Matt MacPherson

• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Rep. MacPherson said the fifth substitute was discussed earlier in the House and Senate but never adopted, and that its only change is correcting the name of a database used by the Driver License Division.

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  Uh, yes. So this uh, uh, fifth substitute was the one that we had materially talked about here in the house and on the Senate committee and on the senate floor, but just never got adopted. The Amendment Amendment itself just simply was a technical change. Uh, renaming the name of a database that the Driver's license division uses. Uh, we currently have the wrong name for it, so this was just a, a simple name correction.

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks why the bill is needed and whether state agencies could do this without a law.

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  Will you yelled? Yes. Representative. Is there any reason why we, um, need to mandate this? Couldn't the state agencies just start doing this without a, a bill in law?

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• S.B. 62 School Finance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Describes the bill's requirement that certain program funds be used for teacher and classroom compensation, says schools and their associations support it, and says it adds transparency on how tax dollars are used.

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  what the program is actually used for in schools, which is teacher and classroom compensation. So, um, in that way the, the funds become slightly more restricted. Uh, but this is a move that's supported by the schools and their associations and provides additional transparency for how tax dollars are being used. I move to Concur.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks the body to look at an amendment on the bill and, because the bill did not get a committee hearing, moves to circle it.

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  Just very quickly? There is an amendment on there that I ask that the body look at and since didn't get a committee hearing, wanna circle it?

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• S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks to yield to the sponsor for a potential series of questions.

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  Thank you Madam Speaker ProAm. Will the sponsor yield to a potential series of questions? Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions?

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• S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks why the new liability standard applies only to level four and level five autonomous vehicles.

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  Um, I've got a question under the, the new liability piece. Um, it's currently, it looks like that it's defined only under level four and level five a DS equip, uh, vehicles, even though the a DS, uh, definitions, um, include level three, four, and five. And I'm just curious if you can help me understand the, um, the reasoning behind that, uh, decision.

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• S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks whether level three vehicles operating in driverless mode should qualify under the new liability standard.

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  Thank you. Mad Madam Speaker Pro Tam. Um, as my follow up then, um, since several of the level three equipped vehicles have an option to go into a driverless sort of, uh, mode, um, though they still retain the driver interaction features, um, would there be, um, a specific, uh, I guess, um, concern that a vehicle that's operating in a driverless mode but is currently considered a level three vehicle should qualify under this, um, this, uh, new liability threshold standard? Um, thank you.

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• S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Speaks in strong support of the bill, saying it addresses emerging technology and current liability and safety questions, and urges support.

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  Thank you, Madam Speaker Pro Tam, I, I am in, uh, strong support of this, uh, legislation. This technology is rapidly emerging. It is already, in some cases in production. Um, it's going to be here if not already, um, very, very shortly. This is not only forward looking, but it's seeking to solve a, a, an actual current problem too. That there are these questions that, uh, that we have in law enforcement, that we have in, um, in liability when it comes to safety and understanding how to deal with how this technology is going to be impacting people. And I think creating these new liability standards are all additive. We're creating new categories, um, in, in, uh, …

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• S.B. 62 School Finance Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Describes Senate Bill 62 as a simple bill that renames the flexible allocation account to teacher and classroom salary support, so the account name matches the purpose of the funding used for professional staff hours.

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  Uh, thank you. Um, Madam Speaker Pro. This is a very, very simple bill, um, currently in the, um, code. It names this, uh, a particular section of, uh, in our public education funding flexible allocation account. Um, that money actually came from the professional staff services. Um, we, it was moved, um, last year or perhaps the year before into the flexible allocation account, but it is all still currently used for, for professional staff hours. So this bill, all it does is renames that flexible allocation account to teacher and classroom salary support. And that is all the bill does, just to ensure that that account name reflects the purpose of the funding.

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the substitute limits claims filed after the first year to the company, while claims filed within one year may also name executives, and delays implementation until 2027.

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  Yes. So, uh, this is actually a pretty complicated change. Um, so I apologize. I'm gonna take just a moment. Currently under, uh, unpaid Wages Claim Act, um, you can file either an administrative or a civil claim. And there's been some, um, confusion over what the lim uh, what the, um, um, the statute of limitations is on this. A, um, federal district court had established a separate, um, timeline for this. And a state district court had established a separate, uh, timeline recently. And so there does need to be an adjustment to this code, but the adjustment is a little more complicated. So what this does is goes into the Unpaid Wages Claim Act that currently defines …

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Calls the substitute an elegant solution to a difficult problem and thanks the sponsor for the work on it.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think this is an elegant solution to a very difficult problem, and I appreciate the good sponsor of this Substitute Two's work on this.

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• H.B. 539 Public Safety Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the Senate added an amendment clarifying the timeline for law enforcement to submit domestic violence cases to prosecutors.

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  ordered. Would like to speak to it Just briefly. We, uh, the Senate added an amendment that, uh, uh, clarified the timeline when it comes to, uh, law enforcement, uh, submitting domestic violence, uh, cases to prosecutors.

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• S.B. 194 Election Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to yield to a series of questions.

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  Uh, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a question or two? Representative Burton, will you yield to a series of questions?

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• S.B. 194 Election Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  MacPherson asks the sponsor to yield to a series of questions.

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  Uh, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a question or two? Representative Burton, will you yield to a series of questions?

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• S.B. 194 Election Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks what specific changes the fifth substitute made from the fourth, and Burton's answer is that it adds language on clerks not altering election procedures to favor or discriminate against candidates and adds midterm vacancy provisions from Section 20A for the legislature.

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  Thanks. I I was going through the changes, um, in the, uh, substitute four, and it looked like they were pretty minimal, but it is a pretty long section. Can you, can you go over that one more time as far as what, what was the specific change between sub four? Yeah, I can do that. I mean, I'm, I I just talked about sub five, but going back to sub four, sub five, sorry. Um, there's a line in there on line, um, 6, 6 4. This is a clerk may not alter election procedures or process to favor discriminate, uh, again against, for, for another candidate. It adds language also at 7 23, uh, from, from section 20 …

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How they voted

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

Bills they sponsored

• H.B. 82 Judgment Information Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 148 Tax Return Donation Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 302 Government Speech Neutrality Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 314 Firearm Purchase Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 392 District Court Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 407 Public Education Information System · Did not pass
• H.B. 455 Peace Officer and Dispatcher Standards Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 487 Legislative Branch Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 539 Public Safety Modifications · Governor Signed
• H.B. 581 Autonomous Vehicle Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 593 Bail Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 600 Utah Supreme Court Referendum Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 601 Flavored Alcohol Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 604 Local Government Official Amendments · Did not pass
• H.J.R. 21 Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Civil Procedure · Did not pass
• H.J.R. 24 Joint Rules Resolution - Appropriations Subcommittee Amendments · Did not pass
• H.R. 4 House Rules Resolution - Legislation Disclosure · House/ to Lieutenant Governor
• H.R. 5 House Rules Resolution - House Standing Committees · Did not pass
• H.R. 8 Resolution Admonishing and Censuring Judge Don M. Torgerson · House/ to Lieutenant Governor

Carried in the House as floor sponsor

• S.B. 62 School Finance Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 64 Government Records Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Governor Signed

About

In office since

October 10, 2023

Counties

Salt Lake

Honors and awards

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Committees

• Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• House Education Committee
• House Government Operations Committee
• Government Operations Interim Committee
• Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
• General Oversight Committee

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