Legislators / Bridger Bolinder
Bridger Bolinder
Republican · House District 29 · Majority Assistant Whip
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Bridger Bolinder serves on:
- Executive Appropriations Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
- Health and Human Services Interim Committee
- Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
- Legislative Management Committee
- Legislative Water Development Commission
What they've said
81 remarks on 22 billsH.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Presents H.B. 111, outlining its provisions on nurse practitioner authority, late fees, property notices, grizzly bears, weapons discharge near waterfowl areas, poaching funds, and guide and outfitter rules.
▶ Watch at 25:31Read what they said
and we circled it, but I'll, I'll give a quick rundown of the bill. Again, the fiscal note is there for the, for the body to view it as well as the president. Um, quickly the, this allows, this bill allows for a nurse practitioner before only a doctor could do these things. But now a nurse practitioner could, uh, diagnose illness and injury, which allows them to surrender per, uh, uh, for medical residence for it. So if you had a license, you could surrender a back could. It also allows the practitioner to verify individual has a physical or intellectual disability as it pertains to licensing discounts. It also changes late fees from cuts 'em half from 50 …
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Said HB 168 passed the House with 65 votes and that the bill was discussed with the Sportsman's caucus and stakeholders during the session.
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Yeah, I would. So we had a bill HB 1 68 that passed this body with 65 VA votes. And this is something that we discussed and, and talked about during the, um, session with the Sportsman's caucus and, and all the stakeholders and, and wanted to get this piece of legislation passed. So that's what it does.
S.B. 321 Municipal Election Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Bolinder moved to circle the bill, noting that no committee hearing had been held and giving members time to review it.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to circle That motion is in order. Would I seek speak to It? I would just, uh, with the lack of the committee hearing on our side, just wanted to circle it and, uh, give people a chance to look at It. Thank you, representative.
S.B. 90 Occupational Licenses for Veterans and Service Members · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Speaks on the bill and moves to adopt a fifth substitute for S.B. 91.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tem, we on the bill that h, or excuse me, 91 SB 91 Motion to adopt fifth substitute SB 91.
S.B. 90 Occupational Licenses for Veterans and Service Members · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Responds that the presiding officer has not yet read the bill and that he will proceed on it. · speaker not certain
▶ Watch at 2:03:25Read what they said
So let's, Let's, she hasn't read that bill though, so I'm coming to you for this. Okay,
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says the bill had changes to a distribution formula, is now funded in the budget, and will turn green after the fifth substitute is adopted.
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I would. So there was a few changes in, uh, distribution formula. This bill is actually funded now in the budget. So after we adopt the fifth sub, it will turn green.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Said the bill's distribution formula changed and the bill is now funded in the budget, so the fifth substitute will turn green once adopted.
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I would. So there was a few changes in, uh, distribution formula. This bill is actually funded now in the budget. So after we adopt the fifth sub, it will turn green.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Asks colleagues for a little time to review the substitute before the motion to circle is voted on.
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I would, I just want to give, uh, colleagues a little bit of time to look at it.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says the amendment corrects a typo by striking section 3E and changing it to section 3.
▶ Watch at 2:28:07Read what they said
I would. So there was a typo in the bill. Um, it just struck out, uh, section three E and, uh, changed it to section three, was all the amendment does.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says 21 of 29 counties provide DMV services through county offices under contracts that lack adequate reimbursement, and describes the bill's changes, including a 25-cent registration fee increase and raising the voluntary black license plate contribution from $25 to $50.
▶ Watch at 2:28:50Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. So in Utah, 21 of the 29 counties, residents and visitors alike are accessing DMV services through a county office and not a state office. So Cash County's one example of this. So for years, voters in these counties have subsidized state processes and residents of other counties who visit these offices because the existing 20 plus year old contracts do not provide adequate reimbursement due to inflation and staff costs and changes to how DMV systems like on spot and online registrations operate. So registration fees are distributed to a number of, of funds including taxing entities because we charge fees in lieu of property taxes, the transportation fund, the Department of Public Safety, and …
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says black license plate contributions are voluntary.
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Yeah. Thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. So the black license plates are, are voluntary, is, is what I'm saying.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says his understanding is that the black plate contribution is not raised on re-registration for drivers who already have the plate.
▶ Watch at 2:31:57Read what they said
Thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. So my understanding of it is just when you register the, the first time, uh, if you already have your black license plate, I don't think that it raises it on when you re-register your car.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says the money is tied to renovations of venues for the 2034 Olympics, though it does not fund the Olympics directly.
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Yeah, it is tied to something. So, um, this, there's a couple of things. It does that probably the, the, the biggest one, the most significant change on this is the 2034 Olympics venues. This isn't funding the Olympics. Uh, some of the funding is going towards the Olympic venue renovations.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says the black license plate revenue will be distributed to counties to operate their DMVs.
▶ Watch at 2:33:19Read what they said
No, this will be distributed to, uh, those counties to operate their DMVs as well From the black license plate.
H.J.R. 12 Joint Resolution Encouraging Strong Family Units · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Moves to adopt the second substitute of HJR 12.
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I move that we recommend favorably sub two HJR oh, adopt sub two, sub two, move sub two. That motion is in order.
H.J.R. 12 Joint Resolution Encouraging Strong Family Units · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Moves that the committee pass HJR 12, second substitute, favorably.
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I move that we pass favorably. HJR 12, uh, second sub. That motion is in order. Do you wanna speak to that? No.
S.C.R. 5 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Pain Medication · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Rep. Bolinder says the resolution makes sense and provides patients with alternatives, and supports it.
▶ Watch at 1:49:36Read what they said
Sure. Yeah. This seems to make a lot of sense and, and, uh, provide patience with alternatives. So I think it's a, a good resolution.
S.B. 218 Constable Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asked which stakeholders the sponsor worked with and where they stand on the bill. · speaker not certain
▶ Watch at 1:50:24Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Chair. You know, I honestly don't know too much about constables and, and how important they are to different jurisdictions. Who, can you talk about which stakeholders you've worked with on this and where they stand?
S.B. 218 Constable Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Noted he had heard no opposition despite the bill making substantive changes and thanked the sponsor. · speaker not certain
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I, I guess that's why I'm kind of bringing up 'cause I haven't heard anything about anyone lobbying against this bill, which kind of seems like you're doing pretty substantive change to, to how it works here in Utah. But I'm surprised we haven't had anyone come out against this. So, uh, good, good work on not getting these guys to work against your bill, but thank you.
H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Appreciates the work on the resolution and says it is exciting for the state and the lake. · speaker not certain
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Yeah, just briefly appreciate the work that's been done on this. This is, uh, I think, exciting for the state of Utah, exciting for the lake and, and what that means for our state. So thank you.
S.B. 209 Gooseberry Narrows State Park Study · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Bolinder raised a point of order that the testimony was not germane.
▶ Watch at 1:39:42Read what they said
So none of this is German. Well, it should study the, yeah, yeah. Yes, sir. Okay.
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Presented HB 111, which lowers the late hunt-reporting fee cap to $25, adds public notice on the DWR website for property acquisitions, requires notifying U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about grizzly bears entering Utah, and reduces the weapon discharge distance from highways and structures in WMAs from 600 to 300 feet.
▶ Watch at 43:48Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, uh, HB one 11 is a wildlife cleanup bill. These happen every year and it addresses a couple different, uh, areas. So the first section that it addresses is kind of a, a personal one to me. I, when you get a hunting tag or a hunting license, you have to, uh, report on your harvest every year. And, uh, you get an email when you purchase the tag, you get an email like midsummer, and then you get an email, uh, during the hunt. And, uh, I failed to do this, and so I paid a a fine. Um, I actually failed to do it for myself and my son as well. So, you …
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Says he wants to wait until the third substitute is in front of the House, since there is no physical note yet.
▶ Watch at 1:21:13Read what they said
I would. So there's no physical note right now on the third substitute, so just wanted to wait till we get that in front of us.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Bolinder says there is no fiscal note yet for the third substitute and he wants to wait until it is in front of members before acting.
▶ Watch at 1:21:13Read what they said
I would. So there's no physical note right now on the third substitute, so just wanted to wait till we get that in front of us.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Explains that a substituted Senate bill must have an approved fiscal note before a vote, while House bills do not need one.
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Just a a note, if you have a Senate bill and you're substituting, make sure that the fiscal note is approved. House bills doesn't matter 'cause they'll go over to the Senate and they can be held there. Senate bill has to have the fiscal note before we can vote on it.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Bolinder says that when substituting a Senate bill, the fiscal note must be approved before a vote, while House bills can be held in the Senate without that requirement.
▶ Watch at 1:21:23Read what they said
Just a a note, if you have a Senate bill and you're substituting, make sure that the fiscal note is approved. House bills doesn't matter 'cause they'll go over to the Senate and they can be held there. Senate bill has to have the fiscal note before we can vote on it.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Presents the second substitute for H.B. 501 and says it reflects discussions with members in both caucuses.
▶ Watch at 1:46:44Read what they said
Thank you. Motion to adopt Second substitute. That motion is in order. Would I speak to it? I would. So this is the sub that I presented in both caucuses and I've had really good discussion with, I think about everybody in this room. So that's, that's the sub
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the second substitute was presented in both caucuses and has been discussed with members.
▶ Watch at 1:46:49Read what they said
I would. So this is the sub that I presented in both caucuses and I've had really good discussion with, I think about everybody in this room. So that's, that's the sub
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Explains that H.B. 501 sets a local contribution threshold for water and wastewater projects before cities seek state funds, with a two-year window to plan and an exemption for cities of 3,300 people or fewer.
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Mr. Speaker. So I appreciate the discussion we've had on this colleagues for the last couple of, uh, weeks. I've been working with, uh, the League of Cities and towns, the water districts, and many of you that have rural cities in your districts, and, uh, some of you that have very urban cities in your districts. So anyway, I think this, uh, substitute addressed most of the concerns of those in this room. So I'm gonna give you a little bit of background and, and try not to waste too much of your time by going into some of the details, but I'd be open to questions afterwards. So, in 2024, HB two 80 required a study on how …
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Explains the bill as based on a 2024 water funding study, setting a local contribution threshold for state water funding requests, with a two-year window to meet it and an exemption for cities of 3,300 people or fewer.
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Mr. Speaker. So I appreciate the discussion we've had on this colleagues for the last couple of, uh, weeks. I've been working with, uh, the League of Cities and towns, the water districts, and many of you that have rural cities in your districts, and, uh, some of you that have very urban cities in your districts. So anyway, I think this, uh, substitute addressed most of the concerns of those in this room. So I'm gonna give you a little bit of background and, and try not to waste too much of your time by going into some of the details, but I'd be open to questions afterwards. So, in 2024, HB two 80 required a study on how …
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Responds that the second substitute clarifies the rate calculation and that the increase would be based on the current water rate.
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So, yeah, good question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the second sub I feel like clarifies it a little bit better. It is, you already take what your water rate is and going up to the 3%. It's not a three that's for waste. If you, if you go wastewater and drinking water, it's a total of what it currently is. And the raise, if that helps clarify.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the second substitute clarifies that the rate increase applies to current water and wastewater rates and is not a large jump.
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So, yeah, good question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So the second sub I feel like clarifies it a little bit better. It is, you already take what your water rate is and going up to the 3%. It's not a three that's for waste. If you, if you go wastewater and drinking water, it's a total of what it currently is. And the raise, if that helps clarify.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Confirms that the bill applies only to cities seeking state funding and that many cities already plan for water infrastructure.
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Thank you for the question. So that's correct. So many cities are already meeting this many cities plan. Well do a good job with planning for water infrastructure and, and sewer systems. Uh, this is only if you're coming to the state for money. And this is a pretty common practice already with the drinking water board and, and others to be able to qualify for, for grants.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Confirms that cities not seeking state money can keep their rates, and says many cities already plan for water infrastructure; the requirement applies only when seeking state money.
▶ Watch at 1:51:08Read what they said
Thank you for the question. So that's correct. So many cities are already meeting this many cities plan. Well do a good job with planning for water infrastructure and, and sewer systems. Uh, this is only if you're coming to the state for money. And this is a pretty common practice already with the drinking water board and, and others to be able to qualify for, for grants.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Responds that the bill applies to any public water system that supplies water at retail, including counties.
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Yeah, thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. So it would apply to any public water system that supplies water on a retail basis.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the bill applies to any public water system that supplies water at retail, which can include counties.
▶ Watch at 1:54:26Read what they said
Yeah, thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. So it would apply to any public water system that supplies water on a retail basis.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the definition includes money the state administers, including federal grants that run through the state.
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Yeah, thank you Mr. Speaker. So remind me what line that is for. Yeah, it's, um, line 4 39 and four 40. Yeah, that does include any money that the state administers because the federal grants also run through the state As well. Well,
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Confirms the definition includes money the state administers, including federal grants that run through the state.
▶ Watch at 1:55:36Read what they said
Yeah, that does include any money that the state administers because the federal grants also run through the state As well. Well,
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Gives closing remarks and asks for support of the bill.
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Yeah, thank you for the discussion. This has been a really fun bill to work on. I've enjoyed it. It's probably my favorite bill that I've done in my legislative career. And, uh, ask for your support. Thank you.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Thanks members for the discussion and asks for their support in summation.
▶ Watch at 1:58:47Read what they said
Yeah, thank you for the discussion. This has been a really fun bill to work on. I've enjoyed it. It's probably my favorite bill that I've done in my legislative career. And, uh, ask for your support. Thank you.
H.B. 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to favorably recommend HB 527 substitute one to the House.
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You wanna continue representative? Sure. Thanks. I move that we favorably recommend HB 5 27 for substitute. That motion is in order. The motion is that we favorably recommend House Bill 5 27 sub one, um, back to the bill sponsor on the motion.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Rep. Bolinder asked to circle the bill so people can review the substitute, and said he will meet with colleagues in both caucuses about the bill.
▶ Watch at 17:29Read what they said
Yeah, I would. So we have a sub that is now publicly available and, uh, I just wanted to circle, give people a chance to look at the sub. And then I am also gonna speak to my colleagues today in both the minority and majority caucuses about the bill.
H.B. 97 Medical Waste Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Bolinder explains that the bill lets a medical facility send home a non-controlled medication such as an ointment or eye drop, after one use in the facility, which saves costs.
▶ Watch at 1:15:33Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this is a really simple bill. I actually, uh, ran it last year, but I didn't make it through the process. So this bill just allows a, a medical facility, when they give a medication, not a controlled substance, but an ointment or an eye drop, if they use it once in the medical facility, they can send that home with the patient. And with that, it saves costs and, and different things like that. So I'll keep it at that and love to answer any questions that anybody may have. Thank you. Okay.
H.B. 343 Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Introduces Allison Spangler of the Utah Healthcare Association to help present the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I have a friend with me that is going to help with the presentation. I'll have her introduce herself.
H.B. 272 Tourism Taxes Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Explains that H.B. 272 lets the state auditor review required tourism tax reports and withhold tourism tax funds for the following year if reports are not filed or are insufficient.
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Uh, essentially, uh, what we're trying to do is on tourism taxes, there's reports that need to be filed and this, uh, allows the auditor to review those reports and if they don't file the reports or they're not sufficient within the reports, then they can withhold the tourism tax funds for the following year until the reports are filed appropriately. Thank, I'll move to any questions.
S.B. 146 Industrial Byproduct Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Explains that the bill allows approved industrial byproducts, such as steel slag, to be used in city projects like sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and parking lots as aggregate base.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So this bill provides that an industrial byproduct, for example, in the still making process, a slag product may be used in a project if it is approved by the director of the Division of Waste Management. So I'll give you an example. So we have some steel manufacturers in our state that produce a slag product through the, the manufacturing process. This is normally a waste product. And so this bill allows that material to be used in projects for cities if it is approved by the, the division to be used for that. So an example of projects would be sidewalk, curb and gutter parking lots, and it would act as like an aggregate …
S.B. 146 Industrial Byproduct Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Says past limits were due to environmental concerns such as possible leaching, and that the bill should save cities money on aggregate and recycle materials.
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Yeah, good question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So in the past we haven't been able to use them with some environmental concerns. Maybe these products have, uh, some leaching characteristics or anything like that. What the purpose is, is it should actually save money on city projects because aggregate can be expensive. Um, myself better than anyone knows that. And so I think this is a good way to recycle materials. We do this with asphalt wraps and other materials in construction projects.
S.B. 146 Industrial Byproduct Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Says the director of the Division of Waste Management must approve use of these materials to ensure they are safe.
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Yeah, that's, that is, thank you Mr. Speaker. So that is why the director of the Division of Waste Management has to approve this to make sure that this is safe to use in, in those projects. Okay.
S.B. 146 Industrial Byproduct Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Summarizes that director approval is required, that the products have been used in Utah for many years, and that the bill will save cities money on projects.
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Yeah. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So, just to be clear, so this has to be approved by the director and these products to, to, to the point of the good representative from Utah County. They've been used in our state for, for a lot of years. And this will actually save a lot of, uh, costs for our cities on different projects if it, if it makes sense. So I appreciate your support.
S.B. 185 Child Welfare Parental Representation Program Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Asks how the program was funded before and why the bill makes funding subject to appropriation. · speaker not certain
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Representative Boxier. Thank You. Mad chair. So just a couple questions if you don't mind. As always. Go ahead. Um, so this is how, how were they getting funded before, if now that's gonna be subject to appropriation, wouldn't it have already been subject to appropriation? They're,
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Presented the bill, citing a study estimating $1.2 billion in added annual water infrastructure costs, and explained that public water systems seeking state funding would need to charge up to 3% of median adjusted gross income.
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Thank you Mr. Chair, Members of the committee. Um, I like to present a committee that I'm actually on part of, so thanks for having me. So, a little bit of background on this bill. Uh, last year, actually, two years ago, the legislature passed HB two 80. HB two 80 actually, uh, was the start of a, a study that was done by, uh, Zion Bank. And, and they came out with this study, and it was actually fairly alarming some of the information that we got back. The study found that Utah faces an estimated $1.2 billion in additional annual expenses for, for water infrastructure projects. Uh, this included $740 million for drinking water and secondary water systems, …
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Explained the substitute removed the mandate on cities and clarified revenue stays local, but systems requesting state money must first meet the bill's rate requirement.
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Lemme just add to that a little bit too. So initially when this bill, uh, first came out, HB 5 0 1 without the first substitute, we had some cities and, and some concerns, um, they express were, you know, this is gonna go to the state and this money generated will be a, a state revenue source that stays with the locals for, for sewer and water projects. Um, the other piece of it that we took out was that this is mandated. And so we removed the mandate upon the cities. But one thing, just to be clear, when they come here asking for money with RFAs or whatever it may be, they will have had to have …
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said the legislature would be more likely to grant funding requests from cities that have met the bill's requirements.
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Yeah, I think the state would be, you know, us as a legislature when we consider these RFAs, we would look at that for certain, right? Like, okay, this is a city take, uh, my little city of Grantsville for example, they've done what we've asked in this study, and so we would be more likely to, um, grant the request for additional funding.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Explained the bill lists each city's median adjusted gross income so rates account for local income levels.
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I will say to that though, so if you go to, in part of the bill, it talks about, um, the Water Council and DEQ and Magi, and it lists every city in the state and what the medium adjusted gross income is for every single city. And so it that's part of setting your rate. Right? And so, uh, my city was, uh, 73,000 was, was that we have like Provost City and some, uh, university towns like that, that is actually very low Right. Because of the student population and things like that. So that's part of, uh, setting that, that fee And, uh, it accounts for, for the area in which you live.
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said the bill ensures communities have used available tools before requesting appropriations, making state funding a partnership.
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Let me just add this too, if I can, Mr. Chair. So, you know, since I've been in the legislature, when people come to, um, the state for money and they go through the appropriations process, we see it with roads oftentimes, right? They come, they come here and they want money for whether it be a county or a city. They want money for roads, they want some help. The question that we often ask is like, okay, are they doing everything in their power? And, and if the, if the answer's yes, then is what we appropriate money we're thinking, okay, this is, they're doing everything they can. They need our help. And, and recognizing that there are …
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said many cities that planned do not need state money and limited state funds should go to those that need it most.
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I would just say that there are many cities that have already been planning that don't need the state for money. Right. And so, um, I mean, I think it's a good question. I, I think, you know, we only have so much state money to appropriate for water projects. And so those that really need it, I mean, that haven't maybe planned or haven't had, don't have the population is, is Representative Watkins brought up. Um, that's what, that's what this is really for. There, there are lots of cities that I can think of, even in my district, little cities that have never come to the state for, for any money. So, um, I mean, it's a, it's …
H.B. 501 Water Modifications · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Closed by noting the scale of the state's water infrastructure need and committing to keep working on the bill with stakeholders.
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Yeah. Thank you. Um, and this, this hasn't been that fun, honestly, but, uh, as I dove into the, this, uh, it's been shocking to see what the need is for the state. You know, when we run for the legislature, my first time anyway running, um, that was the, the question for my constituents, what do we do about water? What do we do about water infrastructure? And this begins to address that. And I appreciate the work that's, that's been done long before I was here. And, um, I really appreciate the, the groups that have come to me. And we've had civil discussion. Some haven't been that way, but some have, most have. And, uh, I'm committed …
H.B. 343 Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Said the bill, developed with nursing care facilities and DHHS, extends from three to five years the period a facility may suspend licensed Medicaid beds during remodels or additions, and extends the period for facilities that do not renew their license.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. So this bill is a result of some collaboration between the nursing care facilities that handle Medicaid beds and also the, uh, DHHS as well. So under current law, when a nursing care facility has a remodel or something going on, a new, a new addition, anything like that, they can suspend their license beds for a certain period of time. Uh, what we found is sometimes these remodels take a little bit longer than the current three years, so we're extending that to five years is what we're doing. So the other piece of the bill, uh, some of these facilities take so long that they don't renew their actual license through the …
H.B. 272 Tourism Taxes Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Presented HB 272, a cleanup bill to last year's SB 261 and HB 456, which requires the state auditor and LFA to reach consensus on whether a county has demonstrated compliance with transient room tax reporting.
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Yeah, thank you Mr. Chair. Members of the committee. So last year, uh, we passed SB 2 61 by Senator Brammer and then HB 4 56. So in those two bills, they had a reporting requirement and, uh, actually 2 61 was mostly about reporting and there were, LFA brought this to me because there was some conflicting pieces. So what this bill does is it's a cleanup bill to both of those from last year. And really it just requires the state auditor and LFA to reach a consensus when deciding whether or not the county has met the, uh, or demonstrating compliance for, for transient room tax reporting. And so that's the bill and, uh, happy to answer …
H.B. 97 Medical Waste Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Explains that amendment one adds a coordinating clause with H.B. 301 and does nothing else.
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Yes, I would. So this amendment just includes a coordinating clause with HB 3 0 1 and that's all the amendment does.
H.B. 97 Medical Waste Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Explains that the bill lets certain medical facilities give patients the unused portion of a medication, such as eye drops or ointment, to take home after a procedure, which saves them money, and offers to answer questions.
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Yeah. Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro tem. So this bill allows certain medical facilities to give patients the unused portion of a medication when they go in for a procedure. And, uh, that's pretty much all the bill does with that. It saves them money. So if you go in for a simple procedure where you need glaucoma, eyedrops, or an ointment or something like that, you can take that unused portion home with you. So with that, I'd be happy to answer any questions.
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026
Moves Amendment one to strike "golf course" from the bill so the Division of Wildlife Resources can allow youth turkey hunts on golf courses in winter where turkeys cause problems.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. So I'd like to move Amendment one in my name please. Motion is in order, which I speak to it. Yeah, I would. So All Amendment one does is on line 1 55. It strikes the word golf course in that bill. And this was important for the Division of Wildlife Resources because there are certain areas in our state that have, uh, Turkey problems and so they've actually come into golf courses and the division is trapped them and relocated them and they just want the ability to have a youth hunt or something like that during the winter months of the year. So that's what that amendment does.
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026
Says he is not familiar with any golf courses in Paradise, Utah.
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Thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. I'm not familiar with any golf courses in Paradise, Utah, so
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026
Says hunters need to be within shotgun range, which is the rule the Division of Wildlife Resources would use.
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Yeah. Thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. I think they just need to be in shotgun range is the, is the rule the Division of Wildlife Resources would use.
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026
Presents the bill, which requires late harvest reporting fees to be capped at $25, allows property acquisition notices on the Division of Wildlife Resources website, sets a process with US Fish and Wildlife Service if grizzly bears appear in Utah, and reduces the firearm discharge distance from structures and roads on wildlife management areas from 600 feet to 300 feet.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. So this is what some call the Annual Wildlife Cleanup Bill. Um, other representatives have run this in the past and, and I got to run it this year. So I think what the most important part of the bill is the first thing that I'm gonna describe. So those of you that applied for, uh, hunts this last year, big game hunts, they have a harvest reporting requirement and you get the email when you apply for the hunt, you get the email, uh, midseason, and then you get a final reminder at the end of the year. So, but if you're late on that, that reporting requirement, you, there's two things that happen. You …
H.B. 272 Tourism Taxes Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Presents HB 272 as a follow-up to last year's related bills, requiring the state auditor's office and the LFA to reach a consensus on county reporting of transient room tax.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. So last year we passed, uh, SB 2 61, which required the, uh, state auditor to audit the county's requirements for TRT and then we also passed HB 4 56, which actually did it the other way around. So HB 2 72 addresses this issue and requires both the state auditor's office and LFA to come to a consensus as far as the county's reporting of transient room tax. And that's the bill.
H.B. 343 Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Introduces H.B. 343, which adjusts timeframes for suspended nursing facility beds, and introduces Allison Spangler to present.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. And thank you for letting a senator go before me in the House committee. Um, so this, this bill, uh, it's, it's kind of a simple, I think it's a simple change. So it demands how long a facility has to reactivate, uh, recently licensed beds after they've been suspended. And I have someone up here, uh, Ali Spangler to help me with my presentation. I guess you'll have to introduce yourself and sign the, the paper. Can you wait? There we go. Thank you.
H.B. 272 Tourism Taxes Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Presented HB 272 to resolve conflicts between SB 261 and HB 456 so that LFA and the state auditor reach a consensus on county-reported tourism tax funds.
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Okay, thank you. Is my mic on? I gotta hold it. Yeah. Alright, I forgot this committee room. I gotta swallow it almost. So, colleagues, last year we passed two transit room tax bills. We passed SB 2 61, which I floor sponsored. So HB two, or excuse me, SB 2 61 required counties that send their annual tourism tax report to LFA and then LFA would analyze it and then send it over to the state auditor. So it would go LFA first, and then the state auditor second. After that, we passed HB 4 56, which I, uh, sponsored. And that kind of reversed, uh, this scenario. So HB 2 72. So they butted heads and HB 2 …
H.B. 272 Tourism Taxes Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Said he has spoken with LFA but not the auditor's office, which has not contacted him.
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Yeah. So the, well, I've, I've spoken with LFA, I haven't spoken with the auditor's office about this one, So we don't know what the auditor's Position. I mean, they have not reached out to me, so. Okay.
H.B. 97 Medical Waste Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Presented HB 97, which would let facilities give patients the unused portion of low-risk, procedure-related medications such as eye drops to take home, and said it would reduce waste and save patients money.
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This is my, oh, there we go. So, HB 97 Medical Waste Amendments. This was a bill that I ran last year and it didn't make it through the process. So, um, refile it again this year to run it. So what the bill does is it allows facilities to give patients the unused por portion of a facility owned, uh, medication. So if you go in for, uh, surgery or procedure and they give you a, a bottle of eye drops or something like that, and it's unused, they, they squirt a couple drops in your eye, you can actually take this medication home with you, the unused portion of that. So some examples of that medication would be …
H.B. 97 Medical Waste Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said the bill is intended to allow facilities to do this, and that the earlier version said shall but was changed to may.
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It's to allow them to do it. So the, the first, I have a second sub to, uh, adopt as well, but the idea is to allow them to do this. So we actually, the first version was shall and we changed that to May.
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Presents HB 111, which covers late fees for hunting harvest reporting, public notice of property acquisitions, and tools for managing grizzly bears, and offers to answer questions.
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All right. Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. Members of the committee. So this is the, what I've heard called over the years is the Annual Wildlife Cleanup bill. So this bill has a couple of components to it. Um, it addresses, uh, late fees. And this is something that, um, I added in the division. I don't think love this, but I had a couple of tags last year that I did not harvest on. And you're required to report your harvest. You get the emails when you, when you, uh, apply for the tag, you get an email mid-season, and then you get one, uh, right before the deadline. So I missed the deadline by just a little bit. …
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Says the substitute was already adopted in rules.
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Yes. I think the sub already got adopted, though, in rules, right? Oh, okay. Yeah. Very good.
H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Thanks the committee for the discussion and says the conversation will continue.
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I appreciate the motion and, and the discussion that we've, we've had today. So, uh, we'll continue the conversation. Sounds Like. Thank you,
H.B. 258 Insurance Coverage Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Moves that HB 258 pass with a favorable recommendation as amended.
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I move that we, uh, pass with a favorable recommendation, HB 2 58 as amended.
H.B. 156 Blood Transfusion Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asks whether a substitute for HB 156 has been adopted or published.
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Representative Bolander, I just want to make it, is there a substitute that we've adopted or no?
H.B. 156 Blood Transfusion Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Moves to adopt the substitute to HB 156.
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I move that we adopt sub one HB 1 56. All it does is say that if the hospital, oh, sorry,
H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Thanks the sponsor and asks what the state would do if the educational video and QR codes are not used after a year or two.
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Yeah. I just wanna do, uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. So after the legislation that we passed last year, um, I think all of us had a lot of constituents that reached out and, and were upset that maybe they needed a, a hunting or fishing license to be able to recreate in these WMAs. And so I know that this is a tough, uh, area to go into. I appreciate you addressing this. I think it addresses the, some concerns that a lot of people had, uh, about our WMAs. A couple of questions that I had. So this does seem more complicated than just charging a, a fee or buying a hunting license. What, and, and the educational …
H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Said his question was answered and raised concerns about public participation and the Great Salt Lake.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think my question was answered. Um, I was just gonna touch on the, the public participation part, if it removes that, and then also the Great Salt Lake. So thank you for addressing those.
H.B. 108 Minors in State Custody Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Asks about the fiscal note and asks the Division of Child and Family Services to explain it.
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Maybe I saw DHHS here. I don't know if they're gonna speak to this, but the, I'm just curious on the fiscal note, if you could just walk me through that a little bit. Looks like there's a ongoing, Tanya, would, would you like to comment on the fiscal note?
H.B. 108 Minors in State Custody Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Asks whether the change applies to all foster children or only some.
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Thank you. Thank you. I have a quick follow up on that. So are you, when you say children, are you saying all foster children or are you saying that child?
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