, I consider that a favor. Uh, uh, friendly amendment. Friendly amendment. Excuse me.
H.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP to Establish the Weight Management and Obesity Pilot Program · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Presented the resolution directing PEHP to establish a weight management and obesity pilot program that covers GLP-1 drugs, with a comparison arm against bariatric surgery.
▶ Watch at 1:15:29Read what they said
Well, when I first came up, I saw a ring of peaches. Thorns. That's a good, well, Good To be here. That's very kind. Yes. So, A CR eight is a concurrent resolution directing PDHP to establish the weight management and obesity program. It allows, uh, PEHP to use an existing program, which is, uh, well funded through PHEP, or I'm sorry, PEHP, uh, to cover this program for an extended period of time. As this fund is replenished each year, and it's, uh, used for programs involving GLP one drugs like OZEMPIC and others, there's about 75 80 different medications that fall under this, uh, GLP dash one category. This program is for public employees and their families. An …
H.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP to Establish the Weight Management and Obesity Pilot Program · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said his father served 42 years in the Legislature and he has served about 15 years.
▶ Watch at 1:20:21Read what they said
So it'll be 75 years. Oh, say it again. So he, he was in 42 years and I was, I was just finishing, uh, 15 years.
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Presents H.B. 536, which expands the offense of defacing archaeological features to cover other alterations or destruction, creates a Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund for restitution, and says the substitute directs restitution toward restoring damaged property.
▶ Watch at 1:57:45Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, motion to substitute The Motion to Adopt substitute to Thank you representative. That motion is an order. Would you like to speak to it? I would a substitute to clarifies the restitution payments should be put directly towards restoring the property which was damaged. We are worried about the internal harm done to public lands and, and, and ticket duties. Uh, house bill of 50 or 5 3 6 broadens the criminal offense of defacing archeological features by graffiti on public land to include other forms of alterations or destruction. This bill creates the Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund. Those convicted of damaging archeological features or ancient antiquities on state lands can be instructed …
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Explains that the substitute directs restitution payments toward restoring damaged property, and describes the bill's broadened offense, the Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund, and its goal of addressing vandalism on public lands and the sentencing disparity with private lands.
▶ Watch at 1:57:59Read what they said
I would a substitute to clarifies the restitution payments should be put directly towards restoring the property which was damaged. We are worried about the internal harm done to public lands and, and, and ticket duties. Uh, house bill of 50 or 5 3 6 broadens the criminal offense of defacing archeological features by graffiti on public land to include other forms of alterations or destruction. This bill creates the Public Lands Restoration and Protection Fund. Those convicted of damaging archeological features or ancient antiquities on state lands can be instructed by the courts to pay restitution into the fund. The fund will be used for the preservation of harm to and restoration of public funds. This, uh, bill is, …
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Says he needs to adopt a second substitute under his name on the bill.
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Oh, I apologize. Uh, my bad. I need to adopt the sub, uh, second substitute, uh, discussion to adopt second substitute under Representative Barlow's name on HP 5 36.
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Says his presentation is essentially finished and he will waive further comments unless the body has questions.
▶ Watch at 2:00:53Read what they said
Yeah, so I pretty well finished the presentation. So I'll, I'll waive further comments unless there's questions that I can now answer from the body.
H.B. 536 Criminal Conduct on Public Lands Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Says the presentation is essentially finished and he will waive further comments unless the body has questions.
▶ Watch at 2:00:53Read what they said
Yeah, so I pretty well finished the presentation. So I'll, I'll waive further comments unless there's questions that I can now answer from the body.
S.B. 238 Property Tax Adjustments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks whether the presenter means that people are abusing the property tax exemption, noting that some people pay full tax on multiple homes.
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Oh, thank you Mr. Chairman. Uh, so at the first of your presentation you were talking about, uh, people abusing this privilege, but Representative, could you pull
S.B. 238 Property Tax Adjustments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Says people with two or three homes often pay full tax on the non-primary homes.
▶ Watch at 49:55Read what they said
Better. But you make it sound like people are abusing this, uh, tax law on property tax. And do you want that when in fact, uh, a lot of them are paying double the tax because they have two, uh, homes or three homes. You know, you're, you're paying a hundred percent. You don't get the, the residential, uh, well that's
S.B. 238 Property Tax Adjustments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Says owners of multiple homes pay more than their share because they do not receive the exemption on additional homes.
▶ Watch at 51:04Read what they said
But looking at it another way, those people that have multiple homes are actually paying a lot more than their share of property tax because they don't get the exclusion. So say, say for example, you have a a, a summer home up at Garden City, or you have, um, a condo mm-hmm. Somewhere Yep. They, they stack up. There's, you know, the mm-hmm. The tax. But you can't declare that because, you know, strictly stated on your, your return that, uh, you know, what, what's your primary residence? And, you know, what are your other homes or buildings are you, uh, involved in?
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