Legislators / Scott H. Chew

Scott H. Chew
Republican · House District 68
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- Email: scottchew@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 435-630-0221
- Office: PO BOX 126, Jensen, UT, 84035
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Scott H. Chew serves on:
- Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
- House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
- Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
- Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
- Legislative Water Development Commission
What they've said
212 remarks on 46 billsS.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he is ready to ask questions after the presiding officer recognized him.
▶ Watch at 33:00Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Co Representative Koford. Sorry, right before I went back to you.
S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks what the bill's 75% distribution uniformity requirement means.
▶ Watch at 33:10Read what they said
So, uh, the bill talks about a, um, 75% distribution uniformity. Do you have any idea what that means?
S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks whether the efficiency rating applies to the application or the entire irrigation system and asks for the sponsor to keep yielding.
▶ Watch at 33:34Read what they said
And is That, or rating of that? Uh, another question if you, if you don't mind Representative, will you continue to yield? I
S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Repeats the question about whether the efficiency rating applies to the application or the entire irrigation system.
▶ Watch at 33:43Read what they said
So, uh, 75% efficiency, is that just on the application or is that on the, the entire, uh, irrigation system?
S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he understands the measurement but finds it hard to judge without a test, and considers the bill probably acceptable.
▶ Watch at 34:17Read what they said
I, I think I understand what, what's uh, meant here. It's, uh, but I, I feel like it's, um, it's a difficult question to answer, uh, without, um, you know, a, a good, um, a good experiment, I guess we'd say. So anyway, I, I think I understand what's going on and it, and it's probably an okay thing.
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Notes that his own area has a definition of the Wasatch Front and comments on the earlier question.
▶ Watch at 50:30Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, just, uh, kind of a point of, uh, interest on the question that the, the former representative asked of the sponsor. We have a definition of the Wasatch front over in my area, and, uh, I probably had not a repeated on the floor. Thank you Representative.
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks whether the amendment is verbal and confirms it is a floor amendment.
▶ Watch at 1:35:17Read what they said
Well on lines? Um, Is this a verbal amendment representative? Pardon me? I just, uh, it's a floor amendment. Verbal floor. Verbal amendments? Yes. Okay.
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Proposes inserting 'in a county of the first or second class' after 'shelter' on line 34 and asks to speak to the motion.
▶ Watch at 1:35:34Read what they said
Uh, after the word shelter, I would like to insert in a county of the first or second class. Okay. Representative? Uh, so line 34 would read an animal shelter in the county of the first or second class may euthanize an animal. That's that, that's what I'm trying to do. Yeah. That motion is in order. Would I speak to it?
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Gives a summation on his underlying amendment and asks for members' attention.
▶ Watch at 1:45:45Read what they said
for summation on your under underlying motion. I Think we've had a good debate on this and, uh, uh, I would appreciate your attention. Thank you.
S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Expresses concern about the bill and says he has not yet seen the substitute.
▶ Watch at 22:54Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, we're very concerned about this Bill. I have not seen, uh, the, the substitute I would appreciate. Oops. I wish I'd have said a motion to reserve the right.
S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Expresses concern about the bill and the substitute, saying it hinders Uintah Basin air quality efforts and reduces funding for studying ozone there.
▶ Watch at 22:54Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, we're very concerned about this Bill. I have not seen, uh, the, the substitute I would appreciate. Oops. I wish I'd have said a motion to reserve the right. Thank you representative. Yeah, I'm not finished. Ms. Speaker. Oh, sorry. I'm not sure. I'm, I'm in, in order here. I wanted to reserve the right to make a motion, but, uh, I, I've spoke so I'm not sure I can do that. Uh, you have to reserve the right representative before I know Right When I started and, and, and I didn't get start, I didn't start properly. Would you like to continue to speak representative? Pardon Me? Would you like to continue to speak? …
S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says he wanted to reserve the right to make a motion but may have already spoken.
▶ Watch at 23:12Read what they said
I'm, I'm in, in order here. I wanted to reserve the right to make a motion, but, uh, I, I've spoke so I'm not sure I can do that.
S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says he did not begin his remarks properly.
▶ Watch at 23:23Read what they said
Right When I started and, and, and I didn't get start, I didn't start properly.
S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says he shares concerns about Basin air quality and that the bill reduces funding for studying it.
▶ Watch at 23:35Read what they said
Uh, yes, I would. Uh, I I share the, the same, uh, concerns and we're very concerned out in the N basin with, uh, with this, uh, bill because it does hinder the, the ability that we've, uh, developed in order to deal with our air quality out there. You know, just like the, the Wasatch front over here we get, uh, a bad inversion with ozone. And, uh, it, it, the, the bill creates a, it takes money away from our, uh, from our opportunity to study the, the era out there. And I appreciate the, the good speaker from Carbon County, or the good representative from Carbon County, um, mentioning that also.
S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Supports circling the bill so members can review the third substitute, saying it would not take long.
▶ Watch at 27:11Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a very important thing. Uh, the clarification, uh, the, the second substitutes, all that was available to me this morning when we were, uh, discussing it with my folks back home. And I would think that we could, uh, if this, uh, third substitute is good, I don't see any reason why we couldn't circle it. And I could, uh, at least look at the third substitute to see what the heck's going on there. And, uh, it wouldn't take very long to bring it back. So I would appreciate the body allowing us the time to circle this. I, I understand the, the concern of the, of the good majority leader, but I …
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