Legislators / Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Democrat · House District 22 · Minority Whip
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- Email: jdprovost@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 385-321-7827
- Office: 350 N State Street, Suite 350, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84114
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Jennifer Dailey-Provost serves on:
- Executive Appropriations Committee
- Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Health and Human Services Committee
- House Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Health and Human Services Interim Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
- Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee
- General Oversight Committee
- Federalism Commission
- Federal Funds Legislative Oversight Committee - Rural Health Transformation Grant
- Legislative Management Committee
- Medical Cannabis Governance Structure Working Group
- Subcommittee on Oversight
- Utah Behavioral Health Legislative Policy Committee
What they've said
265 remarks on 58 billsS.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Supports the bill, saying Good Friday was important in her Catholic upbringing, that the bill does not establish a state religion, and that it recognizes tradition.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this bill. And as somebody who does not actually subscribe to any religion, you might be surprised that I am very in support of this bill and excited for the opportunity to speak to it. Um, specifically to allegations that this is a betrayal of the division or the separation of church and state. Um, I, as somebody who does not, is not of the local predominant religion. I did grow up Catholic, and so Good Friday was one of the most important holidays as Easter was the most hol important holiday of the year. Um, I, I think that this goes beyond subscribing to a specific religion, be …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says the bill was a negotiated substitute with industry that creates a tiered licensing structure reflecting regulatory burden for different store types.
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Briefly? Thank you. This was a negotiated substitute with industry to create a tiered licensing structure that is more reflective of the regulatory burden for different store types.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that specialty stores can carry products such as CBD and a limited number of other products, while general tobacco retailers carry tobacco and nicotine products.
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Yes. Thank you Mr. Speaker. A specialty store can carry various products like CBD and um, subsequent to recent Regi recent legislation, um, a limited number of CRE products And a general tobacco retailer. Generally a a general tobacco retailer will just carry tobacco and nicotine products.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says the amendment clarifies the tiers and creates a mechanism to correct retailers operating under the wrong license.
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It, it does and also creates a mechanism to make sure that if any retailer is operating with the wrong license, that that can be right sized.
S.B. 226 Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Makes a motion to encircle H.B. 314 or S.B. 314 (transcript wording is unclear).
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to encircle house bill three 14 or Senate bill three 14.
S.B. 314 Sleep Disorders Education Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Dailey-Provost says S.B. 314 is a simple response to sleep disorders, which she says affect health outcomes, by asking the Department of Health and Human Services to create accurate information for healthcare providers to raise awareness and encourage treatment.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So this bill is actually, um, a simple solution to a growing problem, and that is the fact that sleep disorders are an increasingly, um, influential part of bad health. And I'm sure that no one in this body knows what it's like to lose a night of sleep in the recent days. Um, but the, but the reality is this, uh, sleep disorders and sleep issues do actually have a meaningful and economic impact on health outcomes for a lot of people. And so this is, this simply asks that our Department of Health and Human Services, um, create some resources for healthcare providers to make sure that, uh, common sense, accurate, consistent information is …
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Opposes the substitute motion and the underlying amendment, saying the bill is broadly supported and good practice, and asks the body to support the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also rise in opposition to the substitute motion, most especially because the Senate sponsor himself is from a county of the second class. And I believe that, uh, that in and of itself is, um, un, is an untoward motion. Um, I would also speak while I have the opportunity and opposition to the underlying motion to amend, um, the, the bill to only allow for this in first counties, the first and second class, um, as the floor sponsor stated, this is broadly supported across the state and is in general just good practice. Um, I don't think that the inconvenience in any way should be considered to outweigh the overall good that the …
S.B. 314 Sleep Disorders Education Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says the bill did not receive a committee hearing and she wants the body to have time to review it.
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Receive a committee hearing, so I wanna give the body some time to take a look at it.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says the bill creates a funding mechanism from the patient enterprise fund for the Utah Center for Medical Cannabis Research, without using the general fund.
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That motion is in order. Would like to speak to her Briefly. Um, a couple of years ago the legislature saw it to create legislation forming the Utah University of Utah, well, I'm sorry, Utah Center for Medical Cannabis Research located at the University of Utah. Um, and we in that bill, we put some statutory guidance on the research that we wanted conducted and have struggled to find funding. And so this creates a funding mechanism that draws on the patient enterprise fund in the medical cannabis program so that we can get that research funded without taxing, uh, taking any money from the general fund so that we are not relying on the taxpayers for that, uh, funding. …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Explains that the medical cannabis program is self-funded through licensing and patient transaction fees, and that a portion will fund the research center over a four-year cycle from the patient enterprise fund rather than the general fund.
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Absolute Abso absolutely. Thank you for the question. So, um, the, the u the medical cannabis program in the state of Utah is fully self-sustaining and self-funded through, um, licensing fees on our, you know, our medical cannabis pharmacies, um, production growth growth sites, et cetera, but also through a patient transaction fee that's paid at the time when, when patients fill their, um, their prescriptions at the pharmacies. And so that portions of that funding will be used, um, in a four year cycle. So the total funding for the research center will be pulled out of that patient enterprise fund, um, to fund the medical Cannabis research center because again, they have a statutory, they have things that …
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says insurers asked for clarity on therapist reimbursement rates and speaks to the motion to concur with the Senate amendments on H.B. 590.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to concur with the Senate amendments. That motion is an order representative. Would you like to speak to it Briefly? Uh, just had a request from insurers to make sure that there was clarity on the reimbursement rates for therapists.
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Presented HB 590, which would let a child in foster care or DCFS custody keep an established mental health therapist when changing families or jurisdictions if it is in the child's best interest and the family agrees, and said an expert was available for questions.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. This is, um, You have an amendment online? I do. I have a brand New Amendment online house Bill five 90 is a bill that ensures that any child in foster care or in, uh, custody of division of Child and Family Services, who's established care with a men, a health mental health therapist can stay in, stay with that therapist even if they change families or change jurisdictions. Okay. If it's in the best Interest of the child, what if they move from Logan to St. George? If the family's willing to do it, then they can, they can maintain that relationship. All right. Does it have a, like a Zoom option? Uh, to the …
S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says past industry engagement has not been productive and that the substitute offers reasonable concessions and an off ramp, and supports it.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I would like to take the opportunity to address the previous question. Having myself been a big part of the conversation in this issue, not just for the past year on this policy development, but for several years. Um, my experience has been that every time that we've engaged with the industry, we've been told no, that there was no compromise, there was no opportunity for movement. So much so that, um, every policy that had been passed, or pre, I'm not sorry, not passed, but presented in the past, had been stymied and undermined by the industry itself, leading to lawsuits against the state of Utah, the tune of several million dollars every time …
S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Dailey-Provost says past industry engagement did not produce compromise and supports the substitute as a reasonable off ramp for industry.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I would like to take the opportunity to address the previous question. Having myself been a big part of the conversation in this issue, not just for the past year on this policy development, but for several years. Um, my experience has been that every time that we've engaged with the industry, we've been told no, that there was no compromise, there was no opportunity for movement. So much so that, um, every policy that had been passed, or pre, I'm not sorry, not passed, but presented in the past, had been stymied and undermined by the industry itself, leading to lawsuits against the state of Utah, the tune of several million dollars every time …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Presents H.B. 390 as a clinical research proposal for veterans with PTSD, citing Huntsman Mental Health Institute support, and opens the floor to questions.
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And Utah is uniquely positioned and I would suggest uniquely obligated to lead responsibly in advancing clinical research for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Uh, we have a large and highly engaged veteran population. We statistically are disproportionately high in suicide rates generally, but also for, uh, veterans in Utah. We have world class academic infrastructure here and we have just demonstrated a capacity for ethical research in this type of stuff. And so, um, This bill, no, no other state is currently conducting clinical trial using the therapeutic models. Proposed. Proposed. In this legislation, the protocol integrates psychotherapy with investigated investigational compounds reflecting current scientific understanding of how these intervi interventions, uh, exert their effects. And so the focus …
S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Opposes the fifth substitute, arguing that kratom should be considered on its own population health risks rather than compared to alcohol and tobacco, and that the bill is a compromise.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I wasn't going to speak twice on issues around this bill today, so I appreciate your patience from a population health perspective. And, and for context, I have spent much of my career in this area, and that has to do with risk as a whole population. And the significant issue that is left out of the, the sponsors present, the subs sponsors presentation is the significance of a denominator in these equation, in these equations in the aggregate, yes, alcohol harms that is well known in the aggregate tobacco harms that is well known. And for the record, if we wanna have a discussion about tobacco and the risks to society, I am here …
S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Argues the substitute compares kratom to alcohol and tobacco in a way that misrepresents overall risk, and urges members to reject the amendment.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I wasn't going to speak twice on issues around this bill today, so I appreciate your patience from a population health perspective. And, and for context, I have spent much of my career in this area, and that has to do with risk as a whole population. And the significant issue that is left out of the, the sponsors present, the subs sponsors presentation is the significance of a denominator in these equation, in these equations in the aggregate, yes, alcohol harms that is well known in the aggregate tobacco harms that is well known. And for the record, if we wanna have a discussion about tobacco and the risks to society, I am here …
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Presents S.B. 101, which updates regulation and oversight of specialized products, including industrial hemp and cannabinoids, at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, and states she is open to questions.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro tem. SB 1 0 1 is a bill that, uh, seeks to update necessary changes in the regulation and oversight of, uh, a lot of the work that occurs at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food with regard to our industrial hemp industry. Also, um, referred to in the legislation as cannabinoids, um, the department had recently changed the name of their indus um, cannabinoid division to the Specialized Products Division. Um, and is especially salient given the passage of earlier legislation today to allow them to streamline and, uh, create consistency in the way that all specialized products are, um, registered, the fees that they collect and the, uh, oversight and regulation that …
S.B. 261 Pharmacy Practice Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Moved to pass the substitute SB 261 out favorably.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out for substitute senate Bill 2 61 pharmacy practice amendments with a favorable recommendation.
S.B. 261 Pharmacy Practice Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Said the sponsor was proactive on these issues and that the bill addresses rising healthcare costs and the role of pharmacists.
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I am grateful for the sponsor for being proactive about a lot of these things. I think that, um, at the heart of it, it takes into account the rising cost of healthcare and recognizing the pivotal role that our pharmacists play in delivering good healthcare. Thank you. Thank
S.B. 170 Vitamin K Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Cited literature that serious allergic reactions occur about one per million while hemorrhage risk without vitamin K is about 7 per 100,000, a roughly 70-fold difference.
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Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chair. So I've just done a quick, um, quick search on the, um, literature on the risk of vitamin K injections. Um, most common risks are pain, bruising, and swelling at the injection site, extremely rare, estimated at one per million, um, estimate a serious allergic response compared to the relative risk of seven up to 7.2 hemorrhages per 100,000 versus so much smaller, um, denominator seven 100,000 versus 1000007.2 versus one. So the relative risk there is about 70 times just for to answer that question.
S.B. 258 Infant at Work Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Moved to pass the second substitute of SB 258 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to make a motion to pass out Senate Bill 2 58 substitute to infant debt work amendments with a favorable recommendation. I'll speak to that briefly, if I may. Go
S.B. 258 Infant at Work Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Supported the bill's guardrails and oversight, described its benefits for working parents and state employee recruitment, and noted the Senate substitute adds a periodic sunset review.
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you. Um, I think that some important points have come up with regard to the regulation. I do really like the guardrails because, um, workplaces change, life changes, pandemics happen. You just never know. And I, I think that, um, consistency and making sure that an agency should they choose to adopt this and that they, they check all the boxes, that if anything changes, there is an oversight agency that's got some objectivity saying, you know, maybe, maybe the landscape has changed and maybe this is no longer necessarily appropriate. I don't know. I think, um, and I, I'm, I'm glad that the conversation come up, came up. But, um, what I love best about this bill is that …
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Presents HB 590, which would let children in state custody keep their established therapist if all parties agree, even after a move, provided transportation and logistics are maintained.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Um, HB five 90 addresses continuity of mental health care for children in or leaving custody of the Department of Family, uh, DCFS, department of Child and Family Services. Basically what we're trying to accomplish is to make sure that in cases where children who are in the custody of the state who have established mental health care services with a trusted provider, that, um, if, if all of the parties, um, of interest agree and wish for that child to stay in the care of that therapist, even if they move families or move, um, within custody in the of the state, they'll be able to maintain that therapy relationship with a given provider given, …
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Says the amendment is friendly and thanks its sponsor for her work and guidance.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. It's a friendly amendment and I do really, uh, sincerely appreciate the work of the good sponsor of the amendment. She is well versed, um, in this area and I appreciate her guidance and feedback.
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Summarizes the bill as aimed at maximizing quality of care for vulnerable children and letting agencies continue their therapeutic relationships in the children's best interest, and asks for the body's support.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Just, uh, eager for the opportunity to make sure that we are maximizing the quality of care, especially for, uh, vulnerable children who have established a safe and healthy, um, therapeutic relationship. And make sure that we are giving our state agencies the opportunity to make sure that those relationships continue to the best interest of these children. Appreciate support of the body.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Presented the bill as a regulatory framework for kratom that allows pure leaf products while requiring registration and testing through the Department of Agriculture and Food, citing addiction and deaths from extract products.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, committee. I am grateful that you are sticking it out on this late hour. We're on a Monday night. Um, I will be as brief as I possibly can. I'm also joined by Dr. Brandon Forsyth from Department of Ag of Agriculture and Food. So you may have heard a little bit about Kratom this year. Um, this bill is the result of a lot of work that went into interim session and study with regard to the availability of Kratom in the state of Utah. You may remember that we had legislation last year that sought to give the Department of Agriculture and Food more statutory authorization to regulate our, the Raum products …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said the drafting attorney is preparing a coordinating clause and that concessions for a soft landing would be reasonable.
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Y Yes, thank you Mr. Chair. I was actually just visiting with, um, Mr. Williams, who's the drafting attorney, um, on the bill. And he's watching the, the, the other bill senate bill going, uh, the other direction across to the house. Um, and he is working on making sure that there is a coordinating clause. And I think that, you know, if there are concessions made to make sure that we are creating a soft Blanding as possible, that is, um, absolutely reasonable. It was an something that ever came up when we were talking about the crafting of this bill, but that's the beauty of the process and, you know, people bringing different viewpoints and scenarios that weren't …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Agreed and noted her nicotine specialty products bill also limits kratom sales to specialty stores.
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Correct. And the other complication isn't, well not complication, but the other factor that plays into that is I have nicotine specialty products, bill, I can't remember. That's also coming through, um, the Senate that passed Health, health and Human Services, I think. Yeah. Um, that also specifically says that creative products would be sold in specialty stores.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Deferred the alkaloid percentage question to Dr. Forsyth.
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I don't, I don't know. I don't even know what that means. I'm gonna lean on the good Doctor Forsyth for that one, if that's okay. Which One is there one better? Do we roll the dice? But Yeah,
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Explained the 2% threshold allows wiggle room for naturally occurring levels so pure leaf products are not arbitrarily pulled.
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So I think it addresses what's naturally present in Pure Leaf, and that's a very, very low percentage of seven hydroxy matine. Um, and so that it is naturally founded, so we can't completely outlaw it altogether and then simultaneously keep pure leaf crem available. Um, 2% versus 0.4%. I think the 0.4% is what's naturally available. And mine just allowed a little wiggle room for that so that we weren't arbitrarily pulling some products off the shelf if they tested, if they naturally tested a little bit higher,
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Explained the other bill schedules seven-hydroxy and originally was a full ban, and that her bill is a fail-safe regulatory framework in case kratom remains legal.
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Can I ask Chris to come up? I haven't actually kept track of what is in that detailed of a, that close of Yeah. Senator of Senator ml's, Bill, Senator ml's. Bill does outlaw, you know, it takes, you know, the seven hydroxy and puts it into a schedule one. It, it would, it's more silent and on the regulatory piece, but Chris can fill in those Gaps. So, and I'll just add one more thing before I hand it over to Chris. Originally, Senator ML'S bill, um, created a full ban, uh, completely so that all products would be completely illegal in the state of Utah. I crafted this bill because of what I, what I presented that we …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said her HB 385 tightly regulates smoke shops and both bills need to pass.
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Um, so one of the things that I did mention, uh, a minute ago was my specialized product sales amendments, um, which is HB 3 85. Um, that does also create tight regulation around the smoke shops themselves. And so they are, in order to, to make sure we get this right, um, in my view, they both do need to pass. And it's been all part of a broader discussion as those have moved through committee. Um, and that bill passed Senate committee unanimously on Friday.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said the issue is complex and lawmakers have tried to be thoughtful.
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Has still plenty of time. It may feel, feel like it's senator, but this has been, we have tried to be really, really thoughtful. It's, it is very, very complex. Um, there are a lot of strong opinions in this space, but, um, in my view, most sly, a lot of lawmakers who care very deeply about getting this right.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said the bills do not conflict, her bill passed the House unaltered, and it is needed in case the other bill fails, leaving a regulatory vacuum.
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Right. Better than Senator ml. Um, I don't think that the two bills necessarily, um, detract from one another. I think that, um, as, as you'll notice, um, this bill is still in its original form that passed the House of Representatives, um, hasn't been substituted passed the, you know, house business and Labor unanimously, um, passed the House of Representatives with strong, um, support. And I think that given that Senator ML'S bill started a with a lot more absolute, it was really just a, a ban and that there's been a lot of discussion and, and, um, compromise. And that's the beauty of the process. And I do appreciate that. Um, my hope was that when this bill …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Noted the other senator's bill currently treats manufacturing the same way.
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You. And to be fair, um, Senator ml's, bill does the same currently in its current state. I know there's some discussions going on, but in his current state it does the same thing. Next,
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said extract products are causing addiction and deaths, the bill regulates rather than bans, the FDA has not adequately regulated kratom, and asked for support.
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Yeah. Thank you Mr. Uh, Mr. Chair. I really do appreciate the motion. Um, I'm trying not to, to to sit here and, um, take it personally that there's an, there are allegations that there's just no understanding of this. I've, um, we've, we've done a lot of work and my understanding is that people are getting very sick, they're getting addicted and they're dying, um, due to products, uh, Creon products that aren't 7 0 8 that are extracts. And this bill, um, is not a ban. It does create regulations. Um, it is definitely misleading to say that these are carefully tested regulated products by FDA. I could point you to a number of studies and articles that …
H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Expresses support for the sponsor and thanks him for incorporating many stakeholder concerns and for his continued work on the policy.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate, uh, the opportunity to rise and express my support and appreciation for the sponsor. Um, he was very engaged in making sure that a lot of, uh, opinions were at the table, addressed a incredible number of concerns and, um, including mine and just wanted to thank him for his hard work and his willingness to continue to work on this complex policy area going forward.
H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Expresses support for the sponsor, saying he engaged many stakeholders and addressed concerns, and thanks him for his work.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate, uh, the opportunity to rise and express my support and appreciation for the sponsor. Um, he was very engaged in making sure that a lot of, uh, opinions were at the table, addressed a incredible number of concerns and, um, including mine and just wanted to thank him for his hard work and his willingness to continue to work on this complex policy area going forward.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Presents HB 385 second substitute, which would create a new specialized products license with a $600 annual fee to cover Department of Agriculture and Food regulation and require product registration, and discusses the fee history and costs for businesses.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I've got a couple of co-presenters if that's okay. Um, I've got a deputy chief from Salt Lake City Police and, um, representatives from Depart Department of Agriculture and Food. Um, but I'll, I'll give a brief introduction if I may. Um, so I know you've heard a lot about this bill. Um, specialized product Sales Amendments is an effort to recognize that, um, sales of tobacco and specialty products in the state is woefully unregulated. And our state statute has very little opportunity to give teeth in the law to our regulatory agencies, and particularly in the context of a lot of legislation. I know that we've, we've had a lot of long conversations in …
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Introduces HB 590, which would help children in foster care continue with an established therapist when they move homes, and notes a substitute addressing community concerns.
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Thank, thank you Madam Chair, and I appreciate you, um, being patient with me while I was running late. Um, of course, I am joined by Dr. Amy Feldberg, um, who is a therapist and a foster mom. And so I'm going to speak briefly to it, but mostly we'll, um, defer to her to describe the issue that we're seeking to solve. So, HB five 90 just recognizes that there are opportunities sometimes to, um, make sure that kids who in foster care, who have established a good relationship with their therapist, are able to continue care with that therapist if they move to a different family. And this is something that Dr. Feldberg experienced, um, personally, and we …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Explains why the fee structure changed from the original bill, including a compromise reached in the House, and concludes her presentation.
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Thank you. Um, Mr. Chair, I, uh, I think that I'm not sure that I have much more to add. I, I know that there's gonna be a lot of discussion about, um, you know, and debate about the best way, um, to fund this program. And if you'll, if you'll look at the legislation, you'll see that the original bill did have an assessment only for the rts bs. That's the retail tobacco specialty businesses at $10,000. Now, um, I know that there is support in the room to go back to that. The reason I just wanna offer, you know, some insight on why the change was made, that was a compromise that was made with my colleagues …
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Defers the question to Dr. Feldberg.
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Is it okay if I defer to Absolutely. Dr. Feldberg, she's much more well versed in the system than I am. Yeah,
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Says the language can be clarified and thanks the member for the question.
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We can work to clarify, to clarify That. That's a great question representative. Thank you.
H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Says she will work on the ambiguity raised in the questions and address it as the discussion goes forward.
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Thank you. I just wanted to clarify, uh, representative gracious, and I'll work on the, the question, the ambiguity, and absolutely address that as the conversation goes forward. Really appreciate your support.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Summarizes provisions on billboard advertising, license holders who lose licenses, and the fee structure, and asks for support of the motion.
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for summation representative. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I wanna thank Heidi for streaming in and mentioning one more thing. The bill also does put c clarification in the statute on billboard advertising for nicotine products. 'cause there is currently a loophole. And I actually worked with Representative Fiefia on that was a, a priority of his. And so we were able to get those things, um, that, that put into this legislation. And then one other thing at the request of Representative Jefferson Burton was to make sure that when a license holder loses a license for breaking the law, currently there's a loophole where they can just do A DBA and open a new store the next day. …
H.B. 386 Immigration Amendments · House floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026
Opposes the motion, saying the substitute repeats language from another bill, would limit college access and in-state tuition for students pursuing citizenship, and would affect home loans and state retirement eligibility.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to this motion to amend most acutely because this amendment is nothing more than HB 88 7 sub substituted into another bill and is not entirely germane. But more importantly, this substitute is identical to HB 88 in removing opportunities and pathways for students in our state who are doing everything that they possibly can by every standard and bar to achieve citizenship, this cuts off those, uh, higher education opportunities. This amendment or this substitute, is also identical to HB 88 7 sub where it amends section co code section 53 H dash 11 dash four 14 in removing the promise program eligibility for states who, for students who do qualify …
H.B. 386 Immigration Amendments · House floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026
Opposes the motion, saying the substitute repeats provisions of HB 88 that affect tuition, higher education, home loans and state retirement.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I rise in opposition to this motion to amend most acutely because this amendment is nothing more than HB 88 7 sub substituted into another bill and is not entirely germane. But more importantly, this substitute is identical to HB 88 in removing opportunities and pathways for students in our state who are doing everything that they possibly can by every standard and bar to achieve citizenship, this cuts off those, uh, higher education opportunities. This amendment or this substitute, is also identical to HB 88 7 sub where it amends section co code section 53 H dash 11 dash four 14 in removing the promise program eligibility for states who, for students who do qualify …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Presented HB 389 as the annual update on medical cannabis and industrial hemp, describing a board restructuring, a transaction fee, low THC product labeling, and other changes.
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three eighty nine third substitute Cannabis Amendments. Thank you, Mr. Chair and Committee. It's great to be back with you again today. Uh, so today we're talking about our Next, um, annual update on our medical cannabis and industrial hemp, uh, bills. And I am really pleased to be joined by Dr. Brandon Forsyth from, uh, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, um, to help present and to answer any questions. So, as you know, we work really closely with our medical cannabis industry and our industrial hemp industry and our regulatory agencies, primarily the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food throughout the year to address, um, updates and changes that are, um, deemed necessary in our medical cannabis and …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Thanked the committee, staff, agencies, and oversight committee members for their work on the bill.
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Uh, thank you for the motion. And I would echo, um, senator's comments. We, this is the, the work of, uh, a lot of hard work from our amazing staff and our regulatory agencies, and also the other members of our oversight committee, including Senator Escamilla, Senator Vickers, Representative Brooks, Senator Owens, Representative Ward, um, this, we all, um, remain grateful for the opportunity to do the work and, um, and, and having a lot of input and careful thought on this legislation.
H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for questions and asks whether state law requires certification for instructors.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a series of Questions? Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Yes, go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Does state statute require a certification and a training and certification for a certified instructor?
H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Restates the question about certification for private-market instructors.
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I'm sorry, let me restate the question. The certified instructors that parents can opt to in the private market, do those instructors require certification as per state law?
H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Raises concern that parents would not face the same certification standard and asks whether crash data exists from other states.
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The ones that are in the private sector, Yes. Okay. So my concern with that is that we're requiring a different set of standards for parents who would not have to, um, would not be required to be certified. My second question is, you the sponsor mentioned, um, that some other states have already implemented this. Do you have data on the rates to which crashes among young students have increased in those states?
H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the sponsor's answer conflicts with her earlier statement about other states, cites crash statistics for uncertified instruction, and concludes the policy is not wise.
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Okay. Um, thank you Mr. Speaker Pro tem. So I am concerned because the sponsor stated in her, um, initial presentation that other states have done this. But the answer to that question, you've indicated that it wasn't actually this that was done in other states, but a different kind of the program, different kind of program. And therefore, um, your assertion is that it would negate data that includes statistics, like a 24% increase in these students that are not taught by certified instructors have a 24% increase of being involved in a fatal injury or accident. And in general, are 16% time, 16% more likely to have an accident at all. And so I'm, I'm concerned that we're …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Introduces the bill and her guests, and says the bill would create a research pathway for treatment-resistant PTSD in veterans.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. Thank you. Committee. Um, I gotta hand it to you for running an incredibly efficient meeting. That's the way we roll here in this committee. We're all good. Definitely Do. I really appreciate that. Um, so I have two co-presenters and if it's okay with the chair, we have a couple of handouts. Of course. Thank you. Um, so I'll briefly just introduce my guests. Matthew Butler is here to speak to the bill, um, uh, followed by Dr. Ben Lewis, um, to present, um, the why behind the bill, um, titled Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments, which we will believe creates a, a really transformative and meaningful pathway toward getting some, um, moving the needle …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Explains the history of the earlier psychedelic research law, why the bill focuses on veterans, Utah's veteran suicide rate, and support from veterans advocacy groups.
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Thank you Dr. Lewis. So, just a couple of points that I wanted to make. Um, there's this information is in the packets that you received. Um, but a a lot of, uh, issues inform, uh, the decision on trying to move forward on this, in this area, in this way. As Dr. Lewis mentioned, excuse me. Uh, the legislature a couple years did pass legislation a couple of years ago to allow for some carefully controlled, um, studies on psychedelics for mental health treatment. Um, if it was discovered by the entities that had been granted that authority, that it was actually limited in ways that made it not functional. And so it's kind of been in a holding …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Explains that treatment-resistant PTSD means veterans who have not reached remission after evidence-based treatment.
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Yeah, so treatment resistant post-traumatic stress disorder is probably best understood as veterans that have been through an evidence-based psychotherapy or evidence-based treatment and failed that treatment. Meaning that they still have, um, they have not met remission for PTSD despite going through, uh, evidence-based treatment.
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Says the bill targets people who have failed existing treatments, and that most patients do not reach remission with those treatments.
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That's right. This is looking at individuals who have failed those existing treatments that are unfortunately limited. Right. And, and a significant majority of patients don't actually achieve remission with those Treatments. Yeah. And some of my
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Explains that the bill's passage does not depend on funding, describes the state's role, existing private donations, and a sunset provision that returns unspent donations if funding is not raised.
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Yeah, yeah. Thank you for the question. So it does have a fiscal note, but passage of the bill is not, um, dependent on funding the fiscal note. So it sets up a funding mechanism asking the state to be a stakeholder in the, um, in the, the, the study and the cost of the study. Um, it also allows for other funding mechanisms. There's a donation already, several donations already secured by the Huntsman Mental Health Institute. Um, and several donors, many of them veterans themselves have come forward and offered, um, potential funding as well. And I, you know, I just wanna point out that virtually every medication that's approved, um, in, you know, even in big Pharma …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Says the study is scalable and will enroll as many patients as the funding supports.
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That, so the, the nice thing about a study like this is it is scalable. They'll take in as many patients into treatment as they have, um, funding to support. Okay. Thank you. Yeah. Okay. Thank you.
H.B. 565 City Library Property Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asked whether other cities have experienced the same issue.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, representative, are there other cities that have experienced this complication? I feel like that's a self-serving question. Yeah.
H.B. 565 City Library Property Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Said her own city contacted her about the same issue and thanked the sponsor for addressing it. · speaker not certain
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Yeah. Thank you. I just wanted to clarify that my own city contacted me about the same issue, and I appreciate you tackling it so that it gets taken care of across the board. And, sorry, I meant to state this is, this is talking to for substitute And I would never do anything self-serving.
H.B. 565 City Library Property Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to adopt the substitute bill HB0565S01.
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Representative Provo. Thank You Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to move for substitute house Bill 5 65.
H.B. 565 City Library Property Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to pass out favorably the substitute bill HB0565S01.
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I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorably first substitute House bill 5 65 City Library Property Tax Amendments.
H.B. 565 City Library Property Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to place the substitute bill on the Consent Calendar.
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Mr. Chair, if it's appropriate, I'd like to make a motion to place this on consent. You can try. Doesn't have a fiscal note. So I would like to make a motion to place a house Bill 5 65 for substitute City Library Property Amendment tax amendments on con on the consent calendar, Even though the sponsor was late.
H.B. 565 City Library Property Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Said the substitute added language requested by John Valentine and does not appear to need a fiscal note.
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I don't, uh, the substitute just had some additional language requested by, um, it was, uh, from John Valentine requested it, so.
S.B. 155 Unclaimed Property Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moves to pass SB 155 second substitute out favorably.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorably second substitute Senate bill 1 55 Unclaimed Property Amendments.
H.B. 575 Fuel Tax and Supply Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Asks how the gas tax cut will be funded and what mechanism replaces the lost revenue.
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Go ahead. Thank you Mr. Speakers. So if we're cutting the gas tax at the pump, how is the funding for that? What, how, what's the replacement mechanism for funding that in the general fund in the transportation fund?
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Asks to yield to a question from the sponsor.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker ProAm. Will the sponsor yield to a question? Yes. Will The sponsor yield? Go ahead.
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether the bill helps cities and developers work more collaboratively on entitled but unbuilt properties.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker ProAm. Will the sponsor yield to a question? Yes. Will The sponsor yield? Go ahead. Thank you. So in the presentation sponsor discussed the issue of, um, entitled pieces of property, and I wondered, um, the degree to which this, uh, statutory change assists municipalities, ESP cities and municipalities in working more collaboratively and more productively on, um, on some sometimes when properties are over entitled in their, within their city limits.
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether the bill helps cities work more productively with developers on entitled but unbuilt properties.
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Thank you. So in the presentation sponsor discussed the issue of, um, entitled pieces of property, and I wondered, um, the degree to which this, uh, statutory change assists municipalities, ESP cities and municipalities in working more collaboratively and more productively on, um, on some sometimes when properties are over entitled in their, within their city limits.
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Restates the question: whether the bill lets cities make sure development of entitled properties is more collaborative and productive.
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Okay, well I'll, I'll I'll just be a little more blunt if that's okay. Um, my understanding is that there are some cities that have a lot of pieces of property that are entitled by developers and that, but are not being built out and the cities have limited ability to compel the actual development of those projects. I wondered if this gives the cities an opportunity to make sure that that process is more collaborative and productive.
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Restates the question, asking whether the bill gives cities an opportunity to make the process for entitled but unbuilt projects more collaborative and productive.
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Okay, well I'll, I'll I'll just be a little more blunt if that's okay. Um, my understanding is that there are some cities that have a lot of pieces of property that are entitled by developers and that, but are not being built out and the cities have limited ability to compel the actual development of those projects. I wondered if this gives the cities an opportunity to make sure that that process is more collaborative and productive.
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Thanks the sponsor for the clarification and expresses strong support for the bill.
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Uh, thank you Mr. Speaker pro tem, that, um, that's great news and I'm really happy for the clarification. I also rise in strong support of this legislation that's long overdue and I also applaud the sponsor for threading a very careful needle needle on a critical issue in our state.
H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Thanks the sponsor for the clarification and expresses strong support for the bill.
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Uh, thank you Mr. Speaker pro tem, that, um, that's great news and I'm really happy for the clarification. I also rise in strong support of this legislation that's long overdue and I also applaud the sponsor for threading a very careful needle needle on a critical issue in our state.
H.B. 359 Health Care Preceptor Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Asks how the program would be funded and who would decide which preceptors receive payments.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, can you, I'm sorry, I'm a little bit hazy on the funding mechanism. Can you go back over that for me? What part? So, So how do we, how do we fund the program? So in, in the bill, it is just listing that there could be, um, donation. So volunteer, volunteer donations to the fund, um, through license renew. So, so when, when providers go to renew their license, they can volunteer voluntarily donate to the fund there, or this can be open to anybody, honestly, to, to donate to the fund. Okay. If I may follow up, Adam chair. Thank you. Um, so I, I'm having a hard, so since you don't have …
H.B. 569 SNAP Funds Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Supports the motion to hold, saying the issue is larger than ultra-processed foods and should be studied in the interim.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. And I do apologize for Miss missing much of the conversation. This is something that I care deeply about as well. I just wanna speak in favor of the motion to hold, um, recognizing that, um, this is not an issue that we can stop looking at. This is critical. Um, but I think that taking a pause, and I would even support, um, as you mentioned, really looking at this over the interim, because increases in obesity, diabetes, cancer, all these things are absolutely true, but it is so much bigger than ultra processed foods. Although I fully agree that that's a huge, huge issue. I am really passionate about trying to, you know, and …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Presents H.B. 385, which creates a license for specialty tobacco shops, adds Department of Agriculture and Food enforcement resources, closes an advertising loophole, and limits license holders from opening new businesses after a license is revoked.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, um, am excited to, uh, present house Bill 3 85, which I believe is a bill that is long overdue here in the state of Utah. Um, the bill creates, uh, a license that does not currently exist in the reg that provides regulation and oversight of specialty tobacco shops in the state of Utah. Um, given the fact that these, uh, stores tend to be very expensive to regulate, um, due to the nature of the products that are sold, we need to make sure that the Department of Agriculture and Food has the resources that they need to make sure that all products are legal and safe in these stores. Uh, the bill …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Supports the second substitute, saying it reduces volatility and gives the department the regulatory authority and resources it needs.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a friendly sub and I am really, really grateful to this sponsor, um, for doing the hard work and recognizing that the underlying bill, um, has some, some structural, um, concerns and that this certainly creates, um, dramatically less volatility. In making sure that our department has the regulatory authority and, and resources that they need. And I am really grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with him on this sub.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Says the substitute is a friendly change that reduces volatility and helps the department have the regulatory authority and resources it needs, and thanks the sponsor for collaborating.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a friendly sub and I am really, really grateful to this sponsor, um, for doing the hard work and recognizing that the underlying bill, um, has some, some structural, um, concerns and that this certainly creates, um, dramatically less volatility. In making sure that our department has the regulatory authority and, and resources that they need. And I am really grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with him on this sub.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Answers that the bill would close the existing billboard advertising loophole, which is the primary motivation for the change.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, under this law that would fix that loophole that currently exists in the law and is actually the primary motivation for that change.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Answers that the bill would close a loophole that allows that advertising, which is the primary motivation for the change.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, under this law that would fix that loophole that currently exists in the law and is actually the primary motivation for that change.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Gives closing remarks saying the bill provides regulated places for adults to buy legal products, with tools to keep illegal products off shelves.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think this has been, um, a conversation that's been happening for a long time, and I believe it is a responsible and thoughtful iteration of making sure that we have well regulated places where adults can buy legal products that are considered, um, not, not appropriate for sale in the general public. And certainly our should only be available for adults. But we just wanna make sure that, um, given those adult choices, we, um, have every ability to regulate and make sure that illegal pre products stay off the shelf and that there are safe places to, for peop adults to make decisions about where they buy their products and we can strive toward …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Summarizes the bill as a responsible way to keep legal products for adults regulated, keep illegal products off shelves, and move toward a healthier future.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think this has been, um, a conversation that's been happening for a long time, and I believe it is a responsible and thoughtful iteration of making sure that we have well regulated places where adults can buy legal products that are considered, um, not, not appropriate for sale in the general public. And certainly our should only be available for adults. But we just wanna make sure that, um, given those adult choices, we, um, have every ability to regulate and make sure that illegal pre products stay off the shelf and that there are safe places to, for peop adults to make decisions about where they buy their products and we can strive toward …
H.B. 373 Higher Education Innovation · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Speaks in support of the bill and praises Utah's research institutions.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Pro Tem. I just wanna rise in enthusiastic support for this legislation. I have been saying for years that Utah does research better than just about anybody in the country, maybe even better than anybody in the world. And this, um, nod of recognition for that expertise and that innovative spirit, uh, is, I, I just, I think that the sponsor is spot on and wanna celebrate her recognition and hard work of that and, um, would, uh, encourage the body to support this incredible opportunity for our state and all the amazing things that will come out of this project.
H.B. 515 Graduate Student Supplemental Loans · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Presents HB 515, which would create a state-run subsidized loan program for graduate students in professions the federal government excluded from higher loan limits, funded by a revolving loan fund.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd love presenting in this committee. I'm glad to be here. Okay. So, um, HB five 15 seeks to address an issue that has come up recently. Um, federal government made the decision that only certain graduate programs in at the university level for students would be available for federally subsidized student loans to cover the cost of the programs. The federal government proactively carved out many graduate level programs and designated them as not professional degrees. Um, some really critical examples that were carved out of being eligible for higher student. Higher rates of sub subsidized student loans include nursing, social work, public health, um, sorry, I'm scanning, um, counseling, marriage and family therapy, physical …
H.B. 515 Graduate Student Supplemental Loans · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Says the institutions have not contacted her about the bill, and notes the state previously had a student loan program it divested from before federal borrowing limits were set.
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Where is Yushi on this policy? I don't know. There haven't been any conversations. They Haven't reached out to me in response to it. No, this actually came to committee a lot faster than I expected it to, so, okay. And, and the, I am assuming that the other universities on their unspent funding haven't weighed in on that. I haven't heard from anyone. Um, so a about three years ago, the state dq, the student loan program that we did have, I think it was about three or four years ago, we had a student loan program. We di divested ourselves of the student loan program. So we didn't want to be apparently in the student loan business. Um, …
H.B. 515 Graduate Student Supplemental Loans · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Says the bill has been public for some time without feedback, that she will reach out for input, and that she believes the bill deserves more discussion.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. And yes, I, I, I acknowledge that that is, um, something that is absolutely valid, but I also wanna just point out that the, you know, the bill has been out and the, the silence is deafening. And, um, either way, I'll be reaching out to, to get some feedback, recognizing how late it is in the session. I, I do believe this is worthy of more discussion. Um, regardless, I, this is not the last time that I will present this, um, to, may I address the other comment, Mr. Chair? Or just the, the motion? From
H.B. 515 Graduate Student Supplemental Loans · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Asks which comments she is allowed to respond to during the motion to hold. · speaker not certain
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Sorry. I just wasn't sure which, which comments I was allowed to respond to if it was just Representative Koford comments, or all the comments made since the original motion.
H.B. 515 Graduate Student Supplemental Loans · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Acknowledges concerns about timing and the sponsor's role in outreach, argues the loans would be lower-cost than private borrowing and could keep students in Utah programs, and offers to keep working with the committee.
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Okay. Um, I do, I do have concerns because of the, the timing in the session. I do believe that if Hui had a, a problem with this, then the fact that they didn't reach out to me and ask and ask questions is also concerning. But I also fully recognize that as the sponsor of the bill that is on me. Um, the problem that we, that we have with this idea that it, that students' responsibility to, To comp, to somehow compensate for the failures of the cost of higher education, um, frightens me just because we, I mean, we have a shortage of these professions, a desperate shortage of these professions. And it means that it students …
H.B. 484 Property Tax Changes · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Asked how a change in bond rating would affect the city's budget.
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Thanks for being here, mayor, mayor, and sharing your thoughts on that. Um, I wondered if you could, um, I've got two questions, if that's okay. First one, um, there was a comment about bond rating and, um, whether or not that should be a consideration. Could you explain to us what would be the impact on your budget if you, if your city's bond rate had changed?
H.B. 484 Property Tax Changes · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Raised concern that the state passes unfunded mandates to cities while limiting their taxing ability, and asked the mayor's view.
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Um, something that I think needs to, to maybe be explored briefly is the fact that at the state level, we do pass on a lot of work to our cities, sometimes via unfunded mandates. And I have concern about this double standard where, you know, we, we set STA expectations and statute expect the cities to be partners in things, but we don't necessarily fund things. And I, I worry that we're creating a double standard there by, if, if we were to limit the amount, your ability to go through truth and taxation, which itself has its own chilling effect. I mean, that prevents a lot of cities from, and districts and, and whatnot from even raising taxes. …
S.B. 66 Medical Cannabis Pharmacy License Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Presents SB 66 on behalf of Senator Vickers as a fix to a drafting issue from last year, restoring language that requires the Department of Agriculture and Food to establish regions and density for medical cannabis pharmacies.
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Thank you. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Senate Bill 66 is a fixed bill that resulted from a drafting issue last year. In policy. Um, medical cannabis pharmacy code requires, uh, regionality in the state so that we don't end up with areas in the state with too many pharmacies and to ensure that, um, there's disbursement around the state, um, that suits the needs of patients in the state of Utah. Last year during, in one of the bills that was passed, um, there was some cleanup, cold and cleanup in some old language that was thought to be redundant, and we inadvertently introduced some ambiguity as to the, um, the require the state requirements for the regionality. This bill …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Moves to adopt the third substitute of H.B. 389.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker proto, I'd like to move third substitute house bill 3 89. The motion is to adopt third substitute house bill 3 89.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Moves to adopt the third substitute for H.B. 389.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker proto, I'd like to move third substitute house bill 3 89. The motion is to adopt third substitute house bill 3 89.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Asks whether to speak before or after moving the substitute, then says the substitute resulted from negotiation with a colleague who had concerns about the bill.
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Um, would you like me to speak to the bill now, Mr. Speaker pro tem or move the sub and then speak to it, The changes in this substitute. Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tim. So h this third substitute of HB 3 89 is the result of careful negotiation and collaboration. Um, with my good colleague from Cedar City who just presented a bill whose name may or may not rhyme with trip. Um, he and I have had the opportunity to work on some concerns that he had and in the process, I think have, um, come up with a better bill. And we, and I'm excited to present the entire bill with those changes included.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Asks whether to speak to the bill before or after moving the substitute.
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Um, would you like me to speak to the bill now, Mr. Speaker pro tem or move the sub and then speak to it, The changes in this substitute.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Says the substitute is the result of negotiation with a Cedar City colleague, and that changes were made to address his concerns.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tim. So h this third substitute of HB 3 89 is the result of careful negotiation and collaboration. Um, with my good colleague from Cedar City who just presented a bill whose name may or may not rhyme with trip. Um, he and I have had the opportunity to work on some concerns that he had and in the process, I think have, um, come up with a better bill. And we, and I'm excited to present the entire bill with those changes included.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Describes the substitute, including hazardous waste disposal for CBD products, repeal of last year's video surveillance requirements, a professional three-member licensing board, a uniform transaction fee, labeling of low-THC products sold in pharmacies, and industrial hemp processing by medical cannabis processors.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro tem. So this year's version of medical cannabis amendments, um, is an ongoing attempt to make sure that our state statute reflects the best regulatory framework to support patients in our medical cannabis program and to also support the license holders, um, in the state who provide medication to our patients. Um, there are some important updates this year that have been the result of many years of collaboration. First of all, um, a couple of requests from Utah Department of Agriculture and Food that we, um, continue whom, who is responsible for most of the regulation and, um, support for our medical cannabis program, uh, work very closely with us to provide us information …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Describes the bill: Department of Agriculture and Food requests on hazardous waste disposal for CBD vape products and repeal of video surveillance requirements; professionalizing the licensing board with three full-time members; a uniform transaction fee; defining low-THC products from licensed in-state processors as medical cannabis products; label and packaging updates; and allowing medical cannabis processors to process industrial hemp.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro tem. So this year's version of medical cannabis amendments, um, is an ongoing attempt to make sure that our state statute reflects the best regulatory framework to support patients in our medical cannabis program and to also support the license holders, um, in the state who provide medication to our patients. Um, there are some important updates this year that have been the result of many years of collaboration. First of all, um, a couple of requests from Utah Department of Agriculture and Food that we, um, continue whom, who is responsible for most of the regulation and, um, support for our medical cannabis program, uh, work very closely with us to provide us information …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Apologizes for not speaking earlier and says she will be more concise.
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Did we, it's been so long. I forgot representative, so I'm sorry. I'll try, I'll be more concise.
H.B. 469 Cannabinoid Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Says the bill is no longer needed because a substitute bill passed earlier already contains its content, which would reduce the number of bills on the floor.
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Would briefly in an effort to decrease the number of bills that were running through the house. The substitute that we just passed in the previous bill is in that bill, so we no longer need this one.
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Asks whether the restriction on teen medical record information is universal or applies only to certain records.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm curious if the restriction on the information available for, um, teen patients is universal, or if it's just certain medical records that a patient has or a parent has restricted access to.
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Asks to clarify that her question concerns current practice rather than what the bill proposes.
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Um, if I may clarify Mr. Speaker, I'm, uh, I'm referring to what the loss the current practice is for access, parent access to a teenager's medical records in a, in a platform like MyChart. Not what the bill is proposing.
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Clarifies that she is asking about current practice for parent access to a teen's records on platforms like MyChart, not the bill.
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Um, if I may clarify Mr. Speaker, I'm, uh, I'm referring to what the loss the current practice is for access, parent access to a teenager's medical records in a, in a platform like MyChart. Not what the bill is proposing.
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Asks whether a parent's access to a teen's medical records is completely restricted under current practice when the teen does not opt in.
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Mr. Speaker. I'll reframe my question one more time. I apologize if I haven't been clear. In current practice, if a teenager opts does not opt in and give their parent full access, is the parents' access to those medical records completely restricted or do they have access to some information? Oh,
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Asks whether under current practice a parent's access to a teen's records is completely restricted when the teen has not opted in.
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reframe my question one more time. I apologize if I haven't been clear. In current practice, if a teenager opts does not opt in and give their parent full access, is the parents' access to those medical records completely restricted or do they have access to some information? Oh, I, I, I apologize for not understanding it.
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Says the bill goes too far by requiring children to give up their privacy rights, calls it big government in family matters, and opposes the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And that's, that's, that was, uh, that certainly clarifies my, my experience and my understanding, uh, when my now adult children reached the age of, you said it was 13, I I remember was that it was 14. Um, my daughters and I had conversations about the degree to which they wanted me to have access to personal information and personal conversations that they were having with their healthcare provider. And we made that decision together. I don't think that we need the state to come in and demand, um, that children be forced to give up that right to privacy. That, um, that is broadly recognized as far as, um, achieving a certain age and …
H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Shares her experience with her adult children making healthcare privacy decisions together, and opposes the bill as government overreach into families' decisions.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And that's, that's, that was, uh, that certainly clarifies my, my experience and my understanding, uh, when my now adult children reached the age of, you said it was 13, I I remember was that it was 14. Um, my daughters and I had conversations about the degree to which they wanted me to have access to personal information and personal conversations that they were having with their healthcare provider. And we made that decision together. I don't think that we need the state to come in and demand, um, that children be forced to give up that right to privacy. That, um, that is broadly recognized as far as, um, achieving a certain age and …
H.B. 531 Scarification Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Moved to pass HB 531 favorably, then noted the amendment was not yet visible online and moved to adopt Amendment #1, which adds the age restriction.
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Thank you Madam Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorably house Bill 5 31 Scarification Amendments. I think we might be waiting for an amendment. Oh, it's, oh, Okay. It's on now, so it lemme it just came, came on. So maybe let's, lemme refresh. Re Okay. How, Draw that motion and do a different one. Okay. I've, when I click on the click, the, it says page not found. So I, if I may miss Madame Chair. The, the amendment is what, um, adds that the age restriction in there. Okay. That we, that we kind of go, missed the first go round. So, Okay. So I'm just gonna call a point of order on …
H.B. 531 Scarification Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Moved to pass HB 531 favorably as amended.
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I do. Thank you. We'll get this right. I apologize. Representative, I would like to make a motion to pass favorably house Bill 5 31 as amended scarification amendments.
H.B. 531 Scarification Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Thanked the sponsor for sharing the amendment in advance and for crafting policy that recognizes the potential for harm without being overly burdensome.
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Um, I appreciate you folding this before, giving it to me and the warning beforehand. Um, this is, there is so much potential for harm in this, and I really appreciate you being present to it and carefully crafting policy that is not overly burdensome, but recognizing, recognizing the risk. And, um, thank you for sponsoring the bill.
H.B. 559 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Supports the bill but cautions that frequent required trainings can burden healthcare providers and asks that compassion be addressed through systems rather than legislated language.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, thank you for being here to present today. Um, I agree with you, this is one of the most devastating thing things that happens. Um, and I would agree with you that there are more among us that have experienced this than than many realize. Um, and I absolutely agree with, um, all of the intent. I, I, I do support it, but I do just wanna bring up, and this is really hard for me to bring this up in this situation, but, um, you know, we legislate a lot of training for healthcare providers, and that's, it's healthcare providers. It's hard sometimes to, to thread that needle. Um, it seems really simple to …
S.B. 83 Controlled Substance Scheduling Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Moved to pass SB 83 out of committee favorably.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to make a motion to pass out favorably Senate bill 83. 83. Thank you.
S.B. 83 Controlled Substance Scheduling Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Thanked the senator for the bill, saying it simplifies the process for responding to changes in federal drug scheduling.
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Um, no, I'm just, I Well, yeah, I guess, yes, Senator, thank you for always taking on these issues and making sure that, uh, we're trying, we're doing our best to simplify this process because this really is whack-a-mole. And I think this is a, a great guideline to, um, to just make the process simpler and more straightforward going forward as our statute is more responsive to these changes.
H.B. 453 Unspent Funding Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Says lapsing funds in the bill come only from the general fund, explains the paraeducator portion would offset income tax funding, and states the sponsor chose these priorities for the restricted account.
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Oh wow. Thank you Mr. Chair. I am the infamous, um, representative Jen Daly Provo. And, um, I'm actually really excited to have the opportunity to work with Representative Matthews on this. So to your question, Representative Cutler, um, the lapsing funds only come from the general fund. Like you said, these are none of the ING lapsing funds that would be pulled into this restricted account come from education. And that, that is intentional, obviously, because we could not do it the other way around. Constitutionally, um, the portion that would be allocated to the paraeducators yes, would supplant some, um, income tax funding that normally would come out of the income tax fund. But given that this is …
H.B. 453 Unspent Funding Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Responds that the listed areas have been underfunded rather than unfunded, that the child care law awaits funding, and that the bill aims to capture inefficiencies in the budget.
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Mr. Chair, may I, Ms. Representative, may I also address your question, if that's okay with the chair? I'm with me if the chair approves. Thank you. I think, um, something else that needs to be, um, considered and addressed is, um, yes, we have everything you mentioned and more are things that absolutely need funding, but have most of which you mentioned have been funded even though they're not fully funded. You know, DSPD, perennial and perennially underfunded, I I harp on this constantly, but to the legislature's credit in the last two years, we've put in an extra 11 million toward that. Um, housing, we've, we all know we've been really focused on dedicating a lot of funding …
H.B. 453 Unspent Funding Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Says the bill has no cap currently and that the substitute's fiscal note would be zero because the money is moved between accounts rather than spent.
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We don't currently have a cap. But just to speak to the fiscal note with the substitution, uh, there actually shouldn't be, uh, a fiscal note that Actually zeroes out the fiscal note. Um, by zeroing it out, we're talking about, it's just essentially just moving it from one account to another. It, It, it just means it's not going to cost the general fund money because it's excess unspent funding, But it will be earmarking that money right. Rather than, so it, it will be, it'll be tying it up for future without actually putting a, an actual fiscal note on it. Correct. Okay. Thanks. You.
H.B. 453 Unspent Funding Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Says the substitute addresses recession concerns, the bill applies only in surplus years, and the funding is one-time each year, so programs would not receive funding in a recession. · speaker not certain
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So the substitute does address, address some of that. Um, and I know my notes in here, um, because this is, this only goes into effect when we have a surplus. I mean, this certainly, I, I would hope that just because this bill is in place that we zero out and we don't allocate anything to those other spaces. But I mean, speaking to the childcare piece specifically, Utah doesn't actually invest any, uh, state tax dollars into childcare. So we, we wouldn't be in any different position than we are right now, um, as far as the childcare goes. But, um, Yeah, this, this would be one time money year over year. So if we're in a recession, …
H.B. 453 Unspent Funding Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Says she has not heard from the governor personally and believes he supports the bill. · speaker not certain
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his office feels about this? No, I'm confident that he loves it, but he hasn't told me that personally, so I have no doubts about that.
H.B. 453 Unspent Funding Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Explains the bill only captures unspent funds in accounts that lapse to the general fund, does not affect non-lapsing funds, and leaves subcommittees' internal reallocation authority unchanged.
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Sure. And, and this is a really great question. I appreciate your perspective as somebody who has, um, who works really hard on, on those budgeting decisions. So because this is backward looking at the end of the year, it would go back and capture any Manti, any unspent funding in only a limited number of instances. Because as you know, so there are many accounts that are given non-lab seek authority. So there, you know, it doesn't, doesn't necessarily lapse back to the general fund. So this would not touch any of those funds. Um, if you were to make a decision to change a, a fund from lapsing to non lapsing, then that whatever money they have unspent, …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Presented H.B. 387, which creates a kratom regulatory framework under the Department of Agriculture and Food's specialized products division, funded by registration fees and taxes mirroring hemp products, taking effect only if the state does not ban kratom.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, house Bill 3 87, um, is in response to a broadly recognized issue in the state of Utah. And that is the reality that we have, um, some, an increasing rate and, um, risk of injury, addiction, and death associated with, um, some crem products. And so in working with stakeholders over the last several years, we have, um, come together as I hope a legislature to recognize that, um, Kratom needs to be regulated. That we in the state of Utah, unfortunately right now, have a regulatory vacuum, which means that our regulatory agency, department of Agriculture and food does not have enough leeway to make sure that we've got any products that are …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Said the bill keeps pure kratom leaf products available while restricting products the Department of Agriculture and Food deems dangerous, including lab-made synthetics like 7-hydroxymitragynine.
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Yeah, thank you, Mr. Speaker. So this is a recognition that a lot of patients, um, very much want to make sure that safe products are available. And so this, this bill, again, it only goes into effect if there's no ban, um, ensures that pure Creto Leaf products are available and also recognizes that currently the rate, the dramatic increases in addiction and overdose, um, are tend to be associated with synthetic products that are made in labs. Um, one of those is seven hydroxy. Now, I want to be clear, there is other legislation in the state of Utah that does schedule seven hydroxy, which is, um, seven, oh, also known as 7 0 8 or seven hydroxy. …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Explained that one Senate bill sets registration fees and another bans kratom outright, and that this bill takes effect only if no ban is in place, such as if a ban fails, is vetoed, or is preempted.
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Yes, thank you, Mr. Speaker. So our colleague from Cedar City has got legislation that provides the, um, the, the registration fees and allows for the Department of Agriculture and Food to establish those registration fees and collect the revenue regard. And it also goes into effect only if the ban bill doesn't pass. We have a colleague from Spanish Fork who has legislation that seeks to ban creto outright, completely make it illegal in the state of Utah in all forms. This bill could be passed in conjunction with both of those, but would only go into effect if the, if a ban did not pass or if it was for example, vetoed or if we did pass it, …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Said the bill creates a regulatory framework that does not currently exist, noting kratom deaths have risen and regulators now lack tools to oversee it.
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Correct. Mr. Speaker? This creates a regulatory framework which does not exist in the state of Utah and would not exist under the ban bill. And so what I, what I know what I, I can't tell you with certainty. I, I have my beliefs on what CRE products can reasonably be available and deemed as safe and, and what is not. The science is out on that. I think that it is prudent to err on the side of caution with regard to Kratom because, um, deaths have skyrocketed in the state of Utah. But, um, given that the debate on what exactly should be illegal is still under issue, what we are lacking is a regulatory framework. It …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Said online sales are not currently restricted but any product sold in Utah, online or in person, would be subject to the bill's fine.
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Uh, thank you Mr. Speaker for the question. Um, as it stands, I do not believe the online sales are restricted in the state of Utah. I would support a restriction to that, even recognizing how hard it is to enforce that. But yes, um, technically under this bill, any product that's sold in the state of Utah, either online or in person, would be subject to the fine.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Closed by saying decisions on which kratom products are safe should be left to regulators rather than statute, citing over 200 deaths in Utah, and asked for the body's support.
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Thank, thank you Mr. Speaker. And I really, really appreciate the robust discussion. Two, uh, comments that were made earlier. There is no question that the product of, um, of CRE product span a a broad spectrum. Um, the problem is, it's really, really difficult to, to get at in statute, I would say it would be we would be not doing our jobs well if we tried to get really specific in statute about exactly where on that spectrum we need to allow for synthetics or extractions. Um, because this is an industry that increasingly is finding every loophole. And I want to be very respectful of the fact that there are people who find relief for serious medical …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Presents H.B. 390, which would create a clinical study of psychedelic treatment for treatment-resistant PTSD in veterans at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, and explains the reasons for it.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm really excited today to present house Bill three 90 veterans PTSD treatment amendments. This is a piece of legislation that is crafted off of some legislation in other states, but is enhanced, um, by the expertise and creativity of, uh, the way we do things here in Utah. So HB three 90 creates a clinical study on the safety and feasibility of psychedelic treatments for, um, treatment resistant trauma. Uh, PTSD in our veteran population. It is a very tightly controlled study that will be conducted at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, um, adhering to very strict protocols that already exist as per the FDA, the DEA and the University of Utah Institutional Review Boards colleagues. …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Says Huntsman is not the only institution with this capacity but is the partnership chosen as having the most current expertise.
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No, but it is the partnership that we have chosen as the most meaningful that has the most current expertise in this.
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Gives closing remarks saying psychedelic treatment in a clinical setting is an option for veterans with treatment-resistant PTSD who have few other options, and urges the body's support.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I really appreciate. Um, any, any supportive thoughts and comments? I know that I've had a lot of conversations with, um, many colleagues and I can't stress enough how important it is to recognize that this psychedelics are an option for people experiencing treatment resistant PTSD for people who are at the end of their rope, that they feel like it's this or suicide. And we just wanna make sure that we give these people an option that isn't leaving the country, that isn't expending that, um, that expense, that unnecessary expense that are receiving these medications outside of a clinical setting, um, with or without, oftentimes without the underlying therapy that actually has potential for …
H.B. 350 Foods Available at Schools Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Asks whether titanium dioxide must be listed on food ingredient labels.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, thank you representative. I'm reading some research on at the, uh, NLM right now. This is good policy. Um, this is just technical question, so I apologize. Titanium dioxide, if it's in a food shows, is it say on the list of ingredients titanium dioxide, or does it have other,
H.B. 350 Foods Available at Schools Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Comments on a bag of chips brought to the meeting and that it had not been opened. · speaker not certain
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Got it. Okay. So this bag of chips, which is very tempting by the way. You'll notice I haven't opened it yet. Oh,
H.B. 350 Foods Available at Schools Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Asks how consumers would know whether titanium dioxide is in a food product.
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I just, you know, I'm looking at the ingredients on here, and I noticed that titanium di dioxide isn't in there, and that's intent. I, I understand. But were it a regular bag of Doritos? I wonder what it would say. I don't know. I'm just, just curious what, what people would look for to know if this was in food or, or not in food. That is a good question. I I don't think that it's clear. Okay. Thank you.
H.B. 393 Early Intervention for Dyslexia Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Moved to adopt the first substitute for HB 393.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass first substitute house bill. We, We have to adopt, we have to adopt this sub there. Sub? Yep. Pass. First substitute. Yeah. Except adopt first sub HB 3 93.
H.B. 393 Early Intervention for Dyslexia Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Moved to pass the first substitute for HB 393 favorably.
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Sure. Thank you. I'd like to make a motion to pass favorably for substitute house bill 3 93 early early intervention and for dyslexia amendments.
H.B. 393 Early Intervention for Dyslexia Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said she would not speak to the motion so the vote could happen before a hard stop.
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Um, I wanna make sure we get this passed before we have a hard stop, so I'm gonna skip.
H.B. 204 Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Asks whether grading for class participation would let students opt out of class discussions.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As a university professor, if I grade for participation in my course, does that give students the ability to opt out of class discussions?
H.B. 204 Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Opposes the bill, citing concerns about classroom discussion, the term fundamental alteration, accreditation risks, and effects on patients.
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Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. And as a professor, I appreciate the sponsor's, um, vote of confidence that I do know what I'm doing when teaching my classes. My concern with this bill, my concerns are many with this bill. Number one, I think that this runs a significant risk of eliminating the value in a university setting of discussing hard things, of talking about things that make us uncomfortable, but are absolutely essential in creating critical thinkers who understand that there are need to be multiple viewpoints in on any, on any tough issue. I think that the term fundamental all alteration is vague and untenable. And I think that the, one of the biggest concerns that I have …
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asked Mr. Davis what rate he would consider appropriate.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. A couple of questions if I may. Uh, Dave, could you answer Representative Clancy's question? And if you don't, if you don't think this is the right, what is it?
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asked where among neighboring states he would place Utah.
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You gave us some stats and you think we need to be more on par with neighboring states. Where would you fall in there?
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost said she hoped for an answer on rate and asked why stores still have tobacco sales if online sales are so easy.
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Okay. Um, I'll just, given the, given your statement that you had met with Representative Clancy many times, and that, that question has been posed, I, I would've, I would hope that somebody would be able to begin to answer the question that he has posed in his presentation. So I'll look forward to hearing more on that to your comments about online sales. And I think everybody recognizes that that's an ongoing problem. But my, what I, a disconnect that I'm having a hard time reconciling is if online sales are so easy and so much of the problem, would, wouldn't that mean that you don't have sales of tobacco products at all in your state, in your stores?
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost suggested that meant price pressure is less important than claimed.
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So it's, so the, so you're making an argument that the price pressure isn't that important after all.
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asked whether the association supports lowering cigarette taxes.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair Philly, do you support lowering taxes on cigarettes, making them more affordable?
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asked about the idea that a tobacco tax is designed to reduce its own revenue by reducing smoking.
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Okay. And do you, what are your thoughts on the notion that a, a tax like this is designed specifically to be self decreasing? The higher you tax, the lower the, the fewer products you sell, therefore fewer people are smoking, smoking, it's supposed to have diminishing returns if it's working.
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asked whether addiction places this tax outside typical tax policy.
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Would you say that addiction and nicotine would place, um, a tax policy discussion outside of the norm of what would be considered typical taxation?
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asked whether a so-called sin tax should be considered differently from normal taxes.
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Don't you think that something that is colloquially called a sin tax would not be subject to the same economic drivers and influences as a normal tax? And there should be cons, therefore should be considered differently.
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost argued that an addictive, deadly product whose costs fall on others should not be compared to property or sales taxes.
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You just drew parallels to every other taxing structure we have. So you said that it shouldn't, it should be treated the same. And my question is to you, to you is why should something like this, given the nature of what we're taxing, why should it be compared to a property tax or a sales tax or any other tax? This is a fundamentally different market structure with completely different forces. We're talking about addiction and nicotine and a product that actually kills people and transfers the cost of that onto the rest of us. So why wouldn't we treat it differently?
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost said the association should think more critically rather than staying agnostic on such products.
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And, and Billy, I would argue that I think that your organization should not be so agnostic when this is nothing that nothing should be agnostic for all products, and that you need to be a little more, think a little more critically about some of these things.
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asked what percentage of Utah children use the company's products.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, can you tell me, in the state of Utah, how many, what percentage of children use your products?
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost said she has seen the company's products on Wasatch Front billboards.
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Can I follow up? Sure. Thank you. So, um, correct me if I'm wrong, if I'm wrong, I've seen your products advertised on billboards in the Wasatch Front.
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost said billboard ads reach children, asked for Utah-specific data, and asked how many youth move from alternative products to cigarettes.
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I can't speak to brand specifics, but I do know that there is a broad proliferation of the smokeless tobacco alternative products popping up on billboards. And I, I just at least wanna recognize that, um, them being on billboards means that they are advertised to children and that rates in the state of Utah of these products are going up. I would if I, if we, if we don't have an opportunity to have the, this statistics presented by someone here today. Um, Representative Clancy, I think that we need to get Utah specific data, because I guarantee you it's higher than 2% in the state of Utah. My last question is, um, and I know that there is …
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost said children are increasingly moving from alternative products to cigarettes, calling them a gateway.
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and I do appreciate that factor. But the reality is, regardless of what your focus is, children start on these alternative products and they're transitioning at an increasing rate to combustible products. This is their gateway product on nicotine. Thank you.
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass the substitute favorably, said research shows Zyn uses billboards, praised the sponsor, and said youth use is an epidemic requiring action.
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to make a motion to pass out favorably for substitute house bill 3 37. I'll speak to it briefly, if I may. Yes, Thank you. I, uh, just wanted to follow up on some earlier questions, quick research, um, to a question that, um, I feel, feel was unanswered. And the answer is that yes, Zen utilizes outdoor public billboards and signs as part of its marketing strategy to promote its nicotine pouches. While Zen rely heavily relies on digital and social media, particularly with paid influencers, it also uses traditional outdoor advertising methods. These billboards are part of a broader marketing strategy aimed at both adult users, and according to …
H.B. 337 Nicotine Product Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost opposed holding the bill, saying it would signal to opponents that they need not take it seriously.
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Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, as I stated in my comments, my concern about simply holding it is that it signals to people in opposition that they don't need to take seriously this bill. And, um, I am opposed to the motion, but obviously it is to the will of the committee
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Asks for confirmation of which minerals qualify for the credit and asks how the fiscal note accounts for future gold value changes.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, I found this really fascinating. I really appreciate the bill. So I just wanna clarify lines 6 84 through 7 43, these are the rare minerals that if a mining operation mines any one of these and gold, they get the tax credit on the severance tax for the critical minerals if they pay the severance tax in gold. Correct. Okay. Um, I'm curious how the fiscal note zeros out because I mean, we're giving them the tax credit. Is that basically assuming that the state then reaps the benefit of the increased value in gold over time? 'cause it seems like a dynamic fiscal note and we're not supposed to do that.
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Says the fiscal note is a mystery to her and asks how to pronounce a mineral name.
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Okay. Alright. Well that's fascinating and I'm with you on the fiscal note. It's a, it's a mystery to me. Um, one more question if I may, Mr. Chair? Yes. Um, representative, can you tell me how to say line 7 22? 7 22?
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Moves to adopt the first substitute for HB 360 2.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out. First substitute or to adopt first. Oh, we've already substituted it. I think the substitute needs to be adopted. Yeah. I would like to make a motion to adopt first substitute house bill 360 2.
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Says she would rather not speak further on the motion.
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I think it, at this point, every time I speak I mess it up. So let's just go with that.
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Moves to pass the first substitute for HB 360 2 out favorably.
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Um, be, I would like to make a motion to pass out favorably first substitute house bill 360 2 tax payments with gold.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Presents H.B. 385, describing the new specialized product license, its $10,000 fee, registration requirements, and the co-presenters who will speak.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also appreciate your consideration for, um, helping me get through my bills in your committee this session. Um, so I just wanna thank you, uh, for the opportunity to present this bill. I do have two co-presenters today, um, who will share briefly some, um, perspective on the why and the how for house Bill 3 85 nicotine sales amendments. So, in sum, the bill does a number of things, including what I think is, um, long overdue, and that is create meaningful, um, infrastructure and regulation with real teeth on the, um, re um, rts b's retail, tobacco specialty businesses in the state of Utah. Currently, the only licensing that these, um, businesses have …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Describes a vape shop case in which a warrant found illegal products but the current law does not allow the license to be taken away without due process.
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Okay. Um, so Chief Red actually told him me a story of a vape shop in his community that his daughter told him about his high school age daughter said, dad, you know, all these kids in the high school, they all know they can go get this. So, worked with public safety, executed a warrant, went in, found illegal products, but because it doesn't, the law doesn't allow, even when illegal pro illegal products, this isn't just selling to minors, but having illegal products in the store, the law doesn't allow to take away the license when an ex, when a warrant's been executed and illegal products were found, it has, you know, it has to go through due …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Says the bill changes the carding standard to criminal negligence so that failing to check ID can be prosecuted. · speaker not certain
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And how are you doing it specifically? Oh, I can't remember what line I think that, I think the wording says it makes it negligent. Negligent. That's it. Thank you. Representative. Yeah, it was a one word change. Where's my drafting attorney when I need him?
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Says the licensing fee was set partly to give the testing lab resources for broader testing. · speaker not certain
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That was, um, a large part of the intent on where we set the licensing fee, because UF does testing really, really well, but their capacity is limited and, um, wanted to make sure that we give them the resources to do what they do well, um, on a broader scope. So that is definitely a big part of it. Thank you.
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Explains that the license requires registration of products, allows warnings and escalating license restrictions, and lets public safety act when a warrant finds illegal products.
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So I think that historically, and I'll let both of my guests, um, speak to this if I misspeak, or even if they wanted to add anything to it. Historically, law enforcement and UAF have worked very well together when necessary. So it's important to remember that, um, the, the license, the U DAF licensing, and we're call it, I don't, I guess uaf, the specialized license, specialized product license, which is the new license created in the bill, um, is intended to give u DAF the resources to test. But it also, like I mentioned, it also requires the RTBs to register the products that they sell. And so if they're selling a product that's not registered, UAF has …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Says the sponsor's understanding is that gas stations are not the main source of youth access, and that warrants at these shops often find dangerous scheduled substances.
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Uh, well, I, my understanding, um, representative is that is not the case. And it's also my understanding that this is not where kids are getting access to these products. And that's, I, they're the number and, you know, I mean, maybe we can invite, um, Salt Lake City Police back up, but they, the number of times that warrants are executed and highly dangerous, scheduled illegal substances are found in the RTBs. Um, is, is one of the primary problems that we need to address. Um, I honestly can't speak
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Thanks the committee and says the bill is not a silver bullet but provides meaningful regulation to hold bad actors accountable.
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I, I really appreciate the motion and I, I just wanna be on record. I know that this is not a silver bullet. There isn't one in this area, but, um, meaningful regulation to make sure that bad actors are accountable and good actors are allowed to continue to do business as long as we're doing the state. And I, I really think that we can, we can turn the tide on these, you know, some significant issues with children getting access to addictive dangerous substances. And I would really appreciate the committee's support. Thank you.
H.B. 423 Hit and Run and DUI Offense Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost asks how prosecutors would respond if a defendant claims drinking began only after a crash.
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Um, if an individual is involved in a serious, uh, hit and run leaves, the scene is then apprehended within a reasonably short window afterward. And a, a good defense attorney, like I'm joined by here on my right hand side, were to say, oh, my client had not been drinking or using drugs before the accident. They just got really stressed out after the accident. And then that's when they started drinking. From a pro prosecution perspective, how do you counter that
H.B. 423 Hit and Run and DUI Offense Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost moves to adopt the first substitute of H.B. 423.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to move for substitute house bill 4 23.
H.B. 423 Hit and Run and DUI Offense Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Rep. Dailey-Provost offers condolences to the families, moves to pass H.B. 423 first substitute with a favorable recommendation, and says she supports the bill and a correction to the code.
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Thank you. Thank you representative, and, um, to the families of Eli and Lindsay and everybody else who've been victims of this, um, my on behalf of myself, my family, my community, my condolences. Thank you for being here. I'm sorry that you hope that this is a story you have to share. Um, I'd like to make a motion to pass out House Bill 4 23 first substitute, um, with a favorable recommendation. And I'll speak briefly if I may. Yes, because I know we've got a bit, a heavy agenda. Um, my husband was actually in, in our neighborhood and was hit and the person drove away and incidentally lives right around the corner from me. Um, turns …
H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether the bill targets publicly owned assets or private landowners and questions the tax rate in the bill version before the committee.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so last comment inspired, uh, another question. I've got a few. So you, you talk about IPP and it being a public asset, but we're also talking about farmers who own private land. So I want to make sure that we're clear about what the, the target is. I don't disagree that a publicly owned asset should be taxed and have some transparency, but if we're talking about private landowners, um, I, I, I don't think it's appropriate to complete the two. So, um, I'll, I'd like you to come back to that, but some, some other sim some more simpler things. You mentioned changing it to 5%, you said, you said in your presentation …
H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether farmers would face double taxation if they pay the carbon tax and later sell their land.
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Um, one of the concerns that I, I would like, I I'd like you to address as well as the private versus public ownership. If we're gonna tax farmers, um, for selling carbon credits and then tax them again, if they sell their land, do you, do you have any concern about double taxation there? Because they could be charged, you know, income tax if they sold their land later. So they would be paying taxes twice on that if they sold the carbon credits and then later sold their, If I could ask you to clarify this. So if, if a farmer has an oil well on his property and the oil well produces oil, but the state taxes …
H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether the bill would put Utah farmers at a competitive disadvantage compared with farmers in other states.
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Okay. Do you have any concerns that this would put Utah farmers at a competitive disadvantage to farmers in other states who, where they do have that this as an option?
H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Says the hold motion allows more work with industry, but raises takings and legislative authority concerns, so tabling is the next best step.
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to table, and I will speak to that briefly. Um, I think that the motion to hold was a friendly opportunity to continue to work on the bill for the next couple of days because clearly there's a lot in the industry, a lot of people in the industry that don't feel that they've been at the table for the discussions. And, um, I think a motion to hold provides that opportunity. And, um, I also have concerns that despite all the best intentions in the legislation, this does tow a couple of concerning lines. That is, um, the, the takings issue. And also we are prohibited as a legislature to pro, we are not allowed to prohibit future legislators …
H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Withdraws the substitute motion to table and supports the underlying motion to hold the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. I would like to withdraw my substitute motion and would speak in strong support of the underlying motion. Thank you.
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Says she was not paying attention and asks to be able to look at the bill's list while summarizing its contents.
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I, I wasn't paying attention, but if we're reading Directly. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm, I'm just trying to list what's in the bill and it's kind of hard to do that if I can't look at the list of what's in the bill, but that's okay.
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield to questions about oversight and about what happens when a complaint is filed against a producer.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Representative C, will you yield to a series of questions? Yes, representative. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I also am enthusiastic about, uh, the availability of raw milk, but I do wanna make sure, um, as a, the legislative body in our state, that we are paying attention to some careful oversight. So I wonder if the sponsor could, um, help me understand what, um, what happens if somebody files a complaint against a producer? What are the requirements for U DAF as far as maintaining the anonymity of a complainant?
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield to questions, including what happens when a complaint is filed against a producer and whether the department can keep complainants anonymous.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Representative C, will you yield to a series of questions? Yes, representative. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I also am enthusiastic about, uh, the availability of raw milk, but I do wanna make sure, um, as a, the legislative body in our state, that we are paying attention to some careful oversight. So I wonder if the sponsor could, um, help me understand what, um, what happens if somebody files a complaint against a producer? What are the requirements for U DAF as far as maintaining the anonymity of a complainant?
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Clarifies that the question is about keeping the complainant's name anonymous.
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Mr. Speaker, my question was actually to the ability for U DAF to keep the name of the complainant anonymous.
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Asks again whether the department can keep the name of a complainant anonymous.
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Mr. Speaker, my question was actually to the ability for U DAF to keep the name of the complainant anonymous.
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether the department can inspect before an outbreak has been recorded.
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Okay, Mr. Speaker, um, my other, my next question is whether or not UAF would have the ability to conduct an inspection short of their recognizing that there was an outbreak. Are they only able to do an inspection if an outbreak has been recorded?
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether the department can inspect before an outbreak has been recorded.
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Okay, Mr. Speaker, um, my other, my next question is whether or not UAF would have the ability to conduct an inspection short of their recognizing that there was an outbreak. Are they only able to do an inspection if an outbreak has been recorded? So nothing prior to that. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Raises concerns about the bill weakening earlier testing, public safety, and anonymous complaints, and asks the sponsor to keep working with the regulator.
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Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I just want to share some concerns and as I said, I am always really, really glad that raw milk is available. I purchase raw milk on a regular basis and, um, and, and enjoy the, the fact that it is available. I also enjoy the fact that I know that there is standard, there's industry standard testing and regulation of, of the milk. And I'm a little bit concerned that this pulls that back a little too much, particularly in light of the fact that, um, earlier options for testing prevents an outbreak. The last thing we wanna do is, is not have the ability for you to have to come in and, …
H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Says she supports raw milk availability but has concerns that the bill loosens testing and that anonymous complaints are needed, and asks the sponsor to keep working with the regulator.
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Okay. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I just want to share some concerns and as I said, I am always really, really glad that raw milk is available. I purchase raw milk on a regular basis and, um, and, and enjoy the, the fact that it is available. I also enjoy the fact that I know that there is standard, there's industry standard testing and regulation of, of the milk. And I'm a little bit concerned that this pulls that back a little too much, particularly in light of the fact that, um, earlier options for testing prevents an outbreak. The last thing we wanna do is, is not have the ability for you to have to come in and, …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Presents HB 389 as a continuation of medical cannabis program work, covering licensing board changes, a transaction fee, combined funds, and the definition of low THC products as medical cannabis products.
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We'll start off first today with HB 3 89 Medical Cannabis Amendments representative Provo Haley, Provo. Thank you, Mr. Chair and Committee. I am grateful for the opportunity to be here. I am co-presenting with Dr. Brandon Forsyth from Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. I'll kick it off and then hand it over to Dr. Forsyth and then excited for the opportunity to answer questions. So, HB 3 89 is a continuation of work in our medical cannabis, um, program, which is, as you know, a labor of love. And, um, this is a program that I have a lot of, um, confidence in and have enjoyed working a space that I've enjoyed working in, especially in as much …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Says high THC products are not the answer and that patients needing them should decide with their providers, and that the bill keeps low THC products in pharmacies.
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and the other products? High THC? No, I do not think that's the case because there are patients that do need high THC products and that is a conversation between the patient and their healthcare provider. But we wanna make sure absent this bill, patients don't have access to low THC products in the pharmacy.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Explains that the three-member board responds to stakeholder feedback about a single ombudsman position and that the members will be full-time professionals who report to the commissioner.
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So this, the three person board was actually in response to feedback that I got last year because if you remember last year we had created an ombudsman position to mediate some of these issues between the regulatory agency and the licensees. And that one person board, that one person position in the office of the ombudsman was not something that was broadly supported. And so in working with those stakeholders and industry, um, it was recognized that a three person board, um, allows for the commissioner to appoint people that still capture all of those requirements that are represented on the volunteer board. Um, but it professionalizes the board. These are professionals that will spend time on this, um, …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Explains the just cause provision is meant to let the board make difficult decisions with the commissioner without fear of reprisal.
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Sure, yeah. Thank you. So, uh, we wanted to make sure that, um, recognizing that this board has a potential to create, there could be some friction between the agency and the board itself in the decisions that were being made. And so we wanted to make sure that the board has the ability to make hard decisions, to have those conversations with their boss, the commissioner, um, without being in, you know, fear of reprisal, um, for making those decisions.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Confirms the committee is addressing substitute two and says it needs to be moved.
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Yes. Oh, I'm sorry. Thank you. Sub two is the one that we're talking and we'll need to move that substitute.
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Responds that the bill addresses the medical program rather than recreational use, that there is no evidence children access the medical program, and that the program should be refined.
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Um, yeah, thank you. Just a couple of things and, um, I, I do appreciate Mr. Plums passion on, on this issue. Um, we are not having a debate about whether or not we have a medical program, that we have a medical program, and this program does not, um, address his underlying concerns. And that is that of recreational use. And yes, everybody, every legislator to a person, I could almost, I I feel confident in saying that if not all, most legislators don't want kids using recreational cannabis. There is zero evidence that children are accessing any medical, any cannabis program through the medical program. It just, it doesn't make sense. It's too expensive for kids to be, …
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Explains that telehealth has restrictions but the bill broadens access, with the greatest effect in rural areas and availability for home-bound or disabled patients.
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So there are still restrictions on when and where telehealth can be used. This just broadens it a little bit and it is, it ha will have the most outsize effect on people in rural communities. But it is available for other people who have access issues who may be home bound, um, severely disabled, et cetera, if it's not necessarily a proximity issue. But it was intended to especially address the fact that many in rural communities have very limited access, But they don't have to be home bound in order
H.B. 389 Cannabis Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Thanks the committee and stakeholders, praises the regulatory agency, and asks for support of the bill.
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Would really, um, appreciate the, your support. I'm grateful for the motion. Thank you, representative. Um, just grateful for the opportunity to continue to refine what I believe to be a very good program and have, uh, just wanna send out my appreciation to everybody in the industry, to patients, to license holders, to all the stakeholders for being so engaged on, um, and especially our regulatory agencies. The Department of Agriculture and Food has been fantastic to work with. Um, and, you know, just recognize that this is a, a very collaborative, intentional process. And I wish I could say this is the last time I'll run a medical cannabis bill, but I would like to retire from this …
H.B. 469 Cannabinoid Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Introduces the bill, which updates cannabinoid statutes to keep up with the hemp industry, and invites Dr. Forsyth from the Department of Agriculture and Food to present the details.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I will once again invite up Dr. Forsyth from the Department of Agriculture and Food to co-present with me. So, cannabinoid amendments, again, is just a recognition that our industrial hemp industry is an evolving process. And this bill is one that I've worked with U DAF for years on. Um, just helping be responsive to their needs and the changing industry, um, to make sure that they have the ability to do the job that we statutorily task them to do. Um, and if it's okay, I will pass it to Dr. Forsyth to address the details.
H.B. 469 Cannabinoid Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Gives closing remarks on the bill, saying the motion's case was well stated.
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Back to the sponsor for summation. I Couldn't have said it better myself. Thank you.
H.B. 229 Restricted Account Modifications · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Presents H.B. 229 as a staff-requested fix to a drafting error in the tobacco settlement and electronic cigarette restricted account statutes, removing fixed dollar amounts so allocations depend on actual revenue collected through the appropriations process.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, so this bill actually comes at the request of staff because of a drafting error last year in legislation that manages the state's tobacco settlement restricted account and the electronic cigarette substance and nicotine product proceeds restricted account. So these are restricted funds that are funded by various tobacco and e-cigarette taxes. And we had a, we made some decisions last year to make sure that when the funds come into that fund that we had clarity on how they would be spent out. And recognizing as the, recognizing that cigarette and e-cigarette excise taxes de change depending on demand and hopefully decreased demand for dangerous products that the, the revenue would was likely to …
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Opposed circling the bill, saying it had been on the board for several days and there had been ample time to address concerns.
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, um, would agree with the bill sponsor, um, that this should not be circled. It has been on the board and circled for several days, and there's been ample opportunity for people to address concerns with the sponsor.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Presented H.B. 387, which sets up a triggered regulatory framework for kratom under the Department of Agriculture and Food, limits legal products to pure leaf, and works alongside Sen. Vickers' tax and registration bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you committee for your patience and grace in, uh, allowing me to present first. So, I know that there's been a lot of, uh, confusion around and concern around raum legislation this year, and I am, uh, looking forward to the opportunity, opportunity to, um, clear up some, uh, questions, um, and possible concerns. So, first, I'll go through HB 3 87 really quickly. There is a bit of history behind this last year. Um, the house worked really hard on a bill to create a regulatory framework for our freedom industry. And unfortunately, um, that bill was killed in the Senate. And so we ended up with another year in our state with …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Said the synthetics would be banned.
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Yeah, so these are the, met Speciosa is a controlled substance, and it would be the synthetics.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Confirmed the bill was drafted in case a ban does not happen, so regulators are not left without authority for another year.
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Yeah. I, um, after many discussions, um, there, I, I recognize that there was among many legislators, a sincere desire to ban Kratom. And I had, I opened this bill file and drafted this recognizing that that may or may not happen, and wanted to make sure that we're not left in the same situation for another year, where our regulatory agency had no legal authority to regulate the, any of the products.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Said pure leaf powder remains legal and only the more potent extracts are restricted.
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Uh, no, because crem, pure leaf creto powdered is still a Kratom product. Um, the extracts are the ones that are dangerous and get to those really high potency, um, levels that become dangerous. So those were restricting in this bill.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Described the bill as a pragmatic compromise given recovery stories from pure leaf users and unsettled science, while acknowledging overdoses and deaths have risen sharply.
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Um, I think that this is what I would consider a pragmatic approach because I do, I have spoken with a lot of people who have found value in pure Leaf kratom as a, as a treatment mechanism. Um, the science, I've, I have looked at a number of studies. I would say that scientifically the jury's still out, that it, there, there's not a lot of conclusive evidence one way or another. Um, I, I am wary of keeping any cred products legal, but I have heard sincere stories from people who have found true recovery using Pure Leaf products, and in a desire to, to again, be pragmatic and concede that not all is known. That that was, …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Invited Dr. Forsyth to answer and said the department already has testing expertise but needs legal authority to regulate.
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If it's, if I may, Mr. Chair, I would invite Dr. Forsyth up from, uh, department of Agriculture and Food, and he could probably speak more. Um, I was just gonna ask If you'd like to come up More eloquently to me than I could on that. Um, but it largely has to do with the fact that they've built up some expertise and testing capacity already. We just need to give them the ability to actually put, we need, they need teeth in the law to regulate.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Said regardless of a ban decision the state needs a regulatory framework for a product that has been deadly to over 200 Utahns, and asked for support.
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Thank you. We've been at this for a long time, so I will be brief. I couldn't agree more. I am, I've, we've worked really, really hard to thread a careful needle, recognizing that regardless of other decisions about banning or keeping it legal. What we do not have, and we absolutely need, is a regulatory framework. We need to give our regulating agencies the ability to have the teeth in the law to regulate a product that yes, provides benefit for some people, but it has been catastrophically dangerous, deadly to over 200 Utahans. I don't want that number to get any bigger. And so I think that regardless of what we decide in the, in the macroeconomic sense …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Presents HB 390 as a next step in state psychedelic research, cites veteran need in Utah, and introduces the co-presenters.
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Oh, thank you, Madam Chair. Mr. Vice Chair. Um, I am really, really excited for the opportunity to present House Bill three 90. Um, I have a couple of co-presenters, if I may. I'd like to invite up, um, Matthew Butler. And then online we've got Ben Lewiston. Then I've got one more after that, and I will, we'll get to that as we work through my co-presenters. So HB three 90 is, I think, the next logical and positive iteration of a process that was started a couple years ago in recognizing by the Utah legislature, um, that there is a potential for medical benefit, um, in psychedelics. And there is, um, there is the start of some good …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Introduces Michael Warden as the final co-presenter.
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Thank you. And then we just have, um, one more, one more co-presenter. Michael Warden.
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Summarizes veteran suicide rates compared with national and state averages, describes the research approach and Texas as a model, and opens the bill for questions.
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Thank you. Um, I'll just make a couple of final comments. Um, later this week on your desk, I will deliver a packet that looks like this. We tried to have 'em ready for a committee today. Um, but one thing I just wanna point out, um, Utah's veteran suicide crisis is especially acute national average right now of, uh, veteran of suicides per 100,000 is 34.7. The Utah average for suicide, just population wise is 21 per 100,000. But our average veteran suicide rate in the state of Utah per 100,000 is 71.6 compared to the national veteran average of 34.7. Now, I understand as a scientist, and I've had a lot of opportunity this session to talk about …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Answers that federal funding is hard to obtain with strings attached, and that the proposed funding structure offers transparency and legislative oversight.
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I think that there are a couple of answers to that. Number one, federal, um, funding right now is really hard to come by. And also when you, when you accept federal funding for research, it comes with all the strings attached. And, um, we think that this is just a better methodology. And, um, you know, we've, we presented in higher education appropriations committee this morning to ask the state to be a partner in funding this. And that may be the case that, um, that the appropriation is funded, but it might not. But the way we've set it up is that it's not wholly dependent on that funding. It is an absolute truth that almost all medical …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Says the study is designed to be more responsive to Utah's population and that the sponsor cannot speak in detail to the Texas study.
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Um, well, I think that number one, it's more responsive to Utah population. And like I said before, I think that, um, I, I actually can't speak to exactly what's in the Texas study. I just know that I liked the framework and I thought that it was something that we could do meaningfully here with our resources and our oversight. Um, I just, I, like I said, I I think we can do it better. Okay.
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Explains that she is not a clinical scientist and offers to invite Dr. Lewis to answer the question about dosing and screening.
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So the bill outlines, um, a couple of different, so we're also, I just wanna also clarify we're, I'm speaking to the first substitute, which actually paired back, um, the list of, um, of psychedelic medications that, that could be researched. And I am not a, a, a clinical scientist. Um, I don't, I don't do medical tri clinical trials, and so I, and I certainly don't research psychedelics. Um, so I would have to invite somebody who actually delivers this medication to answer that question. But, um, I do know that they're all different. So there would be different mechanisms as far as how many dosing and, and the pre-screening process. And I'm, I, I'd be happy to phone …
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Asks Representative Ward whether he wants Anya Ragnhildstveit to answer his question about the Texas study compared with this bill.
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If it's okay, Madam Chair, um, Rona, Anya, Ron Hil fight is here. She couldn't answer the Texas question if that's of interest that Representative Ward had. Um, Representative Ward, do you wanna The question about the, what they're doing in Texas compared to what we're doing here?
H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Expresses appreciation for the testimony, says the state has failed veterans, and asks the committee to support the motion.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. And, um, thank you for the motion. Um, I just wanna take the opportunity to express what an honor it is to be able to work on a policy like this. This is why we choose to serve our communities. I really think that we can make a difference in people's lives for the better. And I think we have an obligation to help as many people in as many ways as we can. But this, especially as the representative said, where we have as a society, we have failed our veterans. And I just wanna thank everybody for being here and sharing your stories. I know that just talking about it is, is itself its …
H.B. 288 Voting Registration Amendments · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Moves to commit the bill back to committee.
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Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Speaker motion to circle That motion is nor, uh, would you like to speak to it?
H.B. 288 Voting Registration Amendments · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Says the substitute is a substantive change that the body has not had time to discuss, research, or vet, and that discussion with the sponsor is needed.
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I would, I think that this is a substantive enough change that we have not had a chance, a chance to discuss or research or vet, and it would behoove the body to have an opportunity to have those discussions with the sponsor.
H.B. 288 Voting Registration Amendments · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Says the substitute is a substantive change that the body has not had time to discuss or research, and asks for an opportunity to discuss it with the sponsor.
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I would, I think that this is a substantive enough change that we have not had a chance, a chance to discuss or research or vet, and it would behoove the body to have an opportunity to have those discussions with the sponsor.
H.B. 288 Voting Registration Amendments · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Says the body has not had a chance to review the bill, that it is a fundamental policy change, and that a one-day delay is needed for meaningful discussion.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Um, I would reiterate that, um, the body has not had an opportunity to review this, and I don't believe that it is actually straightforward. I think this is a fundamental policy change that is, uh, dramatically different than what was discussed in past, um, prior to now. And that it a one day concession in order to have meaningful policy discussions is critical to the process.
H.B. 288 Voting Registration Amendments · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Says the body has not reviewed the bill, that it is a fundamental policy change, and that a one-day delay is needed for meaningful policy discussion.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Um, I would reiterate that, um, the body has not had an opportunity to review this, and I don't believe that it is actually straightforward. I think this is a fundamental policy change that is, uh, dramatically different than what was discussed in past, um, prior to now. And that it a one day concession in order to have meaningful policy discussions is critical to the process.
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Presents SB 101 to restructure the CBD account into a specialized products account, extend the tax to other products such as Cremo, restore product registration, strengthen enforcement, and set product safety standards, and introduces Dr. Forsyth.
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Thank you, Mr. Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee. I thought I had a couple more agenda items in front of me before I was gonna be presenting, so I apologize. Take Your time. Um, so, um, just as a, as a point of reference, uh, a historical reference, um, a couple of years ago, uh, in collaboration with Department of Agriculture and Food, we helped, we worked with, um, the, the legislature worked with them to make sure that the department had the appropriate support that it needed to regulate our industrial hemp industry, which is basically CBD products and whatnot. Um, because we as a legislature tasked them with the pretty big job of regulating the industry, but …
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Says the state must balance providing resources to regulate dangerous products with avoiding burdens on people using safe products legally.
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Thank you. And I would just conclude by saying, um, you know, it's a, it is a fine line to, to walk to make sure that we've got resources to regulate dangerous products. Um, and it's encouraging to see when these kind of revenues go down because that means that dangerous products are increasing, are increasingly coming off of shelves. Um, but we also know that there's a, a pretty strong incentive, um, for organizations to skirt rules. And, you know, we continue to ask, you'd have to, to try to find where those players are and we wanna make sure that they've, um, got the resources to do that, but to do it in a careful way so that, …
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Says the fines in this bill relate to product registration, and other bills may set higher penalties for other violations.
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Yeah, and I, I'll speak to that kind of in context of the broader piece. This is, um, fines that could be set for, um, registration, you know, um, breaking laws out as far as the registration piece. There are other bills that may or may not be under my name that have higher fi higher potential for fines for other egregious transgressions that have to do with the products themselves and illegal sales that aren't necessarily to do with just with the product registration.
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Confirms that the bill addresses tax and registration and says other pieces of the issue are being handled separately to avoid mixing policy areas.
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Correct. Yeah. And there's, there's a lot of pieces that we need to address in with this issue for sure. Um, as, as a group of stakeholders and legislators and, and a state agencies, we've tried to have really thoughtful discussions on the best way to approach this legislatively that wasn't all one bill because there's a lot of this needs to be done. Um, we just wanna be really careful about how we're doing it and we're not mixing up policy areas unnecessarily.
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Says the fee was set by agencies and legislators seeking an appropriate amount, not negotiated with the industry.
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So I wouldn't say we necessarily negotiated it with the industry. I think that that was more a group of, um, agencies, legislators trying to strike at what seemed appropriate. And I think across many industries that's more, less in line with what we do in other areas in code. Thanks.
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Says the statute gives the department discretion up to $5,000, that companies usually correct honest mistakes, and that she would not oppose amending the penalty, leaving it to the committee.
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Well, so good cop, bad cop. I, I I think that, I mean the, the way the statute's written is it gives, um, the regulatory agency, the Department of Ag, agriculture and food discretion, so it says not to exceed $5,000. And so, like Dr. Forsyth said, if it's, if it's an honest mistake, and usually, and I know I've worked with UDA for a lot a long time on these things, when, when companies make honest mistakes, they're, they're really good at just saying, Hey, you've made this mistake. And companies are pretty good at, at correcting those. If they make the mistake over and over again, ADA's gonna say, okay, here's a fine that seems commensurate more or …
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Says the amendment corrects an honest drafting error that the Department of Agriculture and Food identified.
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Uh, um, thank you. This was, uh, just something that, uh, department of Agriculture and Food brought up to the, um, to the drafting attorney that was just an honest miss in the primary drafting. So,
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Thanks the committee for its discussion and support and says the bill reflects consensus on improving the industry.
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Um, briefly, I just wanna thank the committee for the thoughtful discussion and just really, really grateful after having worked on this for a number of years, that we've got, um, real commitment and consensus on, um, some opportunities to improve this, this space writ large. So thank you for the motion and I'd appreciate everyone's support And to the committee.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asked for the bill number and moved to adopt the first substitute to SB 91, then deferred to the sponsor on the substitute.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Can I get, um, Mulligan, and you gimme the bill number so I can make the Motion? It is Senate Bill 91. Thank you. I'd like to move first substitute Senate bill, the first substitute to Senate Bill 91. Okay. That motion is in order. Would you like to speak to it? I, at the sponsor's request? Yes. Sh So, so Sorry. Do you want you, I I'm just double checking that you want the first substitute moved? Yes, yes. I'm sorry. Yes. I'll, uh, I'll defer to the sponsor.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Moved to pass the first substitute of SB 91 out favorably.
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That'd be great. Thank you. Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorable, uh, first, first substitute SB 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services amendments.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Thanked the sponsor for his work on the nuanced bill and noted that Box Elder County also serves many Spanish-speaking residents at its DMV office.
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Um, I really appreciate you taking the time. This is pretty nuanced and I didn't have a, a good understanding. So thank you, um, for continuing to work on this. And I do understand the frustration of bringing things good bills back, um, due to timing. So thanks for your work And to the bill sponsor. You know, I just appreciate it. One other thing that Commissioner Perry didn't talk about is, one thing that Box Elder also gets is they have, they have Spanish speaking, uh, people at DMV, and so they get a number of Spanish speaking that knows that they can go to Box Elder and get help. So that's another thing that's in, increased the volume …
H.B. 190 Child Care Business Tax Credit · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Moved to adopt the second substitute of HB 190.
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Please. Thank you. I'd like to make a motion to pass, um, to adopt second sub, the second substitution of HB one 90.
H.B. 190 Child Care Business Tax Credit · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Moved to pass the second substitute of HB 190 out favorably.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorable second substitute one 90 HB one 90 childcare business tax credit.
H.B. 190 Child Care Business Tax Credit · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Responded to Rep. Kyle's comments on Senator Warren's book and said the bill addresses childcare costs in one way without solving every problem.
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Thank, thank you, Mr. Chair. So, um, I am going to take the prerogative to respond to some of the comments, um, to Senator Warren's book. Um, she did, she did write a book, but I think that the conclusions that you've stated are a little bit misconstrued. Her conclusions were that yes, there is, there is a creation of a disincentive, but her point in that was that we've created an economic system that improperly disincentivizes, um, to income earners. And I think that not passing policies like this further entrenches, that economic reality that incentivizes those decisions for the wrong decision, for the wrong reasons. Um, so I, I want to be really careful about the message that …
H.B. 174 Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Argues the scientific evidence cited for the bill is flawed and selective, discusses detransition, suicide, and pediatric research standards, and urges a no vote.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the opportunity to provide some scientific rebuttals to the information that has been provided. Um, to start with colleagues, I, I wanna talk about this because I know that there is a tendency to say that I can vote for this bill because the science is behind it, and I'm here to tell you why it is not. The data that has been presented in support of this bill does many things. It utilizes selective data, citation and cherry picking, misrepresentation of systematic reviews, false claims about scientific consensus, inconsistent evidentiary standards, out of context statistics, causal inference errors and dismissal of conflicting evidence. That last one is really important. I'll come back to …
H.B. 258 Insurance Coverage Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Asks for clarification of the word limit allowed for a floor amendment.
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Thank. Thank you Mr. Speaker. I just wonder if we could clarify the num word count that's allowed for a floor amendment. I believe it's 15, but 1715.
H.B. 258 Insurance Coverage Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Asks for clarification of the word limit allowed for a floor amendment.
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Thank. Thank you Mr. Speaker. I just wonder if we could clarify the num word count that's allowed for a floor amendment. I believe it's 15, but 1715. And so there's 15 allowed and that's exactly 15. Thank you Mr.
H.B. 417 Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asks Mr. Gessel or the sponsor to clarify the difference between patients covered by federal emergency rules and the medically stable patients the bill addresses.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. I wondered if, um, either Mr. Gsel or Representative Hayes could draw a distinction for us. 'cause as, as Mr. Gsel said, Tala covers most patients, but I think the key there is the medically unstable piece. And I wonder if the sponsor could, or Mr. Geel could probably clarify where a patient who's protected under Tala is a different class of patient than the one that this sponsor is speaking to.
H.B. 417 Patient Interfacility Transportation Requirements · House Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Follows up that the bill is meant to avoid a new full intake process at the receiving facility when a patient leaves on their own, and says she has no further questions.
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Madam Chair. If I may follow up. Go ahead please. Thank you. Um, I, I, I'm pretty sure that the sponsor stated in her presentation that it's not a matter of just holding beds. It's a matter of the state law saying that if you, if you can, if you exercise your right to just walk away, then you've also exercised basic, you've also triggered a situation where that patient, once they arrived at the next facility, would have to undergo an entirely new intake process. And we're just trying to extend that intake process to not include an ambulance trip. And I'd be glad. I'm sorry. Thanks for the extra question. That's all I have for now.
H.B. 392 District Court Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Asked whether the process would apply to cases already in process and under litigation and appeal.
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Um, I wonder if the sponsor could clarify for me if, um, this bill passes and becomes law in fairly short order as per the, this, the requirements at the very end of the bill. Would it, would the process apply to cases that are currently, um, in process and under litigation and appeal? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
H.B. 392 District Court Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Said concerns remain that applying the bill to existing cases could look like a do-over, and preferred it apply only to future cases.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I may, I really appreciate the feedback, um, and context, um, in in which this would be applied going forward. I, I do have concerns certainly, um, the optics of it for our community members who are, I think justifiably concerned that this might be viewed as a do-over, um, that we're moving the goalposts and would certainly feel better if and, and more secure in the intent behind the legislation, the stated intent behind the legislation, um, if this were just to be applied for cases going forward. Thank you.
H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks the sponsor to clarify that the bill does not change the existing statute on the rainy day investment fund, and notes constituent questions about last year's similar bill.
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Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so representative, I think that you had a gold bill last year and it was also HB 1 95. It was called 3 0 6, but it was effectively the same bill. Oh, Okay. Um, so I've gotten, I I just, I actually know the answer to the question, but I, I want to give the, the opportunity because I think it's salient. I've gotten a number of, um, questions about some of the same issues that people had with the bill last year. If you could just clear up that, I mean, I, I know that this, the statute is already set that this bill doesn't change the statute about the investment fund …
H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks for reassurance on the record that the program does not divert Medicaid money.
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Yeah. Thank you. And I just thank you for that, um, representative of Mr. Chair. I just wanna reassure people because, you know, I, I love that people are engaged in seeing things, but just on the record, I wanna reassure people that this, in no way in the past or this year diverts any kind of Medicaid money away into, um, into this program. And that we, um, as a legislature remain, um, conscientious stewards of our, our social services programs.
H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Notes Supreme Court cases treating gold as gold regardless of form, and raises the question of physical payment. · speaker not certain
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Okay. Okay. Yeah. And That, that's not implicated in this bill, but, well, and That was actually led to my next question Is this, but just as a point, there were several Supreme Court cases that, that say gold is gold, whether it's in a coin or whether it's in a bar. It's about the weight and the purity. And the Supreme Court has waited on that.
H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks whether the bill involves physical exchange of precious metals. · speaker not certain
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Okay. La last question. Um, so we're not actually talking about the physical exchange of precious metals with this bill, correct?
H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks who bears transaction costs when a payer uses gold compared with a credit card. · speaker not certain
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So if somebody wants to pay their tax return, or excuse me, pay their year end taxes owed to the state tax commission and they want to use a credit card, the individual wanting to use that form of payment has to bear the transaction costs of doing that.
H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks whether the sponsor would accept a floor amendment making the payer or vendor, not the state, responsible for transaction fees. · speaker not certain
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Last question. And this would be more of a a, a floor amendment. Could Lemme just finish and if Mr. Chair, I just, I just wanna clarify, I'm Oh, I'm sorry. Yeah, yeah. That, I just wanna make sure that the state doesn't not have to pay the transaction costs. And if the sponsor would be open to an amendment that just clarifies that people are welcome to use this form of payment, but they would be the vendor or the, the payer of such transaction be responsible for the transaction fees. Yeah,
S.B. 16 Tax Credit Review Process Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Moved to pass SB 16 out favorably and said she appreciated conversations about the bill, including with LFA staff.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorably SB 16 tax tax credit review process amendments. Would you like to speak to that Briefly? I just want to say I appreciated the conversations about this and the fact that I've had a number of conversations with staff at LFA, and I'm looking forward to the good that is going to come out of this. Thank you.
H.B. 282 Transportation Earmark Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Presents H.B. 282, which would reduce the share of four general fund line items moved to transportation from 24% to 17%, keeping about $353 million in the general fund, and explains her concerns about state funding and budget pressures.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. My other chair on the diocese is more comfortable. Sorry. All right. Thank you all. So, um, representatives HB 2 82, um, is the result of a conversation that I had, um, during the interim with our legislative fiscal analyst office. And I wanna just revisit, um, one of the bills that we passed out a committee earlier today, and that's truth and taxation. And part of the reason that I, I wanted to present this legislation is to, to have an important conversation about the way we fund, um, our state government. As we all know, we're going through this grinding, horrible process of digging through our appropriation subcommittee budgets to find cuts because we …
H.B. 282 Transportation Earmark Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Responds that transportation funds could be allocated back through the appropriations process, notes that TIF funding is backfilled from the general fund, and argues the TIF funding should be stated and funded transparently.
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Um, so I would argue that those funds could absolutely be allocated back to transportation. I just think that it should be done through the appropriations process and through committees, the way that we fund everything else in the state. So one could make an argument that that should still be, that should still go to transportation projects. But I, you know, I want to also point out that we've got over $2 billion in tiff. We, we tax people to pay for transportation. There is money that is taxed that doesn't go through the general fund, that goes right to the transportation infrastructure fund. And then we take, and then we, we tax people through sales tax and we …
H.B. 282 Transportation Earmark Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Says the 7% figure was a starting point and that the change would reduce the share from 24% to 17%.
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Um, seemed like a good start. I had to come up with something. So it, it would go from 24 to 17.
H.B. 282 Transportation Earmark Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Says she supports the motion to move to the next agenda item and is grateful for the discussion on structural budget issues.
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We will go to the sponsor. I actually support that motion, but wanna just express to the committee that I am grateful to have had the opportunity to have this discussion and shed some light on some, some structural things that I think is the legislature we need to continue to talk about.
H.B. 229 Restricted Account Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Presented HB 229, which removes fixed dollar amounts from the restricted account code while keeping the funding priority order, so appropriations sets the amounts based on actual tax revenue.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, um, I hope that the committee finds that this is a relatively easy conversation to have. So, um, to be clear, um, because you know, this, this seems like an arcane confusing bill, but I just wanna start off by saying this Bill actually came at the recommendation of staff, um, because of past work that was done on the tobacco restricted account. Um, last year, Senator Vickers ran legislation on behalf of, um, one of the working committees that he and I sit on with regard to, um, regulations that, um, legislative regulation of, um, youth e-cigarette, tobacco, marijuana use. Um, so there is tax funding that goes into this restricted account from sales …
H.B. 174 Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asks Ryan Maxwell to name the report he cited so she can look it up.
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Um, representative Daley Provo. Thank you. Um, I would like you to just state the report that you referenced so that I can look it up.
H.B. 193 Transgender Medical Procedures Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Said they are covered by PEHP and that PEHP pays for their hormone therapy.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, Representative Ward comment just inspired me to, um, I just wanted to acknowledge something to the public that I am covered by PEHP and PEHP pays for my hormone therapy. So thank you.
H.B. 148 Tax Return Donation Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Moved to adopt the first substitute for H.B. 148.
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You, Mr. Chair. I'd like to mur move first substitute house bill. Uh, thank you. 1 48. That, uh, motion is in order.
H.B. 148 Tax Return Donation Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Said she was excited to make the motion and thanked the sponsor for running the legislation, which she described as long overdue.
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Thank you. And thanks for your patience. I am really, really excited that I was first on the button to be able to make this motion. Thanks for running this legislation. It's long overdue and I like the creative way to solve this tricky problem.
H.B. 148 Tax Return Donation Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Moved to pass the first substitute for H.B. 148 out favorably.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorable first substitute house bill 1 48 tax return donation amendments.
H.B. 107 Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asked whether the motion should be to hold or to move to the next agenda item, then made a motion to move to the next agenda item.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Representative, do you prefer that we make a motion to move to the next agenda item or motion to hold? Um, I think it's, are you ambivalent? I think it's the same, but move to the next agenda item. Either Way. I think the motion to holds a little more official. So maybe I'll make a motion to move to the next agenda item. I, I want it Ms. Case, Whatever makes it, I'll send it back if you, Uh, whatever, send it to me. Whatever. Okay. Whatever makes it easier to readdress at a future date. So is your motion to agenda Move to the next agenda Item. Move next agenda. Okay. The motion is …
H.B. 71 Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Says she intends to move the first substitute to HB 71.
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I'm sorry, madam. I'm sure I might have jumped the gun. I was gonna make a motion to move the first substitute, so whenever you're ready.
H.B. 71 Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Moves to adopt the first substitute to HB 71 and says it reflects good faith efforts by the sponsor.
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Thank you Madam Chair. I'd like to make a motion to move first substitute house bill 71. That motion is in order. Um, would you like to speak to it? Um, well, I, I do believe that this substitute has, is the product of really good faith effort that the sponsor stated he would make when we discuss this in interim. And, um, since that's the bill we're discussing, we at a minimum need to move the first sub. Okay. And to the sponsor of the Bill that's, thank you for not letting Perfect be, become the enemy of good, which is actually a clinical principle of dialectic behavior therapy. So I support that. Awesome. Thank you.
H.B. 71 Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Moves to pass the first substitute of HB 71 out favorably.
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Thank you Madam Chair. I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorably for substitute a house bill 71 Health Plan provider directory amendments, um, and look forward to a lot of collaboration with stakeholders as we move forward through the session.
H.B. 71 Health Provider Directory and Access Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Says insurers should share the burden, encourages stakeholders to continue discussion, and says the bill is moving in a good direction.
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Thank you. Thank you Madam Chair. And I would echo your, your comments as well. I, I think that there's a sincere desire by all parties to continue to have discussion about this, but it is an issue that needs to be solved. Um, two comments and observations that a lot of, you know, some of this burden should fall on the insurance companies. I agree with that as well. And so I would, I would put a call out, you know, if there is a way to make that suggestion for, you know, to the stakeholders involved. I, I think that that's a worthy discussion, but let's, you know, if, if there's a path forward on that, let's figure …
H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Moved to adopt the second substitute to HB 46.
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Thank you Mr. Char. Rude. I did, I did. I promise it's still not working. There you go ahead. Thank You Mr. Char. I'd like to move second substitute. That order is in, in, in order, or that motion is in order.
H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Moved to pass out the second substitute to HB 46 favorably.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion to favorably pass out second substitute house bill 46 taxpayer information sharing amendments.
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Asks whether the commission's authority revocation for a noncompliant entity would be permanent or allow a remediation opportunity.
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Um, so if it's okay, we will defer to Representative Christofferson 'cause I think it was on the date on this, the most salient issue. The one that was just brought up on the revocation. Right. Okay. So you'll you'll you'll actually mind I'll ask, sorry. Okay, Go ahead. Okay, so the re you, it would give you the ability to revoke the ability to impose that. Would that be for a full cycle, like revoke it permanently or would there be some kind of remediation opportunity if they were found to not be in compliance?
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Confirms understanding that the statutory authority remains but reauthorization would require the full process.
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Okay. It still had the statutory authority, but would not be able to do it without going through the whole process that was in the statute for that, that sales tax to be imposed Like with truth and taxation. Okay, got
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says she sits on the interim committee and thanks the commission for the explanation.
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You. And since I sit on that interim committee, I should have caught that, but thank you for the refresh. Oh,
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Asks what the remediation is for the state and local tax workaround that expired December 31, 2025, for the current fiscal year.
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One more question, if I may for sure. Representative Von can go back to salt. There was a, a, um, on I think your first block there was one that expired December, 2025. But if we're just now addressing it, what's the remediation for that for the current
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Thanks the commission and moves to pass HB 77 out favorably.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. Getting the session off to a roaring start. Um, I would like to make a motion, but before I do, I just wanted to thank, um, commissioner Valentine and his team for all of the great work over interim. Um, and I actually really like the reports that you send. Thank you. I do read them. Thank you. Um, Mr. Chair, I'd like to make a motion to pass out favorably HB 77 tax modifications. Excellent. We will go to the bill sponsor.
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