Legislators / Jason B. Kyle
Jason B. Kyle
Republican · House District 8
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- Phone: 385-394-2424
- Office: 350 N State Street, Suite 350, Salt Lake City, UT, 84114
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Jason B. Kyle serves on:
- Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
- House Revenue and Taxation Committee
- Business and Labor Interim Committee
- Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
What they've said
134 remarks on 51 billsS.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Moves that the House adopt House Amendment 4 to the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I, I move that the house, uh, adopt house amendment four in my name. That's, uh, four substitute four, correct or no, amendment four. Sorry. Please Amendment. You're
S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says the amendment states that CRNAs cannot use prescribed ketamine.
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Yes. Uh, this is a licensure bill and, um, we're in the bill. The, the underlying bill expands the, the use of, um, or the ability of CRNAs to prescribe medications. And this is just saying that they cannot use, uh, prescribed medi, uh, ketamine.
S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Describes the bill's provisions across several healthcare licenses, including nurse practitioner minor surgery, CRNA prescribing, athletic trainers, and a sunset date for the surgery language.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This, this bill's been a, uh, a lot of work. A lot of people have, have put time into it. LER did a, a study and they, they looked into, um, a lot of pr well this into licensing for, uh, different types of healthcare clinicians. And, uh, I'll, I'll, I'll go through it now. I I only have five minutes, but it, it's quite extensive. Uh, so, uh, one, one thing, first thing that it does is that it makes it so that nurse practitioners, uh, can, uh, do, uh, minor surgical procedures. There was a recent healthcare, uh, there was a recent Supreme Court case where the, our Supreme Court ruled that our current …
S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Explains that the sunset date is included because a court ruling on minor surgical procedures needs more study.
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Yes. So, uh, for the ability of this, uh, um, physician assistants and the nurse practitioners, there was a recent court case that went up to our Supreme Court that took away their ability to perform, uh, to perform biopsies and, uh, like skin tag removals and, and very minor surgical, uh, procedures. And so we put the sun site date in there because it requires more study. And, uh, so we want to get it right. We put in some vague language right now that allows them to, to continue doing what we they need to do, but we just want to, to revisit, make sure it's there to make sure that we get it right. Nobody wants to …
S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Thanks members for their comments and says the bill is in a good place for the state.
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Uh, thank you. I appreciate the comments and questions and, and support. Uh, a lot of work has gone into this, uh, um, and it's, it's to a good place and it, it, it'll serve our state. Thank you.
S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Presents S.B. 298, which sets guardrails for programmable money so it cannot be used to discriminate based on political opinions, religious beliefs, medical history, or lawful firearm ownership, and bars issuers from using ESG standards and diversity programming compliance as a basis for refusing a transaction; says the bill was worked on with the state treasurer, who supports it.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. The this bill establishes, uh, guardrails for programmable money that, uh, may contain built-in rules restricting how it may be used. So, uh, a couple years ago, my, my good friend from Utah County and our, our current congressman, uh, uh, who was former, our former Senator Kennedy, he, uh, they, uh, clarified that CBDC is not recognized as currency in our state. Uh, this bill ensures that money in our, uh, digital, digital assets or digital currency, uh, in our state, cannot be used to discriminate based on political opinions, religious beliefs, medical history, lawful or lawful ownership of a firearm. It prevents an issuer from using ESG standards and diversity programming, uh, compliance as …
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Opposes the bill, saying electric tools may not hold up for larger state projects that need repeated recharging, and that gas equipment is more practical.
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Thank, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I obviously care less about animals, but I care, uh, more about, uh, the, um, uh, the, the applic the practicality of this. I, I I use electric, uh, tools at my home because it's nice. They, they're, you know, you get a charge, they're good enough for, for what, what I need to do. But I I, what I see in state, uh, state employees, they might have to do a larger, uh, larger projects. And, and, and, and I think that when it comes to elec using electric, uh, products, it might not hold up to what they need to do. They'll have to recharge multiple times. You're changing things out and it's, …
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Proposes substitute language limiting the change to counties of the first class.
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Add that instead of on, on the same line, it can be in counties of the first class instead of counties of the first and second class.
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says people in his county do not want to deal with this and that people in Salt Lake can do it.
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Yeah. I don't think the people in my county wanna deal with this, so if people in Salt Lake wanna do it, they can do it.
S.B. 201 Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he does not like the bill and worries animal welfare groups will start litigation if rules are not followed.
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Yeah, I mean, to be honest, I just don't like the bill, but, uh, I feel like a lot of these groups that, that really love animals, they're, they're very passionate people, but, and, and they, they, I I feel like they're gonna start litigation on if, if people don't follow things correctly or, or do Well, I think that's, that's what this bill's about. Um, and I, I, I love animals as well, but I, I think they can, these, these groups, they'll start to get out of hand and that that'ss why I'm running this. Thank you.
S.B. 312 Educator License Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Said a state school board member supported the bill and that it is a reasonable policy, and urged support.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, I, I, my, uh, state, uh, school board member reached out to me and, and, and showed his support for this bill. Um, so I, I, I know that some of them, at least some of them have been involved in, in developing this. I think it's a reasonable policy and, and navigates the, this area fairly well. So I'd encourage your support. Thank you.
S.B. 235 Governor Compensation Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Says the salaries are all competitive, that the bill keeps the existing structure of stepping salaries down from the governor's, and that other states often set salaries by legislative enactment.
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I, I think that it's all competitive. We've always done it just as a step off of whatever the governor does. And so I wasn't really looking at competitiveness. I was trying to preserve the, you know, the structure of what we've had. Um, other states, I am told by a very kind person to my left that, uh, other states, what they typically do is, um, uh, they just set it by legislative enactment, what the salaries are. Uh, ours tries to have it be a little more lockstep, uh, percentage wise,
S.B. 297 School Social Worker Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Asks why interns are added to the bill; Rep. Hayes answers that the bill covers intern roles that already exist in schools.
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Thank you, Mr. Thank you, Mr. Chair. What, why are we adding interns in, in, in this bill? Sure. So this isn't, this is again, trying to capture the people that are already working. So there are intern roles that work in school. So, um, if you're in the process of getting a degree, you might have to intern as as part of that. So that's why it's, it's stated. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Okay.
S.B. 248 Child Care Expansion Act · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026
Says there is a need for childcare help but that this is an inefficient use of government resources; urges a no vote.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, I, I agree with, um, my other, uh, colleague from Salt Lake County's, uh, sentiments. There, there's a, we understand that there's a, a need for some childcare and some, some help out here, but this is a very inefficient role for government to be in. Um, it's, it's, it's doesn't make the best use for our resources, and I would encourage a no vote on this. Thank you.
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Explains that the bill is a compromise that changes the hold harmless language from five years to two years.
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Yes. Um, this, uh, is just a compromise. We move back the hold harmless, uh, language from five years to two years because the Senate's not as cool as us. So
H.B. 596 Homelessness Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Asks the sponsor to explain the tax imposed in the bill and whether the amendment affects taxes collected or deposited.
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Thank you. Uh, I was just wondering if, uh, if, uh, if you could explain the, uh, Mr. Speaker, the, uh, the tax imposed in this part and, uh, uh, can I speak to the, the taxes collected or, or deposited, uh, in the amendment?
H.C.R. 5 House Concurrent Resolution on State Management of Federal Public Lands · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Moves to adopt Amendment Number Two in his name.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move that we adopt Amendment two in my name, It's Amendment number two.
H.C.R. 5 House Concurrent Resolution on State Management of Federal Public Lands · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Explains that the amendment adds a resolve encouraging the division to negotiate with the Forest Service to take over management of Pine View Reservoir and create a state park.
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Uh, thank, thank you Mr. Speaker. Yeah. Um, I, I really appreciate this bill. And I, I, I'm looking to add a, um, a, a further resolve that to encourage the, the division to enter into a, to encourage the division to negotiate with the Forest Service, uh, to take over management of Pine View Reservoir and create a, a state park. And that's, that's what this amendment will do.
H.C.R. 5 House Concurrent Resolution on State Management of Federal Public Lands · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
In summation on the motion, says the amendment is small but important to his community and would be beneficial to the state and county.
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Thank you. This, this may seem like a, a very little thing, but it, it would be very important to my community. Um, and if, if we could get this done at some point, it would, it would very be very beneficial, uh, for our state and, and, uh, and we were county.
S.B. 206 Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asks whether the bill expands the use of CRAs, PIs, or zones.
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Thank you. Thank you. Uh, Mr. Chair? Uh, yeah, I just, uh, had one quick question. I was reading this and it's, it's kind of all over the place a lot in there. Uh, did, does this expand the, the use of any of these, uh, CRAs or PIs or, or zones or, or is it just kind of
S.B. 276 Veteran Organization Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asked why the bill includes language about acquiring conservation easements.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a question about the acquisition of a conservation easement. What, what, why is that in there? What, is there a purpose behind that?
S.B. 276 Veteran Organization Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asked whether anyone is currently pursuing a conservation easement.
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Okay. Do you know if there's anyone looking at doing a conservation easement right now?
S.B. 276 Veteran Organization Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asked why the conservation easement language refers to a government entity, comparing it to a recent bill about county actions.
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Yeah. Thank you. I, I want one more question based on, on the, this, uh, conservation easement. So the language in here on 1520 says a government entity. Uh, it, it doesn't really have anything to do with the, the veterans, uh, organization. But can, can you explain why, why the way that's in this bill? What, why a government entity or we're saying a government entity needs to acquire a, a bill. We, we just ran a bill saying that like a, a county Yeah. Line 1520. We just ran a bill to, uh, saying that, uh, a governmental organization can, or saying limiting what county counties can do, uh, but buying up other counties. Is this have anything …
S.B. 276 Veteran Organization Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asked for the definition of government entity, noted the definition in the bill lists local government entities, and asked that the language be clarified before the floor.
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What is the definition of government entity? Um, in this case, it's really meant to be these veteran services organizations. I, I just don't see how that govern Entity is like if you're a 5 0 1 C3. Right. So in, in, in the bill on line 1665, it defines local government entity as a county, city, town, special district, special service district, community development and renewal agency, cons, conservation district, school district, or another other political subdivision of the state. So that that doesn't track with what, with what the presentation is. It defines it as a government entity, as as those things. So I, I, I don't, I I feel like that's, I'd be happy to get that …
S.B. 276 Veteran Organization Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said he understood the clarification.
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acquisition of conservation Easement. Got you. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Thanks. I, I'll learn how to read one of these days. Thank you.
S.B. 60 Income Tax Rate Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said he supports the bill and urged the committee to examine property taxes, class sizes, and funding priorities.
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Yes. Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. I, I support this tax code. I think it's good policy. I think it does help everybody around. Um, one thing that I wish we would do as a body though is, uh, you know, our income, our, our taxing is, you know, the three-legged stool. And I, I think we really need to look at, at property taxes and what we can do. I know they always say, Hey, that's a local thing, but it, it really is a balance between us. Like over 50% of our property taxes are for education. And I, I think, um, I think we fund a lot of things. I, I'd like to do this and also …
H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Presents HB 530, which creates a permitting coordinator position within GOED to serve as a single point of contact and advisory resource, with permitting authority remaining with the agencies.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair and com committee. Good, good morning. I'm, uh, glad to be in front of this committee again. Uh, so we have, uh, this bill's fairly simple. It's, uh, it's a bill that, uh, will help people navigate government a little bit better. So what it does is it establishes a permitting coordinator position within Goyo. Uh, and this, uh, this coordinator will, uh, have a few different duties. They'll be a single point of contact for entities seeking permits for state and federal permitting agencies and tribal governments. Uh, they'll serve as a central source of information for state permitting requirements and procedures. They'll develop guidance materials to assist those seeking permits. They'll coordinate among permitting …
H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Says the request came from the speaker and he assumes the funding was included, though he has not checked.
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Uh, is the speaker that asked me to do it, so I hope, I hope you did. So I hope that they got it in there. I, I didn't check, but I'm assuming Yes.
H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Says the bill is simple and creates a position to help make permitting better.
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Yeah, it, uh, pretty simple Bill. Just create somebody to help make pur admitting better.
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Presents the substitute bill, which requires disclosure when a securities intermediary's interest takes priority over an investor's security entitlement.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, this bill has to deal with how, um, how priority among security interests are, uh, are, are handled. Um, so when you we buy a security, we usually go through a, a, a, a broker or a securities intermediary where we, we buy what's called a securities entitlement. Uh, and, and there are circum circumstances where you, where your, uh, entitlement would be used as collateral by a, a clearing house or a, a securities intermediary. And in our code, in the Uniform Commercial Code, it, it states that the, the bank is, is, is put as first priority over your asset. And, and that would happen under circum certain circumstances. Uh, my, my bill …
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
In closing, describes the substitute as a simple disclosure requirement and says the Uniform Law Commission's notes addressed the original bill rather than the substitute.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yeah, I, I appreciate the good discussions that, that we've had around this. Um, my, my original bill had a lot more meat in this. And this is simply a clear substitute saying if this is happening, people should know about it. In fact, uh, I, I appreciate the, the, the input that I've had from my, my good friend and from Salt Lake County. He, he gave me the, the feedback from the Uniform Law Commission. And, and when, when I read it, he, he sent me their notes. It was extremely lazy in my opinion. They, they all, their notes were on, on the original, my original bill, but not, did not address the …
H.B. 597 Alcohol Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asked whether the bill would let a hotel near a town's church, school, library, or park carry alcohol with local consent.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, so I live in a small town, the church, the hotel, the park, they're all ki the library, they're all within very, they're very close together. Does this look like it's, those are a community location, right? The community locations, the church school, or a library, or park, I, I believe is what it's listed. Is this giving, saying that with consent, uh, maybe that hotel could carry alcohol with consent of the, the town? Is it, is that how, how I read it?
H.B. 597 Alcohol Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Said an existing bar near a church and park has been there a long time and he expects the proposal to work out, and he is supportive.
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Yes. Sorry. There you go. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, every Sunday I drive to, when I drive to church, I pass the shooting star saloon that is right in our, in back, in our parking lot. Um, we, it's been there longer than the church. I think so, uh, I I think it, I think it'll be fine. It's also right across from the park and we will be also been fine. I think this is, is, I think this will work out. So I, uh, uh, yeah, I'm, I'm, I forgot to make the motion, but I guess someone else can do that, but I'm, I'm good with it, so.
H.B. 375 Outdoor Recreation Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Presented the bill, saying it renames an account to avoid confusion, formalizes the Every Kid Outdoors initiative, and allows 2% of the fund to be used for administration.
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Thank you. So if it's okay, I'll have a director Curry come up with Me. Okay. Alright. Okay. Um, so thank you for having me, this bill. Uh, uh, so I'm, I've been lucky enough to be appointed to the Outdoor Adventure Commission. I've been able to work with Director Curry a lot, and it's, it's been, it's actually a lot. Really fun assignment. So, uh, but we're jealous. Yeah, It's, it's a great one. But, so this bill is fairly simple. It does three things. It, uh, renames an account because there are two accounts that have very similar names, and we always end up getting confused. So, uh, it just makes, it makes it more clear. The second …
H.B. 375 Outdoor Recreation Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Said Director Curry could explain the fund better than he could.
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Do this? Yeah, I think Director Curry probably explained that better than I I could
H.B. 375 Outdoor Recreation Modifications · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Asked for the committee's support, saying the bill helps the division administer what it already does.
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Yes. Tha thank you. Yeah. Um, I, I'd appreciate your support. I, I think it's, uh, it's a fairly simple bill and it, and it will help the division, uh, uh, be able to administer what they, they need to do and kind of what they're already doing. I, I guess a little bit with the administrative cost that it has to go somewhere in there. The other, uh, funds are kind of a assuming it anyway, so I, I'd, I'd, I'd appreciate your support.
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Presents H.B. 543 on securities entitlements and bank priority in collateral, and describes the substitute's notice requirement.
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I, I do. Okay. Uh, so, uh, let me pull up my bill one moment. This came a lot quicker than I thought it would. So, uh, this, this bill is, uh, is one that, that I think is really important. There's, uh, we, we all have, um, assets tied up in, in the market, in in securities. Our, our 4 0 1 Ks are, uh, you know, we have mutual funds and things and, uh, or, or even private, uh, or, or stocks that, that we bought. And we always, we always buy those through an intermediary. Um, and something that's, uh, that is not, uh, completely understood by every everyone is that when, when we go buy that, …
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Says most people do not know about the provision and explains the substitute's notice requirement.
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So I would say almost zero. People know that this part of the code actually exists. I've even asked financial advisors if they know about it and they don't. And a lot of people don't seem to understand the issue. And so I, um, honestly, they, they wouldn't know. So, but I think that this notification is important. The substitute, um, I, I think is, is, is pretty important that, um, it, it, it says that just gives it, it, it's very, very easy. It says it that, um, a suspicious, uh, disclosure of each of the securities unit meters entitlements holders stating that, um, a brief, um, the financial asset is subject to those subsections in the code. And …
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Says this has happened with Lehman Brothers and that the market has insufficient insurance backing.
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Yeah. It, it has, it happened with Lehman Brothers, um, and they were, I, I believe they were out for, I forgot the amount of time, but it was a, a very, it, it was, it was not insignificant. I believe that they were eventually made whole. Um, don't quote me on that. I'm not, I'm not a expert on that. But I think once the bailout went through, I think they were eventually made whole. But the system is actually Vernal. It's kind of on a house of cars. There's not sufficient insurance to back up the market if it fails.
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Says a first-position switch would be the first in the nation and could drive investment out of the state.
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but we would be the first state to do that. And I think it would, uh, it would, it, the concern is that that would drive investment from our state.
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Says the issue should be addressed nationally and suggests exploring interstate compacts later.
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um, I don't want that, I want our state to be a very business friendly state, but I also, I do think this should be addressed on a, a nationwide level, but I I, but it is in the UCC, it's in the code in every single state. And, uh, it started back in the, the mid nineties, or it started going into everybody's code. But it honestly, it, that is the right, that is the right answer in my opinion. Uh, and that's kind of, uh, that was my initial approach. That's What I, that's what I Thought. Yeah. That was my initial approach. And I think that is the right approach. But it would be nice if every …
H.B. 543 Uniform Commercial Code Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Says the bill is an important step for citizens to understand the investments they make and protect their assets.
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Thank you. I, I think this is a very important step in actually making sure that our, our, our citizens understand what kind of investments they're making, what, what they're getting involved in, and, and protecting their assets. Uh, I think it's not about if, when this starts to happen again, uh, and I, I, I think this is important and it's, it is actually a very big step for our state.
S.B. 238 Property Tax Adjustments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks how the primary residence exemption works now when property ownership changes.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah. So I, I don't know how, how does this happen now, when we, when, uh, ownership changes? Do we have right now, do they have to apply for the primary Residence Essential exemption?
S.B. 238 Property Tax Adjustments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks whether buyers of new homes would have to apply to the county and how easy the process is.
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Right. So I I I assume most homes are primary residents. So going forward now, whenever they buy a new home, they have to go to the county and do it, or is it, is it like a easy thing to do?
S.B. 238 Property Tax Adjustments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks how the application works and the timing for a home purchased late in the year.
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Got you. So is, um, how does this work in application? Say you buy a home in November or December, uh, is it for like, when's the cutoff when, you know, is it all automatically, how are you taxed for the next year? Like how, how much time do you have? Right.
S.B. 238 Property Tax Adjustments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks whether a home converted from a primary residence to a rental in one county could still be counted as a second home if the owner claims a new primary residence in another county.
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Got it. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. I I do have a question. Okay. So let's say I have my residence. I'm going to switch it to a rental. I buy another home in a different county. I then apply, make that my residence. Is there gonna be communication back to the other county or could I still have that rental be considered a second?
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Presented HB 261, which amends the Electronic Information Privacy Act to set when state and local law enforcement may obtain evidence from another jurisdiction and when such evidence may be suppressed, and said he worked with stakeholders on it.
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Thank. Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be in your, your committee. I, um, HB 2 61, uh, is, is a bill that, that protects Utah's fourth Amendment rights. It's, uh, it's, uh, amendments to our electronic information, data privacy or the, the electronic information, uh, data Privacy Act. Um, there, there was a Supreme Court, a case that went up to our Supreme Court last August. And, and, and they, and, and that decision, um, they, they found some, uh, some vagueness or what, what they described as vagueness in the, in the majority opinion, but in the dissenting opinion, um, it all, it, it, um, the, the justice that wrote the, the dissenting opinion said that …
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Explained that the privacy act is not new, that it was amended in earlier years, and that the bill adds clarity on how law enforcement can obtain evidence such as through a warrant, subpoena, or from another agency, following a court decision.
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Sure. So I, I mean our, our Electronic Information Privacy Act, that that's, it's not, it's not a new, um, thing, right? It, it's, it's actually, uh, we, I think it was started back in 2014, um, and then it was, I think Representative Wilcox, uh, ran that original bill. And then, uh, representative Craig Hall did a little bit more in 2019, who's now, ironically a judge, I actually wanted to call him, but I don't know if you would've talked to me being, being in the physician. He is now. Right. But, uh, it's, um, right now there it is, it is due to that decision. It's not actually not very clear on what law enforcement can and …
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Said the goal was to avoid making the work harder for law enforcement while making clear what they can do, and that he met with the Attorney General's office and DPS.
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Yes. Yeah. And, you know, Yeah, I, I was, I was, I was very, uh, one of my goals was not to make this hard for law enforcement, that we appreciate what they do and we want them to, to be continue doing their job, but we also wanted them to, to be clear about what, how they can do it. Because we don't want them to go do the work and then have their evidence suppressed. Right. Or, or, um, uh, later down the line. So, uh, yeah, I, that's why I brought everybody to the table. The Attorney general's office was very good to work with, um, and, uh, DPS, that they, they laid out their concerns on …
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Said he appreciated the motion and that the state, law enforcement, and Utahns need the bill to protect Fourth Amendment rights.
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Yes. Thank, that's, uh, I, I would appreciate that this is, uh, something that I think, uh, the state needs and, and law enforcement needs. So it, I think it's, uh, and Utahans need to help protect their Fourth Amendment rights.
S.B. 269 School Board Meeting Notification Requirements · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the bill would require school boards to publish their meeting agendas 48 hours in advance, then yields for questions.
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Um, as we discussed yesterday, this would, uh, merely require school boards to publish their agendas, uh, 48 hours in advance of the meetings. Uh, with that I'll yield to any questions. Discussion to the bill. Seeing none. Back to you. Senator Weiler.
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Rep. Kyle presented HB 300, which would change the school district tax increment requirement from one year back to five years, giving local districts flexibility and reducing the incentive to raise property taxes.
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All right. Tha Thank you Mr. Chair. Uh, I dunno about you guys, but I think the number one issue I hear about most for my constituents is property taxes. And, uh, they, uh, um, and when my school district, uh, raised their property taxes last year, my social media visits went up 5000%. So, um, not 500%, not five, not 55000% because they were looking for somebody to help them that wi with the issue. So I, um, looked into it and I, I, I called my, my school board and they said, well, we have to keep ra. And this was the, the, it had been raised the, for three times in four years. And they said, well, …
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Rep. Kyle said he had covered most of the bill, asked for the committee's support, and said further work is needed in this area but this is a good step for now.
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I, I think I said most of it, but I, I'd appreciate your support. I I think that there is further work to do in this area as always, but, uh, I think this is a, a good move in the, for right now.
H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · House floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026
Presents H.B. 530 to create a permitting coordinator position within GOO to help people navigate federal, state, and tribal permits, in an advisory role with no rulemaking or added authority, and asks for support.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, HHB five 30 is a very simple bill. It creates a, a, uh, permitting coordinator position within GOO to help, uh, to help, uh, people deal with all the, all the different permits that they have, have to have, so that there'll be a, a single point of contact that can help, uh, people get through, uh, permits within the federal, state and, and, uh, tribal governments. And it will serve. It could be, it'll be someone that can serve as, as a central source of information for state permitting re uh, requirements and procedures. Uh, this person will develop guidance materials, uh, with the different agencies and help promote clarity and transparency. Um, they'll, …
H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · House floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026
Gives closing summation, saying the measure has long been needed and is supported by federal and state partners, and asks for support.
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See none, Representative Kyle for summation. Yes, thank you. It's, um, I think this is something that's been, um, uh, need needed for a while. It's supported by our, our federal partners as well and as, uh, as well as our, our state partner and, and partners. So I, I would appreciate your support. Thank you.
H.B. 375 Outdoor Recreation Modifications · House floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026
Presents H.B. 375 as a simple bill that renames the outdoor infrastructure restricted account, allows the account to fund the Every Kid Outdoors Initiative, and allows up to 2% of the fund to be used for administration.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker ProAm, uh, I've been working on this bill with the Division of Outdoor Recreation and it, it's very simple. It does, it does three things. Uh, one, it changes the name of the outdoor infrastructure, outdoor infrastructure restricted account. There's another account with a very similar name and they keep getting it mixed up. Uh, and then there, the second thing is it allows the account to include the Every Kid Outdoors Initiative where they ran a successful pilot on that and it, um, and it should, and it's, uh, a good, good way to help kids enjoy the outdoors. And, and third, it allows up to 2% of the fund, uh, of the account to …
H.B. 245 Construction Wage Standard Act · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Opposes the bill, arguing it interferes with the free market, adds bureaucracy and legal risk, raises state and taxpayer costs, and harms small companies and new workers.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, I rise in opposition to this bill. I, I understand that affordability and is a, is a very intense topic right now, is something that everybody across our state is dealing with. Unfortunately, this is not the way that we, we, uh, address that. This is classic interference in the free market. Uh, it represents government overreach and it, it, it, what it does is it distorts labor markets. Um, this creates unneeded bureaucracy and, uh, and that these comp that these, uh, companies will have to be looking over their shoulders all the time at which enterprising lawyer or attorney is, is, is gonna come after them, uh, because they did something wrong. This …
H.B. 515 Graduate Student Supplemental Loans · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Says government subsidies tend to raise education costs and that he does not support subsidizing this program.
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Yeah. I, I think when we subsidize things as a government, we end up increasing the costs. I mean, I look at, uh, I'm about to go back to school again and it's like a almost a hundred grand for a, a master's in business. And I, I think that's the only reason that it, it's that high is because they can get it. And so I, I think subsidizing this will just, I think that increases cost. If, if they want to, if they want people trained, we need to lower what it costs and letting the market drive it, what we're subsidizing it, which, which is increasing the cost for everybody. So I I I, I don't support, …
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Asks to move adoption of House Amendment 1 to the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker ProAm. May I move that the house adopt house amendment one
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Says the bill addresses the Electronic Information Privacy Act, and that the amendment responds to Department of Public Safety concerns about how it may access certain information.
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Yes. Uh, this bill's, uh, an electronic Information Privacy Act, uh, bill, and we're trying to reign in some things. And, uh, the, uh, DPS reached out and had had some concerns, and, uh, this amendment addresses their concerns on, on how they, uh, uh, can access certain information.
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Says the bill aims to protect Fourth Amendment rights in electronic information, clarifies how local law enforcement can comply with state law while working with federal and out-of-state agencies, and was developed with the Attorney General's office, DPS, defense attorneys, Comcast, and the Libertas Institute.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yeah. So we live in a, a very different world than we did, than the one we probably grew up in. Um, but we, uh, we, we still believe in the Fourth Amendment that it's very important and, uh, we were one of the first states to start, uh, tackling the electronic Information Privacy Act as it, as it re or electronic information as it relates to, uh, um, the Fourth Amendment. Uh, a bright-eyed, uh, legislator from Weaver County got us going on that in in 2014. So, but in, uh, um, recent years, the, there's been there, there's been some, uh, uh, some court cases that have, have put what our current law is …
H.B. 15 Medicaid Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Kyle asked where the fiscal note was.
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Yeah, sorry, I just had, I was looking for the fiscal note. I can't find it on here. Is
S.B. 162 Online Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Asks how streaming and downloading of purchased products, such as videos, are treated under current code.
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Thank you. Uh, so our, um, right now is streaming text or supposed to be text. Yes. And, and then when we buy something online, it's supposed to be text like a, we download a, a video from Prime.
S.B. 162 Online Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Asks why providers were able to avoid collecting tax if current code already applies.
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Code. Okay. Um, I'm curious about why they, if, if it's current code, why, what was the loophole they were, they were using?
H.B. 375 Outdoor Recreation Modifications · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Presents H.B. 375, which renames one of two similarly named outdoor accounts, expands use of one account to include Every Kid Outdoors, and authorizes administrative use of a fund.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair and Committee. Uh, I have with me Director Curry from the Division of Outdoor Recreation with, with me. He's gonna help me present on this bill. Uh, actually been working on with him and, and with, uh, rush Representative Shallenberger actually did a lot of the heavy lifting on this as well. So, so we, we had, uh, we both had bills and we decided that it could, it could merge into one bill instead. So, um, I appreciate their, their work on this, but, uh, this is a, a fairly, uh, simple bill. What, what it does is we, we had two different, uh, uh, outdoor adventure accounts with fairly similar names, and it got …
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Kyle supported the motion, citing a six-month wait for septic approval, and suggested extending the idea to health departments.
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Yeah, I, I'd like to speak in favor of the motion. I, I think it's important. I, I mean, when I, when I built my home, I waited six months for, uh, approval for a septic system. Uh, I know this doesn't, this isn't in there, but I think we should expand it to the health departments as well. I think that's something to look at. Um, that's, that's time and money that's out of people's pockets. And, um, and maybe they say that they get most of 'em done, but each individual person should be able to have the option to get, keep their project moving. Uh, and it's, uh, so I I, I very much support this bill …
H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Presents HB 530, saying it creates a state permitting coordinator position to be a single point of contact, provide guidance, and identify permitting barriers, while agencies keep their permitting authority.
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Thank you. Miss, Do you wanna turn my mic? Is it on? Okay. It's on. Okay. Thank you Mr. Chair and Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to present this bill up here. This, this bill is actually fairly simple. Uh, what it does is it, it creates a, it doesn't, it says it's labeled council, but it's not creating a council, it's, it's creating a coordinator. So this, it's one single position under go e that it will help streamline, uh, permitting activities in the state and establish a, a permitting, uh, so that people can more easily navigate the, the process. A lot of times, uh, people have trouble getting through permits 'cause they don't know where to go, …
H.B. 530 State Permitting Council · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Responds that economic development comes from people, and that the bill helps them get through government red tape.
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Yeah, I, I think, uh, economic development comes from the people, uh, not the government, but this actually helps them get through all the, all the red tape that the government, uh, has put in front of them. So, yeah, I, I, I appreciate the motion and the, the jabs. Yeah.
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Asks whether the bill could also cover gold refined in Utah that comes from out of state.
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Yeah, thank you Mr. Chair. Um, I know a lot of this is focused on mining, but I know we do a lot of refining of gold that comes from out of the state as we think about maybe including that as well.
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Asks whether there would be any benefit in extending the opportunity to gold that is exported from out of state but refined in Utah.
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I don't know, maybe Mr. Summers could speak To, so I, I think one of our biggest exports is gold and I think a lot of it comes from out of the state, but it's refined in Utah. I'm just wondering if there's any benefit in, in extending that opportunity for, for the gold that comes from out state.
H.B. 362 Tax Payments with Gold · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Says Utah does a lot of gold refining and suggests the state might do something to keep some of that gold here.
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But I was yeah. Thinking if we could do something because I, there's a, they do a lot of refining here, right? Correct. I was like, maybe we can do something as well to Keep some of that gold.
H.B. 261 Electronic Information Privacy Act Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Presents HB 261, saying it responds to a recent Utah Supreme Court case and aims to protect Fourth Amendment rights while keeping the law workable for law enforcement, and that he consulted defense attorneys, Libertas Institute, Comcast, and the attorney general's office.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I haven't been in front of this committee, I think in a, a really long time. Uh, I tend to try and avoid this stuff, but I thought, I thought it would, uh, I, I got my hands around something that I thought was, was pretty important. Um, one, one of the, back in 2014, a young, uh, legislator from Weaver County Senator Wilcox ran a, ran a bill that, or for about, uh, and established the electronic pri uh, information Privacy Act. Um, and, uh, and we were kind of, I think we let out on the country, um, with, with that, um, with that, uh, those fourth Amendment protections. Um, the, the world's changing …
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Presents H.B. 300, which would give school districts a five-year hold-harmless period so they need not raise taxes each year when property values rise.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, uh, Mr. Speaker, um, the thing I hear about most from my constituents is about property taxes. They are sick of rising property taxes, and we have a, a policy that in our, in our code that incentivizes school districts to raise their taxes every year as our assessed values go up. So our, our, uh, so in areas where everybody knows that property taxes, your assessed value times your rate, and that equals your revenue, and as your assessed value goes up, your rate goes down. And our our code currently requires that we have, uh, a a, the school, local school districts will have 20 tax increments to get the full state guarantee. …
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Says the hold-harmless period gives local school districts time and flexibility, and does not prohibit tax increases if a district chooses them.
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Uh, yes, Mr. Speaker, I, I, I think that, um, so I had a, I have a school district that has raised taxes three outta the last four years. And I, um, it's not really sustainable. So I, I think this gives, gives, uh, local school districts, uh, time to, um, it gives them the flexibility. It doesn't say they can't raise taxes if that's the policy they want to adopt, but as we see the, the markets change with, with the, uh, our housing values, um, it, I think it gives more time for, for things to normalize and, and potentially, um, a respond to at a local level on whether they need to raise taxes or not. Um, …
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
In summation, says the concept was previously in a Senate bill and was later added to another funding bill, and asks for support.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So this, this concept that we have, it's actually not new. Um, th this policy was only changed last year. Um, it was actually in a senate bill that was killed in, uh, on, on our side, on our, in our chamber. Uh, but it was kind of, it was put into another, uh, funding bill last year. And, uh, so it's, this is, uh, I, I believe this is, uh, what our body would, would like, or at least, uh, and this is what I'm hearing from, from school districts as well, is that they appreciate it. Uh, so I I I encourage your support. Thank you.
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Spoke in support of the bill, comparing eyeglasses to prosthetics because people need them to see.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm right in support of this. Uh, when people wear glasses, it's not something that they choose to do. They're wearing glasses because they can't see very well. It's, uh, right. They, they, they need them. It's like any other prosthetic. If you have a prosthetic leg, it's so that you can walk a little bit better, right? There are things that, that they need to do. And I think that it, it goes in well just like the, uh, it, it fits in well with other prosthetics. So, uh, I encourage your support. Um, you know, some people have have, uh, better taste in glasses or not, but I don't think it really that matter …
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Said he would like to see reliable research on addictive thresholds and suggested tasking universities with studying kratom. · speaker not certain
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I, I appreciate your comment and if you could stick around, it looks like we have a couple questions. I don't know, I'm, I, I know you, uh, with your pharmacy background, I'm a, I I think I'm the only chemical engineer in the legislature, but I'd like to see some research that shows like what is, what kind of thresholds are addictive, what I'd like to see research around it. And I, I don't know. I think, I think what you guys are doing are start starting to develop a framework. You know, it's, it's very new. It's, there's, there's really not enough out there. But I'd like to, this probably isn't gonna even be solved this session, but …
H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Asks whether the May 6 implementation date gives enough time to develop, train, and certify installers, or whether it should be pushed back a year.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I I have one question. Uh, this has an implementation date of May 6th of this year. Do we feel like we'll be able to get all of this developed, get people trained, licensed and or, and or certified, and then able to roll out so that people can get the services they need by the time this is done? Or should we maybe push this out a year or so so that you can give the industry time to catch up?
H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Suggests a friendly amendment to extend the on-ramp by about a year, and asks whether municipalities can keep certifying systems until third parties are ready.
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Gotcha. I'm, I'm looking at line one 40. It says a person may not engage in the business of serving carves and dioxide system unless the person is currently licensed by the state fire marshal. So I think that it might put, I, I I feel like they, maybe you should have a, I think it might improve the bill if you have a, a way to ramp up and, and get into it, get people certified. I think that's a friendly amendment if you'd like to make that amendment to extend the on ramp for it. Yeah, somebody would want to maybe push it out a year. I, I don't know what's reasonable. Maybe a year, A year would …
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Asks what risk category five means and what the scale of the categories is.
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Yes. Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Can you explain what a category five and what, what that means and what the, the scale is on the different categories?
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Asks again what category five means.
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So, so what, what does, uh, category five mean? What, why? It's Just the risk category.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Asks to look at a different area on the map, then moves on.
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Can you scroll up to, uh, maybe Ogden At the sake of everybody else's time representative? Yes. Just, just, Just checking here. All right. We, we can move on. It's okay. On your house. That'd be great.
H.B. 210 Tax Penalties Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asked for a ballpark figure of the cost of funding the change to single-parent households.
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Yes. Uh, if, if I could Well, you're, thank you, commissioner. Um, do you have a, if we were to fund that, do you have a ballpark figure of what that would be?
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asks whether the fine of up to $5,000 is appropriate or whether it could be increased.
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Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. Uh, I'm looking at line 84 and 85. Do we feel like, uh, it's talking about a fine not to exceed 5,000? Do you feel like that's an appropriate, or do you think we can increase that? I pass that to Dr. Forsyth then, but before I do, I would say that I would actually like to see it larger, but I felt like that was a good compromise. I would Yeah, But I I'm just wondering what yeah. What's appropriate. If we could go larger.
S.B. 101 Specialized Product Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Says a $5,000 fine is too low given the harm these products can cause.
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Sure, yeah. I mean, relatively this is a product that's ruining people's lives. It's killing people. I don't, I think 5,000 is too low. Um, personally, I, I don't know how this has been negotiated or where it's been, but I think if they're putting something out on something that's gonna addict somebody and ruin their entire life, 5,000 is, is way too low.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asked for a simplified understanding of the bill, which adds a fee on vehicle registrations to help fund rural areas and the buildings in the larger counties.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, I'm, so I'm trying to simplify this. Uh, so what we're doing is we're adding a fee for everybody that registers the vehicle to help fund the rural areas. Is that, Yeah. And it also funds those five buildings in the, the, in the big counties because otherwise there's no money and, and it, um, and there's so many residents and like I said, I'll have the county commissioners will come and tell you how many residents they serve.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Suggested that DMV offices might be funded based on the number of registrations they process, and asked whether that structure makes sense.
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Seems like, I don't know, maybe we should, I'm, I'm just thinking from structurally a structural point of view. If we have each have each DMV be funded based on how, like their role on the, or maybe we should do it as, as they register people, they get, they get funded based on that. I, I don't know. I'm just, Well, does that make sense?
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asked how a fee would be distributed when someone from another county registers a vehicle, and suggested the Tax Commission discuss administration. · speaker not certain
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They, they get to pull in that, that fee. Yet from there, That would be, I, I would like to maybe have the task commission try and talk to you about how to administer that.
S.B. 91 Motor Vehicle Registration Services Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Said the next $500,000 could help build a DMV office in Huntsville and thanked the sponsor. · speaker not certain
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Yeah. That was one thing we looked at. I think the Next 500 should build a DMV up in Huntsville. I think it's, I think it'll help us out up there, but, you know, thanks, Uh, represent The open
H.B. 190 Child Care Business Tax Credit · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Opposed the bill, saying it may encourage two-income households and that he has reservations about it as policy.
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Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. So, um, I read a book a while back, uh, by, uh, uh, now Senator, uh, Warren called the Two Income Trap. It's actually a, she wrote it with her daughter. It's actually a very good book. Um, back when she, before she ran for president and went, yeah. So, um, but I, her, her conclusion in that book was that actually two income parents. They, while they earn more, they come out with less discretionary income, and they, and it dries up the costs of, of everything else. So it drives up their cost of the cost of housing, the cost of education, healthcare and, and commuting. And, and so it doesn't actually end …
H.B. 342 Federal Grant Process Amendments · House floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026
Expresses concern that the bill shifts the legislature's constitutional duty to accept federal grants and that approving each grant is not always practical.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was looking over this bill. It, it kind of made me nervous. Um, every time we take a federal grant, it always has strings attached. Every time, uh, we accept money, we always have to do something that the federal government wants us to do. So I, while I appreciate that, it's not practical always that we get together and approve a grant or federal money coming in, I do think it is our constitutional responsibility to accept what we are taking. And, and, and the, and so this, uh, this, this, this makes me nervous. This is, uh, deferring our constitutional responsibility and or it's not deferring the, it's, uh, reassigning it and, or …
H.B. 128 Traffic Amendments · House floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026
Kyle supports the bill, saying a new roundabout in his area has made him unintentionally violate the signaling law.
▶ Watch at 1:21:36Read what they said
Yes, Mr. Speaker. Um, we recently had a nice little roundabout put in right outside of Huntsville where I live. We don't have stop signs, we just have roundabouts. So now, um, and I've apparently violate the law four times a day now. So I I completely support this bill. I will probably continue to violate the law if we do not. And so I, I, I encourage your support. Thank you.
S.B. 33 Office of Professional Licensure Review Sunrise Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Moved that the committee recommend SB 33 favorably.
▶ Watch at 19:51Read what they said
Representative Kyle, I, I move that we approve, uh, that we recommend favorably SB 33 Office of Professional Licensure Review, sunrise Amendments.
H.B. 203 Non-Compete Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Kyle asked how the threshold applies if an employee's pay rises above $155,000 after hiring.
▶ Watch at 1:58:56Read what they said
Yes. Uh, thank you. So I was kind of trying to think about how, um, maybe somebody gets hired at, you know, 1 45 and they get a raise. They're making 1 65. How, how do you see that playing into that? Does their non-compete, maybe they, how does it transfer with, with, with, when they make a different income?
H.B. 203 Non-Compete Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Kyle suggested requiring any non-compete to be disclosed in the written job offer.
▶ Watch at 1:59:57Read what they said
Yeah, yeah. That, that, that makes sense. Okay. And then to, uh, representative Cher's, um, question. I think maybe if we tied it to say, okay, when you re you have to get it when you receive the written offer. 'cause I, I can see somebody maybe leaving a job, right. And then getting there and be like, oh, I have a non-compete now, and didn't know that when it got right in front of me. So maybe if they say if you have a non-compete, you have to include that in the, the written offer or something. I, I don't know. Just spitballing here.
H.B. 203 Non-Compete Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Kyle asked how negotiated the $155,000 figure was and suggested it could cover more people.
▶ Watch at 2:00:44Read what they said
And one, one more Mr. Chair, uh, is how, uh, negotiated as this 1 55? I feel like it could be, I feel like we could include more people.
H.B. 203 Non-Compete Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Kyle said high-paid tech workers should also be protected from being locked in and that the bill could go further.
▶ Watch at 2:01:35Read what they said
Approach. I, I know we have a lot of tech workers in this space, and they, they have high salaries and so I, I think we could protect some of them with this as well. You know, maybe there's a really, some really good, uh, software engineers doing well, and maybe somebody else wants to hire 'em for more. I wouldn't want them to be pigeonholed into one company because they, they signed a non-compete. So I like what you're doing, but I feel like I could go, could go farther
H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Moves to favorably recommend HB 236.
▶ Watch at 1:13:06Read what they said
I move that we favorably recommend. Um, sorry, which bill Was this? 2 36. Uh, house bill 2 36 with thank you. With a favorable recommendation with the Favor. I think I said with, I move that we favorably Recommend. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. With a favorable recommendation. Perfect. Perfect. Okay. Favorably. I I didn't think it was unfavorable, but you know, very favorably.
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Presents HB 300, saying it reverses last year's change so school districts again get a five-year hold harmless on the property tax rate requirement, giving them more flexibility as home values fluctuate.
▶ Watch at 1:15:43Read what they said
There we go. Let's see. Thank you. So, uh, last year we made a change in our, uh, in our code that affected how we do, how we, it it affected the incentives that that local school boards have in, in their, how they do their taxation. Um, we change, so how I, everybody knows the basics of property taxes. You're the, the, the amount taxed is, is the rate times the, the assessed value. And so, um, in order to get the full state, um, uh, guarantee for, for education that for any, for our, uh, our education equalization initiatives that we've been doing, uh, we need to make, we, we, the state has asked the local school districts …
H.B. 300 School District Taxation Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Thanks the superintendent and says the bill allows more stability and flexibility for school districts given rising housing costs.
▶ Watch at 1:21:25Read what they said
Yes. Um, I, I appreciate the, the support from our, our wonderful superintendent. I, I hope he rec supports my other bills. I'm running this session. I think he'll love them. But, um, the, uh, yeah, I, I think this is just, it allows for more stability and more flexibility with the local school districts. Right now, with the, the way that housing costs have continually gone up. I think it would mean a, a tax increase every year, every other year, just to maintain that for a lot of these different, a lot of these school districts. So, um, I, I, I'd appreciate your support.
H.B. 170 School Board Referendum Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks Todd Hauber whether he has recommendations for making the referendum timing work.
▶ Watch at 2:00:30Read what they said
Yes. Th thank you. Uh, on that timing, do you have any recommendations on, on how we can make that work
H.B. 170 School Board Referendum Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Says he supports the bill and the motion to hold it, and that the issues can be worked out in committee.
▶ Watch at 2:03:38Read what they said
Yes. I, I support this bill. I think it, it's good. But I do also think that, you know, we should work out the issues and committee, so I think we figure it out. Bring it back real quick. It won't take very much time to pass. I think we have a lot of time left in the session to, to make it happen. So I, I'd support the motion, but I also, I support the bill too. I, I, I wanna see it be successful, so, okay.
H.B. 282 Transportation Earmark Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Opposes the bill, saying transportation is a core state responsibility and moving transportation money is not good policy given growth and needs.
▶ Watch at 2:09:10Read what they said
I, I, uh, I, I worry about this bill. I feel like transportation is one of the core things that our state does, and we see people all around the state screaming to get these projects done. I, I don't feel like moving transportation money out is, is good policy right now with the growth that we're seeing in our state. And we have people that are, we, we have, we have so many needs in this area as well. I, I get that we have other needs, but I, I feel like this is one of our core responsibilities to, to take care of. So I, I, I, I'm not, I'm not there. So May I respond to that, …
H.B. 282 Transportation Earmark Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks how the bill would affect the state's transportation funds, its ability to pay for road projects with cash, and its bond rating, and whether it could lead to borrowing.
▶ Watch at 2:10:01Read what they said
Thank you. Uh, yeah. So a question would be, you know, we've, I say we, I've only been here a very short time, so it's a whole bunch of people that came here before me, but I get a claimant now 'cause I'm here, right? Um, we are in a really good spot as a state with our transportation funds, with our ability to get out of debt, pay for road projects with cash, et cetera. How is that gonna affect that? Um, is that mean, you know, 'cause our bond rating's awesome as a state. So if we have to, if we move that fund, those funds over, how does that look in terms of our ability to fund …
H.B. 282 Transportation Earmark Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks a follow-up question about how the 7% reduction figure was determined.
▶ Watch at 2:12:20Read what they said
Thank you. Have one follow up if I could. How did you come up with the 7%? Can you explain the idea behind that?
H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Moves to recommend the bill favorably and notes that there is an amendment. · speaker not certain
▶ Watch at 52:41Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Chair. I'd like to move that we recommend favorably. There is an amendment. Oh, We have an amendment. We the amendment. Thank you. Sorry.
H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Moves Amendment #1 and asks whether to speak to it. · speaker not certain
▶ Watch at 52:51Read what they said
Like, I'd love to move the amendment, Mr. Chair. I always do that. You're good. I appreciate it. Amendment number one. Amendment number one. Uh, motions in order. Do I speak to it?
H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Moves to favorably recommend HB 291 as amended. · speaker not certain
▶ Watch at 53:20Read what they said
All right. I would like to move that we favorably recommend House Bill 2 91, security, security and land restriction amendments As amended. As
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Presents HB 47 as undoing last year's provision that tied vehicle registration to insurance, which affected owners of seasonal and part-time vehicles.
▶ Watch at 1:20:26Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Chair and Committee. I appreciate the time. Um, last year we ran a bill that, uh, uh, Senator Bremmer and I ran a bill that, uh, was trying to catch people that were kind of cheating the system and playing sales tax by getting a Montana license plate. And we really focused on, on that portion of that bill. Uh, but in that bill we had a, a, uh, a component that tied the registration of their vehicle to the insurance of their vehicle, where if they dropped the insurance, then they would lose their registration. Uh, shortly after that bill went into effect, I started getting a lot of angry calls and angry emails, uh, because …
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Gives closing remarks urging quick passage so the bill can provide relief to people who need it for business or personal finances.
▶ Watch at 1:26:25Read what they said
Yes. I, I, I appreciate the comments and, uh, uh, it's, I, we, we should pass this bill as quickly as possible because it will provide a lot of relief to people that, um, that a lot of them might need it for their business or for their, their own personal finances. And it'll get back to Yeah. What, what we actually meant. So,
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Asks who sent the notices and says receiving such calls and letters is unpleasant. · speaker not certain
▶ Watch at 1:26:58Read what they said
Uh, who, who was nice enough to do that for you? The department of insurance? Hmm. In their enforcement letters? Well, you know, yeah. Um, it, it has happened to me. Uh, and I will just say those phone calls are not as glorious as people might assume.
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asked whether any schools are interested in starting acupuncture programs.
▶ Watch at 1:03:48Read what they said
Uh, I did have one. Are there, uh, myself. Are, are, are there any schools right now that are looking to get into this, uh, business and, and start, uh, teaching? Or are there, uh, have you heard of about any interests? Or is this is just, hey, this is here
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Shared a positive personal experience with dry needling by a physical therapist.
▶ Watch at 1:04:28Read what they said
Yeah. I, uh, first time I had it done was by a physical, uh, therapist and it was, it was life changing. It was, it was very good. I think they used different vernacular, they call it dry needling or whatever, but it was pretty much the same thing, and it was great.
H.B. 58 Insurance Code Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Moves to pass the first substitute for H.B. 58 out favorably.
▶ Watch at 1:51:47Read what they said
Move that we adopt the first substitute of the first sub HB 58. We adopt The sub. Alright, I move that we have proof. Aly, I recommend that we favorably ac approve, uh, the first sub of, uh, HB 58.
H.B. 56 Vehicle Registration Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Expressed support for the bill and said it would help people with transportation costs.
▶ Watch at 44:06Read what they said
Yeah. Thank you. I, I, I appreciate this, this bill. I feel like there's a lot of double taxation going on with, with how we do things now. And I, yeah, I just wanted to say that again on record that I support it and I think it's, it's good policy and, um, yeah, I think it'll actually help a lot of people out as well as, as they're struggling. If I, I know that transportation can be expensive for some people, and I think it, it'll, you know, a a hundred dollars here, a hundred dollars there, we might help some people out. So, thanks.
H.B. 107 Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Said he liked the original bill, asked where the $50 fee appears in the substitute, and questioned whether the fee is harsh for families who face unexpected repair delays, noting that a temporary tag avoids the penalty.
▶ Watch at 1:24:10Read what they said
Yes. Uh, I actually really liked the original bill. I, I wish we could get that, that one by through, um, I, I'm trying to, I'm looking in the, the substitute, I'm trying to find the $50 fee can do. Where, where is that listed? Gimme just one second here Or fine fee. What? I'm not sure. I just didn't have it pulled up. So lemme And you're looking in second substitute? I think so, yes. Uh, it's probably right there. Nope, it's not that. Um, hang on. Okay. I, I see something on line two 11 that has including a late legis. Did you find it? I think this is 68 6 65 50. So I, I, it's, uh, …
H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield to a question.
▶ Watch at 54:25Read what they said
Thank you. Mr. Speaker. Will, will the sponsor yield Representative? Shelley, will you yield to a question?
H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Asks whether a property rented out as someone's primary residence still qualifies as a primary residence.
▶ Watch at 54:32Read what they said
So currently, uh, somebody could own separate properties but they um, if somebody, if they're renting it to somebody as their primary residence, it still qualifies as a primary residence. Correct?
H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Asks whether a person can have more than one primary residence under their name when renting a property to a tenant who uses it as a primary residence.
▶ Watch at 54:49Read what they said
Right? Right. But if they're renting a, a, a property to somebody that is renting it as a and it is their primary residence, then they can have two primary residence. They can have more than one primary residence under their name, correct?
H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Says the bill may not resolve every situation involving multiple owners, but he can see how it might help.
▶ Watch at 55:15Read what they said
Right. But I, I'm just, okay, so yeah, my, my concern is that this, um, doesn't solve everything that they need to just because there are different situations, uh, where there are uh, multi, there are owners that, that might have it under their name. Um, but I, I can see how this, this might help. So just a, just an observation. Thank you.
H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Says the bill is good policy but needs more clarity before it advances.
▶ Watch at 57:57Read what they said
Yeah, I just think, uh, we could get a little more clarity as, as the, and and I think it's a good policy but I think it does need a, a little bit of clarity.
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Asks what the bill does with short-term rental language, saying he missed it in the opening remarks.
▶ Watch at 54:12Read what they said
Thank you. Uh, so I think I missed it in your, your opening remarks there. Can you go into what's going on with short-term rentals here and, and I'm not following, I don't think to that yet. What's going on with the, We haven't got to that yet. Oh, okay. Stay tuned. You're on the edge of your seat. Got It. Thank you.
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Asks what changes the bill makes to short-term rental language and requests the line number.
▶ Watch at 1:01:14Read what they said
Yes, I I I didn't hear it. Can you Just remind us what it was? I I was trying to, um, see what you guys were doing with short term rentals, uh, kind of the language changes there. What, what the purpose of what I I it's hard for me to ascertain without any context what's, what's going on with it. I'm trying to see what we did in short term rentals specifically. Do you know which line? 3, 4, 4 5. Somebody give me a line number that I can help a on that four five again please. 3 4 4 5. Three four. Four five.
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Asks why cities in his district have less short-term rental taxing authority than counties.
▶ Watch at 1:04:14Read what they said
And while we're on the subject, I'm not sure how germane this is, but I had a, a new, a new city in my district. Ask me why the city has less taxing opportunity than the county for short term rentals. Is that, is that,
H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says he wondered whether there was history on the decision.
▶ Watch at 1:04:55Read what they said
Right, right. I was just wondering if we we had any history on that. 'cause I, I probably wasn't around when we did that, but, uh, and
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Presents the bill to separate vehicle registration from liability insurance so seasonal or stored vehicles do not face fines and reinstatement costs while insurance remains required for driving.
▶ Watch at 16:35Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, I dunno about you guys, but almost every piece of the legislation I've been a part of has been almost perfect. But, uh, uh, last year I was involved in one that was slightly less so. Um, so, um, this legislation is in, uh, is an attempt to fix, fix that. Um, we passed a, a bill last year that made it so that to, to require, um, to keep your registration for your vehicle, you had to carry insur liability insurance all the time. And that failed to account for people that did not, were not using their vehicles. And so if their ve if they use their vehicle for two or three months …
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Describes the substitute as friendly and says it provides an immediate effective date for quicker relief.
▶ Watch at 19:09Read what they said
Yes. Thank you. It's a friendly substitute. Uh, obviously it, what this, what the substitute does is it allows for an immediate effective date and so it, it will provide relief quicker.
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Responds that enforcement is needed but the current mechanism is the wrong approach and other enforcement tools exist.
▶ Watch at 21:35Read what they said
Uh, yeah, that, that's a good question. Uh, there, there is a need for enforcement of that, but this is the wrong mechanism. Uh, the current mechanism is the wrong mechanism. Uh, we need to be able to provide a relief and get rid of the bureaucracy behind, uh, uh, uh, what is currently happening. Uh, if we want to, uh, this has only been law for about a year and or less than a year. And this, uh, and what we can do is, uh, go after those who with there are other ideas that we can go after for people driving uninsured. We can increase penalties for that. We can, uh, have law enforcement, I mean, uh, be, …
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Says a checkbox would be too bureaucratic, that registration and insurance need not be linked, and that driving uninsured remains illegal.
▶ Watch at 23:09Read what they said
I, I mean, potentially, but I think that's overly bureaucratic. I, I, I don't think that's, what are, those are the things that p**s off our constituents. So I I I think they, they don't want the bureaucracy. I think they want it to be simple, uh, plain and simple. The registration and the insurance do not have to be linked to each other. Um, and, and we don't have to add hurdles to people to, to keep their, uh, vehicle registered when they're doing the right thing. It is still legal to drive with a, uh, uninsured vehicle on the road. This does not change that. Uh, but this decreases of bureaucracy, it doesn't add penalties for people that …
H.B. 47 Vehicle Registration and Insurance Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Closes by saying the bill will provide relief to people and urges support.
▶ Watch at 28:06Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That was a lot more discussion than I was anticipating, but it was, it was very constructive. Thank you. I appreciate it. Um, I, this, uh, this bill will provide a lot of relief to people, um, sometimes, uh, government oversteps and where we need to be willing to and humble enough to say that we're not gonna solve every problem and we should step back and, and do what's right. And I, I encourage your support. Thank you.
H.B. 21 Senior Care Facility Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Moves to adopt the First Amendment in his name.
▶ Watch at 48:40Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Uh, speaker, I move that we adopt the First Amendment in my name.
H.B. 21 Senior Care Facility Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Says the wording of the amendment could be clearer.
▶ Watch at 48:49Read what they said
Yes. It just has a, I think this, uh, the wording I, when I was reading it, I, I, I thought it could be a little bit more clear and provide
H.B. 21 Senior Care Facility Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Says the amendment's wording on notifying vulnerable residents could be clearer and that it improves the bill.
▶ Watch at 49:09Read what they said
Yes. Thank, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes. I, I think that the, the wording could be a little bit more clear and, and for what the intent was for notifying, uh, this vulnerable population. And I, I think it, it enhances the bill and, and makes it, makes it better.
H.B. 21 Senior Care Facility Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Says the amendment makes the bill better and thanks members for their support.
▶ Watch at 49:51Read what they said
Uh, yes. I just think this makes it better. And, uh, yeah, and I appreciate the support. Thank you.
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