Legislators / Carol S. Moss
Carol S. Moss
Democrat · House District 34
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- Email: csmoss@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 801-647-8764
- Office: 2712 E KELLY LN, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84117
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Carol S. Moss serves on:
- Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Education Committee
- House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
- Education Interim Committee
- Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee
- Legislative Process Committee
What they've said
130 remarks on 47 billsH.C.R. 10 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says the Senate added the word perimenopause to the list of conditions for which hormone replacement therapy would be covered.
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That motion is ordered, which I speak to. I would thank you. So the Senate added just one word, um, perimenopause to the list of, uh, of reasons why we would cover, uh, the hormone replacement therapy for the conditions.
S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Praises the bill and thanks the sponsors and departments that worked on it.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, this is a really good bill. A lot of work has been put into it. Appreciate the, uh, floor sponsor here and also the sponsor over in the Senate as well as our departments, dopel and LER and the Department of Commerce, all those who have really participated in this. Great bill. Thank you.
S.B. 312 Educator License Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Raised concerns about the lack of State Board of Education involvement and stakeholder input, asked whether findings will be public, and urged a no vote and a pause for further review.
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Representative Moss, Carol Moss. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, I have some concerns with this bill, and one of 'em has to do with the, um, the lack of, uh, involvement of, of USBE and time for them to evaluate the bill. It came out two hours after the last USBE legislative meeting and the board was charged, who's charged with implementing this? Had no chance to discuss it, no input from stakeholders that would've been included in the development. So I just think let's, let's, let's pause and let's hear from those education folks who have opinions. And this is really important. Another important point, important point. Are these findings written by the board? Are they public? So parents …
S.B. 54 Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Asks whether she may speak to the bill and states she supports it.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. I'm speaking to the bill now, is that correct?
S.B. 54 Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Asks whether she is now speaking to the bill.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. I'm speaking to the bill now, is that correct?
S.B. 54 Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Supports the bill and recounts how the Carson Smith program began with a family whose child has autism, urging members to consider families of children with severe disabilities.
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Okay, thank you. I stand in support of this bill, and I wanna give you just a little bit of history. I was in the legislature when Cheryl Smith brought her son Carson to committee, and we first talked about this Carson Smith. He was about scholarship. He was about six years old, a darling little boy with big brown eyes, and he has autism. He's now in his thirties, and he's a very large man, tall and weighs over 300 pounds. And his mother, who dearly loves him and his family, has suffered concussions and lots of things have happened because he doesn't always know how to control his, his emotions. But that was when the Carmen b Pingry …
S.B. 54 Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Supports the bill, sharing the story of a family whose son with autism was an early Carson Smith scholarship participant, and urges support for families of children with severe disabilities.
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Okay, thank you. I stand in support of this bill, and I wanna give you just a little bit of history. I was in the legislature when Cheryl Smith brought her son Carson to committee, and we first talked about this Carson Smith. He was about scholarship. He was about six years old, a darling little boy with big brown eyes, and he has autism. He's now in his thirties, and he's a very large man, tall and weighs over 300 pounds. And his mother, who dearly loves him and his family, has suffered concussions and lots of things have happened because he doesn't always know how to control his, his emotions. But that was when the Carmen b Pingry …
S.B. 322 Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox · House Education Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Asks how the educational technology regulatory sandbox is defined.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. Now, this may sound like an obvious question, but how do you define te Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox?
S.B. 322 Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox · House Education Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Asks a follow-up about why the bill sets minimum standards for AI.
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Can I, so that we can try new things. Can I follow up please? Yes, please. Um, so the next, uh, online tenant says, establishes minimum standards. Why would you just want minimum standards for
S.B. 322 Educational Technology Regulatory Sandbox · House Education Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Says parents have contacted her about limiting children's screen time and asks whether the bill requires opt-in consent.
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Thank you. What a lot of my texts e from parents are saying, um, first of all, they don't want their kids in front of Chromebooks all the time. And I hear that all the time from students in my area. So it sounds, and they want their kids to be protected. So it sounds more like they don't want to be using this, but they do have to have consent, they have to opt in. Is that correct?
S.B. 324 Outcome-based Investment Grant Pilot Framework · House Education Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Asked about the fiscal note and whether the funding for the bill has already been provided.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, would you discuss the fiscal note and has this been funded or would it get, can it get funded?
S.B. 312 Educator License Amendments · House Education Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Said the board had not discussed the bill or included stakeholders, asked whether the board's written findings will be public, and said more time for the board would be better; said this is her reason for voting no.
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Um, I just wanted to point out that I still have a concern with the bill and I think these changes are improving, but the board's never had a chance to really discuss this, and it really hasn't included them as stakeholders in development of this. And then another point, will these findings written by the board, are they going to be public? So parents would know who's interacting with their children? But the bigger thing is, I think more time would be, um, uh, a better outcome to have the board look at this. Because after all, they do have to make these rules. And so that would be my, that's will be my reason for voting though, on …
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Moss presented first substitute HB 295, which clarifies the affirmative defense for people who report an overdose or are overdosing, limits it to a first offense with proof of a substance abuse evaluation and recommended treatment, and extends it to drug offenses involving less than 16 ounces of marijuana without intent to distribute.
▶ Watch at 59:56Read what they said
Thank you very much, Mr. Co-Chair, I guess since you're not Senator Weiler, Wanna be chair? Yeah, I'm thank, I appreciate being here and good afternoon committee, um, house Bill 2 95. First substitute is, um, You have handouts. I do all Do you wanna make a request on that? I please have. Yes. Internet give out in the handouts, uh, is based on a bill that was passed in 2011 with one of your four that I was the sponsor of. And one of your former colleagues was the co-sponsor, Senator Kurt Bramble. And it was, uh, the same name House bill, and it was House Bill 11 and it was, uh, colloquially called the Good Samaritan bill. And …
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Moss said the goal of the bill is to save lives and cited feedback from people whose lives were saved.
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Thank you very much. And, um, again, I just wanna reiterate that the goal of this bill initially and still is, is to save lives. And we know it has, we recently had our overdose rec recovery day, and there's nothing more gratifying than having somebody come up and say, thanks to laws that I've passed and others, my life was saved. And so we wanna continue doing that. Thank you very much.
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Rep. Moss thanked the committee and said the moment was emotional for her.
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Thank you very much. It's a little emotional for me. It really is today, but thank you very much.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Moves to concur with the Senate amendment to H.B. 178.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I move to Concur, um, with the amendment on house bill at 1 78.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Says the Senate change is technical and adds two words about bail forfeiture that were left out.
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It's a tech, it's a technical change. Okay. It doesn't really do anything. It's just two words. Bail forfeiture that were left out.
H.B. 479 Election Code Modifications · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Asks how elderly or disabled voters who cannot reach a dropbox would show ID and vote; the sponsor's answer is then noted as electronic voting being available in code and the bill not requiring dropbox use.
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Thank you. Um, I heard from a number of people that were concerned about their elderly parent or people with disabilities having access to vote because they can't get to a Dropbox. And I use my late mother as an example, when she was in her nineties and in assisted living, I would either mail her ballot or take it to a Dropbox. But I don't know if she had id, I honestly don't know. My stepfather died some years before. She hadn't driven for years. What about a person in that situation? What, what would they be able to use for ID and would they still be able to vote? We've always required ID when we vote. Um, people …
S.B. 241 Early Literacy · House Education Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asks why the bill focuses on third grade rather than earlier grades and expresses concern about stigma from retention.
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Oh, thank you Mr. Chair. And thank you for all the work and a special shout out to the principal Webster and the program that she's, uh, done such a great, an inspiring story. It is. Um, I, um, I'm gonna tell you my opinion about something and ask you, uh, why you picked third grade, but quite a few years ago, one of my colleagues had a similar bill and about retention at third grade, and that failed. Um, but my concern is that by third grade there, the kids' socialization, um, is more intense. And I think there's going to be stigma. I'm glad to see you have exceptions. There's, it is gonna stigmatize kids, and particularly you …
S.B. 241 Early Literacy · House Education Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asks whether the funding for paraprofessionals should instead go to teachers and smaller class sizes, and says volunteers are hard for teachers to manage.
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Thank you. I like that flexibility. And my other, um, question concerns the enormous amount of money that's gonna be spent on pair of professionals, and I've run legislation in the past just to simply lower class sizes, um, in those grades. Um, because the teachers have the pedagogical skills, and yes, you can train paraprofessionals, but you know, they, to have additional people. I mean, grandmothers could, like me, could go in and listen to kids read, and I understand having that addition, but why not have more money, some of that money on teachers and lower the class size because they have those, those training skills in the other and not so many paraprofessionals. Um, in order to …
S.B. 234 Rulemaking Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asks why the state would give federal government authority instead of keeping decisions in Utah, as constituents have asked.
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Uh, thank, excuse me. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And you, um, excuse me, I haven't talked yet. We all have a frog this morning. It's just early Late nights. Um, well, you've, you've answered this somewhat, but this is what constituents are asking me. Why do you want to seed authority to the federal government instead of Utah? You know, is that the Utah way?
S.B. 234 Rulemaking Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Asks why the legislature would have more understanding than a state agency that specializes in the subject.
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You may I just follow up, please. So why do you think the legislature has more understanding and knowledge than an agency, a state agency that specializes in it? I don't understand that. 'cause we're, we're lay people typically.
H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House Education Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Moss asked the sponsor whether she knows how curriculum is created and approved.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, representative, do you, um, do you know how uh, curriculum is created and how it's added to, uh, created and, and approved? Do you know the process?
H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House Education Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Moss said curriculum starts with State Board standards and teachers, that teachers dislike imposed materials, and questioned whether Brandt is qualified to call the video medically accurate.
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Um, well, you didn't ever mention teachers, you know, they do have Sure. Sorry about that. They Do, they do summer workshops, they discuss curriculum. That's a big part of what they do. But it starts with the State Board of Education improving standards. And then one, one thing I have learned is that, uh, from the legislature, you know, after being a teacher, is that there's nothing teachers dislike more than having things thrust on them that they didn't ask for, that they didn't help create. So we get all these vendors coming to public ed a probes. Many of 'em were denied this year. We don't really have the funding. And, um, they, um, they're, they're available if …
H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House Education Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Moss moved to go to the next agenda item, saying the bill bypasses the State Board and teachers in the curriculum process.
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Um, my substitute motion is that we move to the next agenda item. I don't think this bill is really ready, um, in the sense that we've discussed it. It's, um, it's not going through the proper process to get it, uh, as part of a curriculum. It completely takes teachers out of that, uh, area. It starts with the State Board of Education, as you heard our superintendent say. And I mean, maybe another time, but I don't think it's ready for us to pass it and say, oh, this will now be part of a curriculum. This is, there are a lot more people involved than just a, a handful of legislators here. So that would be my …
H.B. 315 Human Development Instruction · House Education Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Rep. Moss said it is too late in the session and suggested the topic go to interim study.
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Thank you. We're very late in this session. We have two more meetings at this committee. Um, but with seven days left, I think it's too late in this session. This is something that take, should be more studied more, and I think it'd be an excellent thing to put on interim study, but I don't think it's ready to rush through right now at this point in the legisl in the legislature.
S.B. 186 Charter School Modifications · House Education Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Asks why the bill requests funding for administrative costs when charter schools were not originally structured with that funding, and whether the fiscal note depends on the EAC.
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Um, thank you and thank you senator for this bill. But, um, when we created charter schools, we made decisions about what they would look like and we wouldn't provide transportation or, um, big administrative costs. And I'm not opposed to studying this, but, um, to give extra funding now to administration really goes against how they were structured in the first place. And, and being on public ed approaches, as you know, we had to make cuts to almost every program. So, um, this fiscal note really is dependent on what happens in EAC, is that correct? That's Right. But could you just answer that question about, you know, why now you're asking for money for administrative costs when …
S.B. 54 Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 26, 2026
Said she supports the bill and praised Cheryl Smith and other parents for their advocacy on behalf of children with disabilities.
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Uh, to the members of the committee, Representative Moss You, um, I support this bill, but I, I just feel compelled to say that Cheryl is one of my heroes and I remember Carson Smith as a little boy, little brown eyed boy right. Sitting in committees and he's a very large young man now, right? And I, um, what she and other parents did in terms of lobbying, was it autism speaks, but that got insurance. It was partly, partly, but I've never seen a group of parents lobby more effectively than the, than they met with individual legislators and brought their kids. And, you know, it changed my whole way of thinking about families with kids with disabilities …
H.B. 502 School Attendance Modifications · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Said she supports the bill, citing parent interest in citizenship grades from her teaching experience, a superintendent's report on student absences, and the balance of incentives with parental choice.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. I'm so happy to see this bill. I'll go back quite a a few years, but when I was teaching, uh, many parents who came to parent teacher conferences were as interested in their student citizenship grade as they were in their academic grade. And they felt like their students, if they did their homework, if they were attended, those were things that counted if they were respectful, that that meant they were, uh, going to be good citizens. And it it tied in with what they thought education should be about. And so I'd often say they're more interested in that. Um, someone who's been a superintendent of two different districts that you …
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Presented H.B. 295, which adds conditions to the Good Samaritan overdose law, including proof of a substance abuse evaluation and any recommended treatment for the person overdosing, and excludes people possessing or distributing more than specified amounts of drugs from the affirmative defense.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I think everyone's tired, so I'll try to go quickly. Uh, I wanna give you just a little background on this first, and you do have a handout if you wanted to, uh, uh, check that out. In two th thousand and 14, I passed house bill 11 overdosing reporting amendments. And it's been been 12 years now and I'm making amendments to that initial bill. And the purpose for that was, it was then Dr. Jennifer Plum who reached out to me and asked me if I would run a Good Samaritan law because people were dying of overdoses. Then in 2014, the opioid epidemic was going on and, and, and we had a huge …
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Summarized the bill as one that will save lives and thanked members for their support.
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Thank you. Uh, it, it is going to save lives and I very much appreciate your support.
H.B. 549 Energy Efficiency Rebate Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks what benefit the state gains from having records of these rebates.
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Um, what benefit do these reports have to, for the state to have a record of these rebates? What, how, what benefit would we gain from having that information?
S.B. 223 Sales and Use Tax Exemptions Modifications · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Moves to pass SB 223 substitute out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. I move that we pass out Senate Bill 2 23 sales and use tax exemption. Uh, first substitute with a favorable recommendation.
H.B. 479 Election Code Modifications · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Asks how elderly voters in assisted living who may lack ID, like her late mother, would be able to vote under the bill.
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Oh, yay. I hit my button fast. Yeah, good job. I have several questions and issues with this, so I'll start with this one. And I've had over 200 emails and texts and phone calls in just the last day or so. And I appreciate them. They're all separate, individually written, they're not formals and they brought up an issue that resonates with me personally. 'cause my mother, um, voted until she was in her nineties and she lived in assisted living and she got her vote, her ballot came in the mail. Um, I either mailed it for her, she mailed it from the Wellington where she lived, or I might have taken it to a Dropbox. But my …
H.B. 479 Election Code Modifications · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Raises concerns that indoor staffed drop boxes are less convenient than existing drive-up boxes and questions the claim about dead people voting, noting Salt Lake County updates death records quickly.
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Okay. If I might ask another question. You, you talked about drop boxes, having to be indoors. I live in holiday and right next to the police station at the end of Holiday City Hall is a Dropbox and everybody just drives in and drops it down to put it inside. It's not a big city hall. I I can, it's open, it's no, it's not open all the time. But also it wouldn't handle, I mean, they have to set up a whole area and have people there to, um, to supervise it. It's not convenient if you have long lines of people waiting. And then if I might just add one more and then you can respond to …
H.B. 479 Election Code Modifications · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Restates her question about building size and requiring people to go inside instead of driving up.
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The size of the building and people having to go inside when it's so convenient to drive. And like I said, the police are right next door.
H.B. 476 Insanity Defense Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 25, 2026
As sponsor, says the bill is good policy, links prison spending and state hospital beds, and asks that the bill move forward.
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The sponsor? Uh, thank you. And I understand the concerns of, uh, representative Gwen and others, but I, I do think this is really good policy. And when we talk about capacity, I understand the legislature is considering, um, giving millions more to the prison, uh, and think about that amount to put more money into prisons that can't treat people who are mentally ill. And where some of that money could go to the state hospital for more beds. I mean, I think that's a consideration too. We just keep expanding the prison and we don't have, it's not a place to treat people that are sick. And I'd like to just point out one thing that Mr. Holland …
H.B. 409 Legislator Leave Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Recounts her experience as a teacher who took unpaid leave and lost income, and says she supports the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. When I was first elected in 2001, I was teaching and I had a substitute that year and I foolishly took the word of some of my call friends in the legislature said, oh, I think that they just let you have you pay your substitute or something, you know, some kind of give to the foundation or something. But I found out I was on leave without pay and I did make a lot more as a teacher. I was at the top of the salary scale master's plus 90 hours. And so I could see that it was gonna be a big loss for me and I didn't make nearly that much …
H.B. 409 Legislator Leave Amendments · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Recounts her experience as a teacher on unpaid leave and says she supports the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. When I was first elected in 2001, I was teaching and I had a substitute that year and I foolishly took the word of some of my call friends in the legislature said, oh, I think that they just let you have you pay your substitute or something, you know, some kind of give to the foundation or something. But I found out I was on leave without pay and I did make a lot more as a teacher. I was at the top of the salary scale master's plus 90 hours. And so I could see that it was gonna be a big loss for me and I didn't make nearly that much …
S.B. 164 School Construction Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether the audit is complete and raises concerns about local control and cookie-cutter designs; officials respond that the audit continues and that the plan library is optional for districts.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. You have answered a few of my questions, but I still have maybe two more. Um, first of all, did you say the audit has been completed? I, people have been telling me it's not, Uh, it is, it is my understanding. We have talked that, that the audit will continue. There is, there is more work that needs to be done, uh, from what the auditors tell me. Um, I, it might be more diving into maybe districts looking for best practices or other issues, but I don't know if that's for sure or not. But I've heard the same thing, so, yeah. Okay. Thank you. If I might, uh, ask another question or a …
S.B. 164 School Construction Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Votes no, citing that the audit is not complete, concerns about costs for rural districts, and lack of local control.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I'm voting no at this time, um, for a couple of reasons. One, um, the audit hasn't been completed. Two, I've heard from a lot of people in rural areas, small school districts that are concerned about the cost for them, they think will be higher. Um, maybe there's more information that I need to get, but at this point, I, um, I still, uh, am concerned about the lack of local control. But, uh, this point I'll b and o.
H.B. 528 Local School Board Reporting · House Education Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Questions the purpose of the bill, noting districts are already required to report, and describes how open enrollment has given parents school choice.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, my question was also about the charter schools, but beyond that, I know that a lot of districts already do this, but I don't see what advantage there is in knowing that. Um, I've seen schools in Granite District that are, uh, thriving because they have open enrollment, because there's specific programs. They have IB programs or other programs that I think it, it's been a a great thing for parents and kids to be able to select schools. It used to be very difficult to get into a school if you weren't in the boundaries. And I think it's created competition and it's created places for parents to take their child to the school …
H.B. 528 Local School Board Reporting · House Education Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks whether the bill is necessary and whether the data could be used in a negative way against schools.
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Could I just ask one more question? Please. I know that a lot of schools with open enrollment actually advertised Cottonwood High has Ames Academy within its general population, so the kids can take other classes, um, outside of, uh, engineering and math and so on. And then they advertise. They also advertise that they have late start, and that's something. So, uh, I'm just saying, is this bill really necessary? And the one thing I'm concerned about, and I'll just let you respond to this, is it in any way, can you think any way it could be used punitively to, for people to say, well, they don't really do that, or it's not that great of a school, …
H.B. 528 Local School Board Reporting · House Education Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Asks for a definition of a non-resident student and whether it means a student attending a school outside their boundary school.
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Um, Representative Acton, as I'm looking at this, uh, on line 77 it says the number of non-resident and student enrollment requests, non-resident student enrollment requests accepted. And then the calculation line 88, the calculated the number of non-resident students. Uh, just just for abundance of clarity, what is a non-resident student? Is that a student that lives outside the, uh, LEA, uh, sorry, the district, uh, uh, boundary school. Is that, is that what we're talking about here? Yes.
H.B. 528 Local School Board Reporting · House Education Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Says the explanation helps and comments on how charter school boundaries differ from district boundaries.
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Okay. I think that helps. Um, it also explains why, um, charter schools have a little bit of an interesting dynamic in this case because they have a geographic, they typically have a geographic boundary, and, um, they are in, in many cases, they're not authorized to enroll students outside of that boundary, which is, uh, an interesting concept when you start to think about this in the contracts of our district boundary schools.
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Presents the first substitute of H.B. 295, describing its changes to the affirmative defense, the treatment requirement, and exclusions for larger drug amounts, and introduces Evan Do.
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That's Fine. Just want Good morning committee. I'm happy to be here. Um, I thought your meeting Friday was very interesting and late. Really are here. I know. And you had a full room, but here we are. Thank you very much for letting me present today. And I have with me Evan, do, and he can introduce himself and who he's with when he speaks. Um, just a little background for thi this bill, by the way, I'm speaking to the first substitute house Bill 2 95, excuse me. And so, um, that's one I'll be speaking to, and then somebody can, um, can, um, make a motion to pass that sub, I guess you do that later on, …
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Discusses overdose death trends in Utah and fentanyl, and recounts the background of the Good Samaritan and naloxone laws she sponsored.
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Thank you. And if I might add on the, uh, handout, if you look at the second reiterates what Evan was saying about our drug overdoses, we still have, look at that 10 utahans die every week from a drug overdose, but the number of people dying in the 2000 teens was huge. And it went up and up until about 2018, and they were dying from, uh, prescription drug oxycodone, Oxycontin, and heroin. And then it started dropping off and going down to the 20, 20 20. And the last few years, it's gone up again. And it's fentanyl. It's all about fentanyl. So that's what we're combating now. But I just wanted you to know that it made …
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Answers that several entities distribute naloxone in Utah and says nasal naloxone is available and covered by insurance.
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I'm not sure I can answer that, Evan. I, you know, I think that there's a number of different entities that distribute Naloxone in our state. We've got U Utah Naloxone that does that primarily. Uh, but, um, they only, Utah Naloxone only distributes the intermuscular version of Naloxone uhhuh. We've also got Naloxone that's distributed the nasal version by the State health department and local health departments across the state. And so there's a few different entities that distribute that medication. Um, but yeah, it's, it's, uh, it's, we we're still trying to expand the distribution and get, get into more hands. Could I just add this, but insurance will pay for that nasal spray is, I've campaigned many …
H.B. 295 Overdose Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Says naloxone is saving lives against fentanyl but may take more than one dose, and suggests Senator Plumb could answer more.
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Um, there are probably people here who can answer better than I have been in asking people, particularly, uh, Senator Plumb, it takes more than one dose, right? Two, maybe more. But they are saving, it is saving, saving lives, but it takes more.
H.B. 463 Special Education Funding Modifications · House Education Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Moss asked about IEP compliance challenges and disruptions in general classrooms with many special education students.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I have a comment and then I have a question. Um, my understanding, because I have a son-in-law that changed careers a few years ago and he's teaching special ed. Um, so I've learned a lot more about it than I knew in the past. Um, I, I am concerned, this is my question. I hear that some, it's hard for teacher sped teachers to keep those IEPs up to date because there's, as you said, they change all the time. And I think some schools have been outta compliance and some teachers because of this, you know, this, as you say, they have some in self-contained and some in regular classes. And then I, …
H.B. 463 Special Education Funding Modifications · House Education Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Moss confirmed that schools are legally required to provide IEP services and called the bill a good step.
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Thank you. Could I just ask one more question, Mr. Chair? Yes. Quickly. Um, so it is clear to me, I think in my getting this correct, that we have to follow the law and if they change, uh, the parents change and wishes and desires for their kids, change that we don't have any choice. This is the law and we have to provide those services. Is that correct? So I think this is a good step toward making it possible to have that, uh, ability. Thank you.
H.B. 463 Special Education Funding Modifications · House Education Committee · Feb 20, 2026
Moss opposed holding the bill, citing the work done on it and the legal right of students to accommodations, and suggested forgoing an income tax cut to fund it.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Excuse me. Um, I am opposed to holding this bill because I think there's been a lot of work done on it and reading this, um, summary itself and listening to this, that you've really worked very hard to find a solution. Um, I think it should go forward and the discussion continue and it can continue with EAC and maybe we shouldn't cut income tax this year so we can fund this, but this is something that surprise should be a priority, and it's a fact that there are not enough people to teach special ed. I mean, they're not doing it because they don't have the resources and that's, that's not right for our …
S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Asked whether the safe harbor program typically involves a family member bringing in another family member's firearm.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, this is fascinating to me. I've never heard of, heard of this situation. And, um, I just have a co couple questions if I may. I'm not sure you can answer them, but, so with this Safe Harbor program, it's typically a family member that takes the weapon from another family member, correct?
S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Asked who determines whether a person is well enough to get their firearm back.
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Okay. Thank you. And then, um, the next question I have is, so let's say a person's family member takes the weapon in, then the person that's going through this mental health crisis knows that they've take, they could just go ask for it back. I mean, what if they're still, who makes a determination that that person is now well enough to have his weapon back back? Or does anybody do that?
S.B. 86 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 19, 2026
Said the issue is worth studying and commended the sponsor.
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Well, I think this is well worth studying. It really is. Thank you. Great. Bill by a great senator. I can see that.
H.B. 426 Online Education Service Provider Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Asked whether the online programs are used by Utah Fits All scholarship families.
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Thank you Madam Vice chair, um, representative. Now, are these online programs, um, being used by people that have Utah fits all? Scholarship is
H.B. 426 Online Education Service Provider Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Asked to confirm that these programs are public schools funded like other public schools, delivered online.
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Okay. Thank, uh, that's a good, uh, way to distinguish it for me. So they are, um, so it, it is paid for just as if they're in regular public school the same way with, you know, um, but it, it is through a local LEA that's a quite a big distinction. And I'm very happy that they have to, uh, show that they're learning something, that they're making progress as public school students do. So it's essentially, they're public schools, but they're doing it via online, is that correct?
H.B. 294 Employer Verification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Asked what the 150 and 100 employee thresholds mean under current law and under the proposed bill.
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Representative Moss, chair Malloy. Thank you Mr. Vice Chair, uh, representative. Thank you for being here and appreciate your presentation. Um, just for the record, uh, we talked, you talked about numbers 150 50 and your, your amendments at a hundred. Can you just tell us what those numbers mean? Uh, just for the record, I think a lot of us do know, but I think it'd be, oh yeah, sorry. Um, so right now our statute says that if you are a business that has over 150 employees, then you have to, um, use the E-Verify system. And my bill would be changing that too if you have over a hundred employees.
H.B. 534 Firearm Immunity Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Moss restates that the bill extends private-property immunity to government property and asks whether it protects only the state entity that allowed firearms.
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Okay. Thank you. So if, if I were to ask a, try to try to put this in my own words, then, so, 'cause this, this goes to private property owners in, in the handout. So, well, we already did that for private property owners, so that we Did this for pri. So, okay. So this now extends it to government property. Exactly. Alright. So, so then in, in your example here at the Capitol, uh, we as the state, have allowed people to carry firearms here. And, and as, as we pointed out, firearms don't just discharge on their own. They only discharge when somebody's finger is on the trigger and they pull it maybe negligently or maybe in …
H.B. 364 Certified Teacher Librarian Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Asked whether Canyons' individual schools have certified librarians.
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Thank you Madam Vice chair. Um, Gretchen, I'm sorry, I don't remember your last name. So I'll call you by your first name. Thank you for what you do. And I have a question for you, uh, since you're over at the Canyons District, right? You're the district, uh, library specialist. Um, what about your individual schools? Do you have certified librarians in any of them or some of them? Or how does that, uh,
H.B. 364 Certified Teacher Librarian Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Asked why districts have shifted to using paraprofessionals.
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Okay. Thank you. And I'll ask, um, representative Arthur, um, it's kind of a, a rhetorical question, but why have districts gone to using paraprofessionals in so many cases?
H.B. 364 Certified Teacher Librarian Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Described low pay and lack of benefits for paraprofessionals, the national decline in certified librarians, and asked why the bill uses a 2031 date.
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Thank you. Um, there's one at school near me, my neighborhood school, and she's very good. Uh, she doesn't, she's a Paradise. Um, she, every time I see her or her husband, they say, please get better benefits for paraprofessionals. 'cause they have 29 hours a week. Yeah. And so they get no benefits whatsoever. And they're paid. Their pay is not high at all. And so, what, uh, some are good and knowledgeable about books, but most of 'em haven't been trained. Um, I attended, uh, first Lady Abby Cox's literacy luncheon this year, and also the Utah Library School Library Association, where I was grateful to get an award. Um, and they presented some startling statistics. Yeah. Uh, …
H.B. 364 Certified Teacher Librarian Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Shared her own experience as a school librarian, said training makes a difference, and thanked the sponsor for bringing the bill.
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Thank you. Uh, if I may just share this, um, I have a minor in library science. That's what it was called. I have a bachelor's and master's degree in English. And when I was hired at Olympus High, I was hired to be halftime librarian. 'cause they had never had anybody student teach there and halftime English teacher. And eventually I was full-time English. But, um, now folks, do any of you remember card catalogs? We had those, I helped students doing research papers, checking out books back when teenagers actually checkbooks outta school library and read fiction. And, um, when the question was asked, what difference does it make, if you have a degree or not, it's like …
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Moss said she had just come from the House floor and got settled before presenting the bill and handing out materials.
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You hardly leave and got the opportunity to sit down. Perfect girl. Well, as you probably learned, we were still on the floor and I kept thinking, well, the committee can't start if we're on the floor. It's a senate committee. We're not. We were not on the floor. You're The Senate. Let me just take a, we Hey, go ahead. Okay, thank you. Hello. Okay, I need just a second here too. Okay. House Bill, 1 78, second substitute school zone speeding amendments. Now. Oh, is it okay if my intern passes that? Yes, go ahead. It's a handout. She needs to give me one too.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Moss presented HB 178 as amended by the House, which removes compensatory service by observing crossing guards for speeding fines while keeping other compensatory service options, and said it aims to protect children and crossing guards.
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Um, this bill originally went through house transportation, um, unchanged and it passed unanimously. And, um, I had these very nice sergeants with me that day to talk about the issue. And just quickly to tell you what the problem was in school zone speeding is of course a very dangerous thing. And we must have penalties for people who, um, who break the law and speed because we have children's lives at risk. And many, many judges around the state had been giving compensatory time in lieu of a fine. Uh, and that compensatory time involved watching, uh, going to crossing zone and watching, uh, the kids and having the school crossing guards sign off on the paper that …
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Moss briefly responded to the chair with informal remarks. · speaker not certain
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Thank you, Senator. That's okay. Did I Say that again? It's okay. I keep looking at Representative Moss. It's all right. That's, that's strike two on me? No.
H.B. 219 Higher Education Civics Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Said she will support the bill because the requirement lets instructors decide how to incorporate seminal documents, which allows for different types of courses.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to explain, um, my reason for supporting this bill. I've taught both kinds of courses. I taught, uh, regular sophomores where, um, I'm alluding to the professor at Utah Tech where you teach basic writing five paragraph essay, where's the thesis statement? You know, all of those basics. And it, it would be difficult, I think, in a basic writing class to just have it all based on these, uh, these documents. But the, the thing that will persuades me to vote for it is 47 and 48 as someone pointed out. Uh, it requires them to incorporate seminal documents in where the institution and the course instructor determine the incorporation is appropriate and …
H.B. 399 Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems · House Education Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks what 'personality passports' are, saying she has not heard of such records in Utah education.
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Okay. Deep breath. Um, what are these passports? I've never heard of such a thing. I'm pretty connected in my district to the schools. I visit them all. I I taught five or 6,000 students over three decades. My daughter teaches at a high school, has for many years I've never heard of passports to anything in regard to education.
H.B. 399 Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems · House Education Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks to follow up.
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'cause my district, may I ask a follow up please? Um, sorry, go ahead, Representative Moss.
H.B. 399 Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems · House Education Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Says citizenship and character have long been part of teaching and asks how they can be separated from academic grading.
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Okay, I'll preface my question with this. When I was teaching kids got two grades, a citizenship grade and an academic grade citizenship had to do with, um, turning in your assignments, attending regularly. I don't remember the other things, but do you know, as many parents had come to conference and wanna know how their kids' citizenship grade was as much as their academic. Now you, some of these emails I've gotten that I've responded to and they quiz me, how do you separate teaching respect and not bullying kids or character, character, uh, development and being honest, not cheating, all these basic things. How do you, you're talking about these very things and separating them. They're not separate. …
H.B. 399 Prohibition Against Student Character Tracking and Grading Systems · House Education Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asks whether Granite and other districts use passport-like records that follow students.
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What, just one more. So if I check with Granite School District or any other district, they will be able to, they will tell me that they have these passports that follow kids throughout their, is that what you're saying? Do you know? That
H.B. 437 Environmental Permitting Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Raises concern that expedited review could affect air quality in Salt Lake County, citing a mining project in her district, and asks for assurance that protections would not be weakened.
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, the two words as I read the spell that were red flag for me, were expedited review. And, um, you have discussed this, but, but what brings to what it brings to my mind is a particular, um, project that would affect my district and the east side, a mining project. And I, I would want insurance that a project like that, that affects air quality for so much of Salt Lake County would not be, um, undermined or would not be advantaged by having an expedited review. Is that a question or, Yeah. Well, I'd like you to discuss that little more. I mean, he said that it wouldn't, it wouldn't, um, …
S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Rep. Moss said the public may not be well informed on the bill and asked for assurance that it authorizes a study rather than an implementation plan.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I'm not sure the public is well enough versed on this to be in line with this. You know, we, we do represent many people, um, and they just would read much of this or hear the terms and, and, you know, be very concerned. Uh, and I'm no expert, that's for sure. But I came into this office quite a few years ago, and if you recall, that was the height of the envir care and the public's outrage at what was going on there. And I actually did tour that, and it was quite different than many people thought. It wasn't just an open waste, they were covered and so on. So, you …
H.B. 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Moves to adopt Amendment 1.
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Well, no, I can. Or you wanna adopt the amendment? I'll, I'll move to pass Amendment one. Is that correct?
H.B. 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Spoke on the bill. · speaker not certain
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Right. I'll waive, I'm waiting to speak to the, the next, To the actual bill. Okay. I'm sorry. I'm we'll, we'll get there. All right.
H.B. 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Says she supports the bill so the State Board of Education is held to the same ethics standards as other elected officials, given its significant power over public education.
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Um, uh, I have a great deal of respect for members of the board, but I think this is really important that we do this. Now, as I was ruminating over this, as I've listened to the discussion, um, there was some egregious behavior by members of previous members of the board that, um, I think we all recall and an election changed that it was an election that changed that. But still, they, the State Board of Education has a great deal of, uh, control and power in the state over our public education system. And I think that in, um, fairness, they should a, as we do too, but even more than it has had in previous years. …
H.B. 218 Digital Skills Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asks whether the bill would create a new course or add content to existing courses.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, representative, just to clarify, this would not be a new course, but it would be incorporated in what courses? Yeah.
H.B. 204 Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation · House Education Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Explains her vote and says she wants to speak before a roll call vote.
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You just wanna, okay. I'm just, uh, explaining my vote. Thank you. Because if we vote and we don't do a roll call vote, I might not get that opportunity.
H.B. 298 School Design Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asked about the bill's language on selecting designs from the library and said she understood the use to be non-mandatory.
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Oh, thank you. I'll try to be fast. No, You're doing great. Thank you. Well, when I look at the highlighted part line 13, it says authorizes school districts and charter schools to select designs from the library. And I thought we, you said it wasn't mandatory.
H.B. 298 School Design Amendments · House Education Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Described differences between two high schools in her area, citing earthquake risk and site views, and said she would not want districts limited to standard designs.
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What I, I just wanna point out that the two high schools in my area, skyline and Olympus, Olympus build a new school about six, seven years ago. And Skyline's still building one even though they're in it, but they're quite different. And one of them is the earthquake issues that Olympus is near a fault and it also takes into account where they're located to get the views of the mountains and Mount Olympus and all the, those things that really make it spectacular for community use and everything. So I, um, you know, I'd hate to just see, uh, them have to choose from a kind of kick cutty cookie cutter, um, series of design. So
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Presents the first substitute, which would change compensatory service for speeding in school zones from required to optional, and explains that it was requested by law enforcement and crossing guards.
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Thank you very much. House Bill 1 78. First substitute school zone speeding amendments is the bill that was brought to me by law enforcement, including my own police chief and holiday. And what it does is changes the current mandatory requirement for observing a school crossing guard as a form of compensatory sentencing to a permissive option. In other words, from shall to may. Now the problem is created. And why? The reason that this bill raises the speed limit at which a person would have to go over 30 miles an hour to get compensatory time. Um, is that with the, if they went just 25 miles over and they chose compensatory time instead of a fine, it …
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Accepts the substitute as a friendly amendment and says she supports it.
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Thank you Representative Peterson, Representative Moss to the motion to substitute As a friendly substitute. And I have to admit that I thought that we should have done that, but didn't know if we could and none of the officers suggested. So I credit the good representative for making it even better. So I approve this substitute.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Accepts the second substitute as a friendly amendment and supports it.
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And I have to admit that I thought that we should have done that, but didn't know if we could and none of the officers suggested. So I credit the good representative for making it even better. So I approve this substitute.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Says the original bill did not apply compensatory service to first offenses and that first offenses required a fine.
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Uh, the first offense is not gonna be a compensatory service. That's what the original bill did. It, it didn't take the first one. They, they had to pay the fine.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Explains that the substitute removes compensatory service so speeding violations are handled by fines, and that the bill's purpose is child safety and helping crossing guards.
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No, that's not correct because the substitute takes all the compensatory service out simply, you pay a fine and the fines are pretty hefty. And I think those are really good preventive measures. So it doesn't involve judges doing any compensatory time. You go over the speed limit, if it's 22 miles, 25, you see on the bill, the scale from the, from a first offense and whatever it is, up to going over 30 miles, that goes clear up to $900. So we want, primarily the purpose for this bill is to keep kids safe. And second, it was to assist the school crossing guards in doing their job as keeping them safe. So this does away with compensatory …
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Says the substitute removes compensatory service so speeding violations are handled by fines, with the purpose of keeping children safe.
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No, that's not correct because the substitute takes all the compensatory service out simply, you pay a fine and the fines are pretty hefty. And I think those are really good preventive measures. So it doesn't involve judges doing any compensatory time. You go over the speed limit, if it's 22 miles, 25, you see on the bill, the scale from the, from a first offense and whatever it is, up to going over 30 miles, that goes clear up to $900. So we want, primarily the purpose for this bill is to keep kids safe. And second, it was to assist the school crossing guards in doing their job as keeping them safe. So this does away with compensatory …
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Says compensatory service was limited to observing a crossing guard and that the substitute eliminates it.
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That's correct. The compensatory service, and I don't know when that came into being, but was to go and observe a crossing guard. So presumably they would see the dangers, you know, when people are speeding. But that was the only kind of compensatory service. And so the bill originally it said, shall, when they put that in, then my bill changed it to May, and then my good friend from Cash County did an even better job with this by eliminating that program altogether.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Says compensatory service was originally observing a crossing guard and that the substitute removed it altogether.
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That's correct. The compensatory service, and I don't know when that came into being, but was to go and observe a crossing guard. So presumably they would see the dangers, you know, when people are speeding. But that was the only kind of compensatory service. And so the bill originally it said, shall, when they put that in, then my bill changed it to May, and then my good friend from Cash County did an even better job with this by eliminating that program altogether.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Says her understanding is that the second substitute removes compensatory service entirely, so the bill is based only on fines.
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Well, I'm looking at that now and it says the court sh i, it, my understanding was it took that out entirely. So it's completely based on fines. And when I presented it, I'm not supposed to say in committee, it did have, we changed it from shall to may, but there's no content story time in the second substitute. And that completes my presentation. I know it's been a little Confusing. And Mo for
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Gives summation saying the second substitute removes compensatory service and bases the penalty entirely on fines.
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Well, I'm looking at that now and it says the court sh i, it, my understanding was it took that out entirely. So it's completely based on fines. And when I presented it, I'm not supposed to say in committee, it did have, we changed it from shall to may, but there's no content story time in the second substitute. And that completes my presentation. I know it's been a little Confusing. And Mo for
H.B. 378 Fugitive Dust Mitigation Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Said residents on the east side of Salt Lake County are concerned about a proposed gravel pit near Parleys Canyon, and that dust could affect many people as population grows, so signage is a useful step.
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Um, as I've been listening to this, I can't help but share that. Um, I live on the east side of Salt Lake County, and, um, the people on the east side are very, very concerned about the Parleys Canyon, um, gravel pit or pit off, off Parleys Canyon and doing everything they can to prevent it from happening. And when you, I mean, I understand what everybody else is saying about regulations, but, but it puts thousands and thousands of people in danger if this dust isn't mitigated coming down through the whole valley. And so it, you know, with the population growth, it's really changed things, you know, where you talk about point of the mountain. Now that's …
H.B. 310 School Reintegration Plan Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Asks whether an amendment can be added and says she prefers to clarify the language before acting.
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Was, I'm saying amendment. Uh, okay, go ahead. Uh, is it time to make a motion to It is time to make a motion and I do think that we are working on an amendment that is not quite ready, but I think they're working on it as quickly as they can. Can I always add that amendment on the floor as well? I think he's gonna have it here shortly. I think I'd prefer to do that, uh, than make the amendment on the floor if we can get that clarified. So what I'm, I was gonna make a motion to pass the bill through. Is that appropriate? Now that amendment, I know we need the amendment, but she, …
H.B. 310 School Reintegration Plan Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Moves to pass HB 310 favorably as amended.
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Thank you. I move that we pass house Bill three 10 School reintegration plan amendments, um, with, uh, amendment one. Uh, pass it through favorably.
H.B. 310 School Reintegration Plan Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Says the amendment is appropriate and the bill is good.
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You. I'll waive, I think that's an appropriate amendment and it's a Good bill. Thank
H.B. 241 Charter School Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Explains opposition, noting Granite School District chose not to sell closed schools, some have been repurposed, and charter placement could pull students from public schools.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. I'd just like to briefly explain my opposition to the bill. Uh, first of all, I represent primarily Granite School District who's made the decision not to sell properties if they close schools. And, um, for two reasons. One, that they have repurposed some of these schools and one of them, for example, is now, uh, the home of the Granite Foundation and, and staff and so on. That's, I think it's Twin Peaks, but the other one was expressed by school board member, um, from Salt Lake. And that is that if you put a charter school in an area on the east side where I live, where it's already declining enrollment, you're just likely …
H.B. 150 School-based Speech-language Pathologist Funding Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Spoke in support, recalling earlier work on speech-language pathologist salaries and saying she fully supports the bill.
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, Representative Welton mentioned some of the things I was going to, but I wanted to just make this statement. A few years ago, I worked on this very thing and I remember, um, room 30 being totally packed with speech language pathologists. And what we were trying to do then was get them on the salary scale equivalent to teachers, but even higher, because as I recall, most speech language pathologists have to have master's degrees. So they started that level, but yet they were on the first level of teachers that have just bachelor's degrees. And what I heard in the testimony, as has been noted, how much money they can make …
H.B. 234 Education Testing Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Expresses concern that comparing students to national peers rather than Utah grade-level standards would make it harder to judge whether students are reading by third grade.
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Thank you Mr. Chair. And, um, that did address part of my question, but this is the part that I, um, that I'm concerned about. When the norm referenced, which compares students to students as compared to the standards, grade level standards that measure whether students met grade specific goals, counters, what we're looking at right now, and one of the big pushes of the legislature and the governor is to see that all kids are reading by third grade and even proposing that they hold them back if they're not how critical it is. We know that, I mean, I was in education for years even though I taught high school. Um, if kids learn to read by third …
H.B. 234 Education Testing Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Asks how traditional public schools would be affected and whether the test would satisfy the RISE testing requirements.
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Okay. If I may just ask one follow up please. So I understand this is something that public charter schools want to have this option, but what about, um, traditional public schools? I mean, maybe there's somebody here to speak to that because I couldn't make a decision until I heard from them as well and know if that, you know, if that satisfies the kind of testing they do in including the RISE test.
H.B. 293 Public Education Student Athlete Protections · House Education Committee · Jan 30, 2026
Relays an athletic director's concern that the limits could harm lower-income athletes and asks whether the director may answer.
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Okay. I have a couple questions from, um, athletic director. His concern is that some kids that are, if they're limited in when they can play and how much time and so on, um, that it forces some athletes into two paths. Wealthy, wealthy families pay for club teams and private training year round, while low income families get training only during the official season. And school programs provide equity. All athletes get coaching. I think I mentioned this to you briefly. And then he says the strength and conditioning exemption doesn't go far enough. And again, he talks about, you know, in, in schools the kids have, are monitored and their training and safety and everything. So those are …
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Introduces herself as the sponsor and her co-presenter, and says she will describe the bill.
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Hello everyone. And I appreciate being able to present this bill. Um, this is my co-presenter. I'll let him say his name and then he'll, Hey guys,
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Describes the bill's goals on student expression, media advisor protections, school board policies, and liability limits, and explains how it relates to Hazelwood and the Tinker standard.
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And he's a University of Utah student and a recent high school graduate from Utah County. So I'll do the introduction. He's my co-presenter. And I just wanna tell you that I was delighted to have a student reach out to me a few months ago and discussed this topic with me. Um, because, uh, he reached out to me because of my years in, in education. And I, I wanna preface this with the fact that I taught AP English in many for many years. And many, many of those students also were taking journalism and many were editors of their school papers. So they essentially had two writing classes and they learned different styles of writing and, and …
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Thanks the co-presenter and asks him to state his name and who he represents.
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You for sharing. And could you state your name and who you represent or yourself if you're representing
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Notes that 18 states protect student journalists and lists topics she considers appropriate for students to write about, then asks if there is anything more to add.
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Mm-hmm. And if I may, before I open to question the handout, I wanted you to point out that there are states now 18 states that protect student journalists and you see a variety of states across the country. But what I think is most important, and what I wrote about some of the topics that Milan and I talked about that I think are appropriate and timely for students to write about, and one that I would love to see, and maybe they already are high school students writing about their response to the cell phone policies. Should it be bell to be or should it be class to class? I mean, there's a lot of mm-hmm. Different. Mm-hmm. …
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Responds that the bill as drafted would allow a student to write about a candidate, and says a national code of conduct may address this.
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Um, you'd have to point that out. I didn't. Well, there's no prohibition to making political statements or comments about Well, that's a good point. And and again, I i I told you that this, the journalism teacher I talked to went through a code of conduct that's from a national website, and so perhaps that's in it. It just happens to be one that I heard about that a student was not allowed to print it, and I thought that was okay. Yeah. So that would be allowed with your bill as it's currently drafted.
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Says the advisor should be able to teach and critique work and that the language may need to say shall.
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English teacher, how you feel about that. Well, I, as you read that, I think that should say shall Well, it, they shall teach them, but like, could, could they not publish an article? Of course, because it was poorly Done. Of course. I mean, you know, I mean, the teacher ought to read it and say, you know, this is a bad sentence. Mm-hmm. This wording isn't very good known. Mm-hmm. That's part of it. Right. Do another draft.
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Responds that Hazelwood allows administrators to censor student media for legitimate pedagogical concerns, and that the bill would define those concerns.
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Oh, I did have a, another, I was considering it as a handout, but I didn't know if it you wanted to get into that, but they're a Tinker Standard, and then there's another one too. I've forgotten the name of that Milan maybe. Um, it's Hazelwood versus Meyer. Okay. But I understand what you're saying and, and I, you know, may, I probably should have talked about that more. I just didn't know if I wanted to get that far into the, but I understand. I can drop a quick summary of the history lesson real quick. So in 1988, the Supreme Court ruled in Hazelwood and Meyer that school administrators are able to censor student sponsored media when …
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Says the question is legitimate, that she is not familiar with that part of the code, and that she would discuss it with the drafting attorney.
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Well, that's a legitimate question representative and, and not being familiar with his part of the code and, and the attorney who drafted and drew this from, you know, previous code. And so, I mean, this is something I definitely would be happy to discuss with him. And, but I, I can't give you a definitive answer. I mean, it didn't occur to me because we think of a lot of scenarios. I mean, you see with this bill, there are a lot of different scenarios, and I don't know that we could cover everyone. It, every single one. I mean, it has to be a little bit broader. But thank you for that suggestion or idea.
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Says the bill would likely protect the student's opinion and that media advisors should allow a rebuttal.
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Well, you know, you're giving one specific situation. I can't really, you know, with, with I, well, I'd assume your daughter would be protected because that is her opinion and that is her first re free speech. But, but I, I mean, I think that media advisors should certainly have let there be a rebuttal to that. Mm-hmm. I think that was agreed inappropriate and all teachers don't do everything appropriately, that's for sure. Uh,
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Agrees the concern is valid, says teachers need some protection because students sometimes act unpredictably, and says advisors should be protected.
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Okay. Um, that's a valid concern. I, I, as, as I read this draft, I mean, I did think of teachers and media advi who are teachers and media advisors. They usually teach other things that, you know, they have to be protected too, because as I said, you can't always control. I taught high school, you can't always control everything kids do. And they do some kind of stupid things sometimes. And so, um, you know, I didn't think of that, but you know, you can think of examples, but I mean, there ought to be a balance. I do think there should be some protections for the advisor, otherwise, who's gonna wanna be the journalism teacher, the student …
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Asks that the bill be held instead so she can work with others on changes, and says she will not bring it back if it is not ready.
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Well, I would prefer that it be held and give me an opportunity. I mean, I, this is definitely a foray into a different area, and just to one of the recent comments about parents don't send their kids to school to be propagandized, this is a elective to subject. Remember, not every student takes journalism or works on the school newspaper. And like I said, I had a lot of AP students who did, but, um, and, and I really value the comments I've gotten, and I'd be happy to work with people and I, I'm not saying it would be ideal, but, um, I'd like a chance to have a, make some changes and at least get part …
H.B. 227 Student Journalist Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 27, 2026
Responds to her name on the roll call, noting that she had forgotten the motion was the substitute.
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No, I forgot. We're on that. That's the substitute, right? I, I'm, I'm writing down that.
H.B. 83 Imitation Firearm Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asked how the altered guns are made and where minors get them.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, my question representative is, tell me a little bit more about these guns that are made to look real. Are they done on 3D printers, or where do these kids get ahold of such guns?
H.B. 83 Imitation Firearm Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asked whether these guns are legal but look like real firearms when altered, and whether some minors do this deliberately.
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Um, but, um, okay, so they are legal, so these pellet guns and so on, but they look so much like a regular firearm, is that correct? If they're altered to look like, um, a real gun, right? So if you took off that orange tip or something. So Some of them are doing that deliberately, right?
H.B. 83 Imitation Firearm Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asked whether minors are deliberately trying to intimidate people.
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One more question, if I might. So are some of the young people, the minors that are doing this, or I mean, are they deliberately trying to intimidate people? Is that, is that what has been observed and the reason for this velvet there In more than one case?
H.B. 83 Imitation Firearm Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Moved to pass the bill out favorably, saying the bill has safeguards and is about child safety, and suggested possible wording changes.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that we pass this out with a favorable rep recommendation. I'd like to speak to that. Um, I, I appreciate the concerns that we heard. Um, and I, I in particular, the mother and her children, you know, who do the competitions, but it seems to me that there are safeguards in this bill that would allow, you know, an officer to check with them and they just say, Hey, I do this in competition. I mean, I think that it would be a matter of police officers approaching these kids. They don't just rush up to them and, you know, handcuff them. But I think that the overriding situation here, and reason for …
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks for clarification of whether someone who already had a background check would have to get another one under the bill.
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Thank you. I was still contemplating my question. It's a good bill. Well, I, I would expect nothing less from you. Where's ulbrich? I, I like, I like saying It. Okay, I'm trying to comprehend this because this is out of my area of expertise, but So what you're saying, essentially is a person has already undergone a background check. I mean, I don't wanna vote for something that says you don't have to get a background check.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks whether the redundancy is in the purchase step.
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Right? They've already gotten one, but now they're selling it so they shouldn't have to get another one. Is that, is it re the redundancy of this? It's, you're
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks how the process works for buying a suppressor, and whether the bill makes the repeated Utah check unnecessary; says she wants to be able to explain her vote to constituents.
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Oh. So if I wanted to get like, uh, a suppressor, a silencer, uh, that is, that falls in this category, I can buy those here in Utah. But I have to go through that whole federal, uh, check to do that. 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 …
H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Recounts decades in public schools where students outside the majority religion felt left out, and asks what religious expressions the resolution would allow students to make.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, Representative Peterson as I read this, um, I think of the over three decades I spent in the public school in high school and where there certain religion was the majority religion, and how kids who weren't in that religion felt sometimes left out, particularly if other students talked. They came from seminary and they'd dress a certain way on a certain days, you know, and kids felt left out. And I was always very cautious not to use language that indicated my religion, but I had Jewish kids and more than ever in schools I visit, like Highland High for example, it's a majority minority school and many in our, um, Salt Lake County …
H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Thanks Rep. Petersen for his time spent in schools.
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Okay. I am. Um, and thanks for your time in the school. I know that's a, that's a long time. That's a tough, that's a tough, a tough gig.
H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks whether students could be invited to explain Hanukkah in class and whether such discussion is currently permitted.
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And thank you for that explanation. So let's say for example, whether it's an English class or history class or sociology, um, and it's Hanukkah and, and you ask a teacher asks a student or a, a Jewish student, would you take a few minutes and explain to the class that may not know what does Hanukkah mean and explain the observance and how they observe it? So I mean, that maybe already can happen, but this is just saying if they wanted to, they could do that. But currently you're saying that's not something that is allowed or, I, I'm not quite sure what you Switching, but that's, that's a very interesting question. It's currently allowed. Mm-hmm. And in …
H.B. 214 Firearms Liability Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks about the handout's reference to the Sandy Hook settlement and why the court found the defendants negligent.
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Thank Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I have two questions, if I may, or I guess first to comment on your handout, the mention of Sandy Hook, that settlement just raised my concerns right there. Um, and if they got a $70 million payout, I mean, spite of the fact it said they didn't violate any firearm laws, I mean, we know how horrific that a tragedy that was. Um, I just wonder why you used that as an example. I mean, what, why then did the court find them neg negligent for?
H.B. 214 Firearms Liability Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks whether the bill would protect manufacturers who are negligent in their marketing.
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Thank you. One more question, if I might. Okay. Um, now I notice only two states have passed laws to shield them from these third party lawsuits. And, um, what I would like to know is if this passes, would that protect, uh, manufacturers who are negligent in their marketing, who, who are not marketing accurately? And so you could say they were negligent in the way they marketed that. Would that protect them? Because that is a concern I have, and some of my constituents have written to me about that they'd be even in case of negligent marketing, that they shouldn't be exempt from the basic standards of corporate accountability. Would that this bill do, that
H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · House floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026
Gives closing remarks saying the bill concerns fairness, due process, and ensuring only U.S. 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. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Presented HB 178, which would let courts order compensatory service in school-zone speeding cases only in the most serious cases and after coordinating with the local school and law enforcement, and said the bill aims to keep crossing guards focused on children.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Could I have permission for my intern to PA to pass out a handout? That'd be great. Teachers always like handouts. And while I'm waiting, Do you, do you want a chalkboard or anything? No, we use whiteboard. A whiteboard? Yeah. No, I'm fine. Um, may I just mention while she's doing that, um, a custom we've had for many years in the legislature is, uh, something to promote collegiality and a little bit of fun, and it's called Animal Print Friday. And I've been in charge of it for a few years, and I forgot to have my intern prepared an email yesterday. But I want you to note that several of us did wear …
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Explained that House Amendment 1 is a technical change that removes the words 'or bail forfeiture' from the substitute.
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It it is a technical amendment to sub one. Now tell me where it is because I don't see it. It crosses out or bail forfeiture, Excuse me. It crosses out the term, the word or bail forfeiture. Does that help? I'm getting, uh, help right here from Heather Anderson. She's the lobbies for
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Said she is open to questions and has a sergeant available to assist.
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It does. Okay. And then I'm open to any questions and I have a good sergeant here to assist me.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Said Michael Dressel of the courts requested the language, so the courts likely have a process.
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She can. Great. Uh, that's an excellent question. Michael d Dressel is actually the one who requested we put that language in.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Said she does not know the court's process but will check with Dressel and get back to the member.
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Unfortunately, I don't know it, but since they requested it, I assume they have a process for it. I would assume so too. But I can ask him and get back to you.
H.B. 146 Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and Refinement Program Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Shares that she earned a master's degree and an administrative certification without using it, and asks whether the program would reduce the need for that kind of spending.
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Pucci. Yes, I have a question. Um, I just wanted to say, when I was teaching, and I did wanna make more money, but I got a master's degree plus however many hours the highest level, I also got an admin certification and I didn't ever use it 'cause I decided I didn't wanna leave the classroom. But my point is, I spent a lot of time and money, um, to move up and to get that level so I could make more money. And so this would enable people to do these kinds of things in lieu of spending all those years
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