Keith Grover

• H.B. 15 Medicaid Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that H.B. 15 lets the state adjust its budgets and related grant programs when federal funding allocations change.

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  Yes, this is a bill that we worked on in the off season, but essentially as the federal budget changes and it may, they may occasionally drop down their allocation of the state of Utah or increase them. This is what gives the flexibility to the state of Utah to then adjust their budgets accordingly. If there's grant programs that's been associated with federal grants, then we also adjust those down. And that is the bill.

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• S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains the substitute bill: it defines animal organization more specifically, shortens the rescue removal period from three days to two, and adds clarifying language rescues must maintain to be considered by shelters.

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  Yes. Uh, and we worked on this in committee and it was substituted. And the difference is that this language that's found out defines more specific, specifically what an animal organization is. And it moves from three days to two, the time that the rescues need to get on the ball and get that animal out of the shelter. So advantage to the shelters and also has clarifying language, which, uh, rescues may must maintain in order to be considered by shelters.

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• H.B. 495 Capital Felony Case Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Sen. Grover asks whether there is time to take up the consent calendar now or after lunch.

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  And do we have time to go with the consent or we wanna do that after?

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• H.B. 480 Medical Record Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says the bill has broader policy effects and unintended consequences that need more due diligence, notes it was pulled from committee, and moves to circle the bill.

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  Yes. Thank you. This is, uh, this is a little bit bigger of a policy than just a couple, few words here. And I understand the nature of this issue. It's very delicate. I think the bill goes much further and has unintended consequences that we're not being made aware of. We need to do more due diligence is what I'm saying. As a body in the legislature, we have committees for that purpose. And as chair of Healthy Human Services Committee, this was on our agenda to be discussed, have a rigorous debate, modify, amend, change, pass, whatever we needed to do. And the bill sponsor pulled it from our committee and to be debating this at 1115, I …

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• H.B. 331 Criminal Offenses Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Grover presents H.B. 331, which creates an offense for unlawfully advancing foreign terrorist organizations, adds a penalty for committing a class B misdemeanor or higher while concealing identity, protects the right to worship and penalizes two or more people who block entry to a house of worship, and says the bill does not infringe on the right to protest. He also says it would let the justice system distinguish threats against judges by people in crisis from threats made on behalf of cartels.

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  Yes. Thank you. Um, the background in this bill, uh, talks a little bit about terrorism that we've seen happening here and there and around the United States. Uh, HB 3 31 creates the offense of unlawfully advancing foreign terrorist organizations. This is a list identified by the State Department and those who are fighting US service members who have killed US citizens. It also creates another penalty for those committed crime and wearing a mask. This only applies to individuals who, individuals who are concealing their identity while committing a crime, a class B misdemeanor or higher. And ensures Utah citizens the first amendment right to worship is not infringed, creates a penalty for two or more individuals who …

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• H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Grover thanked colleagues for the motion to reconsider and said the bill is substantially the same and has not changed.

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  Senator Grover? Yes. I appreciate the motion to reconsider our actions here. The bill is substantially the same, has not changed. And, uh, we've had some, a good debate and I don't know if you've heard from the house sponsor. If not, I'll make sure that that a helps you figure out what's going on with this bill. And I wanted to give the chance for everyone to vote on this legislation.

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• H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Grover requested a call of the Senate and moved that the bill pass.

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  Grover? Yes, I do. I do A call of the Senate. Uh, we got five or more standing. We'll be in a call. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. We're in a call. And Senator, I'm gonna go ahead and place the motion because I think most people are in the chamber and we've got executive appropriations we're trying to get to. So I'm going to, uh, go ahead and take a motion And I move that first substitute house Bill 1 95 pass.

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• H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Presents H.B. 195 as a recommendation of a precious metals working group, describing a state payment system for willing vendors chosen through an open RFP process.

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  The highly anticipated gold bill this year. We talked about this last year and passed it. Uh, this is a bill that models the best of why Utah leads in some of the many ways. It brings together 21st century payment technology with trusted standards and transparency in pricing terms and conditions. In 2024, we requested a precious metal study here at the legislature in connection with HB 3 48. And that bill allowed that the rainy day investment in gold, treasure Oaks, Marle Oaks put together world Class study group including Randy Les Vice chair of the Federal Reserve, Gary Crittenton, CFO of Citigroup, and Amex, Harvard Law Professor expert on Money, Edwin Vira as an advisor, and Howard …

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• H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says he has looked into the question and does not know the answer.

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  And my answer would be I have looked at this and I absolutely have no idea.

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• H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says the RFP is to hire private companies for the service, that several providers exist, and that the state would select one or more.

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  Grover? Yeah, that's a good question. So kind of to, to restate what you have already said, it is an RFP to hire private companies to provide this service not competing. And there are several providers of this type of service and then the state will pick one and or more and they've identified at least 12 of these types of providers.

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• H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says the bill moves Utah to include precious metals in its portfolio as one part of a broader strategy and asks for support.

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  Yes. Uh, this bill does move Utah into the utilization of precious metals as part of our portfolio, part of our strategy of moving forward as a, you know, a very well managed state. And this is just a slice. It's not, we're not moving everything to gold into platinum and things like that. And so with that, I'd ask your support and ask that.

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• S.B. 326 School Board Election Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that S.B. 326 lets school boards stagger their election cycles so not all seats are up in the same year.

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  And one of the residual things we need to fix is allowing school boards. They, they're all elected the same year. Right. Once the district's formed the new school district and now they need the opportunity to put those on toggling schedules for, and they, this bill allows 'em to do one year cycle or every three and figure out which seats do that. And previous legislation didn't allow for that. So now we have these new elected school boards, but now they need to toggle it. So not everyone's up at the same time on the election. That's a bill.

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• S.B. 326 School Board Election Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to suspend the three-reading requirement for the rest of the evening.

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  Thank you Mr. Uh, president Under suspension rules As per the three re three reading rule requirement, I motion that SB Oh, Go ahead. You suspend the, I placed motion. You suspend the three Reading requirements. Motion. I'd like to suspend the three reading rules and under suspension the rules.

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• S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Thanks the committee and introduces the second substitute, which was revised with stakeholders since the last hearing, and asks Kate Hall to explain the differences.

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  We shall see. It's always a pleasure to be here. And I do want to, uh, thank the committee for giving us another bite at the apple. Uh, we coming from the Senate, the legislation seemed to be pretty okay. And we've been working with stakeholders and since the last committee meeting, we've been working even more. And so before you, hopefully online, there is a first sub there. So you're speaking to Second Sub. Second sub, sorry. So I, yeah, I'd entertain a motion to do that, and then we can speak to that procedural. So we do it a little, a little differently. So we'll have you present and then the committee will decide if they want to …

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• S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Says the bill is a work in progress and that language on certifying rescue organizations was left out as beyond the scope of this bill. · speaker not certain

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  Thank Senator. And if I may, and so in working with the various, uh, stakeholders, there was also additional language is presented to talk about how we certify or govern rescue organizations. That's a little bit beyond the scope of this bill, but I did talk to the sheriff and say, well, that's something that we would be able to do in the next session. It's not germane to this bill either. So this is obviously a work in progress. And so that is the essential difference between this first and second sub.

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