Nate Blouin

• H.J.R. 30 House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Blouin supports the land exchange for money and asks whether the land could be used for a detention facility, as a constituent raised.

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  Thank you. I think this, uh, this seems like a good thing. Uh, to me, this seems like I'm, I'm actually happy that we are, uh, we are giving land over to the federal government in exchange for money. I think that's a great trade. I did have a question that came in from a constituent and I would like to get an answer. Um, is there any chance that this piece of land could be used to build a detention facility? Senator Sandall, will you yield?

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• H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains the substitute, which acknowledges partnership across multiple administrations, removes references to a specific federal administration, and cites agriculture and climate change as factors in the lake's depletion.

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  Yeah, so this is substitute three. It was just released online, so I'm still looking at it. But basically would acknowledge the, uh, continued partnership from, from multiple administrations. It takes out language referencing, uh, a specific federal administration. It, uh, acknowledges the, uh, concerns we've had around agriculture being a major, uh, issue in, in the depletion of the lake. It acknowledges climate change, uh, as a driver of the depletion of the lake. Uh, let's see, what else does it do? It it talks about, um, the urgency across Yeah. The years and, and the multiple administrations that have worked on this and have committed funding. We've seen this under the last, uh, two administrations now. Uh, and, …

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• H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says agriculture accounts for about two-thirds of the lake's depletion, citing information he says is widely shared, and that he checked it before writing the resolution.

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  No, I don't think it's hostile. I think it is, uh, about two thirds of the depletion comes from the agricultural sector, and so we have to look very closely when the base rate of the problem is so heavily focused on one sector And where are you, uh, pulling your information related to two thirds of the depletion being due to the agricultural sector. Uh, that, that's very widely shared information. I don't have a specific source, but before I wrote this resolution, I did check that in several places. I don't know that anyone would dispute that.

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• H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Responds that the two-thirds figure is not disputed, and says agriculture's contributions should be recognized alongside the need to address its share of depletion.

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  Thank you. I, I think, uh, I would push back on those comments. I, I don't think that two thirds number is, is disputed. Uh, I think we, we do live in one of the most urbanized states in the entire country, and certainly it's important to recognize the contributions that agriculture has made and will continue to make. But, uh, when we have such a, a large amount of our depletion being, uh, being consumed by that one sector, uh, it is certainly important to look at that. And it's, it's certainly, uh, important that we recognize all the contributions that have been made over the years and, and not just President Trump when he decided to get on …

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• H.B. 480 Medical Record Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says the bill seems unnecessary, adds undefined terms to medical records, may cause confusion, and places a moral burden on patients seeking care.

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  Thank you. I, it seems like there's already wide latitude here and we're just starting to inject politicized, nonsensical terms that don't have a medical definition into, uh, the medical sphere. So this seems entirely unnecessary and like it's gonna cause confusion. Uh, and just creates a, a moral situation that I don't think patients need when they go into, uh, to see a doctor to access the care that they're trying to access. This seems like a, a very, uh, improper place for us to be injecting ourselves once again.

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• H.B. 183 Sex Designation Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Asked how many individual sections of code the bill amends.

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  Yeah. This, we may get a similar answer to the last question, but I'm wondering how many individual sections of code are we, are we amending here? Do you, do you know that, that off the top of your head? I know it was, it was a long bill. Yeah. And I don't know that exact number. I know there's what, 5,400 lines or something to that effect?

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• H.B. 183 Sex Designation Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Said he had a follow-up question for the drafting attorney. · speaker not certain

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  That would be great. I've gonna admit I've got a, I've got a follow up to that that maybe I'll ask the drafting attorney if that works, but

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• H.B. 183 Sex Designation Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Raised concerns about conflicts with federal titles that use these terms differently and suggested the bill may be better addressed elsewhere.

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  Yeah, I, I don't even know how deep we need to go in there. I guess I, I, you know, more, more just concerns that, you know, with how far reaching this bill is, it seems like there could very well be, uh, instances where there, there could be conflicts between certain federal titles where these terms are used in different ways. Um, I think there's, there's all sorts of, um, of, of issues I think we could run into. It seems like this has been done in a, a little bit of a haphazard way. So, um, I that I don't need to get deep into the questions. I don't think, it seems like, uh, this one is destined …

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• H.B. 597 Alcohol Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Says the bill has much to like and asks whether the number of licenses is staying the same.

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  Yeah, thank you. There's a actually a lot I like in this bill, so it's a welcome change from some of the other bills we've heard today. Um, anything on the, uh, the per capita, the, you know, the number of licenses we give out in this one didn't look like it this year, but is that all staying the same? There

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• H.B. 597 Alcohol Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Hopes the license addition is enough and thanks the sponsor for work on proximity issues, including park renaming and the Sugar House park issue.

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  Great. I think, uh, hope, hopefully that's enough. And, uh, that's, that's good. I appreciate the work on the proximity issues. And, and the, the, the piece you mentioned about, uh, you know, renaming parks and that sort of thing, I think at least one of those was, you know, in, it was Millcreek I think where they zoned something differently. So thank you for helping out with those issues. And then the sugar House park issue as well. I'm, I'm glad to see that moving in the right direction. I hope we can keep the bill, keep that in the bill this year.

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• H.B. 597 Alcohol Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Thanks the sponsor for addressing identification issues for out-of-state and international visitors.

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  Uh, I appreciate you addressing, uh, the ID situation 'cause we had a problem with that, with our outta state or outta the country visitors and there was a lot of comments in my district about, we made it very difficult for 'em. Yeah. So thank you for addressing that. Alright.

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• H.B. 597 Alcohol Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend H.B. 597 as a substitute to the full Senate.

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  Yeah, I can make a motion to favorably recommend HB 5 97 for sub to the full Senate.

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• H.B. 597 Alcohol Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Thanks others for their hard work and says the bill is in a good spot.

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  Just thank you for the hard work. I think this is in a good spot.

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• H.B. 545 Budgetary Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asked whether the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund's transmission loans apply only to transmission related to nuclear energy.

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  Thank you. On the, no, I should have kept this up in front of me. The, um, oh, electrical Energy Development Investment Fund. Uh, does that, so it talks about nuclear energy and transmission loans for, for those, uh, sorts of projects. Is it, I'm just trying to get the language here, right? Is it, is it, uh, transmission specifically related to nuclear energy or any, any, any sort of transmission that we are building? Like are those two connected? Does that make sense what I'm saying?

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• H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks whether the bill requires specific data to be reported to the state while only aggregate data is shared publicly.

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  Yeah. Thank you. I, I think this is a good bill headed in the right direction. I do, I share, you know, the concerns that maybe it doesn't quite capture, uh, everyone I would like to see it capture. Um, question I guess is, um, I think it ha maybe explain if I'm correct here. So it has a report I think to, I forget if it's DNR or someone else, but there's some report, right? And then, uh, they get specific data, but then the, the data that is shared publicly is aggregate. Is that correct?

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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

• S.B. 136 Enforcement Activities Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 178 Right to Work Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 179 Wage Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 255 Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 260 Dangerous Weapons at Institutions of Higher Education · Did not pass
• S.B. 282 Electrical Grid Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 289 Local Sales Tax Distribution Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 300 Single Payer Health Insurance Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 318 Data Center Non Disclosure Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 329 Public Contracting and Boycott Amendments · Did not pass
• S.C.R. 11 Concurrent Resolution Supporting Federal Public Lands in Utah · Did not pass

About

In office since

January 1, 2023

Counties

Salt Lake

Profession

Renewable Energy Advocate

Affiliations

SLCC Alumni Leadership Council, Salt Lake County Open Space Trust Fund Committee, Friends of Alta

Education

AS, Salt Lake Community College; BS, University of Utah; MPA, Brown University

Honors and awards

None listed in their official profile.

Committees

• General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
• Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
• Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Confirmation Committee
• Senate Government Operations Confirmation Committee
• Senate Political Subdivisions Confirmation Committee
• Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
• Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

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