Legislators / A. Cory Maloy
A. Cory Maloy
Republican · House District 52
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A. Cory Maloy serves on:
- General Government Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
- House Government Operations Committee
- Business and Labor Interim Committee
- Judiciary Interim Committee
What they've said
207 remarks on 47 billsH.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Moves to concur with the Senate amendments to the bill.
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Thank. Thank you Mr. Speaker. I would, uh, like to make a motion to concur with the Senate.
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Explains that a fiscal note was removed by a substitute bill that the Senate ran for him.
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Yes, I would. Uh, we were, uh, we had a fiscal note on that bill and we were, uh, able to figure out a way to eliminate the fiscal note with a substitute. So, uh, we put together a substitute and uh, they ran it in the Senate for me and that eliminated the fiscal note. So that's what, that's what the change was.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Moves that the House concur with the Senate amendments to the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'd like to make a motion to concur with the, uh, Senate.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says the Senate amendments came from his own drafting and were given to the Senate sponsor, and that they make a technical change to how the citizenship declaration is given and correct one date in the bill.
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Yes. Just real quick. Uh, the uh, amendments that were made over there, uh, were generated from myself and given to the Senate sponsor. They basically just make a technical change to make sure it's clear on how the declaration is given to people who may need to show their, uh, US citizenship and, uh, uh, a slight correction to it. One of the dates in the bill. That's it.
S.B. 227 Punitive Damages Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Asked to make a motion to encircle third substitute S.B. 122.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'd like to make a motion to encircle third substitute Senate Bill 1 22.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Presents S.B. 122 as the floor sponsor, outlining its changes to HOA and condominium governance, the ombudsman process, advisory opinions, homeowner protections, common area authority, and the condo budget process.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Sb uh, 1 22, uh, is a big bill. Uh, there's a lot to unpackage in it and I went through all of it, uh, last time. I presented this last week sometime. So I'm just gonna give you the highlights. Uh, it strengthens HOA and Condominium Governance by improving transparency in the ombudsman process. It clarifies advisory opinion procedures, protects homeowner rights and clarifies common area authority and establishes a clear annual condo condo budget process. Is that me doing that? Sorry. I didn't think it was me. Uh, anyway, that concludes my presentation. Mr. Speaker.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says his understanding is that the ombudsman is available for almost any kind of HOA dispute.
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Uh, my understanding is, uh, the Ombudsman is available for, uh, just almost any kind of dispute happens in an HOA.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Explains that disputes would first go to the HOA board and, if unresolved, to the ombudsman, where residents can also file complaints.
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Uh, Mr. Speaker? Uh, I really didn't think she'd get asked harder questions, but here's my understanding. Uh, those kind of disputes, you'd first probably take 'em to your HOA board to, uh, try and work those out. And if it needs to be escalated, then it could go to the ombudsman. And the ombudsman would also be a place for, uh, people in an HOA to, uh, file complaints if they feel like there's anything going on that it's not fair. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Says he is not sure he has the answer to that question.
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I, I'm not sure I have the answer to that. Great. Thank you. Thank you.
S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Moved to pass S.B. 31, fourth substitute as amended, out favorably.
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Thank you Mr. Vice Chair. I'd like to make a motion that we pass with a favorable recommendation, Senate Bill 31 fourth substitute as amended Office of Professional Licensure Review amendments. Clar Clarification. Oh, nevermind. I apologize. I, we did the First amendment, so I wanted to make sure we got That in. Yeah, we, we got both of 'em in there. All right. Uh, so the motion is that we, we, we, uh, pass out favorably, uh, SB 31 for substitute as amended, uh, with a favorable recommendation.
S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Thanked stakeholders for their work and said the bill moves in the right direction, urging support.
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Thank you. Uh, I'd like to just say I really appreciate all the work that's gone into this bill. It's been a monumental, uh, exercise. Uh, the, uh, department of Opular and the Department of Commerce and the Senator and co-sponsor, and everybody's been involved and the negotiations that have taken place as well. We are grateful for that. I think it is very, very clear that, uh, we love our nurse practitioners and, uh, um, but we need, we do need to work through some of these issues, and I think we're going in, in a, in the right direction. So support the bill and thank you all for participating.
S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Maloy moved to pass SB 298, second substitute, with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Uh, I'd like to make a motion that we pass with the favorable recommendation SB 2 98, second substitute programmable money amendments. Would like to speak to That Sounds like a good bill.
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Rep. Maloy asked whether the requirement is mandatory or whether agencies have a choice.
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Thank you. So just, so I think my question is similar to Representative Peterson. Um, so are we mandating this or is there a choice given?
S.B. 221 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asked the sponsor to walk through the boundary adjustment section.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, could you walk us through, uh, the boundary adjustments section specifically all the blue and red on lines 1417 through, uh, 1465? Just walk us through.
S.B. 221 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Asked for an example of a boundary dispute.
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What would be an example of, of a boundary dispute that would co kick that in
S.B. 221 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said constituents push back on these zones and asked what their benefit is.
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Okay. I'll be honest, uh, I get a lot of pushback on these HRT zs from my constituents and my hometown. And so can you walk us through what the benefit is of these and why people push back so much on them? Yeah.
S.B. 221 Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Moved to hold the bill, citing the many questions and lack of a motion to pass.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, because of, it doesn't seem like anybody's jumping at it and because a lot of the questions and stuff, I think I'm gonna make a motion to hold. Okay. That's in order. Do you wanna speak to the motion? I think, I think I just explained it. I think, uh, we've had a lot of discussion, a lot of questions, and, uh, uh, apparently nobody is jumping at the opportunity to pass it through, so I thought it might be good just to hold it.
S.B. 229 State Employee Benefits Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Said he would support the bill but noted widespread employee concern creates a communication problem, and asked if it mirrors private-sector programs.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. Um, This is, uh, this is a tough one for me. Uh, I'm pro I'm gonna support the bill, but um, we've heard testimony from a lot of people that either don't believe it or don't understand it or a combination and there's a lot, it's clear there's a lot of concern. So you've got a major PR pro problem here if this bill passes. And so, um, I'd just like to point that out that I think these employees really need to feel like it is truly is going to be a better program, um, because I don't think they feel that way and it makes me feel a little awkward supporting the bill. But …
H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for a series of questions on the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a couple of questions? Representative Peck, will you yield to a series of questions?
H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Asks who would make the video.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. One more question. Um, you said there would be no branding on the video, but who's gonna make the video, Mr. Speaker?
S.B. 218 Constable Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Mentioned his past bill supporting constables and asked how constables differ from regular law enforcement and who has jurisdiction on a call.
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Thank you. So Senator, I ran a bill a few years ago, uh, in support of constables that gave them a little more, uh, ability to protect themselves, uh, in some of the sensitive stuff that they had to do, that that constables can find themselves in some very difficult situations, uh, especially if they're making a call, uh, where there's, uh, some domestic violence involved and stuff like that. And, uh, so I have a real soft heart for constables, but I guess my question is, can you explain to us a little bit what the difference is between a constable unlike typical law enforcement and, uh, who would have jurisdiction on a particular call, whether it's civil or …
S.B. 218 Constable Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asked whether the licensing division has experience overseeing this or similar areas.
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Great. Thank you. So, uh, I, uh, I don't have any doubts that Doppel could handle this, but I, I guess my question, my other question would be, has, does Doppel have any, uh, track record or experience in this particular area or similar areas?
S.B. 218 Constable Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asked whether constables can take some authority in a situation but would eventually need law enforcement on site.
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Uh, I have a quick question for you. Yes. So, uh, I think this is a follow up to what I was inquiring about earlier, but, uh, in, if a situation calls for it, they're, they, they can take a certain level of authority, but at some point they're probably gonna need to make sure they're, they have law enforcement onsite with them.
S.B. 218 Constable Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Noted his earlier bill reclassified constables as peace officers.
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Yeah. Yeah. I think the bill I, I did a few years ago, uh, reclassify, constables as peace officers. So they are a peace officer. Yeah. Just like a lot of our other law enforcement agents. Okay.
S.B. 218 Constable Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Said he thinks it is a good bill and constables are important.
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I'll, I'll just say thank you for bringing this bill. Uh, I think it's a good bill and, uh, our, our constables are very important to our society, so I appreciate that.
S.B. 153 Election Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Moves to adopt the third substitute of SB 153.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd make a motion to adopt the third substitute of, uh, SB 1 53.
S.B. 153 Election Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Moves to pass SB 153 third substitute out favorably and declines to speak further.
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Thank you. I'd like to make a motion that we pass with a favorable recommendation. Third substitute SB 1 53 voter registration records, amendments. That's an order. Would you like to speak to that? I'll waive. Alright.
H.B. 386 Immigration Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Says he supports the bill and jokingly remarks that the sponsor had an easy hearing.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Um, uh, I like the bill. I'm gonna support the bill, but I think the good sponsor has had it too easy. She's, she's been anticipating being in front of business and labor for a while, so I think we've gone too easy on her. Just kidding. I support the bill. Thank you.
H.B. 284 Murder Offense Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Presented HB 284, saying it restores depraved indifference murder language that was unintentionally removed during the 2022 code revision.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. It's good to see you again after seeing you in our committee earlier. It's a, it's a funny game we play here it is. Um, I want to, uh, first kind of set this up by saying that the Utah County Attorney's Office brought this bill to me, uh, because of specific concerns and needs that they felt. And so I have Christopher Ballard here who is from the, uh, Utah County, uh, attorney's office. And he's going to, uh, speak, uh, briefly, but this is a, a, a very simple bill. A couple years ago, the, uh, the, the language that, uh, allowed for depraved indifference murder policy was removed. It was, uh, uh, not …
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Says the bill is complex and asks that the third substitute be adopted.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Pro Tem. Like just like the, uh, last bill and the la last, uh, good colleague. Uh, I've got a very complex bill here, so I'm going to ask that we adopt the third substitute.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Explains that many people were involved in the bill and that last-minute clarifications were needed to make it consistent.
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Yeah, just briefly. Uh, the, uh, the bill is very, very complex. So we had a lot of people involved in this bill and so there was some need to make some last minute, uh, clarifications just to make sure it was all straight.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Maloy says the bill is very complex and that last-minute clarifications were made after many people were involved in drafting it.
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Yeah, just briefly. Uh, the, uh, the bill is very, very complex. So we had a lot of people involved in this bill and so there was some need to make some last minute, uh, clarifications just to make sure it was all straight.
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Presents the bill, describing changes to HOA and condominium governance, ombudsman advisory opinions, plain-language resources, attorney-client status, arbitration and filing rules, civil penalties, common area conveyance, driveway regulation, and annual condo budget ratification, and explains the change from transfer fee to administration setup fee.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker ProAm. Uh, what I was saying earlier is, uh, just like the last representative in the last bill, I have a very complex bill here, so I'm gonna rely heavily on my notes, but I'm trying not to read it. Okay. So, uh, SV 1 22 strengthens HOA and condominium governance by improving transparent transparency in the ombudsman's process. It clarifies the advisory opinion procedures, protecting homeowner rights, and clarifies common area authority and establishes a clear annual condo budget process. So the bill, uh, I'm gonna give you a whole list of things that it does, but it makes the Ombudsman advisory opinions public for transparency. It requires publication of plain language, HOA resources and …
S.B. 122 HOA Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Maloy presents S.B. 122 as strengthening HOA and condominium governance, including public Ombudsman advisory opinions, plain-language HOA resources, capped penalties replacing daily penalties, rules on conveying common areas, driveway regulation limits, and an annual condominium budget process with a 45-day disapproval window, and explains that the change from transfer to administration setup fee clarifies a fee for access to keys, security areas, and amenities.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker ProAm. Uh, what I was saying earlier is, uh, just like the last representative in the last bill, I have a very complex bill here, so I'm gonna rely heavily on my notes, but I'm trying not to read it. Okay. So, uh, SV 1 22 strengthens HOA and condominium governance by improving transparent transparency in the ombudsman's process. It clarifies the advisory opinion procedures, protecting homeowner rights, and clarifies common area authority and establishes a clear annual condo budget process. So the bill, uh, I'm gonna give you a whole list of things that it does, but it makes the Ombudsman advisory opinions public for transparency. It requires publication of plain language, HOA resources and …
S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Said there is no substitute amendment and moved to pass Senate Bill 100, third substitute, favorably.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, we don't have a sub amendment. We don't. Okay, great. So I'll make the motion that we pass with the favorable recommendation, uh, third substitute SB 100 federalism revisions.
S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asked whether the sponsor wants the bill on the consent calendar and questioned whether that would be faster.
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I hate it when you cuss right before my name, but I know, Uh, did, does the sponsor want it on consent? I think that'd Be great. Thank you. Or Do you think it's faster that way, or slower than that? I don't know. I've not, I've not been tracking the reading calendar, so I think
H.B. 558 Elections Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asked whether the witness works with the League of Cities.
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Uh, okay. Sure. Helen, uh, thank you. Yes. Did you, did you say that you work with the League of Cities? I,
H.B. 558 Elections Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Said he had confused the two leagues.
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That I, I I just thought, I just misheard, so I was getting the two leagues mixed up, so, okay. Thank you.
H.B. 558 Elections Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Said he would vote no, citing qualified nonpartisan school board candidates in his area and requests from Mayor Walker and his own city leaders to oppose the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Um, uh, I feel like I'm in a, an odd situation for me. Usually these kind of bills are very clear where I want to go, but I don't feel that way right now and I'm probably gonna vote no on the substitute. And, um, uh, I'd like to just explain a little bit why. And, uh, the, in, in our recent municipal election, uh, it was really interesting 'cause we have three new school districts. So the three new school boards were being elected in addition to our municipal elections. And, um, there was, uh, several, uh, one including a good friend of mine who, uh, several people who came from education and they, …
H.B. 361 Elections Provisions Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks about the timing and communication of deceased voter records and how the state will enforce the changes.
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Callie, uh, I think it was about a year ago, I came to your office and we were talking about the, uh, the, the deaths and making sure that they were recorded and communicated to the L G's office. Do you re recall that meeting? I do, yes. Because I ran a bill that ensured that those were getting to the LGS office a few years ago. And, uh, but I think our discussion was that it wasn't happening. So we were getting all of these records in of people who've died in the state of Utah, but they were not getting to you, to your office to get them removed from the, the voter's records because they're deceased. And, …
H.B. 361 Elections Provisions Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Says the legislature must verify that policies are implemented and enforced, and that the clerks and the Lieutenant Governor's office should be monitored.
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Well, uh, and I think I, I guess my concern is not necessarily this, I was using this as an example, but, uh, we've put a lot of policies in place, a lot of changes. This is one of 'em. Uh, and you're doing a lot here. Um, I just want to just make sure that we're implementing and then enforcing that the changes that we put into place, whether it's at your level, uh, at the county clerk's level or whatever, because, uh, we just cannot have these policies put into place. And then several months later, a year later, find out that nothing's been done. And, uh, so I'm just throwing that out there for you, uh, representative …
H.B. 478 Residential Rental Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to proceed to the next agenda item.
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Great. Uh, Mr. Vice chair, I'd like to make a motion that we move on to the next agenda based on what the sponsor just said.
S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asked whether the executions involved are state-sponsored and how the physician's role would be assigned.
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Thank you. Mr. Vice Chair. When we talk about executions, are we talking about like people on death row or Yeah, like a state sponsored execution, um, that then that would then be dictated to you as part of your job, that you would be the one ordering the medications, for example, or administering the medications if it was to be a, a lethal injection, that sort of a thing.
S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asked how the execution process works.
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So is that how it's done? They, they, it's your turn Dr. Plum to do this execution that we've had lined up for 20 years?
S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asked whether a doctor who is asked to participate is expected to do so as a civic duty.
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Okay. So there is an expectation that if, if a doctor's asked it, it's considered kind of a civic duty kind of thing?
S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asked how a physician who does or does not want to perform an execution would be affected.
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Okay. I guess I'm just trying to, uh, understand how someone would be in a situation where this would come and, uh, apply. So if I'm a doctor mm-hmm. And, and I don't want to perform an execution, I feel like I should not have to do that.
S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asked whether there would be repercussions for participating or declining to participate in an execution. · speaker not certain
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It's like there's gonna be no repercussions that come back because I took a life, uh, even, you know, based on our judiciary system, someone's on death row and, and it's time and Right. Is that, And likewise, if you didn't, like if you said you didn't want to, that you
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks about the history of the Secretary of State and Lieutenant Governor offices and who succeeded a governor before 1980.
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Okay. So I want to get the history straight. So 1980s when we stopped having a Secretary of State. Yes. That's when we abolished a Secretary Of State. We had from the beginning of statehood to 1980, we had a Secretary of State. Yes. And that's, did, did we have a lieutenant governor before that time? We, We got a Lieutenant governor by statute and it was filled by the Secretary of State. So they were calling him Secretary of State slash Lieutenant Governor. So before that, before 1980, what was the succession of a governor through death or resignation or whatever?
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether concerns about elections existed since 1980 and what proof points show the claimed structural imbalance.
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Okay. So my couple more questions, Mr. Chair. Yeah. Um, the, uh, I think this has all come about because there's been concerns over the past couple of years related to elections. And, uh, I'm not gonna really say there are concerns or not concerns, but I, I think there's been enough concern that this has come up. My, I guess my question on this question is, have there been concerns since 1980 since we've had a lieutenant governor related to elections? I don't know that we actually saw some back then. I should have asked those questions if people had some concerns about that. But the problem, whether real or perceived, is that we have that structural imbalance and …
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether such problems have occurred before, not only in recent years.
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Okay. But that goes back to my previous questions. Mm-hmm. Which is, have we seen this before? I think I think you're in, you're insinuating that that's what's been happening in the past couple of years. But before that, have we had that, that, that that's where my initial questions were.
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Says he agrees a structural imbalance may exist currently and concludes his questions.
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Okay. So I'll, I'll just say this, that, um, I, I agree with you. It seems like we are potentially having a structural imbalance right now, currently. And perhaps it started a couple of years ago. Um, but I don't see anything that suggests that before. And I, I'm not sure I see that moving forward and, you know, because we're in a, we're in the time we're at right now, and sometimes it doesn't necessarily mean an ins uh, an imbalance as much as right now there's some things going on that people are talking about that are concerning. And, but, uh, so that's, I just wanna leave it at that. But, so thank you Mr. Chair.
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks how many states elect their Secretary of State and how many appoint one.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, I have a few more questions. Um, how many states did you say have a Secretary of State? Currently? 40. 40? Mm-hmm. 40 outta 50. 40. Outta 50. Have a Secretary of State model that does elections. Seven have boards Pretty good at that math stuff. Um, okay. So the question I have is how many of those 40, uh, elector, secretary of State? 34. 34. And the others are appointed? Appointed. Okay.
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks about the pros and cons of appointing a Secretary of State rather than electing one.
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Um, I don't know that you've talked about the option of appointing one. And how does that work? I I I think it's been, uh, brought up that, uh, if you have an election of a Secretary of State, you potentially have the same issue now that we have now with Lieutenant Governor who's over elections with the Secretary of State. So I'm, I'm wondering what the pros and cons of an appointment of a Secretary of State. Do you have thoughts on that versus a be an elected Position? I don't favor an appointment at all for this, because I want the Secretary of State and the person who's over elections to be directly elected and accountable to the …
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether a Secretary of State could face the same issues as the Lieutenant Governor.
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road that the Secretary of State could be facing the same exact thing that the Lieutenant Governor's Office is facing?
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks for confirmation that the difference is that an independently elected Secretary of State is not on the governor's ticket. · speaker not certain
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Just for my clarification, what you're saying here is that the difference between an elected Secretary of State elected in their own right and a lieutenant governor is the Lieutenant governor is on the same ticket as the governor. And that's your, the main crux of what you're talking about. Uh, so therefore, if you, if you think about the Attorney General or the treasurer or the auditor, they don't, while they may work in the executive branch, they're independently elected and thus not as dependent, you might say, as the lieutenant governor is on the governor. Is that, is that what you're saying?
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether an elected Secretary of State would still oversee their own election.
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Ahead. Thank you. Okay. So you said something very, very interesting. Don't we still have a, uh, an issue with an elected Secretary of State overseeing their own election? I think we keep coming back to that a little bit.
H.J.R. 25 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Secretary of State · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Moves to pass H.J.R. 25 favorably and says he supports it, while noting concern about transition of election duties.
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And I see a light Representative Malloy. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to make a motion and speak to that motion. Uh, and the motion is to pass with a favorable recommendation. HGJR 25. Alright. Would go ahead and speak to that. Um, uh, I support this and representative, I think you've done a, a really good job navigating a very difficult, touchy, uh, topic here. And, uh, so I support this. Um, I, my questioning earlier, I hope was a little tough, but it was meant to be, uh, to kinda get a lot of the things I think are gonna come out as we move forward with this. I do support it. I do worry about a …
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Moves that the House concur with the Senate amendments to the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'd like to make a motion to concur with the Senate.
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Says a substitute was made that eliminated the fiscal note.
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Yes. We, uh, uh, were able to, uh, do a substitute that eliminated the fiscal note. And so that's what that is.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Moves to concur with the Senate amendments to H.B. 101 and says the bill was amended to correct some language.
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You Mr. Speaker. I'd like to make a motion to concur with the Senate That motions ordered. I speak to it. Yes. It just, uh, we had to do an amendment to just correct a little bit of the language in the bill. So, uh, no big deal.
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Presented HB 269, which sets a base ambulance rate covering service fees, supplies and medications, adjusts it annually based on medical CPI, allows a mileage fee, bans balance billing with exceptions, and removes the sunset.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, HB 2 69 ensures Utah's ambulance providers are paid accurately and predictably for the care they already provide. So emergency services re remain available when utahns need them most. Basically what the bill does is it updates and stabilizes how ambulance services are reimbursed in Utah. It aligns payment rules with how emergency medical care is actually delivered, removes unnecessary statutory instability and maintains strong patient protection already in law. This bill came about when, uh, the chiefs, uh, fire chiefs, uh, came to me and they had, one of the issues they had was, uh, they were having a hard time recouping, uh, expenses from their vehicles. So they'd go and do a emergency …
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Thanked the committee and stakeholders, including fire chiefs, ambulance services, the Department of EMS and insurers, for working together on the bill.
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Thank you, uh, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Um, this is a great bill and, uh, I appreciate all the good words that the, the people commented said about me. Um, but I have to give them all a big compliment as well. We had fire chiefs, uh, the association, we had ambulance services, we had the Department of EMS, we had, uh, representatives from the, uh, insurance companies. And, uh, everybody came together. And, uh, there was a comment said that we are all started kind of distant, but we really came together and, uh, crafted this bill. And it's a very, very good bill. And, uh, it's gonna be a great benefit to the citizens of …
H.B. 246 Local Government Drug Testing Amendments · Senate Education Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Presents HB 246, which would allow oral fluid testing for local government drug testing and require collection to follow independent standardized procedures, and introduces David Kitchen to expand on it.
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HB 2 47, local government drug testing amendments. Thank you Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It's good to be before you. I don't know that I've ever presented in front of this committee, so good experience. Very nice, nice to have you. Thank you. Okay, so, uh, HB 2 46. Um, I have with me here, David Kitchen. He's the, uh, director of Human Resources at the City of Lehi. And, uh, he's the one that brought this, uh, bill to me. And it'll be good not only for the city of Lehi, but all of the cities and and beyond. And basically what this does is it modernizes Utah's local government drug testing statute by allowing oral …
H.B. 284 Murder Offense Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Presents H.B. 284 as restoring depraved indifference murder to the murder code, a change requested by the Utah County attorney after a drafting error removed it.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker ProAm, Utah has long recognized that there are some homicides that are so reckless, so dangerous, and so callous toward human life, that they are the moral equivalent of intentional murder, even if the actor did not intend to specifically kill someone. What this bill does is it corrects, uh, a drafting error that occurred a few years ago by putting back into the murder code. Uh, the concept of depraved indifference murder. And what that means is, uh, the actions of someone that were, that was so bad, uh, that it, it resulted in the, the, uh, ending of someone's life that even if it wasn't intent, intentional, uh, it gives the, uh, our county …
H.B. 516 Landlord Communication Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Says the bill is not quite ready after hearing the presentation and public comment, and moves to hold it.
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Chair Malloy. Thank you Mr. Vice Chair. Uh, I'd like to make a statement and reserve your right to make a motion, um, representative, we've heard your presentations and, uh, we've heard from almost everybody that you have been out in the hall working through a lot of these details. It feels like it's not quite there. And, uh, so my motion is gonna be that we hold it. Uh, I kind of hate to do that, but I kind of feel like it's just not ready to go. So my motion is to hold the bill. Hmm.
H.B. 176 Trust Business Modifications · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Moved to move to the next agenda item, saying the bill is not ready to go yet.
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Vice Chair. I'd like to make a motion to move to the next agenda item. Would you like to speak to that? Yeah, I think it's very clear that, uh, this bill is just not ready to go yet. And so I'd like to make that motion. Okay.
H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Asks whether a second substitute needs to be approved and moves to adopt second substitute HB 508.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. No, there's no sub here, right? Second sub. We gotta approve the Second sub. Okay. I, uh, would make a motion to adopt a second sub for HP 5 0 8.
H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Moves to pass second substitute HB 508 out favorably.
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Thank you. I'd like to make a motion that we pass for the favorable recommendations second substitute HP 5 0 8 state facilities modifications.
H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Says the bill was a collaborative and successful project.
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Yeah, I'll just say real quickly I agree with, uh, you representative, uh, looks like a very collaborative, collaborative and successful, uh, project. Putting this bill together.
H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Spoke in support, saying the bill balances people who benefit from the plant with dangerous chemical products and highlights the need for better regulation and enforcement.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to stand in support of this bill as well. The good sponsors worked really, really hard on this to find a balance, and I think a lot of things that need to be addressed have been spoken about. In addition to the, the, uh, guardrails that this puts in place. Uh, we also have two issues. We have a lot of people who, uh, really benefit from the plant side of Crate and, uh, I think that's very, very clear. And, uh, then we have a problem over here that there's this, uh, chemical based product that's being sold in different stores and retailers around the state that are quite dangerous. And, uh, I …
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Thanked the committee and began presenting HB 99, which would exempt prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from sales tax by classifying them as prosthetic devices.
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Thank you Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It's good to be here. Good to go?
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Explained that the bill aims to give tax relief to seniors and families with children by exempting corrective eyewear, noted it does not affect prescriptions, licensing, or fashion eyewear, and said it creates a fiscal note; then introduced Mark Taylor to speak.
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This is an attempt to, uh, provide some tax relief to a, uh, very important group of people, our senior citizens and our families who have children. And, uh, and also correct something that I think has been wrong in the code for a while now. What HB 99 does is it exempts prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from sales and use techs by classifying them as prosthetic devices, uh, under existing Utah law. So there's a list of prosthetic devices, um, that, uh, are tax free, basically when people have to purchase 'em, uh, for, to correct whatever it is on their bodies that, uh, they don't have to pay sales tax. The exception is, uh, contact lenses and …
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Gave a brief summation saying the bill is good and will provide tax relief to many people who could use it.
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You. I'll just say it's a good bill and it'll, uh, bring a lot of tax relief to some, a lot of people that could really use it. So thank you.
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said that passing the policy is not the main hurdle, that getting the bill funded is, and asked for the committee's support when it comes up.
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The what? Getting the policy passed is not your hurdle. No, it's Not. Getting funded is always hurdle, So I appreciate that. So, but When it comes up, you guys, you're gonna support me, right?
H.B. 504 Political Advertising Modifications · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Confirms that AI-generated stock images would need to be labeled as such and asks whether labeling would protect candidates from copying disputes.
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Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair. Okay. So I think I get this. 'cause what you're showing us here is Adobe stock. So it's this photo stock place where mm-hmm. For years we've gone and photographers, they submit their photography and then they can sell it as stock. So what you're, basically, what you're saying, what we're looking at here, it could be photo generated or it could be AI generated. Mm-hmm. And if I want to use an AI generated photo here, I would download it and use it just like I would a typical photo. Correct. In the old, in the old standard. But they're gonna, they're gonna indicate that it's ai. Correct. Okay. So if, if doing the, …
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Maloy presented the bill, which sets a base rate for ambulance providers' charges, adds medications to the base rate, and bars balance billing except in specified insurance situations.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tam. Uh, I'm really grateful to be here to present this bill. This is a, the second bill we've done, uh, for our ambulance services. And, uh, this one just makes it even better. Basically what it does is it establishes a base rate for our ambulance providers to charge for their services when they're out taking care of us, uh, when we need their help and services. The base, the base rate has been adjusted to cover the expenses, uh, and the medications that are used on these calls. And the reason we needed to do this is, uh, a couple of years ago, there were some real issues as far as, uh, our, …
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Explained that HB 101 removes the state background check for firearms transferred through the federal National Firearms Act approval process, because a federal background check has already been completed, and that no additional check would be required for the buyer or dealer.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's good to be here. Okay. HB 1 0 1 Fire Background checks is a pretty simple easy bill. Uh, it, so to this point, it's received, uh, bipartisan support and, uh, so I'm very grateful for that. And also the opportunity to present this to you. The, uh, what HB 1 0 1 does is it eliminates the background check in the, the Utah State background check for firearms that are transferred through the, uh, federal National Firearms Act NFA approval process. And the reason for that is it's a, it's very, very duplicative. The, uh, it, if you're purchasing a product that's, uh, regulated and you have to register and get a background check …
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether the high licensing fee is meant to fund regulation or to discourage people from obtaining multiple licenses.
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Um, so the 10, the $10,000, the high license fee, um, is it just to help fund it or is it also help resist people trying to get those multiple licenses? 'cause it's
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether the fee is high enough to stop operators from buying licenses so quickly.
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But I guess my question is, do you think it's high enough to get some of these actors to stop buying licenses so quickly and stuff? Well,
H.B. 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Says the individual-license provision was suggested by a committee colleague.
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Yeah. And that was brought to me by one of your esteemed colleagues on this committee. Great. Uh, thank you.
H.B. 284 Murder Offense Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Presents HB 284, which he says restores depraved indifference murder to the code after a 2022 drafting change, and introduces Christopher Ballard to explain it.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Appreciate the opportunity to be here. I'm joined today by, uh, Christopher Christopher Ballard. He's the General counsel at the Utah County Attorney's Office. And I'm grateful for the attorney's office in Utah County for, uh, bringing this bill to me. And, uh, uh, Mr. Ballard will talk about the importance to their office, but it will also be important throughout the state. But HB 2 84 fixes an un unintended drafting change in Utah's murder statute, uh, a couple of years ago that, uh, uh, eliminated the, uh, depraved indifference murder, uh, policy. And so what this bill does is basically puts that back into code. And because Utah has long recognized that some killings …
S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments · House floor debate (day 23) · Feb 11, 2026
Explains that S.B. 117 makes technical corrections to last year's cosmetology bill, removes pronouns, updates outdated terminology, and creates a legacy cosmetology barbering license.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. If you all recall, uh, Mr. Speaker last year, we had a, a big cosmetology bill that changed a lot of different things this year. Uh, this bill, what it does is make some technical corrections and changes that, uh, just strengthened the overall bill that we did last year. So it doesn't really change the bill, just a couple things, but basically what it does is it removes pronouns so there's no confusion. Um, it updates the languages, uh, language to remove archaic terminology. It cr it, correct some typographical errors and it al but it also creates, uh, a legacy, a legacy cosmetology barbering license. We changed, uh, how the barbering works in the …
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Indicated a wish to present the bill.
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I'd like to make a motion to encircle HB 99. That motion is in order. Would you like to speak to it? Um, I just wanted to go ahead and present the bill.
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Presented HB 99, which would exempt prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from sales and use tax but not frames for fashion or non-corrective eyewear, and said it would help families, seniors on fixed incomes, and workers.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker. HB 99 is, is the eyewear sales tax amendments bill. Uh, that, uh, basically places prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses in the category of prosthetic devices, which, uh, as a has been for long standing time, uh, not, uh, uh, charge sales tax, uh, when people purchase those products. And so that's what the bill does. It exempts, uh, some, uh, prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from sales tax and use tax. What it does not do is it does not affect prescriptions. It does not affect licensing or scope of practice and does not apply to, uh, non corrective or fashion eyewear. Um, but this will be a great benefit for families that …
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Said the fiscal analysts would need to address the fiscal note, and that the reduced sales tax revenue would otherwise have gone to the transportation fund.
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That I would have to call the fiscal analysts on, but, uh, but the, uh, fiscal note as a whole is the reduction in, uh, the sales tax is currently collected. So it's probably money that was allocated from the sales tax to the transportation fund.
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Said the bill would add eyewear to prosthetic devices, which are not taxed, while lenses and contacts are currently taxed.
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They, they, that's what we're trying to do is get them included with prosthetics and they are not. So there's a whole group of prosthetic devices that are available to people and, uh, they, uh, do not charge sales tax on those, but they do on lenses and contacts.
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Said there is no price limit and that the criteria are corrective lenses and contacts.
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Uh, there's no limitation at this point that the, the criteria is corrective lenses and contacts.
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Opposed the motion to circle, saying the bill does not include fashion wear and covers only lenses and contacts.
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I would, uh, resist that motion. I don't think it's necessary. We've, uh, looked at this bill before. It's very, very clear that it does not include fashion wear, like sunglasses, uh, and other products that you might get in an optometrist. It's just the lenses and the contacts and, uh, I don't think a family of four kids is gonna be putting their kids in Gucci frames or anything like that. So it's, uh, it's a good bill in the regards that helps people who have those fixed costs that, or they have a, uh, a lot of kids or whatever it's going to, it just helps them and it lowers the, uh, tax sales tax rate for those …
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Summarized in favor of the bill and asked for members' affirmative votes.
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See none. Back to Representative Maloy for summation. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a great bill. This is gonna help a lot of people. Uh, and so, uh, I really appreciate it. Everybody's affirmative vote. It's, it's good. Bill.
H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Asks a question about how most of this betting takes place.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, Mr. Speaker, the, uh, question I have is most of this, uh, betting, is it going representative?
H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Asks whether most of this betting is done online.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Sorry for that. Um, my question is, uh, is most of this betting done on online?
H.B. 243 Gambling Revisions · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Asks how the law would be enforced against bets placed through out-of-state sites.
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So Mr. Speaker, the, uh, another question. My final question would be, what is the, uh, how will this be enforced and how do we enforce it if they're placing these bets outta state through, through the internet, but outta state sites?
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for a question.
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Mr. Speaker, the, uh, will the sponsor yield to a question? Representative Hollins, will you yield to a question?
H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Asks what date the federal holiday falls on.
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When is, uh, what would be the date of that federal holiday that this would align with?
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy introduced H.B. 209, saying it requires proof of citizenship to vote in state and local races while preserving federal voting, with notice, time to respond, and provisional ballots.
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Thank you Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It's good to be here before you. The, uh, HB 2 0 9 is a, a bill that protects the meaning, meaning of citizenship. It encourages responsibility, accuracy, and confidence. It protects the integrity of Utah elections by ensuring only US citizens vote and state and local races, while preserving every eligible voter's right to vote in federal elections. The bail creates a clear, transparent distinction between federal voting rights and state election requirements. So voters always know where they stand. Every eligible voter may continue to vote in federal elections, even while citizenship documentation is being resolved. Voters are notified, given time to respond and may cast a provisional ballot …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy described bipartisan changes in the third substitute, including a name-change option, an online way to check ballot eligibility, and privacy protection for federal-only voters.
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Okay. The, uh, also I want to point out this, that there was a, uh, bipartisan, uh, work done on this bill. And the specifics of that is that there was a, there is a name change option for, uh, uh, people who, uh, may have a different name on their birth certificate versus where they're at today. So it provides a way for people to, uh, show that, uh, it also provides a way for the LGS office to see what ballot they are qualified for. So if you're wondering if you qualify for a state, full state ballot or just a federal ballot, you can check online and see what ballot you are currently, uh, qualified to get. …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy said any non-citizen voting is too many and the bill ensures only U.S. citizens vote, adding that Utah data is still incomplete.
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Yes, I can, I think, uh, representative, or sorry, representative b Brammer, Senator Bremmer, uh, ask the right question. How many is too many? Yeah. And I think more than zero is too many. So if it's one, if it's four, if it's 6,000, that's too many. It makes a mockery of those immigrants that are working towards becoming permanent citizens of the United States who want to go vote. The responsibility is on the individual. If there are people in Utah who want to vote in our elections, they need to be US citizens. And the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of Utah, makes that very, very clear that the elections are for US citizens. So what …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy said voters can show a marriage certificate or other name-change documents and the bill includes time to cure.
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Bill, this, the second substitute built that in. And that was where the bipartisan participation, we worked together to solve that problem. And that's what I mentioned earlier, which is all they have to do really is just show their, their birth certificate, their marriage certificate, or what other documentation they have that shows that their name was changed legally. And then that should be able to show that they're, they, they have their US citizenship. So that is one concern that was there from the very beginning. We also built in time to cure. So people who may, uh, have a simple problem with showing that they're a US citizen or not, there's, uh, a there's time and they …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy said voters can cast a provisional ballot and show citizenship before noon on the last business day before canvassing.
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They, they can cast a provisional ballot, and then they have to just show that they're a US citizen before noon on the, the last business day before canvassing begins. Okay.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy said legal non-citizens can get Real ID so the card itself doesn't prove citizenship, though underlying data can be checked by clerks.
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The, uh, the real ID is, uh, the, the, it's good and it's bad. It, and it's not really bad, but, uh, uh, people who are legally in the United States as permanent residents or legal immigrants can get the real id. That's my understanding. But to get a driver's license or a Utah id, you have to show a citizenship that doesn't preclude you from getting those if you're not, if you're here legally. But you have to have that, and that data is kept. So, uh, Mr. Davidson, uh, or the LGS office or any of the county clerks can look that information up to verify that they've, uh, are a US citizens. So the driver's, the card …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy said election officials wanted implementation time, so the bill targets the November election via the November 1 date.
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Yeah, the, uh, when we were working with the LGS office in the, uh, county clerks, they certainly wanted time to be able to implement this. And so our discussions were, do we need this for the primary, well, the primaries for finding a party nominee. The, uh, the election that occurs where we're actually elect uh, electing an elected official is in November. And so we wanted to try and get this in place for the November election. And so, uh, everybody felt like that would give them the time that they needed. So that, so the effective date of the bill will be when the governor signs it, of course, but the, uh, the implementation of it would …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy summed up, saying the bill clears a path for people to show citizenship and better ensures only U.S. citizens vote.
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Yeah, I, there's a lot of, uh, uh, I appreciate all this, this discussion. There's a lot of people that oppose this, and I, for reasons that I don't understand, uh, I keep hearing the words, there isn't a problem, but yet nobody has shown me the zero zero is not a problem. And, uh, uh, and like I was saying before, what I think this bill does is it makes it, it clears a path for those who have, uh, issues with showing their US citizenship or who are working towards US citizenship in a legal way. Uh, it clears a pathway for them to get to that point. And there is nothing more exciting than watching a newly …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Rep. Maloy said he had addressed the name-change concern and disagreed with it.
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I think, I think I addressed that very clearly and that I don't think that's correct.
S.B. 90 Occupational Licenses for Veterans and Service Members · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Said he had worked on an earlier bill supporting military spouses, expressed support for this bill, and said it fits with existing state efforts.
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Yes, we are. Okay, Great. Um, uh, more of a comment. I guess a few years ago I was involved in a lot, a big bill to, uh, change this that really helped the military spouses. And I was just talking to Mark Steinle and I was just, I can't believe we didn't build this into it. So this is a very, very good move and it fits right in with what we've already been working on here in the state of Utah. So, good, bill, thank you.
H.B. 429 Special Districts Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asks what the state is doing to address the issue and why the cities and county cannot resolve it themselves.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, uh, I'm just, uh, I don't totally understand the whole concept either, but, so I'm just curious as what is the state doing to help solve this? Why can't the cities and the county just do it?
H.B. 429 Special Districts Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asks whether the state controls the process and governance of special service districts.
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So the, the state controls all of that is What you're saying? The state controls the process and governance of special service districts.
H.B. 429 Special Districts Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Asks to ask one final question of the sponsor.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is it okay if I ask one final question to the sponsor?
H.B. 429 Special Districts Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Says he supports the bill and asks what Herriman residents would see after it becomes law.
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Great. So I, uh, I'm supportive of the bill and plan to vote for it, but I do have a question on if the bill passes and governor signs, it becomes law, uh, what's the process? What, what will Herriman city residents see happen after that?
H.B. 391 Vacancy Replacement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Maloy asked whether the sponsor lives in the city she used as an example.
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Thank you. So the example you gave, uh, would this representative happen to live in that city that you're referring to?
H.B. 391 Vacancy Replacement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Maloy said the example resembled Lehi's recent election and that he disagrees with making outgoing municipal officials lame ducks, though he sees a good case for the state partisan provisions.
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Because, uh, it sounded awful like what happened in Lehi during the last municipal election. And so you had me with this bill, but then when you were explaining that, it was just like what happens in that municipal example? Uh, and what happened in Lehi is you have incoming city council and mayor, and, uh, it's a matter of weeks and you have an outgoing mayor and city council. So what you're, what you described is like the outgoing mayor and city council. It's like, oh, you lost election or you're not going, you're not running, you're not gonna be in office. And so they are from the election to the end of that term, we're creating lame duck …
H.B. 391 Vacancy Replacement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Maloy said he agrees the party that elected someone should fill the seat if they switch and resign, but his concern is limited to the municipal provisions.
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No, I, I think I understand what, what I'm just saying at the municipal level in that scenario happened in Lehi and what I thought you were talking about is, uh, we're we're kind of forcing, uh, the, in the, the current municipal elected officials into a lame duck situation. It's like, oh, we have all new people, we have to wait till they are in office to make some of these changes. Now, as far as the party stuff, I, I totally agree with that. It's like, uh, if, if one party elects someone and that per, and they change their party and then they resign, it, it, it seems totally appropriate that the party that they were elected …
H.B. 391 Vacancy Replacement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 6, 2026
Maloy said parties call special conventions for replacements, and city councils could likewise call special meetings, so he is not persuaded.
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The, the thing is, uh, in the party scenario, the party doesn't wait till the next central committee meeting to, to do that appointment. They call a special convention. And so there's nothing that would prevent a city council, a sitting city council to call a special meeting to address some of these issues. And, uh, so I'm, I'm not sure I'm going along with that thought process. Okay. But I understand what you're saying, so thank you.
H.B. 246 Local Government Drug Testing Amendments · House floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026
Presents HB 246, which updates the local government drug testing statute to allow oral fluid testing, clarify permitted sample types, and require standardized collection procedures, without expanding testing authority or lowering employee protections.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker HB 2 46 Modernizes Utah's local government drug testing statute by allowing oral fluid testing, clarifying which sample types may be required and ensuring all collections follow independent standardized procedures. Utah's current statute lags behind modern drug testing practices and creates unnecessary ambiguity for local governments trying to comply with the law while maintaining stuff. Drug drug-free workplaces. HB 2 46 updates the statute to relight current best practices without expanding testing authority or lowering employee protections.
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Presented H.B. 269 and the second substitute, saying it includes medication costs in the base ambulance rate, allows one annual adjustment tied to the medical consumer price index, keeps balance billing prohibited, and removes a sunset clause.
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Can you hear me okay? Oh, there you are. Thank you. Okay. So, uh, this is a HB 2 69 ambulance provider. Payment amendments HB 2 69 ensures Utah's ambulance providers are paid accurately and predictably for the care they already provide. So, emergency services remain available when utahns need them most. The bill updates and stabilizes how ambulance services are reimbursed in Utah. It aligns payment rules with how emergency medical care is actually delivered, removes unnecessary statutory instability and maintains strong patient protections already in law. Some of the key points to the bill is that it aligns the base rate with real world emergency care. Current law separates medication costs from the base rate, even though medications …
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Said the second substitute may not change the fiscal note and described its federal, general fund, and Medicaid components.
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Yeah, And I'm not sure if the second sub changes that, but I don't know that the second sub at this point changes the, uh, fiscal note. But the, uh, uh, basically it, uh, the, uh, the federal funds for the Department of Health and Human Services is estimated at $702,600. And, uh, so this reflects some of the, uh, funding that comes from the federal government. But, uh, the general fund will, uh, have a, uh, 2002, $202,000, uh, fund to it. And then the Medicaid, uh, part of it will be 41,300. So for the total expenditures as you can see 'em there, so the, the total hit of the fiscal note is 2002, $202,200.
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Explained the sunset was meant to review the old rate adjustment method, which was no longer needed after tying adjustments to the consumer price index.
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In 10 years, The, uh, the Sunset was, uh, part of the plan to, uh, see how well the, the old way of, uh, adjusting the balance rate, uh, was going to. So we were gonna look at, we wanted to make sure there was a Sunset in case it wasn't working the way we had planned, but we changed it by, uh, associating the, uh, ch the adjustments to the CSI. And so that was no longer needed. So that's why we took it out.
H.B. 269 Ambulance Provider Payment Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Thanked stakeholders and said the bill helps EMS and firefighter paramedics serve Utahns efficiently and will be funded.
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Thank you. Um, I'd like to just summarize by saying that this has been a, a really interesting, uh, bill to run. And, uh, I really want to thank everybody that's been involved. This bill started out, uh, trying to make it, uh, as efficient and easy for our EMS and our firefighter paramedics to go out and serve the people of Utah and take care of them when they needed emergency services. So this bill is a result of that desire to help our citizens and everybody came together, all the stakeholders. It's been just a wonderful experience with everybody working together to make this bill happen. So, very grateful for them. And, uh, uh, we'll get it passed …
H.B. 343 Nursing Care Facility Program Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Moves to pass H.B. 343 with a favorable recommendation and asks whether anyone wishes to speak to the motion.
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Thank you. I'd make a motion that we pass with a favorable recommendation, P 3 43 nursing care facility program amendments. Would Like to speak to that?
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Welcomed Rep. Arthur to his first committee presentation with joking remarks about the committee.
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Alright. Uh, chairman, Uh, thank you Mr. Vice Chair. I'd just like to point out that this is representative, our author's first committee presentation. Is that correct? This is indeed. Okay. So this is the major committee involved here, Or Not? This is the major committee of the legislature, business, labor and commerce. So you're, we're gonna make sure you get a really hard time, so, oh my Goodness. Go ahead. Uh, I, I might just step back out into the audience if that's okay.
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asked why landscapers need regulation at all and suggested the training could distract general contractors.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Um, mark, thank you for coming up. Don't leave. I know you love to be called up to the stand. It happens more often than not. Um, my question is, um, you have a lot representative, you have a list of bullet points here, understanding water scarcity in Utah, selecting drought tolerant plants, efficient irrigation design, and so on. My, my question, I guess is related to the even the need for regulation. So Mark, I would love you to talk about why you think we even need regulations for landscapers. And I think it go, it feathers into what, uh, Representative Peterson was talking about. I think what he was alluding to is it's …
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Questioned why a license is needed for landscaping since landscapers already know their field.
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Well, and I, and his bill is focusing on landscaping. So that's kind of where I wanted to focus. Okay. But I, I, I just wanted to make that distinction that that's what I, it kind of felt like is, uh, the, the landscaping part of their ongoing training for contractors would be kind of a little bit of a distraction from all the other important things that they really, not that landscaping is not important, but I I, as it relates to landscaping, I'm wondering why we even need a license. It seems like these guys are gonna be entering into that profession 'cause they know it, they love it. Um, they can make recommendations to, to their clients …
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Suggested the license could simply be eliminated. · speaker not certain
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Or maybe we just want to get rid of it. So That is an option. Option. Okay. So, uh,
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asked whether landscapers lack this knowledge now.
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Yeah. Thank you. So I guess one final question. Um, do you think, uh, landscapers don't know how to do that now? I mean, I think there's, it seems like to me they would be experts in the, in all of those already.
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Thanked the sponsor.
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Great. And we gotta make sure that it changes with it. Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair.
S.B. 24 Health Care Providers Immunity Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Presented S.B. 24, which extends the sunset of the health care providers immunity act by 10 years to July 1, 2036.
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Thank you Mr. Vice Chair. Uh, this is a, uh, Senate bill. Senate bill, uh, 24. It's, uh, came out of our business labor and commerce interim committee meetings and all it is is an extension. Senator Pitcher is the sponsor and I'm the co-sponsor. So that's why I'm doing it today. She had a conflict, but, uh, what this does, this addresses the repeal of the healthcare providers immunity from Liability Act and it extends the, uh, Sunset, uh, 10 years to, uh, let me find it here. July 1st, 2036. That's all the bill does.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Rep. Maloy explains that HB 101 removes a second Utah background check for NFA firearm products after federal approval, while standard background checks at firearm stores remain.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker ProAm. Um, HB 1 0 1 eliminates duplicative background checks when a firearm transfer has already been fully vetted through an extensive federal National Firearms Act or NFA approval process. Basically what happens is there's a, there's a, a list of firearms and firearm accessories that, uh, the federal government heavily regulates. Uh, and you have to get a, uh, a background check and you have to get approval from the federal government to, uh, purchase those uh items. When you do that, then you receive approval and then from the federal, from from the feds, and then you can go and obtain the, uh, purchase of that, uh, product. But you have to also pass …
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Rep. Maloy says the bill protects Second Amendment rights and removes an unnecessary layer of regulation.
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Uh, thank you. I think it's a, it's a great bill. It protects our Second Amendment rights and, uh, uh, helps remove a layer of, uh, regulation that's just not necessary. Thank you.
H.B. 246 Local Government Drug Testing Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Maloy introduces HB 246, which adds oral fluids and other testing methods to the local government drug testing policy and allows testing at the employer's offices, and hands the presentation to David Kitchen.
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Thank you Madam Vice Chair. It's good to see you up there. Thought we would go from, uh, really nice marriages to housing, to drug testing and oral fluids. So we're, that's what we're gonna be talking about. TMI, right? TMI? No, no, it's not TMI. 'cause that's what we're talking about. Um, okay, so this HB 2 46, this is a bill that the house passed last year and, uh, just like many bills that go into the black hole called the Senate didn't make it didn't, it kind of died in the Senate. It didn't not fail, it just didn't get completed. So we, we brought it back here. And what this bill does is pretty simple. It …
H.B. 203 Non-Compete Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
The chair asked Cullimore to summarize how the bill would change the current policy he helped create.
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Thank you representative. I have a quick question for you. Yes. Uh, you mentioned that you were involved, uh, early on with the, the current policy. Can you quickly summarize what you see as changing this bill doing to change that? What was established before?
H.B. 203 Non-Compete Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
The chair noted the one-year limit was significant because some companies had used longer non-competes.
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Yeah. That was, that was a big deal because there was, there was a lot of companies doing non-competes for more than a year, two years. Right. Or even more so. It was just like one year. And which at the time seemed like it would be better than some of the other practices that were going on. Yeah.
H.B. 203 Non-Compete Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
The chair described being on both sides of non-competes as an executive and later a business owner, said they cause problems, and said he plans to support the bill.
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So I am going to make, uh, some, give some thoughts from my perspective. Um, I see it from, I see it on both sides. I have been on both sides of this issue. And, uh, in, uh, the last company I worked for, I was one of the executives and had to implement a conflict of interest program, I guess is what you would call it. And try to get all of our employees to sign, sign it. And, uh, I was the first one to sign one, so I could be a great example to all the other employees. And, uh, uh, then the, the legislation that we've referred to before, that was about 10 years or so …
H.B. 172 Food Safety Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
The chair asked the sponsor to confirm that the bill extends certification to five years and lets certified restaurant staff work charity events without a separate permit. · speaker not certain
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So, um, yeah. Yeah. Uh, I, I did want to get a clarification. So representative of the, uh, the bill is going to extend the, the, uh, certificate from three years to five years. Then the other part of your bill is if you have that and you go out of the restaurant, out into the community to do pro bono work, charity work, events, whatever it might be, that they don't have to get a special safety permit for that in addition, which is what they have to do now, it would just carry over into that. Is that correct?
H.B. 172 Food Safety Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 30, 2026
The chair asked whether a food service manager means anyone holding that certification. · speaker not certain
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And if Food Service Manager would be anybody that has that permit or permit right.
H.B. 223 Electronic Signature Collection Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks whether data collected offline on a phone could be kept and misused.
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Thank you. Mr. Chair. Uh, I'm interested, my is related to the offline. Uh, so if there are, if they're gathering signatures offline with their phone, is there a risk at that data being kept on the phone and used inappropriately or potentially used inappropriately?
H.B. 223 Electronic Signature Collection Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Says direct online upload would be more secure than storing signatures on a phone.
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Okay. I still, uh, personally, if it's going from my scan directly online, which is another option, right. Uh, that to me is that would be much more secure than keeping it on someone's phone until they upload it, in my opinion. Yeah,
H.B. 223 Electronic Signature Collection Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks why paper should not still be used.
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Upload. What's wrong with just using the paper again? I mean, I get, I get everything you said, but it's just like, what's wrong with the paper?
H.B. 223 Electronic Signature Collection Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Says he does not see the benefit over paper and thanks the chair.
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Yeah, I know. But I, I, I guess I'm not seeing that. But anyway, thank you Mr. Chair.
H.B. 223 Electronic Signature Collection Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Has concerns about the mandate and the readiness of the system, prefers keeping a paper option for rural areas, and says he will vote no.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I'm, I'm just gonna reiterate, I guess kind of what I said before, which is, uh, I, I don't have an issue with technology and I think we are going that direction and I don't have an issue with that really. But, um, we have some experts or people here from the clerk's office, from the LGS office that didn't leave us with a vote of confidence from their areas. And, uh, and I actually have, uh, issues with the mandate, not necessarily the deadline as much as the mandate. I think. I also think, uh, a digital and a hard copy way of doing it, uh, is probably the right course, at least as …
H.B. 288 Voting Registration Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asks for confirmation that the new registration information will be as secure as other forms of registration.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, I just want to, I think I see the answer right here in the bill, but just wanted to get your confirmation that this will be just as secure form of registration as any other.
H.B. 104 State Holiday Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Asked questions about the bill's effect on the holiday and said he would personally oppose it.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, what I love about this bill is I see four day weekends in the future with, uh, a Tuesday morning election. We go vote and then barbecuing the rest of the day. So thank, thank you for the bill As long as you vote. That's great. Yeah, I would personally oppose this. If it were warm weather, people would go to the lake instead of voting, but perhaps because it is November, they'll actually go vote. Depends on if it's a La Nina year again. I don't know. That's true. There you go.
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asks for Delegate Parrish to join by phone and says he will begin the presentation while she connects.
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Um, I'd like to, uh, make sure we have, uh, delegate Parish on the phone. Is she, is she there? Yeah. Okay. She's gonna join me in my presentation. Okay. She's, she's on, Yes. She's just rejoining as a panelist. She, I'm sorry, what? It'll Just take one second. Okay. Okay. I'll go ahead and get started while she comes in and I'll turn some time over to her.
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Presents HB 52, which lets enrolled members of federally recognized tribes voluntarily add a generic Native American notation to a Utah driver license or ID, with eligibility verified through existing documents, and says it does not change voting laws or collect new data.
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Uh, HB 52 gives enrolled members of federally recognized tribes the option if they choose to include a simple Native American notation on a Utah driver's license or ID while protecting privacy, respecting tribal sovereignty, and changing nothing else in Utah law. This, uh, is a narrow, optional and respectful bill. Nothing is mandated, nothing is expanded. It simply provides an option that doesn't exist today. For many Native American Utahans identity is very, very important. But so is privacy today. There's no way to reflect that identity on a state issued ID without carrying separate tribal documents, which can be more detailed or sensitive than necessary for everyday use. HP 52 gives people a choice, not an obligation. What …
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Hands the presentation over to Delegate Parrish.
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So, with that, I'm gonna turn it over to, uh, delegate Parish, who's, uh, delegate Parish. Uh, I'll let you introduce yourself and tell Hi everybody. Afternoon Everyone. Welcome. Go ahead.
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Gives closing summation, saying the bill is about choice, respect, and restraint and asking for the committee's support.
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Seeing none represent mall for summation. Thank you. I'd just like to say that HB 52 is about choice, respect, and restraint. It allows people to be recognized if they want, without changing how Utah Law works anywhere else. I believe this is a thoughtful, a very conservative and balanced bill, and I respectfully ask for the committee's support. Thank you. Thank You Senator Kwan for submission.
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asked the sponsor to confirm the bill's hours starting at line 40 are those required for a Utah license.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Uh, uh, Mr. Sheway, thank you for being here. Appreciate it. Um, okay. So it's very clear in this bill starting with line, uh, 40, um, what the, uh, hours would be required and, uh, representative is that, that those are the hours required for a license here in Utah based on this bill, right?
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asked Shumway where his office stands given testimony that the hours are too low.
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Okay. So my question is, we just heard from a, a practitioner that she thought the hours were way too low. Uh, can you tell us where we're at, uh, Jeff with ler, and are we putting this in, uh, cosmetology or some other place?
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asked the sponsor whether the bill's hours are reduced from current requirements.
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Yeah, I think so. Um, so I'm going to take kind of what you said, Mr. Sheway, back to the sponsor on these hours that you've indicated. Did were, are they reduced from where it is currently, or,
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asked where practitioners are getting licensed.
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Right. So, um, So where are they, where are they all getting licensed? And you, you,
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asked whether the hours would ensure patient safety.
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Is, is it your opinion, uh, then based on what, uh, Mr. Shumway was saying earlier about safety and our desire to issue licenses here in the state of Utah, make sure everybody's safe, do you feel like these hours are gonna be reflective of what needs to be done to make sure patients and our citizens here in Utah are safe?
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Moved to hold the bill, citing open questions about the hours and a need for more direction from regulators, while saying he is not opposed to the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Vice-Chair. I'm going to, uh, make a motion to hold the bill. And the reason representative is there's just a lot of questions here. Uh, we have some new numbers here. Uh, I, I think we need to get more direction from Doppel and perhaps from Mr. Sheway, from ler. Um, we've had, uh, good, uh, comments from practitioners, uh, kind of on both sides of the, the spectrum. So I'm gonna make a, a motion to hold and see if we can work some more of these out. I'm not opposed to the bill at all, but I just think it's probably time to just maybe cool it a little bit and kind of work through …
H.B. 202 Acupuncturist Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Said it is unclear whether the hours are right and offered to help the sponsor work on it and bring it back quickly.
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Thank you. And, uh, I can appreciate your comments, uh, representative. Um, and I think that's why we feel like we should, uh, make a motion to hold is because, uh, I'm not sure we know that these are the right hours. I'm not saying it's burdensome or not burdensome. I just don't think we know yet. And so that will be something that we can help you work with on that. And, uh, if we can do it quickly, we can bring you back in and try and get the bill passed. And, uh, okay. So that's kind of where I'm at. Thank you, Mr. Vice
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Presents HB 101, which would remove the state background check for NFA-controlled firearm transfers that already passed a federal background check.
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Thank you. Thank you Mr. Chair, members of the committee. It's good to be before this committee. Don't get to come to this committee very often. Um, probably 'cause it's not a major committee. Sorry. Sorry. Representative Peterson. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, we heard that already. That joke's getting old, isn't it? Okay. So this bill, we're gonna talk a little bit about the National Firearm Act, uh, or NFA approved list of, uh, firearm firearms and, uh, accessory products that go with those. Uh, and I'll tell you, uh, listening to that last, uh, bill, this, that's probably the solution you have. You could have all those toys listed in the NFA list. And, uh, I, I don't know, what …
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Explains the federal NFA application steps, the ATF approval notice, and that the buyer would then need to complete the Utah check within 30 days.
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Yeah, uh, lemme pull up my notes so I see it. Right. So the, the current process is to ch you, you choose an NFA compliant firearm or device, uh, then you submit a federal a TF application for that device. And then, uh, then part of that application includes fingerprints, photo, and federal background check. Then you pay the federal tax stamp, which is $200 for most items, uh, and it must be paid before approval. And then you wait for the, uh, A TF approval. Approval is required before possession review time can range from months to longer. Once approved, the A TF issues, an official approval notice. I think some people call 'em stamps, but, uh, it's …
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Explains that a buyer would take the federal approval to the dealer and that the bill would eliminate the repeated Utah check.
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And then once I get that approval, then I can take that approval back to the, uh, the dealer that's selling it to me and show that I've been approved by the feds and then they can, well, and then currently I would have to do the whole thing again here in Utah. And so instead of doing that, we would eliminate that part because the, uh, background check and so on with the federal government was so thorough. And it's basically the same thing. And every, everybody that would need access to that would have that access.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Says a background check would likely be required for each firearm, similar to a retail purchase, and invites Clark Aposhian to clarify.
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You know, uh, that's a good question. I would assume that it would be just like when you go to a retail gun store and you purchase a firearm, you have to fill out the application and the background check has to be done, and that's on every firearm. So, uh, I would assume it would be very similar to that. Okay. And, uh, Clark Repoin is gonna come up here and he could probably clarify that for me if I said it wrong. Alright.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Clarifies that the question concerns the background check for NFA items, as opposed to all firearms. · speaker not certain
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Yeah, I'll go, I'll just go through the list. Okay. It would include, uh, Let me clarify. She means this background check Yes. As opposed to all firearms Required. This background check, correct. Other, The, the federal one for NFA? Yeah. Okay.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Lists the NFA categories covered, including machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, suppressors, destructive devices, and other weapons.
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So it includes machine guns, uh, short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, suppressors and silencers or silencers, uh, destructive devices. Uh, this, that one, uh, representative ship will be very interested in that. Destructive devices includes grenades, bombs, rockets, mines, large bore firearms bore diameters greater than 50 calibers. I mean, I could be, yeah, I could like these ones too. So you, okay. So you and Representative Shipp and, uh, any other weapons, which is a catchall for category for concealable or unusual firearms, including dis sky firearms, disguises it as objects, uh, smooth board pistols, short concealable firearms that don't meet rifle, shotgun and definitions. So that kind of stuff.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Acknowledges the thanks and says he wanted to go through the list anyway.
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that clarification. You welcome. Thank you. Alright, Mr. Chair, I wanted to go through that list anyway, so,
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Says the discussion was good, that he has covered the points, and that he will waive further comment.
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I think there's been good discussion and I think I've covered everything, so I'll waive. Thank you.
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Presents HB 99, which would exempt prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from sales and use tax by classifying them as prosthetic devices, and says the bill has passed the House and Senate in prior years.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm, uh, glad to be here. Appreciate everybody's, uh, attention to this bill. I'm here with, uh, Mark Taylor, who is the, what's your Executive Director? Executive director of the, uh, optometrists association, and he'll be part of my presentation. So, uh, HB 99 exempts prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses from sales and use tax by classifying them as prosthetic devices under existing Utah tax law and prosthetic. Uh, most prosthetics are not, uh, are charged, uh, sales tax. And so the bottom line is this bill is a tax reduction in our sales tax area. Uh, so basically it adds corrective eyeglasses and contact lenses to the, the definition of prosthetic device. And as a …
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Offers the floor to Mark Taylor to present.
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I'm sorry, Mr. Chair. I didn't even give Mark a chance to talk. Would, would you like to have him? Would you presentation that? Please Go ahead, mark. Thank you. It's
H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Summarizes the bill as a narrow tax change that removes sales tax from medical necessity and asks for support.
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Is this where I sum? Mm-hmm. Yes. Okay. Uh, I'll just read Reiter reiterate that this is a very narrow, reasonable tax policy change that removes sales tax from medical necessity and ask for your support. And thank you for your time.
H.B. 14 Behavior Analyst Licensing Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Presented HB 14, a technical bill that extends the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act's sunset date by 10 years to July 1, 2036.
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Good to go. Thank you Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It's good to be here. Um, this is, uh, a real simple, uh, technical cleanup Bill. Uh, basically the, uh, bill extends the Sunset date for the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act. Uh, it extends it 10 years to July 1st, 2036. That's the bill.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Moves to adopt the second substitute to HB 209 and explains that it adds clarifying provisions to make the bill easier to implement.
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I'd like to make a motion to adopt, uh, the second substitute in my name, That motions in order I speak to it. Um, I'm gonna be speaking to the, to that bill when I present it. Is that okay? I Think it's good to just maybe make the, uh, uh, tell us what the differences is between the first substitute and the second substitute. Okay. So the, uh, first substitute is the main bill, the second substitute. Just add adds a few clarifying, uh, areas that will make it easier for the bill to be implemented.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Explains the substitute adds a name-change option for citizenship verification, lets voters check online which ballot they qualify for, and adds privacy protection for voters receiving the federal ballot.
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The, uh, it, it might be difficult to understand because I haven't presented the bill, but here's what, here's what the second substitute does. It provides a name change option. If someone is, uh, flagged for citizenship because of a name change, if they have their birth, for example, if they have their birth certificate, like with a marriage certificate that shows that their name change in their citizens of the U of the us, that that would qualify. It also provides a way for the LGS office to see what ballot they're qualified for. So if you are qualified for the federal ballot or the state standard ballot, you can, uh, inquire online to see which ballot you're currently …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Presents HB 209 as protecting the meaning of citizenship by ensuring only US citizens vote in state and local elections while keeping federal voting open to eligible voters, with notice and provisional ballots during citizenship review.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Appreciate the opportunity to present this bill. It's a great bill. This bill is designed to protect the meaning of CI citizenship. It encourages responsibility, accuracy, and confidence. HB 2 0 9 protects the integrity of Utah elections by ensuring only US citizens vote and state and local races, while preserving every eligible voter's right to vote in federal elections. The bill creates a clear, transparent distinction between federal voting rights and state election requirements. So voters always know where they stand. Every eligible voter may continue to vote in federal elections, even while citizenship documentation is being resolved. Voters are notified, given time to respond and may cast a provisional ballot. While any question regarding …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Says elected official refers mostly to county clerks and the Lieutenant Governor's election office.
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Uh, the elected official reference is referring MO mostly to the, uh, county clerks and the LGS office. So election officials.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Says the term elected official mostly refers to county clerks and Lieutenant Governor's office election officials.
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Uh, the elected official reference is referring MO mostly to the, uh, county clerks and the LGS office. So election officials.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Asks for clarification on whether the question refers to people running elections or to elected officials. · speaker not certain
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Mr. Speaker, my clarifying question to I think respond properly is, is does the good representative referring to people who are running our elections or elected officials, like people getting elected?
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Says the term refers to an election officer, meaning someone in charge of running the election.
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It's referring to an election officer, someone who's in, in charge of running the election.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Says the term refers to an election officer who is in charge of running the election.
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It's referring to an election officer, someone who's in, in charge of running the election.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Gives closing summary that the bill is about fairness, due process, and respect for the law, and urges support so that only US citizens vote in elections.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Appreciate, uh, the discussion and all the comments. This bill is about fairness due. It's about due process and it's about respect for our laws, for our elections, our US and Utah constitutions. And for those who work hard to earn the privilege of citizenship. It's been discussed that there's only been a few non-citizens that have registered to vote and voted in our elections. That's a few too many. When you look at people who are working diligently to become naturalized citizens in this country and they can't vote, but they're working towards that opportunity to vote. Any election, any vote that's cast by a non-citizen is, uh, pretty much a mockery to those people …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026
Says the bill is waiting on a substitute that has not yet been released.
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Uh, we're just ma we're just waiting to wrap up a substitute that will come out. It's not out
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · House floor debate (day 3) · Jan 22, 2026
Presents HB 52, which lets enrolled members of federally recognized Utah tribes request an optional Native American notation on their Utah driver license or ID using existing tribal documentation, without new data collection or disclosure of a specific tribe.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I'm real proud to be here today and to, uh, present this bill. HB 52 uh, gives enrolled members the Fed federally recognized Native American tribes here in Utah. The option to have a simple Native American notation on their Utah driver's license or ID using existing tribal documentation without collecting new data or revealing tribal affiliation. This policy was requested by the leaders of our various tribal leaders. Uh, so just to kinda walk you through it a little bit, the, uh, the bill is optional and respectful. This bill does not require anything. It simply allows an individual to request a notation if they choose. It uses, uh, existing trusted documentation. The driver's license …
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · House floor debate (day 3) · Jan 22, 2026
Explains that the designation could serve many purposes, such as valid identification outside tribal lands, voter registration, and avoiding confusion about citizenship status.
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I think the purpose is there's, there's probably many different purposes and I think, uh, the number one purpose is for any reason that, uh, the tribal members feel like they need. So it could be as simple as, uh, making sure they have a good driver's license when they're off their tribal lands and driving throughout the rest of the state of Utah. It could have, uh, implications in making it easier for them, easier for them to register to vote in Utah elections. And, uh, also, uh, to avoid any kind of confusion regarding their US citizenship status as it relates to what's going on with, uh, our, our ICE officers in the state of Utah. So there's …
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · House floor debate (day 3) · Jan 22, 2026
Says he cannot answer whether other groups could seek designations, and says tribal citizens hold multiple citizenships, making this clarification helpful in more situations.
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I can't, I don't have an answer to that question. I suppose that there could be groups that would, uh, feel like they would like to or consider it. Um, but the, the unique aspect of our tribal citizens is, uh, that they, when you really look at, uh, who they are, they're, they're citizens of a tribe. They're citizens of the us, they're citizens of a state. And so it can get very complex when they have to rely on any of the IDs that go along with that. So this is, I think will help them clarify in a lot more situations.
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · House floor debate (day 3) · Jan 22, 2026
Explains that tribal members use the same documents for the designation as for a driver license, and that the bill streamlines the process for them.
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The, uh, you're absolutely right. When you're, uh, trying to, uh, register to vote or get your driver's license, you have to show that you are a US citizen. And for our, our, our tribal members, the same documentation that they would use for this designation to receive it is what they use to receive their driver's license. So basically what it does, it's just going to, uh, I think streamline or smooth out the process for our tribal members in these situations.
H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · House floor debate (day 3) · Jan 22, 2026
Gives closing summation, calling the bill optional, no-cost, respectful of tribal identity, and protective of privacy.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a simple optional no-cost bill that respects tribal identity, protects privacy, and gives clarity to both applicants and the state. And I appreciate the, uh, body support on this bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Asked why the flyer refers to a financial disclosure for signs 18 by 24 inches or larger and whether campaign costs are being reported.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. There we go. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a couple of questions. Uh, the first one is on your flyer you say, ensures transparency requires financial disclosure and signs are 18 by 24 inches or larger. Why is that in there? Are people not declaring their campaign costs, including signs? So
H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Asked whether the bill covers someone using a candidate's logo or look, such as trademark or copyright issues.
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Oh, gotcha. Okay. So I thought you were requiring a financial disclosure. Okay. Yeah, sorry about that. No, No problem. Could be Clear. Then the, uh, the next question I have is, um, what does your bill cover? Anything like, uh, someone util u stealing your logo or your look and using it? Sorry, they're just jealous over there. But, but, uh, uh, uh, so select trade trademark or copier doesn't cover anything like that?
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Presents the bill, explaining it lets election officers determine whether registered voters are non-citizens, requires proof of citizenship once to vote in state and local elections, and allows those without proof to still vote federal-only ballots.
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Chair and members of the committee. It's good to be here again. Uh, I swore I'd never do another election bill, but here I am. And, uh, but I really, I really like this bill. Uh, and I know there's a lot of people wondering why we need this bill. And I think the, one of the key reasons I'd like to start with this and then get into the details of the bill is that we want everybody that lives in the state of Utah to, uh, be feel like they can participate in our elections and vote. And, uh, but there are certain things that have to be done before you can participate in an election. And one …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says he does not have that data and suggests election officials present may be able to answer.
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I don't have that information in front of me. Representative. Um, hopefully none. Um, that would be ideal. But I'm sure that there have been, and I'm not sure if there's documentation on that. Uh, some of our election officials are here and maybe they can answer that question.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says the bill would first apply to the general election at the end of 2026.
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Um, okay, there's, there's different way, there's different ways to look at that. First of all, this bill is, is not gonna go into effect. Uh, well, it will go into effect as soon as the governor signs it, but it will apply to only the general election in like the end of this year, 2026,
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says established citizens would rarely be questioned and that anyone questioned can cast a provisional ballot and has a cure period, with federal votes counting regardless.
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Well, the, in that case, um, I would be very, first of all, I'd be very surprised at that if that would ever even happen because you've already totally established your citizenship. If there is a, a question then there, then the, the official would work with the person and then there's a, there's a cure per, there's a cure time. And, uh, and the the also, also a provisional, uh, ballot can be done. You would still be able to vote. You just have, uh, a certain amount of time that you would then have to show that, uh, you are, are, are a citizen of the us And in that case, uh, it would only be on state, …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Lists the federal SAVE database, driver license division citizenship records shared with the elections office, and naturalization papers as verification methods.
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There? Uh, there's different ways to do it. Uh, lemme pull up the list. So I just have it in front of me. I'll just start at the top. The, you've probably heard of the save database, the system, systematic alien verification for entitlement programs. That's one way. Um, our driver's license, uh, division, when people apply for a driver's license or a state id, they have to show documentation that they're US citizens. And that is communicated to the, the, uh, the Lieutenant Governor's office, the elections office, so that, that is, uh, captured. So when people declare that they're a US citizen, they have to kinda show documentation. If they're, uh, new immigrants that have reached the point …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Explains the alien registration number follows immigrants and is updated upon naturalization, and can be used to show citizenship in Utah.
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Yes, there is a, an, uh, they call it an, is it called the alien registration? Yeah, I think it's alien registration number. Yeah, there's an alien registration number. And I think, I guess, uh, all p all uh, non-US citizens that are in the United States legally can get this number. And as you go through the, the process to become a US citizen, that stays with them and it gets updated. So, uh, ultimately it, that number, that's one of the ways they can show too, is uh, when they become a naturalized citizen, then that number will get updated and they can use that number wherever they need to go at that point to show, to change …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says he assumes the immigration office assigns and updates the number through naturalization.
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Yeah, well that, the immigration, I assume the immigration office gives that number and it just follows 'em. And so when they, when they get naturalized, there's a process that shows that they are Now,
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says newly naturalized citizens can use their hard-copy naturalization certificate as documentation.
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They become that on election day, they can use the hard copy documentation as well. So like when you go to the net naturalization ceremony here in Rotunda that we have every month or every other month or whatever it is, they get a, they get a certificate. And so that would be documented enough. And then as they move forward in their new lives as US citizens, they will have that document. They'll also have their, that number, uh, that they can show to different places. It's gonna be, I'm assuming a lot of different places, you know, where you've been living here legally. Uh, as a, as a non-citizen, you're gonna have, uh, started using a lot of …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says citizenship shown when obtaining a state ID or license is recorded and communicated to the state elections system for officials to look up.
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Yeah, I think, uh, the, the best way to do it is if she, she probably has to show some form of, uh, identification that she's a US state id, yeah, a US citizen. So she's trying to get a state id. She probably just like a driver's license have to show, uh, citizenship, uh, US citizenship. Once she, once she does that, that's kept. And so, uh, uh, uh, election officials can look that up. And then the, uh, then as far as a non-US citizen, um, the, uh, the save program that we talked about earlier would also have that verification in there. So when driver's licenses and IDs are issued, you have to show us citizenship that …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says he assumes so and notes county clerks present are nodding yes.
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I would, I would assume so. We have some of our county clerks here that can probably answer that Question. I'm seeing some nods. Yes.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Agrees dates are clear and says delaying application to the November general election gives officials and voters time to prepare.
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I I, I'm not gonna answer that kind of question for those people, but the, there, you're absolutely right. The dates are very, very clear. One of the other reasons that this is going to affect the only election this year will effect, will be the general election next November, is to give our, uh, election officials time to get everything established that will need to be, but also to allow people who may be in that situation where they're not sure if the record shows that they're a citizen now or whatever. So it gives them, uh, opport time. It'll give them time to get all the ducks in a row, so to speak.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says the main possible confusion is the REAL ID insignia, which some non-citizens can have, and defers to Public Safety staff.
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I, uh, can only, uh, speak speculative on that. And we have some driver's license people here that could probably answer that question better than me. But, uh, I, to me, I think the o the only real confusion, and I'm not sure it's would be that much confusion, would be if they're going strictly by the real ID insignia, because that can be a little bit confusing because it could, you could have that because you are a US citizen, but also, uh, my understanding is that people that are in the country who are non-citizens, who, uh, can get the real ID insignia on their driver's license. As far as the other types, I'm gonna defer to our …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says citizenship proof for Class D licenses is handled at application and asks whether permanent residents receive Class D licenses.
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I think there, I think those are fair questions though because, uh, the way it works for a class, it's Class D, right? Uh, yes. Class D driver's license spec and, and especially if the real ID insignia is on there, the, uh, the proof of U and ci, US CI citizenship has been taken care of at the, when they applied for the driver's license so that that can be checked. And so if they have, if that permanent status, would they have a Class D or not?
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Adds that election officials can also look up citizenship status.
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Yeah. And, and the election officials can look it up too. So to, to get that, that, uh, US citizen status.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says he does not believe so and asks legal counsel to answer.
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I don't believe that is the case. Would that be the case answer that we answer? Sure.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says county clerks and the Lieutenant Governor's office share the same tools and checklist, with the SAVE program a key means of resolving conflicts.
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Well, I think, uh, I would say right off the bat that the Kanosh clerks and the Lieutenant Governor's office are gonna have the same, uh, systems in the same responsibility to determine US citizenship with the, with the pro appropriate documents. So if a county clerk finds that they do not believe someone is a US citizen, they, they need to go through the checklist basically. And I think the, the save, uh, program is probably one of the best, um, among all the others that are just as good. But the, uh, I, I know the Utah County clerk has the save has, has save is part of their process. Uh, I'm told the Lieutenant Governor's office does …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Defers to election staff, who indicate that such a field exists.
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Uh, I'm gonna defer to Ryan. Yes, there is. Yes. They're nodding in their heads, yes.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says anyone questioned can still vote provisionally and has until a day before the canvass to show citizenship.
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That would be correct. And, and you, you actually hit on something I think is very important, which is even if there is a, a question to their US citizenship, they can go, they can go ahead and do a, a vote and uh, and then they, then they have a certain amount of time. I believe the time is, uh, up until a day before the canvassing of an election.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Reads the line and says established proof stays with voters, the burden falls on non-citizens, and once citizenship is shown it carries forward.
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The, uh, I think, uh, to answer your question, if you read the line that you're talking about 2 12 73, is that the one Y Yes. It's there. And I think also at the, Yeah, I'll go ahead and read it. Only a voter who has, at the time of voter registration or before voting provided documentary proof of United States citizenship may vote a standard ballot that proof has been long since established and it goes with you. So no matter what, you don't really have to do it again unless there is a question. But, um, usually it, what we're trying to show is that people who are non-US citizens have the burden of proof. And, uh, …
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says anyone declaring citizenship can vote in federal elections and disputes apply only to Utah elections.
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Yes. That's, that's the case. Uh, anybody who wants to vote, vote in the federal election will be able to if they declare themselves a US citizen. And that's not an area where we're going to try and dispute or we're allowed to dispute only as it relates to Utah elections. Can we do that? And that's the intent.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Says an unchecked box may trigger a check, and once citizenship is confirmed the voter can continue voting.
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Well, that might trigger, that might trigger a reaction to check if the, if the box is not checked that they're a US citizen. So, but then if they do the check and do their appropriate checks, then they could find that they are a US citizen and uh, then they are, they can go ahead and vote and they'll always be able to vote as a registered voter. Right.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Confirms provisional voters must show citizenship for the state portion of their ballot to count by one day before the canvass.
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Yes. And, uh, and even if there is a dispute, uh, they will be able to use the provisional vote to go ahead and cast the ballot, but then they just have to clarify that for the, the, uh, Utah State portion of the ballot to count, they have to show their US citizenship before the timeframe, which is up until they have a, up until one day before the canvassing of, of a particular election.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Maloy said he supports the amendment.
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I I'm good with the, uh, amendment and I appreciate the thoughtful that's put into it. Thank you.
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Maloy said the constitutions require citizenship to vote, Utah differs from Kansas and Arizona, shared a story of naturalized friends eager to vote, and said the bill builds trust by ensuring only citizens vote.
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Yeah, I'd like to say a few words. Go ahead. Uh, first of all, I wanna thank you Mr. Chair and the committee, uh, members here. Um, this is a great committee and I, uh, really appreciate the discussion, the comments that have been made. There are some things I would like to just cover. I I, I believe there has been some hints that this is not a fair process in our election system. And I'm gonna disagree with that. I believe it makes it completely fair whether there's four people who voted that were non-citizens or if there was 6,000. Um, it doesn't matter. The, the constitution of the United States, the constitution of the state of Utah …
H.B. 14 Behavior Analyst Licensing Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Moves to adopt House Amendment 1 in his name.
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Thank you. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Um, I'd like to make a motion to amend That motion is in order. Would you like to speak to it? Yes. Uh, there is a Or Would you like to state with that motion? Sorry. Yeah. The, the motion is to, uh, move, uh, house Amendment one in my name.
H.B. 14 Behavior Analyst Licensing Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Explains the amendment is a technical fix that restores a line inadvertently left out of the bill during processing, at line 26.
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Yes. Uh, there was a, a line, it's a, it's a technical fix. There was a line that was inadvertently left out of the bill when they're processing it. So we're just putting it back in if anybody wants to know. That line is, uh, line 26 in the bill.
H.B. 14 Behavior Analyst Licensing Amendments · House floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026
Presents the bill, which extends the sunset of the Behavior Analyst Licensing Act by 10 years to May 6, 2036.
▶ Watch at 42:02Read what they said
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, this bill is a, uh, extension of a Sunset for the, uh, behavior Analyst Licensing Act, and it moves the extension to, uh, May 6th, uh, 20 36, 10 years. That's it.
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