David P. Hinkins

• H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents H.B. 313, which amends provisions on landscape work, requires continuing education for licensed contractors who do landscape work, and coordinates with H.B. 40.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This bill amends provisions relating to landscape work. It requires the division of professional licensing to defend, to identify a specialty contractor that may engage in, uh, landscape work. Provides continual education requirements for a license C that engages in landscape work and coordinates the provisions, uh, that this bill enacts with provisions of House Bill 40, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Agreements, ACT amendments. And with that, I'm open to questions. Say no questions to you for action.

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• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents the bill, covering DNR rulemaking authority, law enforcement work periods, state engineer electronic records, a $5 million fiscal note for water litigation funding, lifting the cap on secondary water metering, expanding the USG board from seven to eight members, and alternative energy development tax credits.

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  Uh, yeah, that was the, uh, the Department of Natural Resource Amendments and this department, uh, rulemaking authority clarifies that rulemaking authority can be enacted outside an advisory board and is also a division of law enforcement work periods, uh, that updates the language regarding the work pay period of DNR law enforcement employees to align with standard practices and an 80 hour, uh, in a two, uh, week period, or 160 hours in a four week period. Also, electronic records allows the state engineer to maintain its official records, either physical or electronic form. Also field notes and computations and maps, uh, both physical and electronic maps documents on public records also covers mineral lease and royalty contracts, uh, …

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• H.B. 468 Mobile Mammography Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents H.B. 468, which requires insurance coverage for mobile mammography in rural third through sixth class counties, states it has no state fiscal note, and says insurance carriers helped craft the language; then calls the question.

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  Thank. Thank you Mr. President. Uh, what this bill, the breast cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. What this bill does is it provides, uh, the insurance companies have to provide, uh, coverage in the counties of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth class in rural Utah counties. And there's no fiscal note to the state here. And, uh, the insurance carriers were engaged in crafting the language to ensure feasibility. And with that, so I call the question.

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

  Hinkins said he supports the bill, arguing the state is largely self-insured, has had little default, and should save money.

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  Anyway, uh, I would just like to be in support of this bill. You know, we're basically self-insured in most everything in the bond. We are actually self-insuring ourselves. We pick our contractors pretty much, and it costs us much to go after these bond companies sometimes. And you may not even get it from them, uh, to cover these costs. And so being self-insured, our state's big enough to do that. And we've had very little default in this process that we've had going for several years. And so I would just say that we need to, uh, save the money where we can. And I believe this is saving us money.

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• H.B. 401 Geothermal Study Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks whether an amendment exists for the bill, notes the funding source changes to a department, and asks that the bill's text be replaced with a first substitute, then asks that the bill be circled. · speaker not certain

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  Does there need to be, I'm looking to see if there's any amendment on this. I see. Uh, it's red. I just didn't know if there needed to be There. Could be because there the money was gonna come out of, uh, general funds. Now it's gonna come out of the department of, uh, First sub. What is that move? Okay. So I would ask that we, uh, delete title and body house bill 4 0 1 and replace first substitute. I don't see anything online. So is there a one on, am I looking at the right Bill? I don't see it there, but, uh, do you want Me to, so why don't we circle this one and make …

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• H.B. 473 Colorado River Authority Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Moves to circle House Bill 401, the geothermal study amendments.

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  Thank you Mr. President moved on. Circle House Bill 4 0 1. Motion to encircle House Bill 4 0 1 geothermal study amendments.

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• H.B. 401 Geothermal Study Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Explains that the bill is being changed by substituting a new version of H.B. 401 for the original text.

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  I talked about it earlier today, uh, was, uh, to do a, uh, an expiration, uh, for, first I need to substitute the bill. I better substitute it first. Uh, I'd like to delete Title and Body House bill 4 0 1 and replace it with First substitute House bill 4 0 1.

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• H.B. 401 Geothermal Study Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Describes the substitute bill, which directs Utah State University to study geological and environmental impacts of geothermal energy development in Utah and report findings to the Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee.

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  Thank you. Uh, this changes, uh, the bill to Utah State University to conduct a study on geological and environmental impacts on geothermal energy development in the state of Utah requires Utah State University to report findings to the Public Utilities Energy and Technology Committee.

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• H.B. 462 School Bus Internet Access · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Presents H.B. 462 as a grant program for rural school districts to install and operate internet connectivity on school buses, and says eligibility is limited to certain counties with fewer than 3,000 students, then opens for questions.

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  Uh, thank you Mr. President. This bill Grants, uh, is a grant program for rural school districts to install and operate internet connectivity on their systems, on their school buses. To be eligible, you have to be of a fourth, fifth, or sixth class county and less than fewer than 3000 students to enroll in this program. And with that, I'm open to questions. Thank you for the presentations.

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• H.C.R. 13 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Technical Education · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Presents H.C.R. 13, which encourages the State Board of Education and local education agencies to create and offer courses that prepare students for certain careers, and asks whether the call for the question was heard.

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  Thank you. Uh, Mr. President. Uh, this resolution encourages the State Board of Education and local education agencies to create and offer instructions in courses that would prepare our students for certain careers. Uh, and so it just encourages for more technical education in the state. And with that, I call the question. Thank you. Uh, did I hear you call the question?

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• H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Presents H.B. 530, which creates a permitting coordinator in the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to work with agencies on permitting efficiency and information sharing without authority to approve or deny permits, and opens the floor to questions.

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  it's a, uh, creates a, uh, permitting coordinator with the go, uh, go Governor's Office of Economic Opportunities and it authorizes the permitting coordinator to work with governmental entities and identifying administrative and legislative changes that may improve the efficiency and transparency and predictability of state permitting. And it clarifies the permitting coordinator does not have the authority to issue approved, deny, modify a permit, and it authorize the permitting coordinator to share information with the state, federal, tribal, and local agencies. Permits, uh, the coordinator to activities, sharing information and other government entities does not obligate the state or a permitting agency to approve a permit enter into a binding agreement. And with that, I'm open to questions.

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• H.B. 349 Statewide Water Storage · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asked whether the state could share in the cost of a reservoir to allow public recreation and fishing.

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  Uh, one of the things that I was, uh, that makes it for the public use is to be able to put, uh, fish in there so people can fish. And so I'm wondering, you know, like if you know to help pay for the price of the reservoir, the state would have, uh, 'cause normally it's an irrigation company or something like that, that usually has, uh, is there something in this, uh, build that would actually make it so that the state could share in it to make it, uh, for well water skiing, recreational, as well as, uh, you know, to be able to fish and all that sort of stuff?

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• H.B. 349 Statewide Water Storage · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Noted that a reservoir might need to be built larger to leave water for fish.

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  Yeah. Yeah. The only, uh, Mr. Chairman, the only disadvantage would be you have to build it twice as big. 'cause you gotta leave enough water in there for the fish to live, you know, is what I mean. So sometimes it's, I don't know if it makes it more feasible or not to have to build it twice as big as it.

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• H.B. 349 Statewide Water Storage · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moved to pass HB 349 first substitute with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I, I make a motion that we pass out house bill 3 49. First substitute favor recommendation.

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• H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to replace the first substitute of the bill with the third substitute.

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  Okay. With that, I would make a motion that we delete title and body, uh, house bill 76 for substitute and replace it with, uh, house Bill 76, third substitute.

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How they voted

Their full voting record, attendance, and party-line score are still being compiled from the official roll calls. Each bill page shows their vote on that bill.

Bills they sponsored

• S.B. 249 Public Employee Negotiation Amendments · Did not pass

Carried in the Senate as floor sponsor

• H.B. 5 Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget · Governor Signed
• H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 35 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 214 Firearms Liability Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 251 Diligence Claims Water Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 401 Geothermal Study Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 462 School Bus Internet Access · Governor Vetoed
• H.B. 468 Mobile Mammography Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 473 Colorado River Authority Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · Governor Signed
• H.B. 534 Firearm Immunity Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 588 Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Amendments · Did not pass
• H.C.R. 1 House Concurrent Resolution Regarding Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing · Governor Signed
• H.C.R. 13 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Technical Education · Governor Signed
• H.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution Regarding LEA Reporting Requirements · House/ to Lieutenant Governor

About

In office since

January 1, 2009

Counties

Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, San Juan, Utah, Wasatch, Wayne

Profession

Electrician

Education

Emery County High School, Utah Technical College at Provo Associate Degree

Honors and awards

None listed in their official profile.

Committees

• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
• Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
• Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
• Federalism Commission
• Native American Legislative Liaison Committee
• Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Confirmation Committee
• Legislative Water Development Commission
• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

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