Wayne A. Harper

• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves to concur in the House changes to S.B. 242, describing changes on towing and other code provisions and noting the House removed some funding provisions, and asks for passage tonight.

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  Thank you and move to Concur. Motion to Concur. Talk About about some of the changes. There was, uh, some, uh, changes dealing with, uh, towing and a couple other provisions of the code. The house, uh, stripped out a couple funding things that we had in there, but, uh, we need to get it passed tonight.

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• S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the House made one small change, to the transition of administrative control from master development to the normal HOA board, and moves to concur.

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  There was just one little change in there as to the transition on administrative control. When you go from master development to the normal board on an HOA. So the motion is to concur.

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

  Presents H.B. 319 on electronic records, covering digital identification of records, verification processes, state archives review, and county approvals before implementation.

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  Thank you. Uh, there's more and more, uh, items that are being, uh, notarized and processed electronically. The counties are receiving re uh, requests to go and record things, uh, um, electronically in the county recorder's office and other places. This, uh, bill goes through and authorizes, uh, digital identification of records. Establish a process for going through and verifying that those are correct. Um, requires the state archives to go through and, uh, review the different processes before they're implemented in the counties to make sure that they're uniform, they can be recorded and the records, uh, permanently maintained. And then it is technology neutral and make sure that the counties understand the processes, get approvals before they implement …

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

  Moves that second substitute H.B. 319 pass under suspension of the rules.

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  Thank you. I'd move under suspension of the rules that second substitute house bill three 19 pass.

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• S.B. 268 Religious Curriculum in Schools · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains a one-word change in the concurrent resolution, saying it was supposed to read Legislature instead of Senate.

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  To concur. There was a one word change. It was supposed to say Legislature and it said Senate

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

  Moves that the Senate refuse to recede from its amendments.

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  I move. That Senate refused to recede. Motion To refuse to recede Any discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye.

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• H.B. 354 Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Describes concerns about data stored in vehicles when they are sold or rented and how that data is removed, and says the sponsor worked with industry groups on privacy.

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  Vehicles collect a lot of data and that, uh, data is kept within the, uh, the vehicle. There's been some concern about, uh, when you sell a car or if you rent a car. And how do you get rid of all that, uh, data that's been collected upon you? So the good representative went through and worked with GM Tech and Lexus Nexus Alliance for Automobile Innovation, privacy

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• H.B. 357 Amendments to Motor Vehicle Data Privacy · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents the bill as a starting point on the large amount of data collected by vehicles and opens it to questions.

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  and Lexus Nexus Alliance for Automobile Innovation, privacy for Cars to Division of Consumer Protection, DMV and the New and Used Car Association and others to go through and clarify that, uh, there's a way, uh, that clarifies that Big ma that the auto manufacturers in Utah were already on operating under the Utah Consumer Privacy Act to go through and amend that to go through and ensure that all car manufacturers adhere to the di consumer. Data privacy protections for vehicles sold in Utah, uh, creates categories of personal information purposes for which, and then of what it does, it says, uh, specifically by 2030 in vehicle access to privacy controls will be enabled so that people will be …

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• H.B. 357 Amendments to Motor Vehicle Data Privacy · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Responds to the opposition by saying the bill sets a 2030 model year timeline, that safety and functionality are not affected, and moves to pass the first substitute.

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  Thank you. I, I think the good senator went through and made my point here. There is hundreds if not thousands of data points that are, uh, collected in a vehicle. Some are temporary, some are, um, collected for safety or functionality. That's why in conjunction with the manufacturers and other stakeholders, this, uh, talks about the model year 2030 going forward. So there's plenty of time to create those interfaces. They, uh, expressed interest in doing that. It's a partnership. The question is, is who owns your personal data? This goes through and deals with that. The two issues that were also brought up, the safety and functionality are not affected by this bill. It's your rather personal data …

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• S.B. 206 Tax Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill changes a reporting system to increase transparency for agencies handling tax increment, describes the House amendments that added reporting items and clarified new growth and local authority tax increment reports, and moves to concur.

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  Uh, this is the bill that goes through and changes the MCAT into the stats system to go to increase transparency in reporting on, uh, agencies that go through and deal with tax increment. Uh, the house added a couple reporting items, items added one item on transparency, clarified new growth, um, and then uh, did something on, uh, or, uh, clarified the issue. Uh, some of the tax increment reports for local authorities. And that's what the bill does. And with that I move to Concur.

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• S.B. 151 Public Safety Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Explains that the fiscal note was changed, that the appropriation is correct, and that the bill deals with funding for troopers.

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  uh, there was a, it was the fiscal note that was changed. So the appropriation is correct and that Bill deals with the funding. Funding Troopers.

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks about the fiscal impact on DEQ and what per-panel charge consumers would face under the bill.

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  Okay. So you've got the impact in here on the fiscal loan and the bill of what it does to DEQ and under entities. What is contemplated to be the charge per panel? Or what is it gonna be to the consumer who's made that choice for, uh, quality, lifestyle and, and environmental benefits? Senator Sandall?

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says the fee calculations are not clear, that the data is not before the body, and that costs already experienced by implementers and users are not recognized.

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  Yeah. So we're not gonna set the fee we're gonna have, 'cause basically what's what's contemplated in here is there's gotta be something as back of how you get 25,001 time, 311,000 another and, and what might be going on, you know, 101,000 ongoing. So you don't, you're not aware of what those calculation back ca back cal back calculations are? Correct? I, I, I'm not aware of what those calculations are. Okay. I just, I have concerns with this. Not, not having all the data before us and also, uh, not recognizing some of the, uh, costs that, uh, the implementers and users of this have already experienced.

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Harper says he now understands the costs, affected parties and intended use of the funds, and notes that this would be a first-in-the-nation step that warrants questions.

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  I'm sorry, Senator Harper. Yeah, I Appreciate the, uh, sponsor and both sponsors and DEQ grabbing me after I started asking a bunch of questions. I understand now what the cost of this would be, the parties impacted and what it would be used for. This could be construed as a, you know, nose in the camel's tent because it's, we're the face first state to do this. But if we ask questions, we'll get additional information. So that, those are my comments.

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• H.B. 507 State Coordination of Regional and Local Economic Development Projects Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Moves to delete the title and body of the first substitute for H.B. 408 and replace it with third substitute H.B. 408.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Move to delete and title embody first substitute Senate bill or house bill 4 0 8 and replace it with third substitute house bill 4 0 8.

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