Legislators / Colin W. Jack
Colin W. Jack
Republican · House District 73
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- Email: cjack@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 435-301-4878
- Office: P.O.Box 910635, St. George, UT, 84791
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Colin W. Jack serves on:
- Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee
- House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
- Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee
- Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
What they've said
173 remarks on 38 billsS.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Speaks in favor, noting that Good Friday is observed in several places where he has lived and worked, and says Utah catching up with the rest of the world is good.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to briefly speak in favor of this bill. I know that, uh, having worked in Arizona and New Mexico, Texas, uh, good Friday was a very important holiday there. We even celebrated Good Friday in Bangladesh. We certainly did in, in South America. So I think it's good that Utah catch up to maybe most of the rest of the world.
S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Rep. Jack says nuclear power is needed to balance reliable, affordable electricity with lower CO2 emissions, and that the resolution lets the governor petition the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to bring primacy to a Utah regulatory commission so the state can move faster.
▶ Watch at 1:42:39Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm very excited to talk about nuclear power. I've been reading some nuclear power textbooks at night. A friend of mine who teaches university in Georgia has mailed me a whole box of them, but I was asked to keep it short. So let me give you the cliff notes here real quick. Uh, We value our reliable and affordable electricity, and there's a growing concern about CO2 emissions. So how do we square those two? And currently, the only thing known to man that is, uh, viable and at scale is nuclear. And so across the country, we've been pursuing nuclear more and more. We have voted on and passed out a couple of bills. …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says the Senate amendment adds clarification that the governor's existing statutory authority to declare a public nuisance applies, so the bill is consistent with the rest of code.
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Yes. Thank you. This is, this is an amendment that we made, uh, that I was there making with them. Uh, the only thing we really did is the governor has in statute the ability to declare a public nuisance. But what we did is we added that, uh, extra clarification into this bill so that, uh, there was no, so that there was no question about that. So, uh, that's what we accomplished here is we clarified this bill is consistent with the rest of code.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says the Senate amendment changes one word, replacing "equal" with "equivalent," to fix a drafting error that auto parts manufacturers asked about.
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Yes, please. Uh, this is, this is on the, on the Auto Body work bill that we all loved and passed from here and the Senate loved and passed it. But uh, the auto part manufacturers requested a one word change. They said it was a drafting error where it said equal instead of equivalent. So we changed one word from equal to equivalent. And now everybody's happy. Mr. Speaker.
S.B. 234 Rulemaking Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Presented S.B. 234, which sets a framework for environmental health and waste management, aligns Division of Waste Management rules with federal standards where they exist, and defines manifest bodily harm, then yielded the rest of his time.
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Representative Jack, Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. So SB 2 34, and I'm speaking to the second sub, which was already adopted. Um, it establishes a framework for Environmental Health and Waste Management here in Utah. And it does, it does three things. And, and let me start off by explaining that I have all the confidence in the world with the executive director of the Division of Environmental or Department of Environmental Quality, and with the director of the Division of Waste Management. We've been working with them very closely and carefully through the last, since they both came to their positions. And if we all knew that those particular persons and that we were all going to …
S.B. 234 Rulemaking Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Declined to add further remarks and waived the remainder of his time.
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Thank you. Uh, oh boy. Let's go against type and waive. Unless, unless we just want me to talk. I waived.
S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Moved adoption of the fourth substitute of S.B. 227.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tem, I would like to move the adoption of the fourth sub of SB 2 27.
S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Said the substitute adds the term managing agent, which was added to the bill after negotiation with insurance companies and is now defined in code.
▶ Watch at 2:11:46Read what they said
Yes. Thank you. What, what this does, and I'll talk about the bill in a moment. Uh, but, uh, as we negotiated this bill with the insurance companies, uh, they wanted us to include a term management man, managing agent, which wasn't actually yet in code. So we've added the term managing agent and found its use in court cases. And so we've added that definition into code and added managing agent to the bill.
S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says the amendment adds the term managing agent, which insurance companies requested in negotiations, along with its court-tested definition, to the code and the bill.
▶ Watch at 2:11:46Read what they said
Yes. Thank you. What, what this does, and I'll talk about the bill in a moment. Uh, but, uh, as we negotiated this bill with the insurance companies, uh, they wanted us to include a term management man, managing agent, which wasn't actually yet in code. So we've added the term managing agent and found its use in court cases. And so we've added that definition into code and added managing agent to the bill.
S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Explained that the bill clarifies insurers should not factor punitive damages into premiums for small businesses, and that punitive damages against a company apply only if it allowed, knew of, or condoned the behavior, including through a managing agent.
▶ Watch at 2:12:56Read what they said
Okay, now talking to the full bill, including managing agents. But, uh, what this does is it clarifies when an insurance company is assessing insurance premiums on a business, particularly small businesses, uh, that they should not be, uh, factoring in things like punitive damages. And so, uh, not, not to the company. And so because that is making insurance unattainable for a lot of small businesses where they're saying, well, worst case, you know, if you're a trucking company, worst case you have an accident or something besides the actual damages, there could be punitive damages, which could be who knows how much. Uh, so therefore you can't be insured. This says don't include punitive damages to the company. …
S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Explains that the bill keeps insurers from factoring punitive damages into premiums for small businesses, while still allowing punitive damages against a company only if it allowed, condoned, or knew of the behavior, with managing agents included.
▶ Watch at 2:12:56Read what they said
Okay, now talking to the full bill, including managing agents. But, uh, what this does is it clarifies when an insurance company is assessing insurance premiums on a business, particularly small businesses, uh, that they should not be, uh, factoring in things like punitive damages. And so, uh, not, not to the company. And so because that is making insurance unattainable for a lot of small businesses where they're saying, well, worst case, you know, if you're a trucking company, worst case you have an accident or something besides the actual damages, there could be punitive damages, which could be who knows how much. Uh, so therefore you can't be insured. This says don't include punitive damages to the company. …
S.B. 290 Victim and Witness Privacy Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Moves to pass the third substitute of SB 290 out with a favorable recommendation.
▶ Watch at 32:11Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would make a motion. We pass out SB two 92nd sub victim and witness privacy amendments with a favorable recommendation. Or do we need a third sub? Oh, third, is this currently the third sub? Yeah. Is it already adopted? Third sub. Yeah, I, so we're just, yeah. All right, lemme start over again. Okay. I move, we pass out third sub H HB two 90, victim and witness privacy Amendments. Okay. So
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Introduces the second substitute, which keeps the governor's existing authority to declare a public nuisance and limits public nuisance claims against legitimate businesses while keeping protections against nuisances such as drug houses and party houses.
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I understand you have the Attorney General here and he wants to say a lot of great things that he'll tell us out in the hall. So about the bill. Thank you Mr. Chair and Committee, the Attorney General's here. We have, we have, uh, many folks from the Chamber of Commerce and from pco, and they all like your bill and they all like my bill. Wonderful. If you want to do thumbs up, I can tell you lots of lawsuits that we would avoid with this or, okay. So do, and I'm moving sub two please. Sub two. Will you present sub two briefly? Yeah. So briefly sub two, what that is doing is it's making sure that, …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Says House members who voted no were concerned about chemical companies being exempted, and that the bill does not exempt them.
▶ Watch at 1:51:33Read what they said
And they came to me and said, we're afraid that you're exempting, uh, chemical companies from liability. And I said, no. The chemical companies felt like they weren't exempted. They came and asked for that, and we said, no, that's not part of this bill. Okay. And then they said, darn, I wish I could change my vote.
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Says the bill narrows the scope of common law claims, that he is not aware of the chemical company concern, and asks Roger Gibboni to address it.
▶ Watch at 1:54:27Read what they said
I mean, I I, in terms of chemical companies, I, we haven't really talked about that. I think, you know, what this does is doesn't, it narrows the scope of, from a common law standpoint, but I I don't think that that would be, um, a concern as far as we are, we're aware and in fact, you, Roger, do you want to, can I, can I ask Roger who's been working on this to Sure. Also address that issue because I don't think we have, we'll Have 'em come up for public comment. Okay. Yeah. Okay. That's no, 'cause that's, because this is something I I, in terms of the chemical companies, I mean, I don't, I don't think …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Explains that the 2035 provision applies to the Attorney General's office and requires a review of how the theories have been used.
▶ Watch at 1:56:06Read what they said
That applies to the, the Office of the Attorney General. Right. So that'll, that'll sense it so that that's a provision that I can, but then that will, that will change at that point in time. Just, it'll be basically a reauthorization to, to review ultimately what it, you know, how it's been used, just to make sure that it hasn't, you know, to, to basically give you information on that issue. Okay. So the, the point is to provide information on, you know, to the extent that, that the officer of the Attorney General is, um, engaged in cases that, that are utilizing these theories. It's basically giving you that information so that you can assess should it continue …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Summarizes the bill as compiling and modernizing public nuisance law and changing a few concepts.
▶ Watch at 1:59:32Read what they said
I'll, I'll just be brief. Just most of this. I know it's an intimidating long bill. Most of that is just compiling when we broach the subject to public nuisance, we compiled all of the pieces from all over, code brought it together and modernized and changed those few concepts we talked about.
S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Jack thanks Teuscher for his work and says he may not return to present the bill next year.
▶ Watch at 48:47Read what they said
No, I'll wa And to, to the sponsor, That's what you'd like. I would just thank the committee. I, I, and I would express my thanks to Representative Teuscher. He's been a absolute pleasure to work with. I've worked with him on quite a few bills through the legislature, and, uh, I, you know, I, I'm a little different than most of you here, but I'm down to, uh, I counted up a little while ago, and I'm down to three days and 10 hours. And I will, I, I would love to come back and present to the committee next year, but I'm not sure what that would be. So thank you.
S.B. 287 Targeted Advertising Tax · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Jack said he received a flood of messages and voter mailers from a social media-linked group calling him a tax raiser and asked whether senators were also being targeted.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, uh, what appeared to me out of left field last night and yesterday, I started getting a flood of hate emails and texts and, uh, phone messages. Yeah. Accusing me of being a dirty tax raiser. Even though, as far as I know, I've always voted to lower taxes. And it wasn't until just a little, a few minutes ago that I learned that, uh, one of the large social media companies is, uh, sending out these graphics to all of the registered voters in our districts. Yeah. Saying, saying that we're doing nasty things to them. Um, I'm wondering, are are you getting those in the Senate too? I mean, is this a or …
S.B. 287 Targeted Advertising Tax · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Jack said the messaging campaign changed his position from opposing to supporting the bill.
▶ Watch at 1:04:58Read what they said
Well, I wanted to put on the record that they did switch my vote. I was against this tax increase, but I'm for it. So, thank you, Senator.
S.B. 287 Targeted Advertising Tax · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Jack noted the mailers were paid for by Americans for Digital Opportunity and asked whether Meta is among its funders.
▶ Watch at 1:18:25Read what they said
Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just noticed that, uh, on the bottom of the scary pictures of all of us, it says, paid for by Americans for Digital Opportunity, which I believe is, uh, our presenter here. Um, you said you didn't know who's funding your organization is, are any of them meta?
S.B. 287 Targeted Advertising Tax · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Jack cited the book Careless People as describing how Meta targeted ads at young girls concerned about their appearance, linking that to harms seen in emergency rooms.
▶ Watch at 1:19:24Read what they said
So Mr. Chair, I do know, uh, that a little while ago I read a book called Careless People. If, if any of you are interested in some of the foundations of what's now meta, uh, one of the, one of the high executives in that corporation managed to get out and, uh, wrote this book called Careless People. And they, they talked about how they designed and utilized these, uh, targeted advertising, especially when they find young girls who are concerned about their appearance as they go through puberty. And then they bombard them with ads to, to buy products to feed into that mental illness that they're dealing with at that moment. And that's some of the feedback …
S.B. 295 Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Asked whether an amendment was needed or whether the bill was already substituted.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, was there an amendment to Senator you needed passed, or is it already amended and
S.B. 295 Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Moved to adopt the second substitute to S.B. 295 and declined to speak further on the motion.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would make a motion to adopt second sub SB 2 95, intellectual diversity and education and government would Thank you. That's in order. Would you like to speak to that? I'll waive, Uh, discussion to that motion.
S.B. 295 Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Moved to favorably recommend S.B. 295, second substitute.
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The second sub is before us. I Would make a follow up motion, Mr. Chair, that we adopt second sub SB 2 95, intellectual diversity and education and government with a favorable recommendation. That's an order. The motion is
S.B. 295 Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Commented on an ancestor who was the first missionary in Tahiti and waived further comment. · speaker not certain
▶ Watch at 2:06:14Read what they said
Well, I'll just comment that my fourth great-grandfather was the first missionary in Tahiti, so that's fun. Uh, other than that, I waive.
S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Moves to pass SCR 1 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
▶ Watch at 48:32Read what they said
I would thank you Mr. Vice Chair. I would make a motion to pass out SCR 0 0 1 concurrent resolution regarding nuclear energy with a favorable recommendation.
S.B. 67 Law Enforcement Quota Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Moves to pass S.B. 67 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
▶ Watch at 54:16Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. I would make a motion that we pass out SB 0 0 6 7 law enforcement quota amendments with a favorable recommendation.
S.B. 67 Law Enforcement Quota Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Thanks the committee for its work and moves to adjourn.
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Thank you, committee. It's been a wonderful, it's been a wonderful, uh, session. I've enjoyed working with all of you, and so thanks for all your hard work. It's been a great committee. I wouldn't trade you. And then I make a motion to adjourn. I would agree. I it's a lot of hard work. Appreciate all your involvement.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Presented H.B. 119, which would require notice of the replacement part types at policy purchase, at renewal, and at repair, and would define non-OEM parts as at least equivalent in fit, quality, and performance; then introduced co-presenter Gerald Higgins.
▶ Watch at 2:44:08Read what they said
Okay, thank you. So, uh, you'll notice this is not a very long bill. What, what we've done here is essentially two things. Uh, one, oh, and I guess I ought to give you the reason why and, and introduce, uh, my, my co-presenter here. His name is, uh, Gerald, and he's, uh, works, he owns a, a set of autobody shops. And so we're talking about, uh, autobody repair and the needs to have that done right. Uh, maybe some of you are, yeah, fifth sub. Some of you are not as old as me, but some might be. And remember in the days when, when I was a teenager driving a 65 Mercury and, uh, you know, it …
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Moved to replace the fourth substitute of H.B. 119 with the fifth substitute.
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Okay. I'll make, I'll make a motion. Let's see, where are we at here? It's uh, Fifth sub. Yeah, fifth Sub. Okay. Well, I'll make a motion that we delete entitled and body four sub house bill one 19. Replace it with fifth sub house bill.
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Introduces H.B. 323 on solar panel disposal and defers details to the presenters.
▶ Watch at 2:54:26Read what they said
Representative Jack, uh, solar panel disposal amendments. House Bill 3 23. Second substitute. Thank you, Mr. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Here we go. So, uh, HB 3 23 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments. Uh, I've got with me, former representative Tim Jimenez, who is our environmental engineer, and also I have Tim Davis with the DEQ. And, uh, the subject matter is exactly as the name describes in that, uh, In that, if you, if you, uh, look at, uh, solar panels, and if you believe the engineers, they have a lifespan of 20 years. If you believe the salesman, you would say 30 years. But in either case, uh, we are coming up on the end of life for, uh, …
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Explains the $10,000 fine is a maximum set per day per violation for illegal dumping, assessed by a court rather than the DEQ.
▶ Watch at 3:06:30Read what they said
Thank you. I would just, uh, I would just wrap up. There was a question about the fines. The, uh, the fine that's in code throughout code and, and is echoed here is for illegal dumping is $10,000. It's a set per, per day per violation. That's a maximum. And it's not assessed by the DEQ, it's assessed by court. And so, uh, they would be working with that person to decide what would it take to clean up that site. And the court would assess that fine, but the maximum of $10,000, that's just a standard maximum that's placed throughout the code. And this was just being consistent with that.
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Says a court would decide, and that a single panel in a dumpster likely would not be found to be egregious illegal dumping.
▶ Watch at 3:07:27Read what they said
Well, uh, only if the court found that they were in egregious violation of illegal dumping. Okay. So my guess is that one panel in a tra in a dumpster would not be found as such. But, uh, that would be up to a court to decide.
H.B. 114 Adult-oriented Performance and Material Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Said the bill separates the pornography and lewdness provisions involving children into separate sections without adding anything new.
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'll be succinct even though, you know I'm a slow talker. So this bill is very simple. Really what we have done is, if you remember two years ago, we, we added some code to the lewdness statute and lewdness in front of miners, right? You can be as lewd in adult company as you want, but uh, with minors it's different. And so, uh, but in the couple of years since then, there's been some questions arise about, uh, in the statute is kind of mixed together. Lewdness and pornography, they all got kind of put into one thing. And so, uh, the folks who are enforcing the laws have asked us to …
H.B. 114 Adult-oriented Performance and Material Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Introduced Daniel Strong to give the legal explanation of the bill.
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But I have brought with me Daniel Strong of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to give you the actual lawyer's version, if that's okay. Mr. Chair, Mr. Strong, and unlike the representative, try not to say but, and lewdness in the same sentence.
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · House floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026
Jack presents H.B. 591 as mostly a recodification of public nuisance law, separates public and private nuisances, keeps existing protections such as farms, shooting ranges and airports, and says it adds protections for small businesses against large lawsuits.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is a simple little 50 page bill. It, uh, I know it looks big and I wish I had anything that impressive to do, but, but really what it is, is mostly a re codification. Uh, we had to, we wanted, I think we need to change a few things in the public nuisance code, but as all good drafters have done for all of us, when they go into a section of code to touch it, they find that a lot of it hasn't been touched in many, many years. And so they found that we had 50 pages worth of stuff that all needed to be collected into one place. So almost everything …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · House floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026
Jack thanks the chair and says he will finish within the time allowed for his closing summary.
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Thank you, Ms. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll wave and I'll be done before the 10 minute elapse.
S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Jack recalled using home-based childcare for his own children and asked what the grants would pay for and what the startup costs are.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just, I mean, I just have a couple of questions. So when, when my kids were little and, uh, and my wife went back to work, they, they Uintah home-based childcare people that we knew, uh, mom who had room in her home and was raising her kids. Just exactly what you've described here. So it's been a few years, but I had this experience. Um, so I am curious about the grant piece of it. So, um, I'm not aware that any of the homes where we had our children cared for, had grants. And I'm not sure, um, what the grants are targeting or I, I can imagine, you know, buying toys or …
S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Jack confirmed the grants are up to $5,000 with itemized spending and asked about the total cost.
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Okay, thanks. So I see on the handout the number 5,000, which I heard Senator Escamilla say. So we're, we're saying like a 5,000 kind of seed money. That's that's the buy-in on these grants? Yeah, correct. Up up to 5,000. They'd have to meet like certain Um-huh. Itemized what, how they're gonna use the funds. They have to show how that's gonna be spent. That's right. Okay. So then we're looking at a thousand times that times 5,000. That's the mm-hmm. That's the RFA, That's the RFA. Okay.
S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Jack asked whether line 316 saying 'fewer than 10' children actually means the limit is nine.
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Oh, Almost. There we Go. Which, which mic are you using here? Uh, this one was closest. All I'll, I'll switch to the other one on the next one. So, um, sorry. So one more question, Senator, if, if I may. So I found the $5,000 in the bill that I had skimmed over. So I'm embarrassed that I asked about it, but now I have another question. And this is maybe a math question 'cause it may, or it's a reading comprehension question. I was asking my attorney friend next to me on line three 16 where we're talking about the number of children, which I looked it up because that was the crux of all the comments we …
S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Jack clarified that his question was whether 'fewer than 10' means nine children.
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Thank you. I, I apologize Mr. Chair. I asked the question wrong. So we have been talking about 10 kids. Yes. The whole time. The whole time. I am reading the line that says fewer than 10 kids. Three 16. Yeah. So, So that means in my simple engineering brain, since kids come in whole Yeah, it has to be nine.
S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Jack said he wanted the committee to understand the number correctly.
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I, I, I just, yeah, No, it's, it's a good, I I just didn't want you to pass this bill and think you had 10, but I read nine.
S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Jack restated that the limit refers to children who are not the provider's own.
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Non your children. Non non your children. Thank you. That's a good way to put it. But
S.B. 225 Public Corporation Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Made a motion to adjourn.
▶ Watch at 1:50:36Read what they said
My motion will stay here and hang Out. Uh, that is not an order Substitute. Motion.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Presents the Senate amendments to H.B. 330, saying the Attorney General helped draft small changes that state the retroactive liability protection does not apply if authorization was obtained by fraud or to product liability actions.
▶ Watch at 18:44Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'll make a motion to concur with the substitute done in the Senate. Thank you. Representative motion before House concur with Senate amendments on second substitute HB three 30. Would you like to speak to that? Yes. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, what what we did was a couple of small changes that the Attorney General, uh, helped me craft or rather he crafted. Uh, and this simply adds a couple of small lines that says, uh, that this protection from, uh, retroactive liability doesn't apply if the person has procured their authorization by fraud or it doesn't apply to product liability actions. Uh, with that Mr. Speaker, I would, uh, conclude my presentation.
H.B. 514 Utah Energy Council Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Speaks in support and says the bill does not affect existing utility service territories and allows financing for large generation and transmission.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just rise in support of this bill and to thank the sponsor for working with the utilities over the course of today to make sure that this, uh, this, this bill clarifies that we're not dealing, uh, with anybody's, uh, distribution district or with their, uh, service territory. I know that there is a special service electrical district in Southern Utah County. This, this wouldn't affect, that, it wouldn't affect the co-ops or the Munis or Rocky Mountain Power simply gives, uh, large, gives financing opportunities for large generation and transmission so that we can deal with the whole supply and, uh, and, and transmission of electricity in the Western United States so that …
H.B. 514 Utah Energy Council Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Supports the bill, saying it does not affect existing distribution districts, co-ops, municipal utilities, or Rocky Mountain Power and provides financing for large generation and transmission.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would just rise in support of this bill and to thank the sponsor for working with the utilities over the course of today to make sure that this, uh, this, this bill clarifies that we're not dealing, uh, with anybody's, uh, distribution district or with their, uh, service territory. I know that there is a special service electrical district in Southern Utah County. This, this wouldn't affect, that, it wouldn't affect the co-ops or the Munis or Rocky Mountain Power simply gives, uh, large, gives financing opportunities for large generation and transmission so that we can deal with the whole supply and, uh, and, and transmission of electricity in the Western United States so that …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Presents HB 591 as a recodification of scattered public nuisance statutes into one section, with a few changes, and separates public from private nuisance actions.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. All right. So HB 5 91. Woo. So in 5 91, you'll notice that it is approximately 1 million pages long. No, that's, that's inaccurate. It's, uh, it's 50 pages long, which, which in the Utah state legislature is a million. Uh, what happened is that we have re codified, uh, public nuisance. And when I say we, I mean the drafting attorney, uh, as we were touching the issue of public nuisance, she noticed that the public nuisance, uh, sections of code looked like a run over lizard, and the parts were all out of order and scattered from every which way. And so she has brought them all back into one place. So it …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Says the bill should create fewer lawsuits by adding stability and guardrails.
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So, um, from my perspective, this should create less lawsuits. Okay, great. By creating more stability and more, uh, guardrails in this space.
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Gives an example of how uncertain liability can raise consumer prices and cause businesses to drop products.
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Yeah, excellent. So let me, I mean, let me, uh, try that. And if, and if the attorney general hears me make a mistake, he can come correct me or, or we have our expert here from the Chamber of Commerce, but how it helps the citizens. So think about, for example, um, if you have, uh, you know, whatever it is, there's a number that I already forgot 'cause I've slept since then, but like 90% of the plastic in the ocean comes out of two rivers. One comes out of India and one comes out of China. And so out of that comes all these plastics and a tortoise or turtle ends up with a plastic straw up …
H.B. 591 Nuisance Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Summarizes the bill as recodifying nuisance statutes, separating public and private nuisance, and keeping lawmaking out of the courts.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair, anything you think we need to add? All right. I'll just, I'll try to keep it brief. Just to sum, uh, what we're doing here is we're re codifying nuisance statutes from all over the, the codes we're bringing it in, we're, we're separating between public nuisance and private nuisance. And we're giving some stability to, uh, our public entities to allow them to defend their agriculture and their other businesses from nuisance suits so that we're keeping the law making where it belongs and out of the courts. And so, uh, this should give everyone more stability and more comfort in running their businesses and living their lives in a normal manner. Thank you, …
H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Presents House Bill 419, which expands the definition of environmental action to include judicial review of certain permits and makes technical changes, then thanks Senator Hinkins.
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Thank you Mr. President. This expands the definition of environmental action to include the judicial review of certain permits issued by the division of oil, gas and mining and makes technical changes. It makes us, uh, more in compliance with the federal regulations. And so it just basically changes, uh, uh, on lines 30, 31 and 32. It just changed definitions of the Trust Lands Department of Transportation and that Department of Natural Resources. With that, I'm open to questions. Thank you. Senator Hinkins.
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Presents H.B. 323 as the second substitute, saying solar panels will reach end of life in 20 to 30 years and the bill sets rules for recycling or landfill disposal of spent panels, with studies and DEQ involvement in near-term steps, and explains the civil penalties for illegal dumping as set by courts.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro tem. I, I heard, and I believe I understand we've already adopted sub two, is that, is that correct? Okay. So that is the version I'm speaking to. Thank you. So version two of this bill and the bill in general, what it does is we're dealing with an up and coming problem. And I feel like we are at the front end of an upcoming tsunami in that solar panels have a lifespan before they are spent of, depending on, if you hear the engineers, an engineer would tell you they have a lifespan of 20 years, or the salesman will tell you it's 30 years, but whichever one you believe, it's between 20 …
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Asks to move an amendment to the bill.
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Oh, it is amendment, yes, Mr. Speaker, I would like to move amendment if Representative Burton, Um, Mr.
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Accepts the amendment as friendly and explains it clarifies that fees collected go to the program, which remains subject to appropriation, and notes the fiscal note is positive.
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I'll waive Representative Jack to the motion to amend That that is a very friendly amendment and I'm grateful to my colleague from the town just north of my town. And in this particular amendment, the only thing we have done is clarified that these fees that are being collected go toward this program that's in the bill. The amendment is that the program's budget is still like every other state agency. And these are the letters in red subject to appropriation. So this body still appropriates the funds even though the fund is self-funding. And that speaks to the, the bright golden box around the bill number, which is tells us we have a positive fiscal note.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Moves adoption of the fourth substitute of HB 119.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I would like to move the adoption of the fourth substitute of HB one 19.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Restates the motion to adopt the fourth substitute of HB 119.
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would like to move the adoption of the fourth sub of HB one 19.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Moves adoption of the fourth substitute of HB 119.
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Yes, Mr. Speaker, I would like to move the adoption of the fourth sub of HB one 19.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the fourth substitute reflects language negotiated over recent days that both sides could accept, and moves its adoption.
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Uh, yes please. What what this does is it brings the language in the bill into a place where both sides could agree that we were in a good place. And so this fourth sub was what we negotiated in the couple of days since I last circled this bill. And so with that, I would move that the body adopt that so I can tell you about how good the bill is.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the fourth substitute reflects language negotiated over recent days that both sides could accept, and moves its adoption.
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Uh, yes please. What what this does is it brings the language in the bill into a place where both sides could agree that we were in a good place. And so this fourth sub was what we negotiated in the couple of days since I last circled this bill. And so with that, I would move that the body adopt that so I can tell you about how good the bill is.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Explains that HB 119 addresses insurance coverage for OEM, non-OEM and value replacement parts used after repairs to vehicles with modern sensors, and describes the substitute's four changes: notice when buying a policy, notice at renewal, notice at repair, and industry-standard equivalence language for non-OEM parts.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. HB one 19 seeks to solve a problem that's kind of a modern problem with modern vehicles. When, when I was a kid and drove a 64 mercury, uh, if you got in a crash or if you had a dent, you were dealing with sheet metal and maybe you could take it to a shop and they could work the kinks out or get you a replacement part. Or we used to go down to the junk yard. They don't call it that anymore 'cause that's not politically correct. But we called it a junkyard and you could get a fender off of a similar car that wasn't crashed on that side and you could …
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Explains that the bill requires insurers to disclose the types of replacement parts in policies at purchase, renewal, and repair, and clarifies that non-OEM parts must be equivalent in quality, safety, fit, and performance.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. HB one 19 seeks to solve a problem that's kind of a modern problem with modern vehicles. When, when I was a kid and drove a 64 mercury, uh, if you got in a crash or if you had a dent, you were dealing with sheet metal and maybe you could take it to a shop and they could work the kinks out or get you a replacement part. Or we used to go down to the junk yard. They don't call it that anymore 'cause that's not politically correct. But we called it a junkyard and you could get a fender off of a similar car that wasn't crashed on that side and you could …
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Responds that H.B. 16 requires a statewide decommissioning program and bonding, and this bill ensures panels go to appropriate landfills or recycling centers.
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Uh, thank you Mr. Speaker. Yes. So if you will recollect in HP 16, which this body passed out, uh, recently, we did require a decommissioning program and bonding because some counties have been requiring that and other counties have not. But now that's a statewide requirement, or it will be when the governor signs it. However, then what to do once you've decommissioned that solar installation, where do those panels go? And that's what this deals with, is to make sure those panels go into the appropriate, uh, landfill or to the appropriate recycling center.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Thanks colleagues for the discussion and encourages support for the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I think it's been a good conversation, so I encourage everyone's support. Thank you.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the discussion was good and urges support for the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I think it's been a good conversation, so I encourage everyone's support. Thank you.
H.B. 149 Sexual Material Modifications · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to pass HB 149 out of committee and then moved to adopt the third substitute.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I make a motion that we pass out HB 1 49. It looks like the sub is already adopted, correct? Or do we need, if we Need to adopt the third, We need to adopt the third sub. Okay. Mr. Chair, I make a motion that we adopt the third sub of HB 1 49 sexual material modifications.
H.B. 149 Sexual Material Modifications · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to favorably recommend the third substitute of HB 149.
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I make a motion that we adopt HB 1 49 third sub sexual material modifications with a favorable recommendation. So that motion is an order. It is to favorably recommend, uh, third substitute HB 1 49.
S.B. 195 Workforce Development · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved that the committee pass SB 195, second substitute, out with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would move that, uh, the committee pass out with a favorable recommendation, SB 1 95, second sub workforce development.
S.B. 195 Workforce Development · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Said it is a good bill and urged members to vote for it.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a good bill. Thank you. You should vote for it. Yeah. Appreciate that. Um, okay.
S.B. 123 Privacy and Cybersecurity Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asked whether the substitute had already been adopted and then moved to pass SB 123 second substitute out favorably.
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Thank you. Uh, Mr. Chair. I would make a motion. Now, the sub is already adopted. Is that correct, Senator? Or do we have to adopt a sub here?
S.B. 123 Privacy and Cybersecurity Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to pass SB 123 second substitute out with a favorable recommendation.
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So, uh, my motion then is to, uh, pass out with a favorable recommendation, SB 1 23, privacy and cybersecurity amendments sub two. That motion is in order.
S.B. 123 Privacy and Cybersecurity Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Said he has worked on the cyber center for two years and that its work is critical for state and local entities, and recommended the bill.
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Yeah, I'll speak to this one because I've been involved with the Cyber center this year, uh, in fact, the last two years as we crafted HB 19 with the, uh, water system cybersecurity. And, uh, and what this cyber center is doing is, is critical for our state, uh, um, state companies like the education and, but all the other, uh, subdivision entities that use computers, which I think is all of them. So thank you. I recommend this bill.
S.B. 123 Privacy and Cybersecurity Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Said cybersecurity for government entities, school districts, and utilities is a duty and urged support for the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would, I would also underline the fact that, uh, the state has set up a lot of subdivisions of the state, counties, cities, they have departments, school districts, all of those. And they're all under our responsibility and the cybersecurity, which, uh, is necessary for all of those because in case there are people who didn't know, we are in actively participating in World War iii and it's a cyber war, and they're actively, we have Enemy Nation states who are actively trying to turn off the power and the water and our banking and, and all of the other things that we have in modern life. And this is, this is our duty to …
S.B. 234 Rulemaking Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026
Presents the bill, saying it relates to regulatory authority and requires legislative approval for environmental regulations that go above federal regulation.
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Uh, what this does is it relates to regulatory authority. Um, when in environmental contexts, when the regulatory authority, uh, uh, is setting forth a new regulation, they need to be based in sound science. If they're attempting to go above the federal regulation, then they may not do so. It would require legislative approval to do that. And so with that, I'm open to any questions.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026
Says the bill's interested parties met with the committee this morning and a substitute is being drafted to bring back.
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Yes. Thank you. We had, uh, we had a good meeting this morning with all of the, uh, with all of the interested parties. And so we are drafting a sub that I will bring back as soon as we have that.
H.B. 520 Higher Education Student Housing Study · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Moved to pass HB 520 out of committee with a favorable recommendation, with no substitutes or amendments.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would, and, and I don't see any subs or amendments, so I would move that we pass out HB two 50, um, higher education student housing study with favorable recommendation.
H.B. 545 Budgetary Modifications · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Asked which public entities and energy projects, including nuclear, the energy development infrastructure loan fund would cover.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just, and, and I apologize, I can't ask about line number because my laptop chose right now to, to add a bunch of updates, so I now have a black screen of death, but looking at my little tiny cell phone that I can almost read stupid thing. Uh, okay, thanks. It says, uh, in the description, and, and you mentioned it in your presentation about the energy development infrastructure fund to make loans to public entities finance infrastructure development. Correct. You mentioned in your presentation operation gigawatt here in the description it mentions specifically nuclear power generation. Um, which, and any notion about which public entities and which nuclear power generation or in general, …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Moves that the House concur with the Senate amendments to the second substitute of H.B. 16.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I would make, I would make a motion to concur with the second sub of HP 16 Senate Amendments, Senate Amendments. Thank you.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Says the only substantive change in the substitute clarifies that the timeline starts at issuance of the conditional use permit.
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Yes. Uh, the only, the only real change that we had to make in this sub was that there was some ambiguity about which permit started the timeline. And so, uh, we clarified that it would be at the issuance of the conditional use permit.
H.B. 114 Adult-oriented Performance and Material Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Presents H.B. 114, which separates lewdness provisions and pornography provisions into two distinct sections of code so the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice can enforce them more easily, and notes the bill shows deletions and insertions rather than being longer.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Those of us who were here two years ago will remember that we passed a bill dealing with lewdness, uh, in front of a minor, Uh, that bill passed. And I'm not proposing and not even willing to reopen those conversations because those of you who were here will remember the very graphic details I was forced to describe to this body. But that bill passed. However, since then, the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice is trying to enforce two pieces of code. One dealing with the lewdness that we passed two years ago, one dealing with pornography, and those are intermixed into one section of code. And so they said it would be easier …
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Introduces HB 323 and the second substitute, which corrects one unintended date change; says the bill sets up a process for disposing of spent solar panels, with DEQ and fees to pay for it.
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Thank you. We'll try to be brief, but, uh, I have with me former representative Tim Jimenez, so I can get, I'll give you the electrical engineer's perspective on what we're doing here, and he can give you the environmental engineer's perspective. Before you start, are you speaking to the second sub? Yes. And I want, and I, and I have a second sub that I want to move. Okay, perfect. And, uh, and I can tell you what the second sub does, is it eliminates, or it corrects a date that was in the first sub that we didn't intend to extend the deadline on a piece of code from last year. It was just, it just got caught …
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Asks the chair for permission to have DEQ Executive Director Tim Davis explain the program.
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So, uh, Mr. Chair, with your permission, um, we would have, uh, Tim Davis, who is the director of DEQ here, maybe come explain his role, because exactly as Tim Jimenez pointed out, uh, the first people we involved was the DEQ because they will be the one who owns this program. Uh, and so, uh, the directors here to explain how we've lined out that, uh, that flow chart, if you would. Great.
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Responds that some counties have required decommissioning bonds and others have not, and that the DEQ program will set fees to administer disposal.
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Well, thank you for the question. Um, I can tell you from my work in HB 16 where we had decommissioning so that that included decommissioning of these large solar plants, uh, but didn't really deal with panel disposal. I can tell you from working on that, that some counties have and some counties have not. And if I could follow up, uh, and those that have not, will they be responsible for the disposal and the fees and so forth with DEQ? Well, thank you. So this is the program that Director Davis was pointing out. Is that out because out, it's been uneven and in, in how things were administered for the last 20 years, as you pointed …
H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Thanks industry members, Tim Jimenez, and DEQ staff for their work on the bill and looks forward to Utah setting an example.
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Thank you. Just in conclusion, I'm grateful for the members of industry who came and worked with us for Engineer Jimenez who brought the, the environmental expertise, and for the director Davis and his whole staff who worked with us on this. I think we're in a really good place. And I'm looking forward to Utah kind of setting the example on how to deal with this going forward. Thank you.
S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Moved to pass SB 86 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice-Chair. I would make a motion that we pass out SB 86 firearm safe Harbor Amendments with a favorable recommendation. Thank
S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Said he supports the bill, citing a family experience with firearms stored during a health crisis.
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Yeah, I would. I think, I think this is, I think this is a good idea. I, I like it. I, I am acquainted with a family member of mine who, uh, ended up with bone cancer and it was extremely painful and I was outta the country when it happened. And so I called his son and I says, you need to go get your dad's firearms out of the house. And his son told me, he already asked me to do that. So when you talk about mental health crisis, sometimes you can just be in so much pain that it's not worth it. But because the safe harbor was with his son, you know, when he passed …
H.B. 514 Utah Energy Council Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Moved to pass H.B. 514 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would make a motion that we pass out HB five 14 Utah Energy Council Amendments with a favorable recommendation.
H.B. 514 Utah Energy Council Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Spoke in support of the bill, saying it supports electricity supply to reduce Utah's exposure to neighboring states' energy policies and reliability problems.
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Yes, I would. Um, even though I had been an, a power engineer for nearly 20 years, by the time the Energy Policy Act was passed in 2005, it hadn't really dawned on me how much we were dependent here in Utah on every other state in the Western interconnection. Uh, I was watching California and their bad policies shutting down generators, and I knew that was gonna lead to ba blackouts and price spikes, but I was naive to think that it wouldn't affect us. And in the 20 years since then, it's been, it's been obvious and painful to watch how much bad policies from California, Colorado, and New Mexico and Arizona have cost, how much it's cost …
H.B. 514 Utah Energy Council Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Praised the sponsor and said reliable and affordable electricity supports many essential services, including water, sewer, communications, and banking.
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Um, I, I thank the maker of the bill for his wonderful presentation. He is, he stated it better than I could. And, and the, and Chair Albrecht for his comments, I'll just, I'll just sum by saying we're talking about electricity and reliable and affordable electricity. Because not only is it important to, uh, charge up our cell phones and light the lights, but it also pumps the water. It moves the sewer to the wastewater treatment plant. It powers the cell phone towers, it powers the television stations. It powers everything in our lives down to and including the gasoline pumps at the Maverick. And well, every other gasoline station and the pump jacks in, uh, the unit …
H.B. 412 Energy Development Planning Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Jack spoke in support of the bill, saying it complements H.B. 16 and gives counties better wildlife information.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro tem. I would rise to support this bill. Uh, this, this bill dovetails very nicely with the HB 16 that we passed out of this body earlier and is on the consent calendar or the concurrence calendar for tomorrow. In, in that bill, I had three lines to say we should, a developer should consult with these wildlife Division of Wildlife. This bill has given flesh to those bones, and I think this is very helpful and will give the, the governing bodies, typically the counties much better information to work with. Thank you.
H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Rep. Jack presented HB 419, which restores wording removed last year to comply with federal coal mining rules that have since changed.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. With your permission, I've invited, uh, director Thomas to present with me. Great. 'cause this is in his area. It's fun. I pull up four 19, you know, I've got Bill 19 and Bill one 19, and I've got four 19. I just need two 19 and three 19 for the set. Everybody Must think you're only 19, I guess. Yeah, I look at, wait, why'd you laugh? But, um, okay. Thank laughing with you. Not at you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, HB four 19 is titled Environmental Legal Action. It may give you some dejavu. Uh, last year we presented a bill with a different number, but the same name, environmental Legal Action. And …
H.B. 187 Water Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Presented HB 187 as an engineering perspective, saying it protects Utah water rights in the lower Colorado River basin and gives the Washington County water district time for long-term planning and development of water.
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All right, thank you. So again, I'll give you the engineer's perspective on HB 180 7. Uh, and then, and then we'll have, uh, Zach Renstrom, who, uh, is the manager of the Washington County Water Conservancy District, uh, give you, well, he's also an engineer, but he, he lives in the water world. And I live in the electrical world. But, you know, we're, we're pretty, we're pretty closely related. In Washington County, we pump every drop of water with electricity. Um, but some of that electricity is generated from hydro on the Virgin River. Uh, the other, the other thing to think about in Washington County is every drop of water comes from the Virgin River. And so …
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Thanked the chair and asked to move the second substitute of the bill.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Looks good to have you with us. Um, this is House Bill three 31st substitute. What I am showing is that you've got a second sub online. Yes, please. I'd like to move the second sub.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Explained that the second substitute incorporates attorney feedback and changes from the Attorney General's office, and that an office representative would present.
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Yeah. So the, the, the first sub incorporated some feedback that we got from, uh, from some attorneys and the, the second sub, uh, caught up with the Attorney general's office. And so, um, so, uh, the Attorney General's out of town, but he sent his right hand man to be here with me so that you get more than the engineer's version. You'll get, you'll get the ags version as well.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Described the bill using an electric utility example of permitted coal mining and power generation and the risk of lawsuits for lawful conduct.
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Thank you. So, I'll, I'll give you the engineer's version first. And then, uh, so this, this is called liability limitations amendments. Uh, if, if I approach you in the hall or in the elevator, I would've called it retroactive liability limitations because, uh, and, and there are a number of applications, and I could tell a number of stories. Uh, Senator Millner is aware of that. Um, but, um, but I would, I would apply this bill maybe to the, to the power system. So if you, if you can imagine, uh, in, in my day job where my job is to keep the lights on and make it affordable, uh, we start, uh, by mining coal and we …
S.B. 39 Investment Zones Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Asked whether there are amendments or substitutes to the bill, then moved to pass SB 39 out with a favorable recommendation.
▶ Watch at 1:33:10Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I don't see any amendments or, or subs on this. Is that right? There are none. Then I would make a motion that we pass out SB 39 Investment zones amendments with a favorable recommendation. That motion is in order to pass out with a favorable recommendation, SB 39 Investment Zone Amendments.
S.B. 39 Investment Zones Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said he likes the bill because it consolidates everything in one area.
▶ Watch at 1:33:57Read what they said
Yeah, thank you. That's, that's why I like the bill is to clean up and, and, uh, consolidate all the things in one area. Thank you.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Presented the second substitute of H.B. 119, which requires insurers to disclose whether a policy covers OEM or equivalent parts, requires non-OEM parts to be equivalent in form, fit and function, and gives owners recourse if repairs fall short.
▶ Watch at 39:28Read what they said
Alright. Okay, thank you. Yeah, so this will be one 19. So I have HP 19 1 19 and four 19. My regret is I don't have two 19 or three 19, so I, I feel bad about that, but I'm happy about 9 1 19, the second sub, please. That will be what we're speaking to. So, uh, and, and I have, I have, so this deals with the automotive repair business. So imagine you have a, a brand new car and, uh, you got it insured and you're happy. I don't know if it's a Corvette or a Mustang. It's up to your, up to your choice in this fantasy, but you're, you're driving a brand new car …
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said his own mutual insurer offers OEM and equivalent-parts premium levels and the bill aims to ensure buyers know in advance what they purchased.
▶ Watch at 49:01Read what they said
I can just say that. Uh, I, I get my insurance through, uh, through a, uh, a mutual association, Bear River, you know, I work for a rural electric co-op and I do my banking at a credit union. So I do my insurance through a mutual company and they offer, they offer two levels of premium. I could pay for the OEM replacement or I can pay for the equivalent parts. So some insurance companies are already offering that and let the market decide, and you can decide based on your own automobile, which one do you want to pay. But anyway, but either way, we want that to be a notice so that you know in advance what …
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Offered to have an auto body shop representative answer the question directly.
▶ Watch at 50:56Read what they said
Well, so my, and and I have, I am aware of several, um, auto Body Shop representatives with me here today. And so I can give you my guess or if the committee would indulge, we could offer one of them a chance to come give you the direct answer. Which one do you feel, Mr. Chair,
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said the bill is not retroactive but would require an upfront declaration of whether a policy covers OEM or alternative parts.
▶ Watch at 53:04Read what they said
Well, and, and this then, and, and we wouldn't, this, we, we don't try to retroactively change things, but with this bill, when you bought your insurance policy, you would, you would get that, uh, declaration upfront that this is either you've paid for OEM parts or you've paid for the alternative parts.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Explained the provision keeps coverage, such as OEM parts, the same when someone the owner allowed to drive causes the accident.
▶ Watch at 54:24Read what they said
Uh, yeah. Thank you. So what this does is if you've, uh, you've let one of your adult children or maybe your neighbor drive your car and, and if they get in an accident, then your policy is still the policy for whatever you've paid either OEM or non OEM. But they couldn't say, oh, well it wasn't you, it was your adult son or your neighbor, therefore, we're going to default to, even though you paid for OEM parts, we're gonna default to alternative parts. Okay? So this only relates to OEM or not OEM, it's not the overall policy. This, this only, this only relates to the part where, uh, there's a claim for an accident. And, and …
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said the policy would stay the same whether the owner or a permitted driver was driving.
▶ Watch at 55:55Read what they said
It, it would just require that the policy stay the same, whether it were you or somebody you delegated or gave permission to
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said it applies in all aspects so coverage is not stepped down when the owner was not driving.
▶ Watch at 56:05Read what they said
Yeah. In all, in all the aspects. Okay. So your car would be covered the same as your policy states and it wouldn't be stepped down. They say, well, okay, it's your car and you have this policy, but you weren't driving, therefore, we're not going to cover it at the same level. Okay. That's the step down. Provisioning.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said it is related because insurers should not cover a car at a lower level than paid for just because a permitted driver was at the wheel.
▶ Watch at 56:41Read what they said
Well, this, this, I, yeah. So this, this would be related because if, if, if you've been paying for these parts and, and somebody else that you gave permission, I'm not talking even if somebody stole your car, but you gave somebody permission and then the insurance company wouldn't say, well, it wasn't you driving, therefore, we're not gonna cover you and your car at the level that you've paid for. We're gonna cover your car at this lower level.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said the bill requires notice of the parts coverage purchased and that any aftermarket parts be equivalent in form, fit and function.
▶ Watch at 57:53Read what they said
Well, so I think that's an excellent question, and I'll give you my best answer. And if you don't think I've answered it right, we'll, we'll ask the autobody folks. But, um, two, two things. One is that the notice that this is gonna require that you have either paid for OEM parts and therefore you should expect that. And then when they repair it, they have to give you notice about what they have used, um, or you paid for the alternative parts and that. But then there's also the terms in here that the parts have to be, if, if they're aftermarket non OEM parts, they have to be equivalent in, you know, form, function, fit, all of …
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Asked whether to answer himself or defer to an auto body shop representative.
▶ Watch at 59:54Read what they said
Yeah, excellent question. And do you want me to give that or shall we ask the autobody shop?
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Deferred to the auto body shop representatives present.
▶ Watch at 1:00:03Read what they said
Okay. We, we have several autobody shops here and, and I defer to their expertise in this area, but I have had a lot of conversations with them. They're very instructive. Perfect.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Pointed out that the right of action at line 266 applies only if the insurer violates the notice and substantial-equivalence requirements.
▶ Watch at 1:04:39Read what they said
And can, can I point out one other thing that the, uh, that, uh, the line 2 66, I think it's where you're res referring where the motor vehicle owner has a right of action against the insurer. If they violated subsection two. Subsection two is the part that says, number one, that they've noticed you, that they're using aftermarket parts and then c which, and they're ensuring that they've got the aftermarket parts that are substantially equivalent as opposed to the ones in the cardboard tube or whatever. Sure.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said the bill obligates insurers using non-OEM parts to choose equivalent ones, does not mandate OEM parts, and aims to keep market competition while ensuring quality.
▶ Watch at 1:08:59Read what they said
Yeah, so excellent question, and, and, and you, you raised another point in my brain, but, uh, that's why, that's why we put here that you're obligated as the insurer, if you're doing non OEM parts, you're obligated to pick the ones that are equivalent. And if, and if you picked, say the Tinker toy level, or I think, I think the auto body guys told me that they call it value. So value, I don't know, everybody likes value, but maybe you don't like tinker toys on your car, but, uh, if they pick the, the, the one that is not equivalent, but they're supposed to give you one that's equivalent, then that's when you have that right of …
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said consumer protection complaints may not resolve problems, so the right of action was added and applies only if insurers violate what they promised.
▶ Watch at 1:14:46Read what they said
Well, we, we Were worried about that because, uh, you, you can go through, uh, say the division of consumer protection and, and make a complaint, but you may or may not feel like you've gotten satisfaction there or you've got your problem solved. So that's why we've added this here, and it only kicks in if they have violated what they told you they were going to do.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Confirmed the substitute motion strikes sections three and four on the private right of action and damages.
▶ Watch at 1:38:53Read what they said
Okay. So on, on the substitute motion. So striking three and four about the private right of action and, uh, and awarding the actual damages, those, those two sections,
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said striking those sections preserves the bulk of the bill and he would agree to it.
▶ Watch at 1:39:27Read what they said
Okay. So it just pretty much strikes three and four. Um, I think that would preserve the bulk of the bill. Right. If that, if that solves the concerns of the committee, we, I would, I would be agreeable to that.
H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said in summation that he never knew he had a choice of repair parts in 50 years of buying insurance, and the bill sets guardrails so whatever parts are used are equivalent.
▶ Watch at 1:43:07Read what they said
Thank you. Just to go back to, uh, representative Oland's question, do customers know? And I can tell you I've bought auto insurance now for 50 years, and I, and I never understood that, uh, I had a choice in what I was getting for repair parts until this bill. And so I didn't even my own insurance company, I didn't know I could pay for a rider to, to get OEM parts. So I think there's more to be done to educate us as customers, but we haven't attempted to do that here. We've only attempted to let the market kind of choose, but put guardrails that whatever we get, OEM, non OEM, that they're equivalent. Thank you, Mr. …
H.B. 114 Adult-oriented Performance and Material Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Presents HB 114 and says it splits one paragraph into two separate paragraphs, one on pornography and one on lewdness, so law enforcement and performers can see where the line is.
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So, speaking to the bill and the sub one, uh, just from the engineer's point of view and, and I brought Daniel Strong with the CCJJ, uh, commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, uh, who will give you the expert testimony. But currently in law, currently in law, it is illegal to, uh, perform in front of or include children in pornographic or lewd performances. That's in statute now, however, that's in one statute now and it makes it confusing to law enforcement. I'm sure it's confusing to performers trying to figure out what the law is saying or intending. And so what this bill does to make it clearer for everyone in this space, law enforcement or performers, is …
H.B. 437 Environmental Permitting Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Says hiring third-party professionals for reviews is a process he has followed for decades in industry, and moves to pass HB 437 out favorably.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Uh, I'd like to reserve the right to make a motion and make a quick comment, if that's all right. You bet. So, just as, as he was de describing the process of bringing this back to the state for local control and ex, uh, more efficient operations and hiring third party consultants to do these reviews, that's, uh, that's the process we've been following for maybe my entire 40 years at the Power company. We've, we've hired third party professionals to do all the field work for the, uh, for the BLM and for the Fish and Wildlife. So to do that for the state will be business as usual because we can hire …
S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Rep. Jack moved to pass S.B. 135 second substitute out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you. Uh, I would make a motion that we pass out with a favorable recommendation, SB 1 35 second sub, uh, nuclear reprocessing amendments. And then I'd like to speak to that motion.
S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Rep. Jack spoke in support of the bill, describing the uranium fuel cycle, the proposed state role in regulating nuclear fuel, and the case for nuclear power.
▶ Watch at 1:33:51Read what they said
Thank you. Uh, currently in the United States, you know, we have, we, we have a plentiful supply of uranium, which gets mined and some of us have been over to the white mesa processing mill, where they process that down to the yellow cake, the the yellow uranium powder, which then has to be shipped away to be enriched and turned into fuel. Well after it goes from, from the yellow powder to go get processed, the federal government takes, takes ownership of that, of that uranium, then they en enrich it. They, uh, whatever land lease it to the, uh, utilities to use it, and they're generating stations. And then the federal government after that is also obligated …
H.B. 187 Water Amendments · House floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026
Rep. Jack says H.B. 187 makes a small change so that lower Colorado River basin water districts, including those in Washington and Kane counties, have more time to develop water rights they have set aside, so Utah does not lose those rights.
▶ Watch at 31:53Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. So in an attempt not to use all 10 minutes allocated to discuss this water bill. It's a very simple water bill. Nobody laughed. I don't know. That one was funny. So, um, in, in, in the state of Utah, we have, we have two Big Water sources. We have, uh, we have the great, so all the drainage to the Great Salt Lake, and we have the Colorado River. And in the Colorado River, Utah is typically in the upper basin, one of the upper basin states where we take water out of the tributaries to the Colorado River. Um, however, down in southern Utah on the border with Arizona, Washington County, Kane County, we're …
H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · House floor debate (day 23) · Feb 11, 2026
Rep. Jack presented H.B. 419, which restores words in state code about the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining that were removed last year, so the division complies with updated rules after a change in administration.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, after I presented yesterday, some of my colleagues threatened to call the question on me, so I'll try to make today's, uh, less than 10 minutes. In fact, I promise to do it really short. Uh, this bill looks familiar to you all because it's the same title as what we did last year. And last year we passed a bill to take a few words out of code that had been put in code about 10, 15 years ago for our division of oil, gas and mining. But last year we had to take some of those words out because of the outgoing administration had changed the rules and were going to take away …
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Moves to circle H.B. 330 and asks to speak to the motion.
▶ Watch at 2:08:44Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. I would make a motion to circle Mr. To circle. Would like to speak to it?
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Moves to substitute the first substitute for H.B. 330.
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Thank you. I would move, uh, I would like to make a motion to move sub one in my name to HB three 30.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Moves to substitute the first substitute for H.B. 330 in his name.
▶ Watch at 2:31:42Read what they said
Thank you. I would move, uh, I would like to make a motion to move sub one in my name to HB three 30.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Says the substitute adds sentences negotiated with interested parties as additional guardrails on the bill.
▶ Watch at 2:31:54Read what they said
Yes. Thank you. So, uh, in negotiating with, uh, interested, uh, parties in the body and from, uh, prior meetings, we've added a couple of sentences that we considered to be guardrails on the guardrails that this bill provides.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Says that after talks with interested parties he added sentences he describes as guardrails on the bill's protections.
▶ Watch at 2:31:54Read what they said
Yes. Thank you. So, uh, in negotiating with, uh, interested, uh, parties in the body and from, uh, prior meetings, we've added a couple of sentences that we considered to be guardrails on the guardrails that this bill provides.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Presents H.B. 330 as addressing lawsuits against energy companies and other businesses, arguing that businesses that comply with their rules should not be retroactively liable for unspecified harm, with exceptions for negligence or criminal neglect.
▶ Watch at 2:32:40Read what they said
Thank you. So, to the whole Bill, HB three 30 is to deal with a growing, a growing issue here in the, in the country. Since 2017, we've seen three dozen states and local governments file lawsuits against energy companies. Now you'll notice as you've read this bill, I'm sure everybody has. It's exciting, but everybody laughs. I know, but, but, uh, as, as you look at this, we haven't specifically called out energy producing companies, but we've kept it in, uh, broad terms to provide guide guardrails around our, our businesses in general. But let me give you some examples from the energy world, because that's the business I'm in, and everyone would be disappointed if I didn't talk …
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Presents H.B. 330 as a response to lawsuits against energy companies and other businesses, arguing that businesses complying with their rules should not be retroactively liable for unspecified harm, and says the first substitute excludes cases of negligence or criminal neglect.
▶ Watch at 2:32:40Read what they said
Thank you. So, to the whole Bill, HB three 30 is to deal with a growing, a growing issue here in the, in the country. Since 2017, we've seen three dozen states and local governments file lawsuits against energy companies. Now you'll notice as you've read this bill, I'm sure everybody has. It's exciting, but everybody laughs. I know, but, but, uh, as, as you look at this, we haven't specifically called out energy producing companies, but we've kept it in, uh, broad terms to provide guide guardrails around our, our businesses in general. But let me give you some examples from the energy world, because that's the business I'm in, and everyone would be disappointed if I didn't talk …
H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Moves to favorably recommend HB 416 with the second substitute.
▶ Watch at 2:12:32Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would make a motion that we move out with a favorable recommendation, the bill with the second sub.
H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Introduced HB 419, which changes the law back to match current federal rules after last year's change to match the prior administration's rules.
▶ Watch at 48:19Read what they said
Thank you. So I have HB 19, 1 19 and four 19. My only regret is I don't have two 19 and three 19. So I'm feeling, I'm feeling like there was a mistake in numbering somewhere. So this is a very simple bill. You may have some deja vu from last year, um, if you go back a few years. Oh. And I have, uh, director Thomas with us from the division of Oil, gas and Mining. Um, but this, this bill takes us back a number of years, uh, to a law that was passed here in the house last year. We had to modify the law under the rules of the former administration on their way out. …
H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Said the bill restores five words removed last year and hopes it will not need to be changed every four years; waived further comment.
▶ Watch at 51:46Read what they said
Uh, thank you committee. This, this is very simple. Bill, you notice there's like five words we took out last year. We're putting the five words back. Um, hopefully, hopefully we get to a place where we don't have to do this every four years. So thank you Committee. Thank you. Back to the sponsor. I'll waive right.
H.B. 412 Energy Development Planning Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Chair Jack said HB 16 includes a brief wildlife consultation paragraph that would refer to this bill's code section if both pass.
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Okay. Thank you. And I can contribute just a little bit to clarify or to add on to what Representative Owen said is yes, HB 16 had a brief paragraph to, to consult on wildlife migration. This bill is much, uh, uh, wider and more specific. So in HB 16, uh, if that passes and this passes, then in HB 16 we'll refer in that consultation sentence to this section of code that would be created in this bill.
H.B. 238 Utah Energy Generation and Transmission Planning · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Supports the bill, saying other states have joined regional markets without fully weighing customer costs, and that the bill adds analysis requirements before Utah joins one.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would rise in support of this bill we've seen in other states around the country jumping in to ISO ISOs or RTOs or other organized markets. And they have done so in some cases without regard for the customers and the rates they're paying. And we've even seen some states mandate that their utilities get into this sort of business without taking into account how much that's gonna cost their customers. And you're seeing the effect in the, in the industry of some very high rates that are directly attributable to those, to those markets. And so we worked really hard over the interim to make sure that we've put these guardrails in Utah so …
H.B. 353 Higher Education Credit Transfer Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asked whether the bill directs the board to examine out-of-state transfer credit.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was just, so you just finished saying that you haven't really looked at it yet. This, this bill is telling you to look at it. Is that correct?
H.B. 353 Higher Education Credit Transfer Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asked whether national accreditation standards could make evaluating out-of-state credits easier.
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Mr. Chair, can I ask a follow or a follow up? Yes, please. Thank you. So I mean, may, maybe something that would occurs to me to make this easier to administrate is you have some accreditation boards that would be national and would make that easier. Like in my, in my engineering degree, there's the accreditation board of engineering and technology. I, I'm guessing, and you can tell me, it would be easier for an in-state university to evaluate, say, engineering credits coming across from another ABET accredited school. It's that kind of the process you're thinking. Um,
H.B. 353 Higher Education Credit Transfer Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Moved to pass HB 353 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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All right, Mr. Chair. I would make a motion to pass out HB 3 53 higher education credit transfer amendments with a favorable recommendation. That is an order. Thank you.
H.B. 353 Higher Education Credit Transfer Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Moved to place HB 353 on the Consent Calendar.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair? Yes. Make a follow up motion. I didn't hear any opposition to this. I'm, I'm wondering if we would consider making this, uh, a Consent calendar item. Uh, that is an order, uh, sponsor.
H.B. 308 Homeless Services Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Moved to pass HB 308 favorably to the full House.
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I make a motion. We pass out HB 3 0 8 Homeless Services amendments with a favorable recommendation
H.B. 308 Homeless Services Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Waived comment on the motion.
▶ Watch at 1:37:56Read what they said
No. I'll waive. We were just advised not to talk after You've got the votes.
H.B. 68 Housing and Community Development Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Moves to pass HB 68 first substitute out favorably to the full House.
▶ Watch at 1:54:18Read what they said
It's really close. Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. I would make a motion. We pass out HB 68 first sub housing Community Development amendments with favorable recommendation to the full house floor.
H.B. 378 Fugitive Dust Mitigation Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Moved to pass the second substitute to HB 378 out with a favorable recommendation, and waived comment.
▶ Watch at 34:48Read what they said
Thank you. I would make a motion that we pass out, uh, second sub HB 3 78 fugitive dust mitigation amendments with a favorable recommendation. Second sub. Uh, second sub. Yeah. Okay. So the motion bef, oh, would you like to speak to the motion? Uh, no. I'll waive.
H.B. 378 Fugitive Dust Mitigation Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Waived summation and noted a follow-up motion may follow the vote.
▶ Watch at 35:58Read what they said
To sum I'll waive summation and then depending on the vote, we can make a follow up motion.
H.B. 187 Water Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Introduces HB 187, says it protects Washington County's lower-basin Colorado River water rights, and turns time to Zachary Renstrom for details.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I also have online, uh, Zach Renstrom, who is the manager of the Washington County Water Conservancy District. After I give you an introduction, he'll give you the, the technical details, so he should be there for you. So we're talking about HB 180 7 1, which should already be on the system, uh, and what what this does. And, uh, Mr. Renstrom can give you the, the details from his side, but it's designed to protect Utah's water rights in the lower basin. As you know, in Utah we're divided between the Great Salt Lake Basin and the Colorado River Basin. Uh, our particular district is in the Colorado River Basin. And, uh, and we …
H.B. 187 Water Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Discusses which substitute version of the bill is before the committee and explains the coordinating clause tied to another water bill.
▶ Watch at 1:32:32Read what they said
Okay. Now I'm showing a second sub. Is that what you're speaking to? First One, Is there a second sub, or is this the first sub Already been adopted? This first sub's already been adopted, and it shows a second sub. I am not, I'm not aware of a second sub. Let me look real quick. Maybe I've, Okay, Maybe I forgot. Um, Sure. Online, So that's online. I show sub one Oh, sub two, sub two. Somebody hijacked your bill. Um, Oh, That's the coordinating clause. Yeah. Sorry. Yeah. I forgot. We, there is a coordinating clause, uh, assuming that another water bill gets passed. Yeah, HB 3 48. Right. Uh, and so if that gets passed, then this …
H.B. 187 Water Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Thanks the committee and says the bill is important for Washington County's water supply from the Virgin River.
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Thank you. Um, I appreciate the committee's time today. This is, this is very important for us in Washington County and Washington County. Our pioneer ancestors did a wonderful job. And, uh, Zach Renstrom has, has carried on, uh, in Washington County. We live. You, you see the explosive growth we're dealing with. All, every drop of water we have comes outta the Virgin River, and the pioneers described it as, as too, too muddy to, to plow and too thick to drink. So, uh, and yet we're squeezing water out of it for 200,000 residents. So thank you for the help.
H.B. 187 Water Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Comments on the water projects under way in Washington County, including a new reservoir.
▶ Watch at 1:43:47Read what they said
I mean, the maker, the motion I'll waive, I'll just mention this too, is it's amazing, uh, all of the projects that are going on in Washington County to get every drop of water, you know, uh, with that new reservoir and everything. So, hats off to you there.
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Presented HB 330 as a liability bill that creates an affirmative defense for conduct authorized by government permits and licenses, citing lawsuits he says target energy and other regulated industries.
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Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, I'm representative Colin Jack, and on the stand with me is Attorney General Derek Brown. Uh, we're presenting, uh, HB three 30. And this, this bill is a rule of law bill. And, uh, you probably are aware that I'm involved in the energy industry and, uh, and in the energy industry, we have to have many, many government permits and authorizations to do everything we do from mining coal, to generating electricity with it, to building power lines, to building substations. We have to have, uh, certificates from the public service commission to serve electricity, all of that, all of that is regulated and licensed by the government, some state, some federal. Anyway, uh, …
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Described a National Energy Council meeting where lawsuits against energy companies were discussed, and said the bill is short and could be lengthened if needed.
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Yeah, thank you. So there they, yeah. And, and just to, to, to give you a little background, uh, in December, uh, I was at a meeting of the, of the National Energy Council in Mississippi, and I'm one of the representatives for Utah on that energy council. And we had a long presentation from some attorneys to, uh, those of us on the Energy Council who deal with, uh, well energy, so hydrocarbons and things. And so some of the lawsuits are, for example, if you can imagine a subdivision of the state, maybe a city, a county or someone like that, suing then the power company for, for consuming or creating, uh, hydrocarbons for use, think of gasoline, …
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Said the bill provides an affirmative defense rather than immunity and described UDOT standards his company follows.
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Well, I, I'll I'll give you the engineer's point of view and then we'll get the attorney's point of view, but, um, I, I heard Attorney General Brown, uh, clarify that this, this doesn't give immunity. This provides an affirmative defense. And so as a, as a utility who does close lanes so we can work safely in the right of way, we, we do have UDOT standards and those are enforced and we, we comply with those. In fact, the days, uh, when I stood out with the stop sign flagging for the crews were 40 years ago, and now we just contract that to professional flagging crews. Uh, Utah Barricade does that for us. But, um, so that, …
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Said he will work on guardrails with committee members before the floor and that the bill does not license criminal or bad behavior.
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Okay. Thank, thank you Madam Chair and thank you representative. Um, I believe that a lot of the back and forth that you've heard, uh, we've, we've addressed in that, uh, bad behavior is not licensed nor condone, nor immune from prosecution in this bill. However, since this bill is a guardrails bill, if there are guardrails that need to be put on it, we will absolutely work between here and the floor to get those put on. And, and I've committed to work with the members of the committee. And when I say me, I mean the attorneys will and me, I will be involved. But, uh, to work, to put the guardrails on the guardrails so that we …
H.B. 330 Liability Limitations Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 2, 2026
Said the bill protects legal behavior, does not grant immunity for criminal conduct, and that guardrails will be added.
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Thank you Madam Chair. Thank you. Committee. Yes, I think this is very important. I focused on the energy related issues. Uh, attorney General Brown pointed out some of the other applications of this law, but, uh, we'll want to make sure that whereas this will protect legal and lawful behavior, it does not grant any sort of immunity or licensure for criminal or illegal behavior. So we will absolutely make sure that there are adequate guardrails around any of that. Thank you. Anything more you'd like to say?
H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said that without the amendment people could bet on whether the Legislature passes a bill, and that the amendment makes such betting clearly illegal.
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Mine was the other motion after we have this discussion. Okay. I, I'll just speak to it. And, uh, without this amendment, people couldn't bet on whether the legislature is gonna pass a bill or not. This way, it'll make it clear that it's illegal to bet if Representative Lyon's bill gets passed or not.
H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Moved to pass HB 243 out of committee as amended with a favorable recommendation.
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Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. I would make the motion that we pass out HB 2 43 as amended with a favorable recommendation.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Presented HB 16 to limit state incentives for solar on productive grazing and farmland, and explained amendment two, which updates the grazing land definition.
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Uh, and I apologize that you're hearing this bill for the second year in a row. Uh, we, this, this bill was the number one loser on the Senate third reading calendar last year. It was the very next, when midnight struck. So just because some of you have slept since we last heard this bill. I don't, I don't think I have. But, um, what we're doing here is just we're trying to preserve adequate grazing land and farm food production land. And in this particular instance is dealing with when we have very large solar generators come in and they cover maybe a square mile of land or whatever, and we're not dealing with any property rights, personal …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said the amendment updates the grazing land definition and offered to answer committee questions.
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Yeah, so that's the amendment and I've already spoken to the underlying bill and that was simply a refresher. Happy to answer any questions the committee has, if they want more details than they want me to talk more about it. Thank you To the committee.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said the bill does not address multi-use solar, and that the Office of Energy Development would make that determination with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.
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Um, this, this doesn't address that particular case because, um, what we've addressed here is, is taking Farm Blanding grazing land out of production. Okay. So multi-use in that case is not addressed here. Okay. But, but, And since The land didn't change in purpose in that if you did a, a project like this, it would still qualify because we have to change the grazing on it. Yes. Thank you for that question. So this, that this is being administered through the Office of Energy Development, so they would make that determination in conjunction with the folks at UDAF.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said the permits are placed with the local governing authority in the same way as other projects, and any ordering error would be fixed with the drafting attorney.
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Yes. Thank you, Senator. So the, the, uh, the intention here was to put the permits in the hands of the local governing authority. And so the intention is to, uh, as the drafting attorney made this, was to put the same things here that would be in any other project. And so if we've discovered that there were some order of operation error, then we would fix that with the drafting attorney.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said owners can build solar on prime farmland and get federal subsidies, but the state would not subsidize it.
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So if, if you own prime farmland and you want to develop it into a solar generation plant, you absolutely can do that. You can get all the federal subsidies. We just would not subsidize it through the state.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Said the bill does not tell landowners what to do and only withholds state incentives.
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Well, this is not telling 'em what they can and can't do. Oh. It's just not giving them the incentive. It's just telling the state what we should and shouldn't do with our money.
H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Jack presented HB 19 on cybersecurity for drinking water utilities, noting it returns after passing committee last year and describing rising hack attacks on water systems.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this is a bill you all heard last year? Uh, it's HP 19 this year. It, uh, passed through the house last year, passed through this committee, and then we didn't quite get it through the third reading calendar before midnight, so we brought it back as a committee bill this summer for public utilities. Besides that, we also took it through, uh, the water task force and the water commission this summer. So, uh, this bill has been around, so we're asking again, and just because you all may have slept since you last heard it, I don't think I have. But what, what we're dealing with here is the cybersecurity of drinking water …
H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Jack said doing nothing is not an option and that the cost of not acting could be going out of business and losing service.
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Uh, thank you. Yes. I think, uh, just exactly has been stated today. Uh, not doing this is not an option. Yes, it comes at some cost, but as also has been pointed out today that the cost not to do it is probably the price of going outta business and, and putting customers out of service. And this is critical infrastructure. And so we can't, we, we cannot not do it. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you. And back to you, Senator.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026
Says he would like to present and to move amendment number one.
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If I would, if I could thank you. So, uh, I would, I think first, like to move amendment number one in my name, Mr. Speaker ProAm, if this is the right time to do that.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026
Explains that amendment one changes three figures, replacing numbers from a national agency with numbers from Utah sources on grazing.
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Say again. Uh, I would like to start by a moving amendment number one in my name to would you like to HB 16? And I would speak to that. Thank you. This is, uh, this is, if you, if you looked at the amendment online, it's uh, three numbers that got changed. So the original three numbers came from, uh, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which is a, a national group. And, and that's what we had, uh, managed in the bill. The new numbers come to us from Utah's Public Lands Council and Utah State University, Dr. E Eric Thacker, uh, who, uh, have the Utah perspective on grazing and, uh, how much, uh, we can feed horses …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026
Summarizes the bill, which removes state solar incentives for sites on cropland and grazing land and requires reclamation plans for large solar generating plants.
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Thank you. So the amended bill, uh, I apologize you've all heard this one. Uh, but we, we passed it in this body last year, the Senate, we passed it out a committee. And, uh, when we talked about bills that died on the third reading calendar at midnight, I'm the number one loser from last session. And that the next bill would've been this one and then you wouldn't have all had to hear it again. However, uh, what this bill does to refresh your memory, 'cause you may have slept since then, is this bill comes to us from the good folks who raise our food. And I love food as much or more than anybody. And so …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026
Says the bill would not affect floating solar because large lakes are not cropland or grazing land.
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Uh, thank you for the question. Mr. Speaker Pro tem? No, this bill would not affect that because, uh, big lakes, uh, are not adequate crop land or grazing land.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026
Responds that the bill protects projects in the queue and that reclamation requirements would remain after incentives end.
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Thank you for that question, Mr. Speaker. Pro tem. Excellent question, because this bill does protect projects that are in the queue. So you can say, well, the project's in the queue, it'll get the incentives before they phase out. What, what need is this? What need is this is that, uh, after the incentives are gone and, and as my friend pointed out, that's a few years away, but after the incentives are gone, what will survive and what will still be current are the, are the reclamation requirements in this bill. So just like a coal fired plant or a nuclear plant or a natural gas plant has to have a plan when it's built and a fund …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026
Gives summation, saying the bill protects private property rights while protecting food and grazing production.
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Yes, thank you. And I have very much appreciated your questions and, and I'm sorry. As an engineer, I try to explain things, but I may not be able to get into the weeds. But what we've done here as stated is we're protecting private property rights while protecting food and grazing production. Yes, you have private property, right? Do whatever you want on your property, uh, but if it's grazing and farmland, the state doesn't necessarily have to incentivize taking that out of production. You can take it outta production. We're just not incentivizing that so that hopefully we don't come to the day where we're buying all of our food from China. So, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'll
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Presents HB 16, which removes state incentives for large solar projects on productive farm and grazing land and requires a decommissioning plan for all such plants.
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All right. Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, uh, I apologize to the committee. This will now be the third time that you've heard the bill. However, I, I didn't ask, uh, folks who I brought with me the first two times because this same committee has heard me and my, uh, and my witnesses at least twice. And you've heard me on the floor. So this bill, HB 16, was a bill last session. And it had the distinction of being the very next bill that was on the Senate third reading calendar when midnight struck. So the first loser of the last session was me. I was in first place as, as a bill died on the calendar. And …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says the incentives already have a sunset date from a separate bill, and HB 16 would only stop incentives for replacing productive land while they exist.
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The incentives already do have a Sunset date. That was a separate bill that passed last year, Uhhuh. And so yeah, the incentives, all of the incentives are going away anyway, but this would just, while those incentives exist, it would just say that the state is not incentivizing replacing productive crop land and grazing land. Okay. But the other thing that will survive incentives will be the decommissioning requirements that, uh, that every other power plant already has.
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says the bill does not restrict selling farmland for solar and would only add a decommissioning plan requirement for new projects.
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If somebody or somebody's family no longer is grazing, does it have to be sold to another farmer who wants to graze on that land or to sell their property instead of selling or replacing it with solar? What would be the action that happens if they no longer Wanted? So, I, I'm glad you asked that question. My recollection is that the farmers that came were in favor of the bill. But, but the underlying question is, is what if a farmer has no kids that wants to farm mm-hmm. And he just wants to sell the land and they put it in the solar. This does not prohibit any of that. This just, and let's say it's in …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Explains that the bill does not affect projects already in the pipeline and that federal incentives matter more, with decommissioning plans the key remaining provision.
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Yeah. Thank you for the question. So, uh, let me clarify 'cause I didn't do it well enough. This will not affect any programs that are in the pipeline. Any programs that are in the pipeline prior to this becoming law are grandfathered in under the existing program. And the state incentives, uh, probably won't affect many projects either. Uh, the big incentives are the federal incentives, which have been Sunset by the federal government, and if in fact those go away. Now we all know there's nothing as permanent as a temporary government program. But, um, if they in fact go away, uh, we had testimony this summer that you missed, but we had testimony this summer from some …
H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says the committee is taking the right action by passing the bill out for a third time.
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Thank you. Uh, I would just summarize that I think, uh, I think this committee's taking the right action to pass this out for a third time. And, uh, and I'm a big believer the third time's the charm. Thank you.
H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Rep. Jack presented HB 19, which brings back last session's drinking water utilities bill on cybersecurity, said it passed three interim committees unanimously, and said he is open to questions.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, HP 19, uh, was passed by this body. Last session passed by committee's last session and died at midnight on the Senate Third Reading calendar, along with several other good and important bills. So in this, uh, interim, we brought this bill back in, uh, maybe verbatim, uh, what it was that you all approved last year. We took it through three interim committees. Uh, the first was a public utilities energy technology, which adopted it as a committee bill. It passed unanimously, which is why we're hearing it today. It also passed through, um, uh, the Natural Resources Committee unanimously, and it passed through the Legislative Water Development Commission unanimously. So, uh, this bill …
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