Karen Kwan

• H.B. 420 Municipal Office Vacancy Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents H.B. 420, which lets municipalities use a random, fair selection method to break ties among three or more candidates in municipal vacancies, citing recent tie-break coin tosses in Midvale and West Valley City, and says the League of Cities and Towns supports it.

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  Thank you Mr. President. So this is a, uh, bill that we saw last year, um, and it was vetoed, but we made it better. It's, uh, in a municipal vacancy when there is a tie of three or more candidates, this gives the, uh, locals, uh, the control to use a random and a fair selection way. Uh, to break a three-way, this three-way tie, um, it, you still can use a coin toss for a two-way tie. Uh, but the need for this was Midvale just, uh, had this happen where they went 12 rounds of coin tosses. West Valley City had the, the same issue. And I've heard of other municipalities having the same issue as well. …

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• H.B. 420 Municipal Office Vacancy Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Yields to Senator Fillmore's question and responds briefly, saying she has no particular answer for it.

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  I I will, You don't need to on that one, but if you want to that's okay. I, I will yield, but I have no clever retort for that. So, uh, if maybe we can take it off, uh, offline. Thank you, Mr. President. Now it's going.

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• H.B. 420 Municipal Office Vacancy Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Gives closing summary that coin tosses remain an option for two-person ties, notes that choosing by lots has ancient origins, and calls the question.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. The coin toss is still an option, uh, for two or, or, uh, for, for a tie between two people. Coins coin toss is still in, uh, play there and, uh, municipalities can choose to use a coin coin toss if they, uh, would like to do that. Um, but this is a, a choosing by lots is actually something that came about by ancient e uh, ancient, uh, Athens. And I'm, so, it has been around for a long time. Uh, but I'm not gonna go into the whole history of this and I will call the question, Mr. President.

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• H.B. 48 Criminal and Juvenile Justice Changes · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks leave to change her vote on a bill to no, saying the change will not alter the outcome.

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  I do. Thank you Mr. Uh, president, I ask leave of the body to, uh, change my vote on house Bill 5 0 2 4 sub Tell me that change. Uh, I'm sorry. Yes. I'd like to change it to a no and it won't change the outcome of the bill. Thank You. It won't change the outcome.

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• H.B. 565 City Library Property Tax Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Explains that H.B. 565 lets Salt Lake County separate the city library tax from the property tax on a residence, which had made the property tax appear to increase substantially.

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  Senator Kwan, Thank you very much. Uh, Mr. President, this is a bill that came to us from Salt Lake County. Uh, the tax bill, property tax Bill Uintah our residence, uh, that included city, uh, the city library tax and that, uh, made it appear as though, uh, property tax increased by a lot, but it really was the city tax that was included in what this does is it allows, uh, Salt Lake County to separate the two onto in, in the, uh, the bill. And that's what it does. Thank you.

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• H.B. 531 Scarification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Presents H.B. 531, saying it adds safety standards for scarification facilities, makes scarification on a minor unlawful, and directs LER to review the practice.

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  Senator Kwan. Thank you Mr. President. This was a, uh, issue that the health department brought to us and last year we put in safety stand, uh, safety standards. This year we're putting additional safety standards on the facilities, uh, for safety. It this bill also makes it unlawful to perform scarification on a minor and it directs LER to review the practice. That concludes my presentation. Thank you. Looking for discussion to your bill.

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• H.B. 531 Scarification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Responds to the question by offering to explain privately rather than answer on the floor.

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  Senator Kwan. Thank you. I'm going to answer that with a, with a question. I'm wondering, uh, if he really wants to know there are pictures, but I will. Senator, Senator ml, do you really wanna know? I'm gonna take this conversation offline clearly.

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• H.C.R. 14 Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Transfer of Federally Managed Lands · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asked what the resolution's language about remote and environmentally sensitive areas means and what its intent is.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I see here, line and 41, um, the phrase, uh, without expanding development into remote and environmentally sensitive areas, and naturally that is an, an area that I'm concerned about. And I'm wondering if you could talk a little bit more about what that means and what the, uh, intent is in that.

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• H.C.R. 14 Concurrent Resolution Supporting the Transfer of Federally Managed Lands · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Said her concern is that the land could be expanded into later, and she appreciated the clarity in the language.

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  Great. Thank you very much. That would, you know, my, my concern would be that that is what would happen, not, maybe not today, but maybe later on. Um, and it sounds like you're very thoughtful about keeping that, uh, preserved And on a federal, on a federal level to try and be clear about that. That's really important. We know that there's suspicion on a federal level because in the past we have asked for her for all of it, uh, back. So we're trying to clarify that as best we can in the language that that's not this ask. Thank you. I appreciate it.

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• H.B. 408 Data Sharing Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend HB 408 first substitute to the full Senate.

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  Thank you. I move that we favorably recommend HB 4 0 8, uh, first sub, uh, to the full body of the Senate.

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• H.B. 572 Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Social Services Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to delete the title and body of the third substitute of H.B. 572 and replace it with the fourth substitute.

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  Somebody wanna move? Oh, I'll, okay. Senator Quant. I move that we delete title and Body of House bill or third sub house bill, uh, 5 20 72 and replace it with four sub 5 72.

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• H.B. 572 Behavioral Health, Mental Health, and Social Services Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend the fourth substitute of H.B. 572 to the full Senate.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. I move that we favorably recommend, uh, house Bill 5 72 4 sub to the full body of the Senate.

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• H.J.R. 4 Resolution Regarding Prison Security and Successful Inmate Reentry · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves that the committee favorably recommend HJR 4 to the full Senate.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. I move that we favorably recommend HJR for, uh, to the full body of the Senate.

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• H.J.R. 4 Resolution Regarding Prison Security and Successful Inmate Reentry · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to adjourn and thanks Chair Millner for her work, mentorship, and service.

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  I would love to make that motion. Madam Chair. Thank you. Once I say how much I appreciate your work here in the, not only in this committee, but also in the, uh, in the Senate. And I appreciate your decades of work, uh, in the community, uh, as, uh, president of Weber and and beyond that. And so I just wanted to thank you for, uh, being a mentor to me and all of the, um, the vision that you've had for higher ed. Thank You. Thank you. We all miss you. Oh, well, thank you. I will miss all of you, uh, as individuals, so, absolutely. So, it's been a pleasure to work and it's been a great …

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• H.B. 411 Human Trafficking Hotline Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Expresses sympathy for survivors, says more funding, programs, and prevention efforts are needed, and notes that the Attorney General may already be able to act without this bill.

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  Thank You Mr. Chair. Um, first of all, I'd like to say also give my apologies for what has happened, what happened here in Utah to the two witnesses. I mean, it's such terrible, um, situations that we know is still happening to young women and, and, and young men as well. Um, and it's terrible, uh, to think, you know, that isn't there more that we can do? And I, I share Senator Winton's thoughts here. Um, I would like to see an appropriation. I would like to see programs. I would like to see more for our survivors, and I would like to see more programs for prevention. I and I, I have been in contact with the …

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• H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asked how the bill might affect private driver training schools.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, representative, I'm wondering, um, I'm, I'm concerned about what's gonna happen to industry, um, because we do have quite a few, um, driver training schools. My next door neighbor is one for example. And how might this impact them? Have you thought about that or looked into

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• H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Said she expects some impact on industry and raised concerns about lack of oversight and the possibility of unsafe instruction, and asked about the number of DUIs in Utah.

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  Mr. Chair, I, go ahead. I think there will be an impact to industry and I am hearing some concerns, um, about that from, um, people like my my next door neighbor and, and others in, in this space. I also wanted to bring up something else. Um, you, uh, talked about a representative. The representative brought up, um, the instances, the unfortunate, um, and illegal instances of drivers training teachers who, uh, were drunk or otherwise incapacitated in ways that they should never have been. Um, and that that parents do have their best interest, their kids' best interests at heart and know them best. And I do believe that for a majority of our parents. Um, but you …

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• H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Said her concern is that without certification, training, and safety requirements for parent instructors, there are not enough guardrails.

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  And, um, you know, my concern is that without the training, without the certification and without the safety, um, um, training, because I think, uh, uh, teachers and driver's ed trainers also have to have CPR and other emergency uh, type training. Without that kind of training and with, um, not having any guardrails on our parent teachers, I worry about what we are, um, what we might be allowing our, our parents to do. Parents who, uh, may not have, uh, their kids' best in interest at at heart. Um, and so that's my concern with the bill. Thank you.

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• H.B. 566 Health Care Transparency Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to replace the second substitute with the third substitute of HB 566.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. Uh, I move that we delete title and body of second sub house bill 5 66 and replace it with third sub house bill 5 66.

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• H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks whether Martin Luther King Jr. would qualify for a state road name under the bill's criteria.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, yeah, I have a, a couple of, well, let me ask a question first. Um, would Martin Luther King Jr be considered as having some contribution or significant, important, significant public importance to Utah? I mean, I, I am really just questioning, would that be a name that could go forward within,

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• H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks whether the criteria would exclude people who did not live in Utah.

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  Well, lemme write down that down. If I was presenting that as a new name, I, I seriously had a question about that because of the way that it was written. Um, would that preclude people who didn't, uh, live here?

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• H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Prefers a shorter waiting period, cites the naming of a street for Cody Brotherson within a year, and asks whether the bill sets a time restriction.

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  Um, and I, I actually would would much rather, you know, make a, uh, try to get a, a road, a state road after someone like, um, Cody Brotherson. Right. Who, and it, it is not a state road that it is, um, his street is named after him, but it, it only took them a year. They, um, honored him within a year, uh, with that. And I, I do understand, you know, we don't wanna see all of these, um, stacking of names and that perhaps is something that the committee needs to address. Um, but I don't, I don't like the, uh, you know, tying our hands for five years. I think also, um, there's gonna be, …

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• H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Says the current lack of a waiting period has not been a problem and questions whether the bill addresses an actual issue.

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  No. Yeah. And I don't see that that has been a problem. I can, I understand the conversation, um, that has gone, uh, you know, around that. But I, I don't see that it's solving a problem. I think it's a solution to maybe not having a problem

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• H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Says her amendment would have removed the waiting period and suggests two years might be a better compromise than five.

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  And I can see that, you know, Mr. Chairman, my, uh, amendment was to take that piece out totally thinking, well, we don't have a problem with that, and perhaps we don't need that in there. But I wonder if we can come to some agreement that maybe I think five years is too long, maybe two years is the right number. And if,

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• H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Suggests the sponsor might accept two years and makes a motion.

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  If Mr. Chair, if the, it sounds as though maybe two years would be, uh, something that the sponsor would, um, be willing to move to. And so with that, uh, I would like to make a motion of Florida.

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• H.B. 491 State Highway Designation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend HB 491 as amended and says she supports the bill.

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  I do, uh, I move that we favor favorably recommend HB 4 91. Uh, first sub right. First sub. Um, and I wanna say that, um, when Senator Millner tells me to cool my jets, I, I think it's, I think I need to, to listen. So, uh, so I, I support this.

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• H.B. 549 Energy Efficiency Rebate Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Asked whether this was the committee's last meeting of the session and offered remarks before adjournment.

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  Thank you, uh, Mr. Chair. And you can call me out of order, but I need to know if this is our last, uh, committee meeting for this session. Okay. Then before we adjourn, I wanna say something. Okay. But, uh, thank you for this.

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• H.B. 549 Energy Efficiency Rebate Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Thanked the chair and committee for a pleasant and productive session of meetings.

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  I do. Mr. Chair, this is perhaps the longest meeting we've had all session and I'm here for it. This has been a very, um, wonderful and pleasant, um, and actually joyful committee and I wanted to thank you. Uh, yeah, we've had a lot of fun with, uh, Senator Rebe here cracking jokes all the time. I wanted to thank you Mr. Chair, for your work. Uh, as as chair, it's just been a great committee.

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• S.B. 314 Sleep Disorders Education Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Presents S.B. 314, saying chronic sleep disorders affect 50 to 70 million adults and that DHHS will develop a program and educational materials for state entities.

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  President, uh, issues from chronic sleep disorders affect 50 to 70 million adults and it's widely regarded as a major public health issue. We worked with the, uh, DHHS to develop a, to have them develop a program and to disseminate educational materials to several, uh, divisions and private, uh, entities in the state. That concludes my presentation.

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• S.B. 2 Public Education Budget Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Says the change to a CPI-based WPU adjustment could create year-to-year instability for teachers, and that pending litigation over the Utah Fits All scholarship adds uncertainty to teacher raises.

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  President, uh, I am also going to speak to the change in policy on lines three 90 to 3 94. That was brought up earlier that when we're talking about, uh, helping our families to be economically stable, it, it talks about it, it to me what that means is to know, understand what they're going to have from year to year. Um, and this change from, uh, the WPU the previous year to a consumer price index change, the lesser of would bring in some, um, economic instability in the sense that teachers may not under understand from year to year what their, uh, increase might be. The other thing that that, uh, worries me about this or concerns …

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• S.B. 267 Software in Education Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Says she voted yes and asks whether the bill's ban on content related to sexual abuse would block schools' existing sexual abuse prevention lessons.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I have a question about line 2 0 1 and I first wanna preface this by saying how much I appreciate the sponsor's work on this. And I did vote yes on it. I just saw, uh, here this line that, um, the digital materials cannot have any content that's related to sexual abuse. Uh, but I do also know that, uh, we, uh, teach our kids every year, uh, we have a, a program to teach our kids, uh, about, uh, sexual abuse to prevent sexual abuse. And I'm wondering if this would prevent any sort of digital teaching in that, in that space.

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• S.B. 47 Reauthorization of Administrative Rules · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to confirm that the five rules pulled out of the bill are not in code.

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  Thank you Mr. President ProAm. Will the sponsor yield? Senator McKay, will you yield? Yes. Yes. Proceed? Yes. Thank you. It's just a clarifying question just to make sure I understood right. Uh, correctly, these five rules are not in code. Uh, and so this is why it has been pulled out of, uh, this bill. Is that correct?

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• S.B. 314 Sleep Disorders Education Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Introduces the bill as creating a sleep disorders education program and introduces presenter David Blodgett.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I do have a presenter that I believe is online. Dr. Uh, David Blott. Is he online as well? Okay, We've got him there, yes. Great. Thank you. So this is a, uh, a program, uh, that talks about sleep disorders and chronic sleep disorders. Uh, this affects 50 to 70 million adults, and it's widely regarded as a major public health issue. Um, it's, uh, a study, I'm sorry. This bill, uh, uh, has a program attached to it, an educational program. And actually I'd like to go ahead and turn the time over to Dr. Blot, who will, uh, he's an expert in this area and I'd like him to discuss a little …

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• S.B. 314 Sleep Disorders Education Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Says the sponsor worked with DHHS on the bill and concludes the presentation.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. And we worked with the department of, uh, or DHHS, uh, in developing this. And that concludes our presentation.

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• S.B. 314 Sleep Disorders Education Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Thanks the committee for considering the bill.

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  Thank you. I appreciate the consideration of this bill. Thank, And back to you. Senator

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• S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Asks whether institutions remain liable when third parties or students re-release transcript data after consent, citing a question raised in committee about FERPA.

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  Uh, so in committee, we had a, a question brought up from about third party, um, receivers of that data. I know that there's already informed consent within ferpa, uh, uh, so within federal law, and the question that was brought up, and I also have this question, is what happens with the chain of command? If a student releases information or, uh, has informed consent, uh, to release information to a third party and then the third party for whatever reason, may release information or the student releases it again to a different, uh, party, uh, is, are the institutions liable?

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• H.B. 436 Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asked whether to move the substitute now, and the committee agreed that was appropriate.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Would you like me to move the sub now Whenever Senate Committee

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• H.B. 436 Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Moved to replace the bill with the first substitute, HB0436S01.

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  Okay. I move, uh, sub one in, uh, representative gracious name. Okay. The motion is delete entitled and Body House bill 4 36 and replace with first substitute house bill 44 36.

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• H.B. 436 Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Moved to pass HB0436S01 out favorably.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we pass out favorably HB 4 36. Uh, first sub

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• H.B. 498 Utah App Store Accountability Act Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Moved to replace the first substitute with the second substitute of HB 498 and asked the sponsor if he agreed.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. I'm, um, moved to delete title and body of HB 4 98 first sub and replace it with HB 4 98 second sub. And you're good with that representative?

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• H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks how much money moves from the TIFF into the new housing infrastructure fund.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. So with the, the tiff, the, uh, 70 million is it that's going from the TIFF into this new, um, housing infrastructure grants fund. Is that, would, would you explain that a little bit more?

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• H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks about an $18 million one-time loan to the Point of the Mountain project.

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  Um, so the, with this $18 million one time, we'll go as a loan to the point of the mountain. Um,

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• H.B. 492 Transportation, Infrastructure, and Housing Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Raises a point that renaming an entity referenced in the bill would require a later fix. · speaker not certain

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  And then one last, um, comment maybe I, I'm not sure how you do any of this. If we, uh, get rid of, um, goo and make it goed, you're gonna have to fix that again.

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Presented S.B. 175 as a consensus bill that directs a study of autism diagnosis wait lists, provider licenses, applied behavior analysis costs, and insurance reimbursement, with the report sent to HHS and posted on the state insurance website and sunsetting in three years.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. So this is, um, for the last couple of years, and I know that this committee saw this bill last year as well. I've been working on two issues within the autism diagnosis space. The first one is the master's level therapist who have the scope training and expertise to diagnose autism, but they're not always consistently getting reimbursed by insurance. Um, and the second thing is the long wait list, which actually also is in dispute. Um, meaning we don't really know how long that wait list. Um, it could be as short as a few weeks to as long as several months, like over a year. Um, so what we came to in this …

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Said the bill has taken several years to develop and that the sponsors have reached consensus.

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  Oh, yes. Thank you. I, I, uh, appreciate this, this, um, issue and this bill has gone around the block the last few years and I'm so glad we've gotten to consensus.

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Speaks in support of the bill, thanks the sponsor, and says she worked with him on sunset language.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I stand in support of this bill and I wanna commend the good sponsor, not only for this bill, but for the, uh, many years of work that he has done in this space and in other spaces. I also wanna thank him for working with me on some language on the Sunset for 2036. I think that was very, um, working with him, uh, was, uh, a very good experience and I just appreciate the, uh, his, um, listening air. So thank you.

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• S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks who would be liable if a young child leaves a child seat in a driverless vehicle and is hurt.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I'm wondering if a child is put into a driverless vehicle and it is a small child, so let's say a toddler or preschooler, and that toddler or preschooler gets out of their car seat, which happens and they, uh, get out of the car and hurts themselves, who's liable? Senator Cullimore?

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• S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Thanks the presiding officer and suggests the child-safety question may need to be addressed in a future bill.

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  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, perhaps we'll see another bill next year then. Okay.

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• H.B. 373 Higher Education Innovation · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend the first substitute of HB 373 to the full Senate.

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  I move that we favorably recommend, uh, HB 3 73 s one to the full body of the Senate. Okay.

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• H.B. 475 Development Planning and Coordination Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend HB 475 third substitute to the full Senate.

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  Thank you. Uh, Madam Chair, I move, uh, that we favorably recommend HB 4 75 third sub, uh, to the full body of the Senate.

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• H.B. 375 Outdoor Recreation Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Moved that the committee pass the first substitute of the bill to the Senate with a favorable recommendation.

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  Senator Juab? Yep. Thank you. Um, I move that we, uh, pass out favor favorably. HB 3 75 first sub.

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• H.C.R. 13 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Technical Education · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Asked about the timing for placing the bill on the consent calendar, then moved that HCR 13 be placed on the consent calendar.

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  Mad Madam Chair, if I may? Yes. I don't know where we are in the, Uh, consent timing. Consent. Current. Current. Okay. For consent. Consent, I'm sorry. Consent. Uh, yeah, I Appreciate that. Yeah. Okay. So I, I move that we put this on the consent calendar.

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• H.C.R. 12 Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Expresses support for the bill and praises the outreach to ethnic communities in the America 250 effort. · speaker not certain

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  Yep. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I love this. I love the, um, American two 50 idea, um, you know, to, to be very thoughtful about what this is going to look like, uh, beyond the year. Um, I love how, uh, the, um, America two 50, Utah, is it a committee or a commission, but they have reached out to, uh, so many of our, um, ethnic communities as well. And so I, I just am I'm very, um, um, supportive of this. And I just, I I love this whole idea and I, I would, um, well, I'll talk later about it, but thank you. Thank You. Okay. Thank you.

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• H.C.R. 12 Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Moves to place HCR 12 on the Consent Calendar.

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  Uh, thank you, Madam Chair. I move to, uh, place this on the consent calendar.

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• H.B. 118 Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Says the second substitute moves in the right direction but raises concern that applicants' names would go to a federal database, and asks that names be left out of the list.

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  Thank you. Um, I appreciate the changes that have been made in substitute two. Um, I think I, I still have concerns, uh, with it. There, there are some big changes that I think are moving in the right direction. Uh, one thing though that I worry about is that the, uh, name of people who, the names of people who either failed to take the test because of their English language proficiency or fail, that will go to a federal database in my sub. Uh, it also, uh, takes out that the names, uh, going into the list. Um, but it will keep the database, sorry, it'll keep the data in the, uh, with the DLD.

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• H.B. 118 Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Summarizes that her goal is to avoid unintended consequences for community members, and says the second substitute would have testers give names and reasons for failures, which could create a list of people who did not pass for language reasons.

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  Thank you. Um, and I do appreciate and know that the good sponsor is trying to, um, catch the bad actors and not catch our, our community members. And my, uh, goal here was, is to make sure that our community members are not caught in, uh, unintentional consequences. Um, I do know that the, uh, information is already in a federal database. My concern is that, uh, we will be asking specifically for people in, in the second sub, we'll be asking for, um, uh, testers to give specific names of people and specific reasons of why they either did not take the test or failed the test. And specifically looking for, um, that, uh, lack of English language …

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• H.B. 276 Artificial Intelligence Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Says the bill is needed to address harmful deepfakes and commends the sponsor for bringing it forward.

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  Oh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I just wanted to respond to the good Senator Vickers questions. Are we ready for it? And I think not only are we ready for it, we need it, um, because people are out there doing these ne nefarious things, and I mean, I, I wouldn't wanna see it on my kids, my daughter, my loved ones. And we need to start now, uh, to make sure that there are, um, the processes in place for us to go after these bad, bad actors. So, I, I just wanna commend the good sponsor for bringing this forward. Thank you. Thank you, thank you.

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• S.B. 295 Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Kwan says she voted against the 2024 original bill, supports this clarification, and thanks the sponsor for allowing her input.

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  Mr. President? Um, it's probably no secret that in 2024 when the original, uh, bill HB 2 61 came forward, I was not a big fan of it. Um, in fact voted against it. Um, I do agree with the good sponsor here that, uh, there has been some overcorrection and I applaud him for the work that he's done in, uh, working to, um, clarify the law and to put in the, um, language of the intent of the sponsor. And I also wanna thank him for, um, uh, allowing me to give some input on, on this bill. And he's just been, uh, uh, wonderful to work with on this bill. And I, I just wanted to stand …

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• H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Says she may have missed parts of the discussion and asks that the sponsor yield for a question.

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  And I apologize if I missed this in the discussion. Oh, um, will the sponsor yield please?

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• H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Asks whether a proposition bet is the same thing as a prediction market.

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  Thank you. And I, I apologize if I missed this in your presentation, is a proposition bet the same thing as a prediction market?

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• H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to define prediction market before answering, and describes her own understanding of it as a bet on an outcome of an event.

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  So let, let me, let me make sure that we're understanding, uh, will you tell me what you mean by prediction market? I need to make sure that I'm not agreeing to something when I don't know your definition. Senator Kwan. And perhaps that's part of my, uh, question too. Prediction market in my mind is something that is bet on in, in a way that is, uh, looking for a certain outcome in any kind of an event. And so it is sort of, I've heard that it is sort of in between a market a a stock market and betting and gambling. So I'm just wondering where that prediction market lies. So I just wanna make sure that …

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• H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Says she will support the bill and will keep learning what a prediction market is.

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  Senator Kwan, Thank you Mr. President Proti. I will be supporting this and continuing to understand what a prediction market actually is. Thank you.

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• S.B. 181 School Discipline Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Sponsor introduces a consensus study bill on health insurance revisions that seeks clarification on several issues surrounding the diagnosis of autism.

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  Kwan. Thank you Mr. President Pro Tem. Uh, this is a, uh, consensus bill that is a study, uh, seeking clarification on several issues that, uh, surrounds the question of diagnosis of autism.

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks about the road usage charge rate increase and the date change, and how a mileage system differs from the sponsor's described incentive.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering with the road usage charge rate, the increase in that and also pushing up the date on, on that, uh, this is on line three 14 onto three 19, is that right? Yeah, I think that's the date there. Um, I am wondering, I, I heard the sponsor, I think I heard the sponsor say that this is an incentive to change, um, get people to go into a mileage system instead. And I thought the RUC was a mileage system. Can you talk about the difference?

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks about the fee amounts and dates on the specified lines of the bill.

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  So that, Mr. If I may go ahead. That's the increase of the, um, uh, on 3 18, 2 80, and then on three 19, the two 16, is that Yeah, what you, you're talking about the registration?

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks whether eliminating programs the state does not want drivers to use would make more sense than raising rates.

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  Um, and Mr. Chair, if I may go, go ahead. Um, so with the, um, with trying to move people onto a mileage system instead of one of the other systems in the, in the wreck, um, does it make sense rather than to increase rates, um, in order to incentivize that move, does it make sense to eliminate the programs you don't want people to be on?

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Says she does not like the fee increase, noting the planned reduction in gasoline taxes, and suggests eliminating the programs instead.

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  But I'm sorry. And I don't mean to be combative here. I thought I heard you say there's three options right now anyway, so there are, there's Two mileage base and one's registration based. Okay. So, uh, Mr. Chair, I am just con I don't really like the increase. I see what the sponsor ha or I hear what the sponsor's saying about why there's a need for this. But, um, it seems strange to me that in a year that we're likely to reduce the taxes on gasoline, that we will be increasing, um, uh, registration caps. And especially if we're saying that we want to incentivize people to not use a program, it seems like it may be, …

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks whether the date change to 2027 could be moved back to 2028.

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  And the other one is on three 14, that date, going to 2027, is there any appetite or could we move it back even a year to 2028?

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Says moving the date might help and suggests amending the bill.

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  It, It just, it just might, I mean, let's, let's, let's amend it and see.

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Says she will reserve a motion and consult constituents about their concerns with the bill.

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  Um, and so, uh, Mr. Chair, I, I'm gonna reserve a right to make a motion in, in just a second. I'm gonna go back to my constituents and see the ones that had issues with this and see if that would satisfy some of their concerns. But thank you.

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Moves a floor amendment to change the date on line 314 from 2027 to 2028.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I did get, I heard confirmation that, um, if we change the date three, uh, on line three 14 to 2028, sounds like that would satisfy a lot of the concerns. Um, and so, uh, I am would like to make a motion to, uh, a floor amendment, uh, to change that date to 2028.

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Confirms the date appears on line 314 and not in the short title.

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  Three 14. And that's the only place that it appears in the bill I'm looking now, yes. Okay. Yeah, it's looking to see if it's in the short title as well. 20. Oh, it's not in the short title, so, okay.

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• H.B. 481 Transportation Modifications · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Moves that the committee pass HB 481 second substitute, as amended, out favorably to the full Senate.

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  Keep going. Uh, Mr. Chair, I move that we pass out favorably, HB 4 81 second sub as amended, uh, to the full body of the Senate.

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• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks what reintegration into the licensing system means, referring to the license suspension after an accident.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I, um, with the sponsor talk about, um, the piece, uh, about reintegrating into the system. I heard you say that, and I think this is in the new sub and I I missed that piece. Could you talk about what that means? Are, are we talking about, um,

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• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks which bill lines contain the change being discussed.

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  And I'm sorry, what, could you tell me what lines those are? Um, I'm just trying to find that. Rachel, do you happen to know offhand?

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• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Raises concerns that the bill is punitive for unlicensed drivers and does nothing to help community members obtain driver privilege cards, and says she has a further issue to raise.

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  Okay. Thank you. Um, that is Mr. Chair, if I may continue on. Go ahead. Um, that is one of the issues that, um, I wanted to talk about with this bill and that being able to reintegrate into the system. I know that people who have A-A-D-P-C card or are attempting to get a DPC card, a driver privilege card, this is not something that, like getting a driver's license, there's translation into 15 different languages. And then you also have the opportunity to have, um, spoken interpretation of the test, um, in many other different refugee languages. This is not offered with DPC cards. It's only done in English. And um, it's there, it's a high bar at …

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• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks what assurances exist that fingerprint scans will not be checked against federal immigration databases, and says the bill presents only one side of the issue.

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  And I do appreciate your answer on that, um, because that is an issue that you and I had spoken about, and, um, it's the other side to this bill, and I wish that we did have the other side to, uh, to this bill so that it could be, um, balanced. Right. And I, I feel like it is imbalanced right now on lines five 17 to 5 22. It talks about, um, the fingerprint, the quick fingerprint, and that, um, it, these quick fingerprints are, um, the, it, it could be queried against, um, um, national databases and, and online five 19, it does say, or similar fingerprint database systems. Um, my question there has to do with, …

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• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Expresses concern that the bill could create barriers for community members seeking licenses and that fingerprint and biometric data must be narrowly protected, and thanks the sponsor for his outreach.

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  Thank you. Um, Mr. Chair, we have seen so many things that can happen, but not easy, become easier in this nation. And I worry that not only today in this session, I worry about the years that are coming, what, what it will look like. And I wanna make sure that there are assurances that our community members who are really trying to do the right thing and get the light, the, uh, DPC, and go to work and take care of the families, that we don't continue to put up barriers, or I shouldn't say continue because we haven't done this before. We've been trying to reduce those barriers in order to, um, uh, you know, align our …

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• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Says she has concerns about the punitive nature of the bill and its effects on majority-minority communities, and about protection of fingerprint data, and will vote no.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I, I bet you'll know what I will say here. Um, I have concerns about, um, again, the punitive nature of this. I do appreciate that officers will have the discretion, um, to make some determinations. I also appreciate the guardrails that were put into this bill, but I still have concerns about it being, um, heavy handed, especially, um, uh, on, uh, communities in, um, uh, in my district, um, which is, uh, primarily majority minority cities. Um, there's a lot of fear. There's a lot of anguish. A lot of frustration and, and some, uh, with a lot of the changes that we've seen, um, in terms of, uh, ice in different, uh, states. …

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• S.B. 217 Local Food Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks how final buyers will understand that foods are prepared by a home cook and what risks may be involved, given the removal of signage requirements.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I am wondering about the, um, the signage that's removed, the signage requirement that's removed from, uh, direct to sale farmers, um, at a direct to sales farmer's market. And I'm wondering about how buyers, final buyers will understand if, uh, foods are prepared, uh, by a home cook and the, uh, the risks, uh, that may be involved with that.

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• S.B. 217 Local Food Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks whether the bill affects past labeling requirements for home-prepared food sales, such as community fundraising plate sales.

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  May. Um, so I know that, uh, in the Pacific Islander community, they often have, um, plate sales for different, uh, events where they're, um, uh, trying to raise money. And I know that in the past they've had to make sure that there was labeling that said that it was, that food was prepared at home and not, um, looked at by, uh, um, any kinda licensing or, or anything. Does this bill impact that at all?

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• S.B. 217 Local Food Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks to confirm that food prepared by a home cook and sold outside a farmers market would still be understood to be home-prepared without signage.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, just to clarify, make sure that I understand, even if it's, if food is not, if food is prepared in by a home cook and not sold at a farmer's market, for example, at somebody's home, then the understanding is that it is a home cook and signage is, is implied. Is that correct?

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Moves Amendment 1 to S.B. 175 and says she will speak to it.

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  Mr. President, um, uh, with SB 1 75, I actually have an amendment, um, and I'd like to move amendment one in my name and then speak to that,

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Explains that the amendment brings the bill into agreement with stakeholders, removes disputed definitions, and keeps the study that everyone agrees on.

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  So the amendment brings the bill into consensus with all stakeholders and it takes out all the disputed, uh, definitions, but keeps in the study, uh, that uh, everybody agrees. All the stakeholders agree that is needed.

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Says master's-level therapists trained to diagnose autism may not be reimbursed by insurance, and that the waiting list is a concern; the study would examine the autism diagnosis wait list, provider licenses, reimbursed services, and related costs, and it sunsets in three years.

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  You Mr. President. For the last couple of years I've been looking at the issue of master's level therapists who have the scope training ex and expertise to diagnose autism. Um, but then they're not necessarily being reimbursed by insurance. Um, and then a second, uh, issue is a long waiting list, which I had thought that the master's level therapist diagnosing would help, uh, with that long waiting list. But both of these issues are, um, really fraught with disagreement and it has become a, a bigger question, uh, than originally thought. And so what this study does is seeks clarification. Um, and we all agree again. Uh, the, there's consensus on this study. So some of the issues …

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• S.J.R. 16 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Ethics Amendments · Senate Rules Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Moves to pass the first substitute of SJR 16 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.

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  You Mr. Chair. Thank you. I move that we pass out SJR 16 for sub with a favorable recommendation. The motion is to pass first substitute SJR 16 favorably to the floor.

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• H.J.R. 10 Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information · Senate Rules Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Raises questions about whether opposing viewpoint documents would be allowed and says this makes her question the bill, though not a no vote.

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  So perhaps the substitute motion will speak to my, I don't know if concern is the right word, but I do have questions now about, you know, opposing views. 'cause we do have that in committee, right? Where opposing, uh, viewpoint documentation has been posted before. So I'm just not sure where that's going to lie here. Um, so it doesn't make me a no vote, but it makes me question it. So thank you

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• S.B. 255 Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Kwan agrees the topic is needed and mentions long waits for developmental disability services.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I, I absolutely agree this is something that's needed and necessary. I have a nephew who has, um, uh, developmental disabilities, and I can just see the need, uh, the, in terms of the resources that he has. And he, he's not here in Utah. Um, which, uh, you know, with our, um, list the DSPD list being years, decades long, and I know that that's very specific, but these are vulnerable populations who are waiting a very long time to get services. I think that this is an important topic and now is the time to start addressing it. So thank you for bringing this forward.

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• S.B. 255 Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Kwan asks about the bill's repeal date, which appears to be only a few months after passage.

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  Um, I do have a question on line 1 29 and one 30. I'm confused, uh, by the repeal dates. Is it really supposed to be repealed in just a few months? Yeah.

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• S.B. 255 Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Kwan asks whether one year is enough time for the task force, given that grants and housing work are often longer term.

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  And does that give the, um, the task force enough time? Because I, I mean, I'm hearing about grants and, you know, I am also hearing about this really should be long term. Is that,

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• S.B. 255 Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Kwan moves to pass the bill out of committee with a favorable recommendation and says she wants to speak to the motion.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I'd like to, uh, move, uh, SB 2 55 out with a favorable recommendation to the full body of the Senate, and I'd like to speak to that if I may.

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• S.B. 255 Homelessness in Vulnerable Populations Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Kwan supports the bill as timely and suggests the work be institutionalized in existing state homelessness committees, noting the conversation should continue.

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  That. Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I also was at working at the University of Utah at the, uh, 2002 Olympics. And, and remember, uh, the, um, the many conversations that happened at that time. So I think this is the right time to begin talking about this. Um, now I would like to see the, either the discussion or the task force, and I'm not sure what, uh, to be institutionalized in our, um, in our state homelessness, um, committees or commissions, right. That I think this is a conversation that needs to continue. So, I mean, I get what the good Senator Vickers trying to do here. I I would like to see more, and I'm sure a …

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• S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Asks how the bill addresses considerations under FERPA.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I, I know I saw in the bill that there's some considerations for FERPA and some of the, um, uh, how this will work with ferpa, but could you talk a little bit about that please?

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• S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Asks whether there are issues with the current FERPA informed consent process.

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  And some follow ups. Madam, I'm sure, if I may. Sure, please. So, um, I know that FERPA itself has, uh, informed consent process that students can do that, uh, you know, even without this, unless, um, maybe some of our institutions are not, um, honoring that is, are we seeing any issues with the current informed consent process?

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• S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Asks for confirmation that the bill clarifies that students have the right to consent under FERPA and that institutions should not create barriers to transfers.

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  So, um, Madam Chair, if I may, just to make sure I understand, this is more of a clarification of FERPA laws to make sure that our institutions understand that the students do have the right, uh, within FERPA to have informed consent, but that our institution should not create barriers, um, in order for them to, um, to transfer information with their informed consent. Is that correct?

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• S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Says some institutions are still reviewing the bill and may have concerns about sending information to third parties, including withdrawal of consent; says she is not against the bill and wants to continue discussing how it would work.

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  Okay. Um, and Madam Chair, I, I know that some of our institutions are still looking at this 'cause it just, just came out and, um, they may have some concerns about, um, that, that sending information out, uh, to third parties, uh, even with the, um, informed consent, just in case there's some mix up with a student giving third con, uh, sorry, sorry. Giving informed consent and then withdrawing that third or that informed consent because they do have the right to withdraw it too. So they're just kind of trying to figure this out. And I'm not against this bill at all. I, I think that it, that clarification can be important, but I, I would like …

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• H.B. 308 Homeless Services Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Asks whether the bill removes specific goal language and confirms the executive director will review those goals.

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  Okay. Senator Kwan. Thank you Madam Chair. I, I think I've spoken on every single bill, so I need to speak on this one too. Thank you. Oh, okay. No, I do, I really do appreciate the time. Um, and, and I appreciate this cleanup here. As we, um, change from a coordinator to, to an executive director, I do see here that some of the specific language in, um, what, um, duties or what areas, um, should be covered are, are taken out. And it, it appears that the lines 2 72 to 2 75 talks about that specific goals will be, um, sort of not, but, uh, that the executive director will, um, look at those specific goals. …

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• H.B. 308 Homeless Services Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Asks whether the office will address the needs of vulnerable populations in homelessness.

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  Thank you. And then, so we had a presentation today, and you may have heard it on specific vulnerable populations in term of, of homelessness. Is that something, specifically something that, um, has been or will be, um, discussed, uh, within this, uh, office or, yeah,

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• S.B. 241 Early Literacy · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to address the time, substitute teacher costs, and scheduling burden of individual reading plan meetings, especially for students who also have IEPs.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Um, my, my questions are actually something that Senator Riebe had brought up, but I, what I'd like is, um, to ask the sponsor to, um, address that, that in my district, some of the schools might have 60 to 80% of the kids who would, uh, fall be below, um, the success, um, line. And so when we're talking about the in individual reading plan, um, we are talking about a, a great number of meetings. Um, and so that cost, uh, to student and teachers time, and especially this is, especially if it's during class time, um, needs to be addressed, uh, as well as the cost of hiring subs, um, during the time …

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Explains her vote, thanking the sponsor for his stakeholder work and saying she will vote aye.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I'd like to explain my vote. Um, I am very, uh, uh, thankful, uh, to the good senator for all of the work that he's done on this and making sure that the stakeholders had a say in this. He's worked very hard with stakeholders who, uh, often don't agree and I think he's done a really good job in that. Um, I will also be meeting with stakeholders tomorrow, but because of all of the good work that he's had today, I'm going to be an eye on too.

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• S.J.R. 7 Joint Resolution Regarding Utah's Protection and Advocacy Agency · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Explains a no vote, supporting a full review with the governor's office while raising concerns about whether the agency has sufficient resources.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I'm gonna be ion too, but I wanna explain my vote. Um, I, I do think there's value in having a full review with, with the Governor's office. I think that's important to do, but I, I also recognize that there are communities that are not, not being served where they could by the Disability Law Center. And one of my concerns has always been just resources. It's hard. It's hard to serve, serve in every capacity when, when the resources are, are not sufficient. And, and I hope as this moves forward, we, we, we give, we look at that as well. And we look at the resources we've, we've given them. If there are …

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• H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Asks whether an entity that says it is not controlled at 25% or more by a foreign government can challenge its designation.

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  Thank you. I am wondering if there is a process by which an entity who says that they are not controlled at 25% or more, uh, by one of these foreign, um, uh, governments, if there is a process that they can, um, uh, argue that

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• H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Makes a statement that community members have concerns about the bill and says she will keep reviewing it with the sponsor.

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  Senator. Thank you, Mr. President. Um, a actually, it's not a question, it's just more of a statement. I know that there are some concerns from my community about, uh, laws such as this that might, um, impact, uh, community members, um, which is different from foreign governments. But, uh, I am, uh, just going to continue to, to look at this and talk with the sponsor to make sure that those concerns are, um, alleviated, uh, in this, this, uh, bill. Thank you.

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• H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Says she supports the bill's message of religious freedom for all and asks whether its language on religious symbols in public spaces would allow a Buddhist altar in a public space.

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  Kwan. Mr. President, I, I really like the message of this bill, um, that it talks about all religions and protecting all of our, uh, our, our residents, uh, to practice freely. Um, there's a line on, sorry. There is a statement on line 67, I believe it is, where that says, um, protecting, um, religious, I, I'm sorry, I don't have it right in front of me. Religious symbols in public spaces. And I'm wondering if this would allow, uh, some in my community, uh, to Put up, um, a, a Buddhist altar in a public space.

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• H.B. 404 Sex-Designated Housing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Asks whether a private landowner can rent different rooms under different sets of rules.

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  Thank you. Um, Mr. President pro tem, I am wondering if this, um, just because I, I don't know that this, uh, particular law very well, can a private land, uh, owner rent one room under one, uh, set of rules and then rent a different room under a different set of laws?

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• H.B. 404 Sex-Designated Housing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Says the approach seems discriminatory because different people could be subject to different laws, and announces she will vote no.

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  Thank you, Mr. President Pro tem. It seems sort of discriminatory to be able to, uh, say certain people, uh, will have certain laws, but if I can get more money than these laws won't apply to them, and it seems like if we're protecting certain, um, uh, certain groups of people from, uh, feeling, um, uncomfortable in intimate spaces, then we should be protecting all of these people, uh, in, in this way. But, uh, I, uh, with that, I'm gonna be a no on this. Thank you.

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• H.B. 165 Critical Infrastructure Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asked why the bill covers only foreign adversaries and whether existing programs address domestic adversaries.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, I'm just wondering, uh, why this bill is only on, um, foreign adversaries. Um, do we already have, uh, programs for domestic adversaries?

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• S.B. 282 Electrical Grid Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asked whether the environmental benefit provisions should be placed with the Department of Environmental Quality rather than the Public Service Commission.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. So what I'm hearing is that it, there's not opposition to the environmental benefit pieces in here, it's just where it's placed that it, is this, what I'm hearing, that it should go to environmental quality Department of, um, DEQ rather than to the public service?

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• S.B. 282 Electrical Grid Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asked the sponsor to address whether he considered placing the environmental provisions in a different department.

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  Thank you. And Mr. Chair, go ahead. Um, I, I'd really like the sponsor to address that and to, um, you know, to address whether or not he considered, uh, putting it in a different department. Um, and, and I don't know if this is a, an appropriate time to have him do it since it's he's,

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• S.B. 282 Electrical Grid Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asked whether the sponsor considered putting the environmental provisions into the Department of Environmental Quality and why not.

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  So that's my question is, um, uh, whether or not, uh, you considered putting those pieces into DEQ and and why not? If you

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• S.B. 282 Electrical Grid Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Said she supports the motion, citing constituent concerns about rising energy prices and data centers.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I've gotten so many emails and phone calls and, um, just people in my district talking about the increases in, um, prices and energy prices, and actually a lot of 'em have talked about data centers raising those prices. And I've said, but we've, we passed a bill that is supposed to take care of that. It's just, it's still rising. And I think Utah saw, um, one of the highest jumps last year, um, in, in energy prices. And I, uh, think a, uh, um, clarifying or, or, um, adding more language to beef up the bill is going to help with that. And so I wanted to say that I support this motion.

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• S.B. 194 Election Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Explains her vote, saying she had a concern that a provision on House nominations for officeholders without a party might not cover the Senate, but after rereading she believes it was addressed, so she will vote aye.

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  Senator Kwan. Thank you Mr. President. I wanted to explain a piece of this for, for, um, that explains my vote. Um, there's a part in this bill that talks about the House of Representatives being able to, um, make a nomination when there is an office holder who's not a member of a registered political party. And it doesn't say it doesn't include the Senate, uh, but I'm sorry. Uh, Mr. President, now that I read it again, it looks like that got taken care of. So I'm gonna be an eye on this.

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• S.B. 239 State Homeless Campus Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Moves to pass the first substitute of SB 239 as amended out of committee with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we pass out, uh, SB 2 39 first sub with a favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 239 State Homeless Campus Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Urges the committee to pass the bill so the sponsor can continue refining the language and consulting other senators on district impacts.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, you know, timing, timing is a funny issue because it's either too late or too late, uh, too early, too late. Um, and I think that when we have a huge investment like this, um, it, it's not too early to begin talking about what are those safeguards and what are the guardrails. Um, and I, I know that the good senator has worked, um, on, on, in many issues, um, on many bills in this issue, and, um, is always open to hearing concerns and making policy the best that it can be. And, um, I I really think that this is, um, a, a bill that should move forward, uh, as she continues …

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• S.B. 246 Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Moves to delete the title and body of SB 246 and replace them with the first substitute.

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  Oh, sorry. Thank you. Um, Senator Juab. Thank You, Madam Chair. Uh, I move that we delete title and body of, uh, SB 2 46 and replace it with, um, substitute one SB 2 46.

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• S.B. 246 Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Moves to pass the first substitute of SB 246 out with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh, I move that, uh, we pass out SB 2 46 first sub with a favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 246 Utah Homeless Services Board Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Thanks the two sponsors for their compassionate work on the bill.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I just, uh, thank the two, uh, sponsors of this, uh, bill with their compassionate, uh, work.

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• S.B. 284 Local Land and Water Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Asks whether there is a substitute to the bill and whether concerns about limiting hearing participation and appeal authority have been worked out.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, so this is, there's no substitute on this, is that correct, Madam Chair? I don't, I don't have a substitute. I Don't. So yeah, because I, I was hearing that there might be a substitute, but, um, so some of the, um, input that I've heard, um, some, some of the negative, um, input is that it limits participation in hearings, um, and has an adverse effect, um, in, uh, sorry, I can't read that one. It prevents a legislative body from acting as an appeal authority for land use decisions. So it sounds though like some of those things have gotten, um, worked out. Would you talk about that, please?

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• S.B. 284 Local Land and Water Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Asks whether the bill's limits on local governments enforcing their own zoning laws are still being worked on.

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  Okay. Thank you. Uh, another question, if you may. Yes. So, um, sort of the overall feeling of this, um, bill and the input that I was getting is that it limits, um, local governments from, you know, enforcing their own zoning laws, but also some of the other things that you talked about. Is that something that is still being worked on or have? Is, is, would you comment on that? Um, criticism, please.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Asks that the bill be circled on third reading so members can consider the changes, and makes a request to the sponsor.

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  President pro tem. I am hoping I, I would like, uh, if we are thinking to, um, pass this all the way through, oh, this is on a third rating. I was hoping that we could circle this so that we can, um, consider the changes in what that means. So I'm gonna Juab it's just a request to the sponsor.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Sen. Kwan asks that the bill be circled so the members can consider the changes before it moves through third reading, and makes this request to the sponsor.

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  President pro tem. I am hoping I, I would like, uh, if we are thinking to, um, pass this all the way through, oh, this is on a third rating. I was hoping that we could circle this so that we can, um, consider the changes in what that means. So I'm gonna Juab it's just a request to the sponsor.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Says her questions about the process have been resolved and she is ready to support the bill.

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  Thank you Mr. President pro Tem. We did indeed work through the issues. I, uh, had some questions about the process, but I think that is all set now and I'm ready to, uh, support this, this bill.

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• S.B. 248 Child Care Expansion Act · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Moves to adopt Senate Amendment 1.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. I move, uh, Senate Amendment one and Senator Escamilla ISS name.

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• S.B. 248 Child Care Expansion Act · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Moves to pass SB 248 as amended out of committee with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that we pass out SB 2 48, uh, with a favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Kwan asks what protections residents would have over time and whether the notice provision would let other municipalities avoid giving notice.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, so on line 62 to 64, it's really on line 63. The, um, requirement that, that's, um, lifted on notice. Um, I, I absolutely understand in a specific case on housing, um, that makes sense so that the project can move forward. But, um, my concern with that, and maybe you can help explain, um, this a little bit better as we get more residents there, um, you know, in the next 25 years, 30 years, 50 years, uh, what protections do we have in the language here that the residents will, um, have a say, um, as they move forward? Um, you know, what will it look like in, in 50 years when we …

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Kwan asks what limits the notice language to this project alone.

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  It, um, Madam Chair, if I may follow up again. Yes. So I, and I'm supportive of that. I just wanna know in the language here, what, uh, ties it ties this, um, what not, not having to do notice what ties it to only this project, because I thought this is open for any of the, um, state lands within the regional economic development authority and for an all time period, right.

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Kwan says she supports the project and asks whether the language goes farther than intended.

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  So I, I I think that's great. You know, and I, I'm supportive of this project, um, on line 62, I don't see Draper City there. I see a municipal legislative body. So that's why my con my concern is does this go farther than we intend at this point? And

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Kwan says she believes the lines apply to any regional economic development authority area, not only the point of the mountain.

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  I, I'm sorry, I I don't mean to be combative and perhaps we need to take this offline. I, I bel I thought that this, uh, these lines 56 through 65 relate to any regional economic development authority area, not only point of the mountain. Is that incorrect?

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Kwan says she supports the project and wants the language confirmed to apply only to it.

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  Which I am supportive. I just want everyone to know I am supportive of that. Again, I'm just wanting to make sure that this is written then specific to that,

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Kwan moves to pass SB 278 out with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. I move that we pass out SB 2 78 with a favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 278 Development Authority Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Kwan says the project is a good one that requires state and municipal cooperation and expects her questions to be addressed in the language.

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  Okay. Um, Senator Kwan? Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I think that this is a, a good project, uh, that we need to, um, work together, uh, state and municipalities. Uh, but I do, uh, and I know that Senator Stevenson will work on that language to get my questions answered. Thank you. Yes.

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• H.C.R. 6 Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Utah Housing Strategic Plan · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Moves to place H.C.R. 6 on the consent calendar. · speaker not certain

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  I can make it Up. Okay. Uh, Senator Juab, I, I move that we place this on consent.

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• S.B. 151 Public Safety Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026

  Asks whether the sponsor has addressed concerns about using firefighter retirement fund money to pay for police.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield Senator Harper? Yes, go ahead. Senator Kwan. Thank You. Uh, Mr. President, I'm wondering, I know that there was some, uh, I don't know of concern, but questions about using one, uh, fund, uh, from firefighters to pay for, uh, um, police and I'm wondering if the sponsor has, um, taking care of that issue.

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• H.B. 192 Vehicle Inspection Fee Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Asked why the inspection caps were kept after safety inspections ended and raised concerns that consumers may not understand the pricing or be upsold.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I don't remember why I actually thought that we did away with safety checks. And I don't remember why we Uintah caps. Do you know that history? But we just never removed the caps. The, those caps were there. Even when we were doing the safety inspections, we got rid of the inspections, but didn't do this. The cap stayed. The cap stayed. The cap stayed with the, I thought we got rid of the safety inspection. So I am concerned about whether or not people are going to understand, like, I mean, 'cause I, I don't know that I would understand what is, you know, a, a lower cost safety check and what is …

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• H.B. 192 Vehicle Inspection Fee Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Suggested that shops post their inspection rates in the office so customers know the price beforehand.

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  And then one person had a concern. There's like, I would like them to actually put the, what their rate is somewhere in the office, so I know what I'm getting into.

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• H.B. 192 Vehicle Inspection Fee Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Said the explanation was somewhat more confusing than not, but thanked the chair.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just, I I think it's might be more that confusing than Makes me feel better Than not, but thank you.

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• H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Kwan said the amendment restores bond forfeiture language that was removed inadvertently and that the drafting attorney advised leaving it in would add many pages to the bill.

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  Do you want to, that just does what Heather said, correct? Right. I think it was just inadvertent that it was removed. And when the drafting attorney called me today to tell me, he said if we, um, if we left it in, it could add 30 more pages to the bill to explain all about bond forfeiture. So I think this was a good choice here.

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• H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Kwan moved to pass HB 178 second substitute out favorably as amended.

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  You, Mr. Chair. Uh, I move that we, uh, pass out favorably HB 1 78, uh, second sub as amended

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Said she has the second substitute of the bill and wants to move it forward.

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  We thank you Mr. Chair. I do, uh, have sub two that I would like to, um, I would like to, uh, pass.

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Presented the bill, saying it responds to autism diagnosis wait lists and to uncertainty over whether insurers reimburse diagnoses by master's-level therapists; it requires insurers to report data on autism diagnoses and behavior analysis hours, and a public report on which providers insurers reimburse.

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  It's only a 20 minute presentation that, well, there we Go. It'll work out. Just teasing, just teasing. Um, and thank you Mr. Chair for accommodating my schedule this morning. Um, so this is a, uh, bill that we've been working on for a couple of years because of, uh, two main issues. Uh, first of all, it's the wait list, uh, for getting, um, our, our kids diagnosed. Uh, when they're suspected of having, um, being, uh, let's see, what is the, the phrase, it's not having autism, it's being on the spectrum. That's correct. Okay. And, uh, we've had some really, uh, a difference of numbers in terms of the wait list. Um, uh, some reports that say …

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Said the second substitute keeps only the study and leaves the diagnosis expansion for another day, and asked whether a UMA representative supports this version.

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  Oh, thank you. I I jumped the gun there. I apologize. Um, I wanted to clarify that sub two takes everything out except for the study. So the part about diagnosing, expanding, diagnosing, um, all of the questions about that is, uh, is it's another, it's a discussion for another day. Um, and in fact, I just spoke with, um, Michelle McCumber of, um, UMA and, uh, she, she said that she was speaking to an earlier sub and that she supports this sub. Is that right? Just wanna make sure. Hang on.

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• S.B. 175 Health Insurance Revisions · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Said that the disputed diagnosis provisions are not in this version, which contains only the study.

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  Okay. So I, I, I believe that that'll take care of the, um, uh, the disagreements with this, the opposition to this bill. None of that is in this bill. Again, it is only the re the study.

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• S.B. 162 Online Sales Tax Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026

  Sen. Kwan asked whether it matters if a downloaded product is downloaded from out of state.

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  Mr. President, um, the sponsors yielded, so I will ask a question if that's okay. Um, first of all, um, it, I'm wondering if the, uh, movie or whatever is downloaded is downloaded out of state. Does that matter? Senator Wilson?

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• S.B. 162 Online Sales Tax Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026

  Sen. Kwan thanked Sen. Wilson and said she would want more information later.

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  Okay. Okay. Oh, thank you for that. Thank you. And I'll probably want some just, you know, uh, more information later to kind of figure out how that works.

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• S.B. 162 Online Sales Tax Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026

  Sen. Kwan asked why the fiscal note includes a $1 million one-time cost.

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  Um, I do have a question about the fiscal note. Um, and I do see that revenue will be generated because of this. I'm just wondering why is there a $1 million one-time cost? What is that for Senator Wilson?

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Kwan asked how the substitute changes the handling of county money that the original bill moved into the transit fund.

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  Senator Kwan. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to clarify, looking here at the, um, there was some language in there that moved money from the county into the TTIF, but I think in this new sub, something else is happening. Would you, um, describe that a little bit more for me?

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Kwan asked to let Puy finish his remarks before she asked questions.

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  I do. Mr. Chair. Um, I'm hoping that we can hear, uh, the rest of what, um, Mr. Poy was saying. I do have some questions for him, but maybe after, if that, if

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Kwan asked Puy whether the bill's policy changes need to be in code or whether the work could continue without the bill.

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  Juab? I do. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so I know that, uh, Salt Lake City has worked hard to make sure that they were implementing 1 95 from last year. Um, and I'm wondering, uh, I, I heard, uh, somebody say that this is an unnecessary bill, but I also know that there are some changes in some policy here, um, that might be useful. And I'm wondering if, uh, if Mr. Poi would, uh, explain, uh, whether or not he feels that this, the work that is done in this bill can continue to be done without the bill, or if those changes in policy need to happen in code.

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Kwan thanked Harper for stakeholder work and asked whether he intends further changes to the bill.

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  Senator Kwan, Thank you Mr. Chair. I have a question for the, for the sponsor. Um, just, um, wanted to make sure and, and let me thank you for all of the work that you've done on this. I know that you've done a ton of work in making sure that stakeholders have been there and have, uh, given input on here. And it is apparent with some of the testimony, um, from the city council members. Um, here, I'm, uh, just wanting to know if the work is still continuing this, is this your intention to be the final bill or are you still looking at maybe some tweaks?

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Kwan said some language could be tightened and she would suggest changes later.

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  Great. Thank you. It's good to hear that. I, there are some things I think that can be tightened up, um, in, in language or I would suggest later, uh, to do that. But thank you. Thank

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Kwan asked to explain her vote before the vote.

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  Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. Uh, I actually wanted to explain my vote before we actually vote, if that's okay with you. That'll

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Kwan said the substitute is a major improvement but some vague language and the late timing give her pause, so she will vote no for now but could change to yes later.

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  Thank you. So, um, my, my thinking is that this, this bill will, will move forward. Um, I, uh, appreciate, again, I wanna make sure that everybody here understands how much I appreciate the voices that have been heard today have been, and, and those that weren't able to give a testimony for whatever reason I've heard, uh, much, uh, from, uh, people in emails and texts and phone calls. And I appreciate those. Um, I appreciate the input from the Salt Lake City Council that really helped me to understand the amount of work that has been, uh, put in here, uh, by Senator Harper. Um, I also want to, uh, point out that the differences between the first …

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• H.B. 22 Vintage Vehicle Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Asks about the bill's deletion of vintage and replica vehicle definitions and about the classic vehicle definition.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, so we are in this bill deleting vintage vehicle and replica vehicle and deleting all of the definitions throughout code. Is that One of the things that it's doing? Yeah, so vi yeah. Vintage vehicle will no longer exist. We and replica, we had to just tighten that up a little bit so that it fit with, with this new framework. I see. And then a classic ve I'm just trying to make sure Yep.

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• H.B. 22 Vintage Vehicle Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Asks to confirm the age and mileage criteria for classic vehicles. · speaker not certain

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  Older. Is that correct? And is driven less than 1500 miles per year? It's driven less than, okay. Alright.

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• H.B. 22 Vintage Vehicle Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Asks how a classic car differs from a vintage car apart from the age levels.

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  Um, I am So currently vintage vehicles are start at 1982 or older, right? Is that correct? And so, I mean, my, my question is how, how is a classic car different from a vintage car except for the different, um, levels

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• H.B. 128 Traffic Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Asked whether removing signal requirements in roundabouts raises safety considerations on both sides.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, and, and actually this question that I'm gonna ask, it might be answered, I mean, maybe they were already planning to answer this for a highway patrol and public comment, but are there any safety considerations to get rid of the traffic signals in roundabouts? I mean, certainly there's safety considerations on both sides, right?

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• H.B. 128 Traffic Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Agreed that signaling in roundabouts is distracting and asked whether she was missing anything.

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  Absolutely agree with you. That's why I was wondering what, what am I missing? Is there anything here that I'm missing? But thank you.

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• S.B. 108 Online Marketplace Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026

  Asks whether the bill keeps municipalities from preventing fraud or reviewing anything that might prevent fraud.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, so just to be very clear, this does not, uh, inhibit our municipalities from, um, preventing fraud or from, uh, looking at, uh, anything that might prevent fraud. Is that correct, Senator Fillmore?

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• S.B. 152 Public and Higher Education Collaboration · Senate floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026

  Asks whether the bill accounts for a new state data-sharing system.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield? Senator Mcal, will you yield? Yes. Senator Kwan. Thank you. Um, I'm wondering, uh, Mr. Uh, president, if the sponsor has taken in account that, uh, you she is looking at a new system for data, uh, sharing and if that is somewhere in this bill.

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• S.B. 152 Public and Higher Education Collaboration · Senate floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026

  Supports data sharing but raises concern that the fiscal note cost borne by local education agencies could increase with a new system, and asks the sponsor for comment.

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  Go ahead. Thank you. Um, and I am supportive of that. I think that we do need, uh, uh, data sharing across the system and with other, uh, sorry, other divisions in the state. I think that only helps us, uh, to serve our students as they move on, uh, into the workforce. My concern is with the fiscal note, which appears to be a cost that's being borne by the, um, the LEAs and, uh, as the, uh, develops a new system or, or go moves into a new system, uh, hopefully this year or next year, that that cost might increase, uh, when we get a new, um, a new system there. And, uh, Mr. President, actually, I'd …

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• S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments · Senate floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026

  Asks what programs might come next, since they are not in the bill, and what that means.

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  Sir. Thank you, Mr. President Proti. Uh, I'm wondering, uh, the sponsor said, uh, talked about, um, what could be done next, what type of programs could be done next? And I know that that's not in the bill, and I'm just wondering what that means.

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• S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments · Senate floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026

  Says the sponsor's answer makes sense and she has no further questions.

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  No, thank you. Um, Mr. President Pro tem. I, that makes a whole lot of sense to me.

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• S.B. 225 Public Corporation Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Asks where the bill increases the water amount, noting the 200,000 gallon limit already exists.

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  chair, um, I heard here, you know, a lot of, um, comments about the Great Salt Lake and I that is very important and we are all, uh, very concerned about that. Um, I, but I don't see in the bill. Um, and these are online, uh, 5 0 4 to 5 0 6 on in the sub. Um, I don't see an increase in the amount of water that is being, um, um, asked for that. Uh, it, it's at 200,000 gallons already. And it looks, it appears to me that that is also what you're saying in, in this section. And could you explain that a little bit better?

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• S.B. 225 Public Corporation Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Asks whether the port has an interest in keeping the Great Salt Lake healthy.

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  Yes. And it seems to me, oh, Madam Chair, if I may. Sure. Yeah. It seems to me that, um, you would have a great interest in making sure that the Great Salt Lake is healthy. I mean, you, you don't wanna see this land die out either, is that, is that correct?

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• S.B. 225 Public Corporation Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Thanks the port for its work on environmental protection and turns to Sen. Johnson.

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  Great. Thank you. And I, I appreciate the work that, uh, the consideration you have with other agencies in protecting, uh, the environment there. Senator Johnson

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• S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Asks about the doubling of unlicensed capacity in a short time and how the proposal affects competition with licensed providers.

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  uh, maybe a little conversation, Senator, uh, something tells me that, um, the current numbers and even the centers are in existence because of some of your previous work, I would imagine. Um, but would you address the doubling of numbers, um, in the short time that, that's a concern? And that's one. And then the other is the competition with those who are licensed. Uh, I think you're trying to get pe more people licensed, right?

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• S.B. 214 Home-based Childcare Solutions · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Moves to favorably pass SB 214 to the full Senate.

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  Thank, thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we favorably pass out SB two 14 to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.B. 224 Vital Records Access Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Moved to favorably pass SB 224 out of committee to the full Senate.

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  I move that we favorably pass out SB 2 24 to the full body of the Senate. Okay.

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• H.B. 11 Dyed Diesel Fuel Search Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Rises in support of the bill for the safety of citizens and livestock and thanks the sponsors, especially Senator Harper.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I also rise in support of this bill. I think that this is such an important issue for the safety of our, uh, of our citizens as well as, uh, our, our livestock. Um, and I want to thank the sponsors again, especially, uh, our, our good Senator Harper who has worked, uh, for diligently in this space. Thank you.

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• H.J.R. 1 Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Asks whether the prior motion was placed and the bill uncircled, and says they intend to move a substitute.

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  Thank you Mr. That resolution. Go ahead. Thank you Mr. Thank you Mr. President to, to the resident. Will it sponsor yield? Hold it. We, we placed that motion. Did we? Yeah, I do need to make a motion to substitute. Well, but have we, we've uncircled the bill. We've uncircled. Okay. I wanted to make sure we've, I do wanna make a motion to substitute the third sub.

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• H.J.R. 1 Joint Rules Resolution - Amendments to Joint Rules · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Asks whether the bill resolves an issue about how fiscal notes treat costs that an agency would absorb.

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  Thank you. Um, I, in the changes, well actually I'm not sure if this is in the changes, but, uh, I I wanted to clarify, uh, what happens with a fiscal note. Bill, uh, this week we had a fiscal note bill come over that actually wasn't a fiscal note bill. That is that the, uh, uh, agency was going to absorb, absorb the cost. Um, and so I wasn't sure, I know that there was some discussion about that and I'm, I'm wondering if this bill will solve that issue.

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• S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Kwan said the bill would affect all drivers, not only commercial trucks, and asked whether drunk or reckless drivers could be carved out, while acknowledging the trucking cost concerns.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. I I have a, a question based on, uh, some of the public testimony. Um, well, first of all, let me, let me preface the question. And that is that it seems that the, uh, bill was to address, uh, something with, and I'm not sure if I'm saying this right, apportioned vehicles or commercial vehicles, maybe not commercial trucks. Commercial trucks. But the problem for me is that it would impact all cars and all, um, accidents and all, you know, problems. And, um, and I think that's a whole different thing. Uh, I do have a concern about, uh, people who, um, have, you know, drive reckless, um, and, and hurt people or, or …

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• S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Kwan asked for an explanation of the damages cap formula, which uses two times economic damages, $750,000 for non-economic damages, and $200,000.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair for letting me, uh, ask another question here. I'm confused by the formula that's in here. Um, damages may not exceed an amount equal to the greater of the sum of two times the amount, um, an amount equal to 750,000 for non-economic damages or 200,000. Could you explain that a little bit more for me?

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• S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Kwan asked whether the cap is two times economic damages or the $750,000 or $200,000 figures.

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  A follow up, so just, just so that I can figure this out, is the top the cap two times the amount of economic damages or 750,000 or 200,000?

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• S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Kwan thanked Winterton and said the cap could limit punitive awards in cases of severe harm, asked that the issue be separated from commercial trucking, and said she would oppose the motion to slow the process down.

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  Thank you. And thank you for the explanation. And, uh, thank you Mr. Chair. I am still thinking about, you know, the family who may have lost a family member because of really bad behavior, um, you know, A-A-D-U-I or road rage. And, you know, if we're looking at somebody who, a punitive damage is supposed to really sting somebody, if we have somebody who makes a lot of money, I mean, is 750,000 going to do it for the life of, of a person? I mean, that is a lot of money for most of us, but for some gazillionaires, which we do have in Utah, and I'm not saying that they're bad people, uh, I'm saying that perhaps …

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• H.B. 54 Boating Safety Education · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Asked why the course must be repeated every year and whether a longer interval such as three or five years could be used.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, as I age, we've talked about this as I age, years go by really quickly, and it seems like when I'm taking these yearly trainings that we all have to do, it seems like we just take it and then we turn around and we take it again. Now, I, I think that um, you know, there's, there's some value to having, um, younger voters do this. And I don't mean to be ageist, uh, but I am wondering if it needs to be yearly. I mean, why, why can't it be every three years, every five years? I mean, what, what's the magic number there?

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• H.B. 54 Boating Safety Education · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Asked whether data shows that the course addresses safety and noted that a public witness would testify.

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  But, and that's my question too. Like, what, what's the person, if we're gonna change this, why don't we change it? But then, you know, the other thing is, um, this is something that Senator Ipson brought up. Are we sure that this is the answer to the questions of safety? I mean, perhaps it is, but do we have data? And maybe somebody here is gonna testify and Yeah, They will. Okay. Yep. Thank you.

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• H.B. 54 Boating Safety Education · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.

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  Senator Kwan, Mr. Chair, I move that, uh, we move on to the next agenda item Discussion.

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• H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Asks whether the disclosure requirement applies differently to advertisements than to signs, and whether it can go on the back of a sign.

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  Thank you. I just want to make sure, um, I'm understanding there is a differentiation between a sign and an advertisement in terms of having the, um, disclosure on the back. Is that correct? That it can only be on an advertisement, but not a sign on the Back? So, I, I hope I understood the question.

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• H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Asks whether a disclosure on the back of a sign is permissible if the back cannot be seen when the sign is mounted on a wall.

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  Question? Follow up, please. Yes. Thank you, Mr. President pro tem. So, just to make sure I understand, if it's on a sign and the sign and the, it's on the back of a sign and that sign is on a wall and you can't see the back, is that still permissible?

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• H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Says this clarification is not clearly in the bill and asks which lines address it.

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  Senator Kwan, Thank you Mr. President Pro tem. So that makes sense to me, a whole lot of sense, but I don't see it in the bill and I'm maybe just missing it. Would the sponsor tell me what lines that clarifies that

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• H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Says this issue would not by itself lead her to vote against the bill on second reading, but wants a conversation before third reading.

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  Thank you, Mr. President pro tem. It's not, I don't think this is something that would make me, um, pause and, and vote, uh, um, vote it down, uh, on second, but I would like to have a conversation before, before third. Thanks.

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• H.B. 85 State Sovereignty Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Said that the bill could limit the state's ability to keep communicating with the federal government and expressed concern about tying the state's hands on federalism issues.

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  Pro Tim, um, just to comment, uh, I, I love my role working with the, uh, federalism Commission and have learned a lot about how important it is for us to work, uh, as states, but also to keep that communication open with the federal government. Um, and that that's what we talk about when we're talking about dual sovereignty. Um, and, you know, a, a compound republic, and it seems like, uh, the issues with, with this bill that I have is that it binds our hands as a state to have those conversations. Um, we, we don't know if there's going to be issues. And I, I know that the good, uh, senator, uh, is coming from a …

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• S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Presents the bill, which adds the State Historic Preservation Officer and the TLA director to the Public Land Management Advisory Board.

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  Um, so this is a bill that came about because I went on a trip to Terrace, as many of you know, that I often like to go out there. It's an old railroad ghost town. And I happen to, there's, there's a, another story that I'll tell another day, but it has to do with a flat tire and, um, some, uh, uh, dish soap. But, uh, turned out that I got into a car with our, um, state historic preservation officer and was talking about our, um, our, our public lands. Um, and I, I asked him about, uh, who takes care of our, our public lands, uh, if should we get some of the, uh, state, uh, …

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• S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Explains that the State Historic Preservation Officer would help ensure archaeological digs follow state guidelines, and that the TLA director was recommended because many of the lands were once TLA lands.

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  President for the question. Uh, the State historic Preservation officer, uh, and, and the office does much of the cultural, um, anthropological work as well as, uh, the, um, uh, the work of the, there is a word here of the person who, uh, not an architect, but anyways, uh, they do, uh, most of the work in the state. And so what that would do with the state historic preservation officers to ensure that the, uh, exploration and the digs of these sites, uh, should they come to be our, uh, in, in line with our, uh, state, um, uh, guidelines. Uh, the ctla uh, administration, the director of ctla, uh, Mr. Johnson had recommended because of many of …

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• S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the bill be read a third time.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I waive summation and move that, uh, SB 53, be read for a third time.

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• S.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Explains her no vote in committee, saying many constituents are marrying later or not at all, and that immigrants' marriages and customs may be affected, so the bill's impacts need more review.

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  Thank you, Mr. President Pro Tem. It's more of a comment I voted no on this and committee and I just wanted to explain why. Uh, I did. Um, so many of our, um, constituents, uh, are getting married later, or not at all. Um, more than half of millennials are not married. Um, and, and we are seeing, uh, the same trend with some of our older Gen z uh, uh, community members. Um, or they're getting married much later in life, um, but they're not delaying, uh, living together cohabitating. And so, um, while I do recognize that we are one of few, uh, uh, states who, uh, still have this, I think it is, uh, still quite …

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• H.B. 78 Nuclear Regulatory Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Asks that the required annual report include safety measures and moves to amend the report language to add safety measures.

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  you, Mr. Chair. Um, during the summer, I supported this, uh, uh, this resolution, I'm sorry, this bill. Um, but I had some questions about, uh, safety measures. I, I we're all interested in safety measures and, um, and I'm glad to see that that is a part of, uh, uh, of the board's, um, uh, responsibilities. I guess that's not really the right word, but it's something that they will be looking at. But I had asked if we can have, uh, in the report, um, the, on on November 30th of, of each year, a uh, something about, uh, safety measures, uh, for that year. And I'm wondering if that is something that Yeah, that's, we added that …

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• S.B. 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Kwan asked why the proposal excludes elected officials from the commission and noted this is a point of disagreement with stakeholders.

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  Mr. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm just, um, I noticed here it said something like, uh, no elected officials can be on this. And I was just wondering the why that is, Since we patterned this after the, uh, UDOT Trans or Udot Transportation Commission, that's a rule that they have. And in talking with stakeholders, this appears to be a point of disagreement.

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• S.B. 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Kwan said she supports the motion and encouraged Harper to keep working with the Utah League of Cities and Towns.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. And, and I would've made the motion too, but since you're, you're here, but, uh, just to, to say that, um, I appreciate the work that you, you've done on this and, uh, uh, to encourage you to continue to work with the Yeah. Yeah. Utah leagues of cities, cities and towns, and, um, that's what I, I support the motion.

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• H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Asked about the permit language on lines 33 to 38 and whether it is consistent with other construction.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, on lines 1 33 through 1 38. Um, so these are some, um, uh, permits that a, a person, uh, i, I would assume an owner, uh, landowner would need to receive before constructing a solar power plant. And I'm just wondering if this is consistent language with any other types of construction.

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• S.B. 29 Child Care Advisory Committee Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Presents SB 29 as a sunset extension of the Child Care Advisory Committee, which gives providers a way to give input to the agency, and says it has worked well.

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  Need to do that. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, so this is a, um, Sunset extension, extension for the Childcare Advisory Committee. And I have with me, um, Rebecca from, uh, from Department of Workforce Services as a phone, a friend, in case there are questions that she can help answer. But this basically, the childcare advisory committee, uh, gives providers the opportunity to, uh, give input to the agency and vice versa. And it's been working really well. And I think, uh, we need to extend it. Thank you.

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• S.B. 14 Utah Commission on Aging Sunset Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Introduced SB 14 as a Sunset extension for the Utah Commission on Aging and turned the presentation over to Rob Entz.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. Hello everybody. Um, so this is a Sunset extension and, um, we're gonna be really brief 'cause I know it's late in the Friday afternoon, so I'm gonna turn some time over to Rob Entz to just talk a little bit about it.

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• S.B. 98 Substance Use Rehabilitation Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Moved to pass the second substitute of Senate Bill 98 out favorably to the full Senate.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that, uh, we pass out favorably, SB 98 second sub, uh, to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.B. 128 Public Alert Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Moves to delete the bill's title and body and replace them with the first substitute.

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  Madam Chair. Would you like to me to make a motion now in the substitute? Yes, please. So I move that we delete title and body of SB 1 28 and replace it with, uh, first sub SB 1 28.

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• S.B. 128 Public Alert Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Thanks the sponsor and says a family member with autism makes the bill's purpose relatable, calling it a great idea.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. It's more of a comment. Um, and just a a thank you for, uh, bringing this forward. I have a, a nephew with autism and, um, I mean, I know we're always, um, making sure that somebody is, is with him and, and, um, we know where he is. And, but as he has aged and, and has wanted to kind of, uh, you know, go off on his own sometimes, I mean, he's, he's in his twenties, so, you know, it, it does become an, an issue to think about. Um, you know, what if he decides he wants to go somewhere without us and that, and then we can't find him. So, uh, I …

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• S.B. 128 Public Alert Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Moves to pass the first substitute of the bill out favorably to the full Senate.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. I move that we favorably pass out, uh, SB 1 28 first sub to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.B. 165 Economic Mobility Initiative · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Asks whether a family homeless center in the Granite School District is located in South Salt Lake and works with the district.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm, I'm wondering, um, and I think it's in the Granite School District, a family homeless center. Is that or works with the District? Is that It's right there in South Salt Lake.

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• S.B. 165 Economic Mobility Initiative · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Moves that the committee favorably recommend SB 165 to the full Senate.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. I, uh, move that we favorably recommend SB 1 65 to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.J.R. 9 Joint Resolution Expressing Friendship and Support for Taiwan · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Sen. Kwan moved to favorably recommend SJR 9 to the full Senate.

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  I'm on a roll. You are on a roll today. I, uh, move that we favorably, uh, recommend SJR nine to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.J.R. 9 Joint Resolution Expressing Friendship and Support for Taiwan · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Sen. Kwan said she is willing to help and would like to see Taiwanese American friends attend the floor presentation, as they have before.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. And, uh, if there's anything I can do to help in with that, you know, that, uh, I'm, I'm very, uh, willing to do that. I'd love to see some of our, uh, Taiwanese, uh, American friends come in as, as we have, uh, before. So thank You. Thanks.

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• S.C.R. 8 Resolution Honoring the Utah Parent Teacher Association · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Moved that the committee favorably recommend S.C.R. 8 to the full Senate.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we favorably recommend SCR eight, uh, to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.B. 172 Airport and Air Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Asks Senator Harper to explain what the bill requires airports to do with lost property.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. So on this, um, bill where you were talking about, um, the, uh, property that's left maybe on an airplane or somewhere, um, and you said that this allows a more, uh, maybe judicious, I think you used that word. Could you explain that a little more? What, what will, or, or maybe you don't know, but what does this, uh, bill say the airports will do?

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• S.B. 172 Airport and Air Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Shares a personal experience of losing an iPad and asks whether a shorter holding period could prevent owners from recovering property.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, may I have a follow up? Yes, go ahead. So I, I absolutely agree that, um, you know, we don't want, uh, stuff just laying around and that, uh, if it can be, I think, sold or destroyed if it needs to be. Uh, but, um, you know, I've had my computer, I left a a, an iPad on a, on an airplane before and was not able to get it. I couldn't ever get it back, even though the airlines said, oh yeah, we have it in our possession. I just couldn't figure it out. It was not here, it was at in a different, um, it airport. But I would hate for that, for …

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• S.B. 151 Public Safety Funding Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Thanked Senator Harper for the bill, said it has been needed for a long time, and expressed support for the officers.

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  Oh, no. Actually, I'm gonna make a comment and then it's 'cause he likes me better than you. I love this committee. I, I'm just gonna make a comment and I'll let Senator, uh, Rebe make the motion. Um, I just wanted to thank, um, Senator Harper for bringing this, uh, this bill. I mean, it's, it's been needed for a long time and I, I hope that we can, you know, quickly get to, uh, you know, the full amount of officers that we need to. And I just, I, I'm very much in support of this and I, I thank our, our officers for the work that you do every day.

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• H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Moves that HB 52 be passed out favorably to the full Senate.

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  Senator Kwan. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I move that we, uh, passed out favorably Senate Bill 52, uh, to the full, sorry, house Bill 52 with, uh, favorable re uh, recommendation. Thank you. Discussion to that motion.

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• H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Thanks the sponsor for working with indigenous populations and for bringing the bill forward. · speaker not certain

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I thank the good sponsor for working with the indigenous populations on this and the, um, and for bringing this bill forward. Thank you. All in favor.

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• S.B. 52 Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026

  Asks what the minimum standards for substitute teachers are.

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  Thank you. I'm wondering about those, uh, minimum standards. Um, I'm wondering if the sponsor is able to let us know some of those, uh, what those are.

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• S.B. 52 Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to expand on how the bill would increase the pool of substitute teachers principals can select.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Follow up question. Please. Go ahead. Um, Mr. President, I'm wondering, um, I, I think I heard the sponsor talk about the need, uh, uh, for substitute teachers and how this will, um, increase the pool by which our, uh, principals, uh, can select substitute teachers. And I wonder if the, uh, sponsor could expand on that again.

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• S.B. 52 Substitute Teaching Requirements Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026

  Says she had worried the bill might lower standards for substitutes but now thinks it is a good policy that helps principals find more substitutes.

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  Thank Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, yesterday I had a concern, not a concern, but maybe, um, a, a worry that maybe we were lowering the standards for our, uh, um, our substitute teachers. And that is a concern because we need to make sure that our, uh, kids are safe and, uh, certainly don't have any, uh, concerns about the, uh, uh, substitute teachers that the principals are going to choose. And I think that this probably is going to be a very good, uh, policy in order to allow more of our, uh, uh, teachers to find substitute teachers, teachers and principals to find substitute.

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• S.B. 82 Securities Investor Education, Training, and Enforcement Fund Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved that the committee favorably recommend SB 82 to the full Senate.

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  I move that we favorably recommend this Bill, uh, to the floor of the Senate.

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• S.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Asks how many common law marriages exist in Utah and what legal impacts the bill would have; Weiler estimates the number is relatively low and says he does not have exact figures.

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  Madam Chair. My my question has to do with how many people this might impact here in Utah. I mean, how many common law marriages do we have? Do we have any stats on this? And what impact might it be on these, uh, uh, on the relationships, you know, what legal impacts might it be for people who, and I know that, that there's a, a clause in here that grandfathers people in, but maybe moving forward, what, what do common law people in common law marriages, sorry, relationships have now that future relationships? So I don't have those numbers, but I would tell you, I think it's relatively low. Um, it could be a hundred a year, it …

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• S.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Asks whether people must file something to establish a common law marriage.

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  Follow up question, Madam Chair, if you don't mind. Um, so I, I'm asking 'cause I really don't know the answer to this one. Do people have to file something to say that they are in a common law merit?

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• S.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Asks for clarification on whether people file before a breakup and asks about cultural and legal reasons people choose not to marry.

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  And Madam Chair, one more, if I may. Yes. So, um, just so that I'm clear, um, it, it's not generally something that people file or, or, or do before they break up. Um, Um, I, I'm not aware of any situation like that Because so many of, um, our young, uh, younger generation are delaying marriage. Yes. But they aren't delaying living together. They may not be delaying having kids together. Yes. And so I was just wondering how this is working. So I have a better answer to your question. Okay. If you compared what it would take to file a lawsuit, go to court and prove that you met all the elements of a common law marriage …

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• S.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Says she is concerned about people who choose not to marry and later seek legal benefits, and says she needs to do more research.

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  Um, and what is patently offensive to me is people that are like bucking the system. Oh, we don't need the law to recognize our relationship, blah, blah, blah. And then 10 years later they're like, well, now I want the law to recognize it. So from my standpoint, we've carved out some special benefits and some special duties and obligations for debt and other things for people that do get married. But what I'm seeing and what I'm, I guess I'm concerned about is people that choose not to get married, then later they're like, now I want the benefits. They never took on the obligations. They just want the benefits now that they've broken up or their, or …

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• S.B. 110 Marriage Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moves to proceed to the next agenda item.

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  Madam Chair. I move that we move on to the next agenda item. Okay. So, um, there is a motion to move on to the next agenda item.

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• S.B. 129 Commemorative Day Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Thanks the student for bringing the idea to the committee and says students can do good work to bring people together.

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  Thank you, Madam Chair. Not really a question. I just wanted to, um, congratulate and thank, uh, the student here for, uh, coming to the committee and bringing the com the, uh, the, um, idea to Senator Baldry. I know it's sometimes, um, students feel like they don't have a voice, um, because they're young, uh, and they don't have any power be again, because they're young. And I, I hear this from many of my students, but, um, but you really do, and this is an example for the good work that students can do to bring people together. So I just, just wanted to make sure that you knew how, how I appreciate you. Thank you.

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• S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved that the committee favorably recommend SB 122 to the full Senate.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. I move that we favorably, uh, recommend sb uh, 1 22 to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.B. 132 Spaceport Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend SB 132 to the full Senate.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. I, uh, move that we favorably recommend SB 1 32 to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.B. 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 22, 2026

  Presented SB 53, which concerns a public land management advisory board that applies if 250,000 acres of public land are returned to the state, and said she consulted the state public lands office about who should serve on it.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, we have a, uh, public land management advisory board that takes place if we, um, if 250,000 acres of public land is returned to us. Um, I actually was on a trip to Terrace, uh, Utah, which is an old railroad ghost town. Um, and right there, I think, in Senator Sandall district. Um, and, and it's on, um, federal BLM land. Um, and I was out there with Dr. Chris Merritt who's in the room, and we started talking about, um, you know, who are the stewards of this land and, and what would happen if we got this particular, I mean, I don't think it's a part of the law, the lawsuit, but, …

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• S.B. 14 Utah Commission on Aging Sunset Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Says the bill extends the sunset for the Utah Commission on Aging so it can continue its work, and removes language for the Utah Seismic Safety Commission, which has already been repealed.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, Utah has a fast growing older adult population. This bill extends the Sunset so the Utah Commission on Aging can continue to do the good work that they do. And I just wanna point out, uh, there's been questions about Lines 40 and 41, which uh, takes out the Utah Seismic Safety Commission. That's because that, that, um, has already been repealed, so it just cleans up language. And that concludes my presentation.

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• S.B. 29 Child Care Advisory Committee Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Sponsor presented S.B. 29, a three-year sunset extension so the Child Care Advisory Committee can continue its work.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is a, uh, Sunset extension for three years so that the Childcare Advisory Committee can continue to do the, uh, good work that they have been doing. That concludes my presentation.

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• S.R. 2 Senate Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Asks whether, since LER review is no longer mandatory for sunrise reviews, S.R. 2 means a standing committee should ask whether a bill went through LER review.

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  I just would, um, like some clarification on here. So we passed the bill that, um, made it so that it's not mandatory for LER to, uh, look at sunrises, but this one says that the standing committee should ask if it went through an LER review. Is that correct?

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• S.R. 2 Senate Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Asks whether a committee should refrain from passing a bill forward if the sponsor did not have an LER review.

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  Yes. Thank you, Mr. President. So I just wanna clarify again, I'm not sure I, I fully understand the purpose of this. So, if a standing committee, um, uh, determines that the, uh, sponsor did not have a LER review on the, on the sunrise, is that an indication that the standing committee should, um, not pass the bill forward?

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