Paul A. Cutler

• H.B. 303 Family Court Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill requires courts to consider whether a parent had insurance when mental health therapy was required, and describes the substitute's changes to the language and the effective date.

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  Yes, I would. Part of this family law bill required, uh, the court to take into consideration whether a parent had insurance when mental health therapy was required. This last substitute just clarified some of the language such as order mental health treatment, uh, if the provider, if coverage is available and some language around to the extent possible to cover situations when insurance is not available. It also changed the effective date. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Thank Representatives.

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Speaks in support of the bill, saying it gives clear direction for efficient water systems in new state buildings and sets an example for the public to conserve water.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wanna rise in support of this bill. We often hear from our constituents, Hey, you're asking us to save water and we've got a school building or state building that's not, has a very inefficient, uh, watering system and is wasting water. This gives some clear direction to say for new state buildings, design your water system right, make it efficient, and don't waste water. And, uh, I think it's a good idea for us to set the example. We're asking people across the state to conserve water, the state. Uh, the least we can do is set a good example.

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• S.B. 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says he has not heard of the state Protection and Advocacy Agency before and asks why it is needed and why one has not existed in the past.

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  Thank you. I I've never heard of the state Protection advocacy a agency before and this appears to be a new section of code. Could you, could you pro, uh, help me understand why we need the State Protection Advocation agency and why we haven't had one in the past?

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• S.B. 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks whether the bill changes the governor's designation or only requires the agency to report to the legislature.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker. It appears that it just doesn't necessarily change the governor's designation, but just has them report to the legislature.

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• H.B. 319 Electronic Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says a subcommittee made improvements to the bill, which carried over through the Senate, and that title companies are satisfied with the changes.

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  Thank you representative. That motion is ordered as I speak to it. Uh, we, we We adopted a uh, uh, sub committee that made some improvements to the bill, made the title companies happy and that carried over through the Senate.

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• S.B. 321 Municipal Election Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Supports the bill; says the late year-end report fine is $250 for municipal candidates but $100 for state candidates, and the amendment would make the fines the same.

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  I would thank you very much. Uh, I support the underlying bill and the effort. Uh, we just discovered that the, the fine if you don't file a yearend report as a municipal candidate would be $250. Whereas the fine if a state candidate, uh, like those of you in the legislature don't file that report is $100. This amendment just makes the fines the same amount so that we're not saying the municipal, you have to pay a larger amount than the state, uh, candidates do. If we want to in a future year, raise fines on ourselves, I'm fine with that, but I think we should be fair and not, uh, find municipal candidates more than the, the …

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• H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to yield to a question.

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  Thank you Mr. Mr. Speaker. Would the sponsor yield to, uh, a question? Representative Brooks will yield to a question?

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• H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks how the bill addresses concerns that subcontractors would lose lien protection on public projects.

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  Uh, there are some who are, are concerned that subcontractors aren't, uh, protected because on public projects they can't, uh, place a lien against the, the primary, uh, contractor like they can in the private sector. And if we do away with these bonds that they won't be protected. How, how, how would you respond to these or, uh, these folks that are concerned about that, what's the best way to address that concern?

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• S.B. 228 Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks whether the sponsor will yield to a series of questions.

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  to the bill Representative Cutler. Thank you Mr. Speaker ProAm. Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Will The sponsor yield to a series of questions?

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• S.B. 228 Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks about the difference between a community reinvestment area and a traditional redevelopment or tax increment financing area, and when each is used.

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  For those of us who, uh, are not as familiar with community re um, reinvestment areas c could, could you remind us of the difference between a community reinvestment area and a traditional RDA or commercial development, uh, area that uses tax increment financing and, and when, when, when a municipality or a political subdivision would use one versus another?

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• S.B. 228 Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks whether new community reinvestment areas are still being created or whether the tool is being wound down.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And are these still being, are, are new, uh, reinvestment, community reinvestment areas still being used today? Or is this primarily just an, uh, no longer a popular tool

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• S.B. 228 Community Reinvestment Agency Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks whether a Draper legislator's bill consolidating tax increment tools affects this community reinvestment area.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, our, our good, uh, friend from Draper has introduced, uh, a number of, uh, or, or a bill that consolidates a number of these tax increment tools. Does that bill have any effect on this, uh, community reinvestment area?

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• H.B. 32 Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says the bill's House ideas were refined in the Senate, and that the Senate amendments restore the original policy that initiative and referendum signature gatherers can only be paid hourly, after the change was flagged by the rules chair.

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  Yes. These are actually the house's ideas, uh, which are the best ideas that go to the Senate. Uh, but we use the Senate to update them. This restores, uh, clarity the way signature gatherers are paid. Our good real rules chair pointed out that the bill had inadvertently changed the way, uh, initiative gatherers, uh, initiative and referendum gathers could be paid. This restores the original policy that they can only be paid hourly.

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• H.B. 381 Electric Mobility Device Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Explains that the House suggestions clarify in state code that electric scooters and high-powered electric devices cannot be ridden on interstate freeways, that no one 16 or younger may ride an e-bike on a freeway, and that UDOT agreed to update its map; gives reasons to concur.

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  I would. Thanks. Uh, again, these ideas were house ideas. The good representative from Eagle Mountain pointed out that, uh, the code does not specifically prohibit, uh, uh, bikes on freeways and the, uh, traditionally udot had managed where bicycles are allowed on freeways and where they're not allowed on interstate freeways by rural. And they, UDOT has a beautiful map that shows basically in the Salt Lake area, you can't ride on uh, interstate highways, but in rural Utah you can, uh, UDOT was fine with the house suggestion that we make it clear in the state code that you can't ride electric scooters, uh, high powered electric devices on, on interstate freeways and also no youth, anyone 16 …

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• S.B. 234 Rulemaking Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Raised a point of order about members' attire under the body's decorum rules, then rescinded it.

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  We have rules of decorum in our body and my understanding is that, uh, the gentlemen are required to wear both a jacket and a tie. There is a, uh, conspicuous member of our body who is not wearing a tie that I can tell. That is a tie, Tie. Talk to anyone from rural Utah. I rescind my point of order.

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How they voted

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Bills they sponsored

• H.B. 13 Municipal Services Fees and Political Subdivision Lien Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 26 Voting Equipment Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 32 Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 303 Family Court Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 319 Electronic Records Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 320 Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 346 Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 381 Electric Mobility Device Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 403 Transportation Corrections · Did not pass

Carried in the House as floor sponsor

• S.B. 59 Alimony Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 275 State-Endorsed Digital Identity Program Amendments · Governor Signed

About

In office since

January 1, 2023

Counties

Davis

Profession

Engineering Director

Affiliations

Former Centerville Mayor, Councilmember, Centerville Community Foundation, ULCT Legislative Policy Committee, Republican State Central Committee

Education

BS: Electrical Engineering, MBA

Honors and awards

CenterPoint Legacy Theatre Board, Youth Sports Coach

Committees

• General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
• House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
• House Government Operations Committee
• Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee
• Government Operations Interim Committee

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