Daniel McCay

• H.B. 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks to move an amendment and refers to the amendment number on the online record. · speaker not certain

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  Senator Macal. Thank you. Our move to amend amendment number one on my name. That's online.

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• H.B. 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains a one-word change to the amendment that was inadvertently left out. · speaker not certain

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  We take a and and change it to an or It's a one word amendment that I inadvertently left out.

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• S.B. 12 Sunset and Repeal Date Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to read the list of sunsetted organizations in the bill.

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  Is, uh, do you have a, uh, would you mind reading the list of all the Sunset at organizations or unsu sunsetted organizations? Uh,

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• S.B. 12 Sunset and Repeal Date Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks whether the bill removes any sunsets permanently.

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  Thank you. Are there, uh, in that bill, are there any sunsets that are being removed for permanent purposes?

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• S.B. 321 Municipal Election Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves to concur with the House amendments to the bill.

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  Thank you President. I'd like to make a motion to concur with the house amendments.

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• S.B. 321 Municipal Election Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill had a $250 fine for the reporting violation, that the House changed it to match the $100 state filing fine, and that he supports the amendment.

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  The house made a change. Uh, we had a fine in the bill, uh, for $250 for violation of the reporting requirement. The state, the current state filing requirement is a hundred dollars for a fine. So we figured it Municipal races, state races, we could treat 'em all the same, have the same fine. So I don't know how we caught that differently when we were drafting the bill, but the house made a good decision, made the amendment and, uh, I support it.

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• H.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP to Establish the Weight Management and Obesity Pilot Program · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explained that the resolution would let PEHP cover GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as an alternative to bariatric surgery, and moved that the substitute resolution pass.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, the purpose of this resolution, it was, uh, started by Dr. Barlow in the house and the purpose of the resolution is to make it so PEHP will cover alternatives to bariatric surgery or, sorry. Yeah. Am I saying that right? Yeah. There we go. Bariatric surgery for the state health plan. Currently that's covered and is currently, um, you know, people, uh, that qualify where the people have A BMI over 40, or sorry, me, meet the medical criteria of over 40 BMI or over 35 BMI with certain co um, comorbidities. What this will do is this allow PHP to have, um, you know, to offer the GLP one drugs, uh, and use …

  ▶ Watch at 57:19

• H.C.R. 10 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves that all bills on the third reading calendar be returned to Rules.

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  I move that all the bills on the third reading calendar be returned to rules. I was going to make Motion to lift the bills on the third reading calendars from the third reading calendar and return them back to their home. And the rules.

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• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says the substitute responds to Tax Commission concerns about boards without an executive, changes who is the principal and when, and should keep mayor budgets from proposing property tax increases before May, with a drafting fix to follow by amendment.

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  Yes. Thank you President. Um, when we, uh, af when we passed the bill last time and favorably recommended it and everybody moved forward, it was a great bill. Uh, right after we passed it, we got a notification from the tax commission that there was a difficulty administration in administering how the bill, uh, language called out boards that are not, not managed with an exec, like more boards that don't have an executive, um, like, you know, like a city for example, uh, in some forms of government. And so we had to come back reshuffle a little bit and work on it. Uh, really what uh, really the change we ended up making is fairly minor and …

  ▶ Watch at 1:10:52

• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the amendment corrects a subparagraph reference from four B to four C in the third substitute.

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  Yes. Uh, I needed to change, I need the, uh, in moving amendment one to third sub line. And if you'll notice on line 1 93, we just have the wrong Paradise, we have the wrong subparagraph. Um, highlighted instead of four B, it needs to be four C And that's the purpose of the amendment C amendment one in your name.

  ▶ Watch at 1:12:36

• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves that the third substitute H.B. 236 pass as amended under suspension of the rules.

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  Thank you President. I'll move the third substitute house bill 2 36. Truth and taxation amendments as amended pass under suspension of the rules.

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• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the substitute makes changes made after working with stakeholders to how the initial budget is proposed.

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  Yes. The substitute makes some changes after working with stakeholders, uh, to improve the process on how the initial budget is proposed.

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• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Describes an amendment that adds clarifications on the property impact schedule, definitions, and the timing of proposed rate increases.

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  Yes. Um, this adds further clarifications to lines 1 74, uh, about a property impact schedule. Uh, and there's definitions in the bill about what comp is what constitute a property impact tax, uh, impact schedule. And then also clarifies, uh, the fiscal year taxing entities, uh, proposed rate increase as it relates to, um, as it replaced to the, uh, to the subdivision.

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• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves that the second substitute of H.B. 236, as amended, pass under suspension of the rules.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I'll move the second substitute house bill 2 36 Truth and taxation amendments, uh, as amended pass under suspension of the rules.

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• H.B. 361 Elections Provisions Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Describes H.B. 94 as a cleanup bill for court fines passed last year, noting that a person ordered to pay a court fine may also be required to complete a class or rehabilitative treatment. · speaker not certain

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  Senator Weiler. Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is a cleanup bill for the court fines, uh, bill that we passed last year. Currently, if someone is ordered to pay a court fine and complete a class or rehabilitative treatment,

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How they voted

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

Bills they sponsored

• S.B. 16 Tax Credit Review Process Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 47 Reauthorization of Administrative Rules · Governor Signed
• S.B. 60 Income Tax Rate Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 77 Dual Language Immersion Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 78 Property Tax Relief Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 97 Tax Revenue Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 148 General Oversight Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 167 Reintegration for Disciplined Students · Governor Signed
• S.B. 202 Mowing Ordinance Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 262 Law Enforcement Usage of Unmarked Vehicles · Did not pass
• S.B. 273 License Plate Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 321 Municipal Election Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.J.R. 3 Joint Resolution Amending Rules Relating to the Practice of Law · Did not pass
• S.J.R. 18 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Legislative Duties · Did not pass

Carried in the Senate as floor sponsor

• H.B. 25 Candidate Petition Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 54 Boating Safety Education · Governor Signed
• H.B. 56 Vehicle Registration Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 73 Public Employee Retaliatory Action Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · Governor Signed
• H.B. 136 Unlicensed Driver Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 138 Child Abuse Homicide Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 141 International Money Transmission Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 174 Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 193 Transgender Medical Procedures Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 212 County Formation Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 236 Truth in Taxation Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 255 Health Care Sharing Ministry Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 258 Insurance Coverage Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 310 School Reintegration Plan Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 422 Public Infrastructure Districts Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 429 Special Districts Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 433 Professional Licensing Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 445 County Government Land Purchasing · Governor Signed
• H.B. 458 Preterm Birth Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 495 Capital Felony Case Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications · Governor Signed
• H.B. 538 Legislative Session Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 587 Income Tax Amendments · Did not pass
• H.C.R. 8 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP to Establish the Weight Management and Obesity Pilot Program · Governor Signed
• H.J.R. 22 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Legislative Session · Did not pass
• H.J.R. 28 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Related to Capital Felony Cases · House/ to Lieutenant Governor

About

In office since

Appointed to House on January 20, 2012; Elected to Senate January 1, 2019

Counties

Salt Lake, Utah

Profession

Attorney/Real Estate Portfolio Manager

Education

Bachelors in Secondary Education, Utah State University; Masters in Instructional Design, Utah State University; J. D., Willamette University

Honors and awards

None listed in their official profile.

Committees

• Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee
• Transportation and Infrastructure Appropriations Subcommittee
• Business and Labor Interim Committee
• Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee
• General Oversight Committee
• Senate Business and Labor Confirmation Committee
• Senate Revenue and Taxation Confirmation Committee
• Revitalization Zone Committee
• Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee
• Senate Business and Labor Committee
• Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
• Senate Rules Committee

Profile details come from the Utah Legislature's official legislator data.