Doug Welton

• H.B. 12 Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 17 Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area · Became law
• H.B. 142 School Fee Waiver Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 266 Highway Designation Changes · Did not pass

• S.B. 287 Targeted Advertising Tax · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Speaks in support, saying the companies affected earn hundreds of millions of dollars and that the bill provides funding for education and fighting harms to children.

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  Thank you Madam Speaker ProAm. I would also like to stand in support of this piece of legislation. This is an important piece of, of legisl of legislation, uh, that we're looking at. IIII, I struggle with the argument that we're taxing small businesses. We're talking, uh, companies who are making hundreds of millions of dollars. Many of them are making $60 million a quarter. These are not small companies that, that, uh, are, are being impacted here. Additionally, we've spent a tremendous amount of time this session dealing with addictive devices, which is where most of your targeting advertising is coming from. We recognize that devices are addictive. We are pulling electronics out of school. We are restricting targeting …

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• S.B. 287 Targeted Advertising Tax · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Supports the bill, saying the affected companies earn hundreds of millions of dollars and that the bill would fund tools and education to address harms to children.

  Read what they said

  Thank you Madam Speaker ProAm. I would also like to stand in support of this piece of legislation. This is an important piece of, of legisl of legislation, uh, that we're looking at. IIII, I struggle with the argument that we're taxing small businesses. We're talking, uh, companies who are making hundreds of millions of dollars. Many of them are making $60 million a quarter. These are not small companies that, that, uh, are, are being impacted here. Additionally, we've spent a tremendous amount of time this session dealing with addictive devices, which is where most of your targeting advertising is coming from. We recognize that devices are addictive. We are pulling electronics out of school. We are restricting targeting …

  ▶ Watch at 2:06:04

• S.B. 172 Airport and Air Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Presents Senate Bill 172, which updates aircraft registration requirements and airport licensing, establishes a process for lost property at regulated airports, and makes technical changes.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker Pot. This bill amends provisions relating to an airports and operations aircraft registration and loss, or missed hand or mislaid property at the airports. The bill updates definitions modifies aircraft based in the state thresholds for re for registration. Clarifies registration requirements for certain commercial operators, established as a uniform process for handling loss property at regulated airports updates, airport licensing requirements and makes technical and conforming changes. So basically if you lose your, uh, goods at the airport, you can get 'em back. And, uh, we require, uh, updates, licensing codes at airports.

  ▶ Watch at 26:01

Town halls, questionnaires, and attendance

We list only town halls and questionnaires we can confirm from a public source, so a short list doesn't mean Rep. Doug Welton hasn't met with voters. A missed vote can have a good reason, such as illness or a family emergency.

About

In office since

January 1, 2021

Counties

Utah

Affiliations

Utah Debate Coaches Association; Utah Association of Japanese Teachers; Payson Library Board; Southern Utah Valley Power Systems

Education

Utah Valley State College - History Education, B.S.; Southern Utah University - Educational Leadership, M.S.

Honors and awards

2017 UHSAA Speech Educator of the Year; 2016 4A Coach of the Year; 2019 Sundance District Coach of the Year; National Speech and Debate Association Double Diamond Coach

Email

dwelton@le.utah.gov

Money and conflicts of interest

• Campaign finance reports (who donated to their campaign, from the Lt. Governor's disclosure site)
• No conflict-of-interest disclosure is linked in their official profile.

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