Legislators / Thomas W. Peterson
Thomas W. Peterson
Republican · House District 1
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- Email: tpeterson@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 435-720-3516
- Office: PO Box 357, Brigham City, UT, 84302
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Thomas W. Peterson serves on:
- Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee
- House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
- House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
- Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee
- Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
- Legislative Water Development Commission
What they've said
200 remarks on 50 billsH.J.R. 30 House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Rises in support of the bill, calling it a common sense measure and thanking those who worked on it.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I just wanted to also rise in support, uh, of this bill. I think this is, it's just a good common sense Bill and, uh, appreciate the work that d and r's done on it and all those that have been involved. So thank you very much.
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield to a series of questions.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Representative Shallenberger, will you yield to a series of questions?
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks the sponsor to define the Northern Wasatch Front.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm wondering if you could define for me the Northern Wasatch front. Uh, going back to my geographical days, I would imagine it goes all the way back up to the, into Idaho.
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks where the state's two current law schools are located.
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Okay. Um, that being said, could you identify where our two current law schools are?
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks how the bill's title and content would expand geographic opportunities for law school.
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And in the resolution we talk about ex you know, expanding the geographical opportunities. I'm just wondering if you could help me with the title of this bill and how what we're doing would achieve that goal.
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he now understands the Northern Wasatch Front reference and supports the bill and concept.
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I appreciate that. I just wanted to make sure we all knew what Northern Wasatch front was. So thank you. Support the bill, support the concept.
S.B. 284 Local Land and Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Rises in support of the bill, noting the work of local governments and property rights and other stakeholders to reach an agreed bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, I rise in support of this bill. I've had the opportunity to participate in a lot of these discussions in the past and appreciate, uh, the work that the legacies and towns, the uac, uh, property Rights Coalition, all coming together to make, uh, coordinated efforts to work in the interim to make sure that we have a good bill that comes forward and, and has been discussed and agreed upon by all parties. So just appreciate all those interesting, all the different interests coming together and, and making sure we have a good bill and appreciate the sponsor bringing this forward
S.B. 284 Local Land and Water Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Rises in support of the bill and thanks stakeholders for their coordinated work to reach agreement.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, I rise in support of this bill. I've had the opportunity to participate in a lot of these discussions in the past and appreciate, uh, the work that the legacies and towns, the uac, uh, property Rights Coalition, all coming together to make, uh, coordinated efforts to work in the interim to make sure that we have a good bill that comes forward and, and has been discussed and agreed upon by all parties. So just appreciate all those interesting, all the different interests coming together and, and making sure we have a good bill and appreciate the sponsor bringing this forward
S.J.R. 8 Joint Resolution to Initiate a Law School at Utah Valley University · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Urges support, saying the Wasatch Front is growing, a part-time law school would need collaboration with the University of Utah, and about 40 students are targeted.
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Thank you, Madam ProAm. Speaker ProAm. So first of all, I, I just wanna tell my good colleagues from, uh, Logan that we know that it's a beautiful place up there and we want to give you credit for all the, the beauty that you bring to our state. With all that said, however, uh, if you look at, uh, the Wasatch front from, uh, basically Payson to Brigham City, uh, by the year 2065, we're gonna have 5 million people in that little location. And, uh, so the, the nucleus of our state will be in that area. As, uh, as people have started to look at that, uh, one of the things that they've seen is, is that …
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Presents S.B. 176, saying it requires state agencies in Utah, Davis, Salt Lake and Weber counties to replace state-owned landscaping equipment used on 50,000 square feet or less with electric or battery-operated equipment as it cycles out.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I had an engineered style story that I was prepared to tell on this, but due to time I think I will refrain from that story. Uh, my first job as a, as a young man was weed eating, uh, the cemetery in Brigham City. And my shoulder still hurts, um, from those days trying to start the weed eater and get it run. So when I heard about this bill, uh, I was happy to, to take that bill and run with it. What, uh, s second substitute SB 1 76 does is it, it says for state agencies in the Utah, Davis, Salt Lake and Weber counties, which are counties of the first and …
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he thinks electric mowers would harm the snakes in that situation.
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Thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the passion that comes with that animal story. Um, but, uh, I, I think, I think it will, uh, will harm the snakes in, in your situation.
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Summarizes the bill as encouraging responsible replacement of equipment, says an amendment limits it to two-stroke motors, and thanks colleagues for their support.
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You, Mr. Speaker. I just wanna thank the good, a good colleague from Salt Lake County. He covered most of my sum, but, but it, it does provide, uh, a good guidance and good nudge for, for being responsible. Uh, it also, I have got, I had 'em do an amendment that only covers two stroke motors. So lawnmowers, those kind of things that maybe don't make sense, uh, aren't necessarily categorized in this bill. So thank you so much for your support.
S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he is still reviewing the fourth substitute and asks the sponsor to yield to questions.
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Thank, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm trying to still get through this fourth sub, but will the sponsor yield to a few questions? Representative Christofferson, will you yield?
S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for questions about the substitute.
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Thank, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm trying to still get through this fourth sub, but will the sponsor yield to a few questions?
S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks what towing language changes were made from the third substitute and whether all parties agreed to them.
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I'm looking on line seven 20 through 7 25. I, I know the towing industry along with the Highway patrol and many others with dispatch organizations spent countless hours discussing and fine tuning to get to sub three. And I'm just wondering, it looks like you're modifying some of the language that was in sub three, uh, and agreed upon by all parties as well as further down, um, in the four thousands, uh, four 4,041 to 4,046. Could you speak to what modifications you're making, uh, along those lines and, and if you've had conversations with all the parties that came to an agreement on this issue?
S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks what changes were made from substitute three to the towing language and whether all parties agreed to them.
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I'm looking on line seven 20 through 7 25. I, I know the towing industry along with the Highway patrol and many others with dispatch organizations spent countless hours discussing and fine tuning to get to sub three. And I'm just wondering, it looks like you're modifying some of the language that was in sub three, uh, and agreed upon by all parties as well as further down, um, in the four thousands, uh, four 4,041 to 4,046. Could you speak to what modifications you're making, uh, along those lines and, and if you've had conversations with all the parties that came to an agreement on this issue?
S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks whether the Highway Patrol, towing associations, and dispatch centers all agree with the language.
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Thank you. Um, so it's your testimony that the Utah Highway Patrol, the towing associations and the dispatch centers are all in agreeance with this language.
S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Asks whether the Highway Patrol, towing associations and dispatch centers all agree with the language.
▶ Watch at 2:16:30Read what they said
Thank you. Um, so it's your testimony that the Utah Highway Patrol, the towing associations and the dispatch centers are all in agreeance with this language.
S.B. 326 School Board Election Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he voted on the prevailing side and begins a motion, which is cut off in the captions.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Having voted on the prevailing side, I make a motion that we
S.B. 295 Intellectual Diversity in Education and Government · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says that after the earlier vote, testimony and review led drafting attorneys to find corrections that need to be made.
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Uh, I believe that after we had voted on it, there was some things found and as, as the testimony was given, the, um, drafting attorneys found some corrections that need to be made.
S.B. 286 Interior Designer Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Says he is concerned about the bill, notes the architects' association is neutral or supportive, and states reservations about allowing interior designers into more building occupancies, though he appreciates the sponsor's willingness to discuss it.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Um, this bill has me a little bit concerned. I will say I, I feel a little bit better about it because the International, the Association of Architects, uh, has said that they're either neutral or, or in support of this bill. And, uh, what this does is it allows interior designers to go right now they can operate, uh, they can design, do plans for b and m occupancies. But what this bill does is it moves 'em into the arena of all occupancies. Um, still does not allow them to do structural, still doesn't allow them to do new buildings. But designing a, a gel or, um, kitchens commercial occupancies outside of that BRM …
H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · House floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026
Speaks in support of the bill, saying it gives DFCM the authority to decide where bonding risks exist.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I just wanna stand in support of this bill. I appreciate the sponsor coming to the table and helping us work through some critical, uh, bonding issues that were of concern to a lot of people. Uh, this puts it in the hands of, uh, DFCM, who is very capable of understanding where these risks exist and, uh, we'll, we'll have the best interest of the state in mind, so appreciate the sponsor, willing to make those changes.
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Presents H.B. 365, which requires public notice before a taxing entity's budget presentation when it seeks to increase taxes, and describes the posting requirements.
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Yes. I'll be speaking to the first sub. Okay, go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Uh, what this bill does is it, uh, just requires that if a, if a taxing entity or a city in this case wants to increase taxes, they have to notice the public, um, in advance of their meeting where the, uh, administrative body will be presenting their budget to the, um, council for, um, budget presentation. And for them to take over the budget. It has certain requirements on where they have to post it. And, um, just trying to get word out when an taxing entity wants to increase the tax rate above and beyond what should be theirs …
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Explains that the substitute was worked out with the League of Cities and Towns and removes language that would limit a council's budget authority.
▶ Watch at 47:45Read what they said
that were in the original bill. Yeah, So we've been working with the League of Cities and Towns to try to meet some of their noticing requirements. We also did not want to take away the authority of a council to increase the budget above that, which was presented, um, by the mayor or the financial officer of, of a city. So we worked with the league and we eliminated some of the existing language that was in there to try to give the actual policy body, uh, not tie their hands in future budget decisions.
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Says the substitute's recommendations came from the League of Cities and Towns, that he would have preferred an April 1 notice date, and that he intends to expand the requirement to all taxing entities.
▶ Watch at 48:54Read what they said
Um, so the recommendations come from me, um, but the, the recommendations that are in the sub are from the League of Cities and Towns. Um, I, I would've liked to have seen the notice requirement to be April 1st so that the, the public could be involved with the budgeting process. Um, but there were some issues with doing it that early, uh, as well as, uh, I had a not to exceed in the original bill. Um, but that would tie the hands of the elected body of the city council, school boards, county commissions. And it is the intent of our intent to expand this legislation to all taxing entities. Right now, the language we have is …
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 4, 2026
Says the bill will be changed to apply to school districts, other taxing entities and counties, and that the drafting attorney is working on it.
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Yes, it will. Uh, the, the intent is, and the drafting attorney is working on it right now, we just didn't have it ready for this, that we will have it apply to school districts, any taxing entities, school districts, as well as, um, uh, counties.
H.B. 582 Asbestos Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Presented H.B. 582, which codifies existing DEQ rules on when residential buildings of four units or less must be tested for asbestos when a contractor does the work, with a modified spray-on textured ceiling treatment provision.
▶ Watch at 1:47:30Read what they said
Um, if you would like to go ahead with asbestos amendments. We're ready. Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be with you this afternoon. This is probably a really quick and easy bill for you. Um, this is just, uh, codifying some of the rule that we have in our, uh, DEQ rules, uh, regarding asbestos and when it is required to be tested on residential units of four units or less when the work is being done by a contractor. Um, it almost matches the rule with the exception of, uh, in line 1 47, a spray on textured ceiling treatment. We, we did remove, in the rule it says a spray …
S.B. 286 Interior Designer Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Asked how the bill does not change the interior designer scope of practice, particularly the occupancy classifications where they may work.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I'm trying to see how this isn't fundamentally changing the scope of practice for interior designers in lines 41 through 48. Currently, it looks like the scope of practice can only be done in a B or an M occupancy, and you're eliminating that, allowing them to design hospitals, prisons, uh, as long as it doesn't involve structural or seismic interior or exterior load bearing walls. This fundamentally, the way I read this, changes what an interior designer can do. If you could speak to that.
S.B. 286 Interior Designer Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Read the existing and proposed statutory language and asked how removing the occupancy limits does not change what designers can do.
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So then help me understand, I'm gonna read the way it was and the way it is. Um, practice of commercial interior designer design only includes the preparation of a plan or specification or the supervision of new construction alteration or repair of a building to be used for the following occupancy groups as described in the International Building Code Occupancy Group B and occupancy Group M period. Now it says for any occupancy classification in the international building code, if the work is limited to non-structural nons seismic non load bearing interior elements in accordance with this section, how does that not fundamentally change what you can and can't do?
S.B. 286 Interior Designer Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Said the change to occupancy classifications is a fundamental change and raised concern about the bill's reference to architect and engineer licensure requirements.
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If I could just follow up with that, um, I still struggle that we're not, you, you're not changing what you do, but you're changing on what occupancy classifications you can do it on. Correct. Which is a fundamental change. The other thing that I have a problem with is line line 57 and 58, it says, when a licensed architect or a licensed engineer is required in accordance with the building code International building code, the international building code never requires an architect or an architecture and engineer. That's our state licensing. So that seems like that's problematic as well. Um, so I feel like that might be an issue.
S.B. 286 Interior Designer Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Asked a follow-up question about the bill's position on the AIA.
▶ Watch at 1:38:32Read what they said
Just one more follow up and then I'll be done. Where is a i a on this bill?
S.B. 286 Interior Designer Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026
Said he will vote against the bill because he believes it expands the occupancy classifications designers can work in and that the language needs clarification.
▶ Watch at 1:46:29Read what they said
Thank you. I'm gonna speak against this bill and vote against it because multiple times in testimony it has, they've said that it does not expand their scope and it absolutely expands their scope into the occupancy classifications that they can work in. As well as, there's some massive clarification that needs to happen on line 56 and 57 58 in what a change of occupancy classification is according to the IBC. And, uh, what's in there doesn't make sense. So with that, I'm gonna know.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Says the bill extends the implementation date of the county fee for wildland-urban interface insurance payments and gives counties input on the wildland-urban interface assessment maps for very high-risk properties.
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Yeah. What the, what we did is we extended the, the implementation date of the county fee for wildland urban interface insurance payments as well as we gave the county some ability to provide input on those wooy maps, um, for, for them to have input into, to what, uh, forestry, fire and state land, uh, the assessment maps on the very high risk properties.
H.B. 235 Income Tax Revisions · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for a question.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a question? Representative Christofferson, will you yield to a question?
H.B. 235 Income Tax Revisions · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Asks the sponsor to clarify the rate change, stating it is from 4.5% to 4.45% and not 4.55%.
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Thank you. I, I believe based on the testimony, I, and I may have heard him wrong, so I apologize, but I think it's worth clarifying. I think he said we were going from 4.5 to 4.55, and I think we need to make sure that everybody knows we're going from 4.5 to 4.45. I may have said that 4.45 is where we're going. We're cutting five basis, uh, 0.5 basis points. It it's only a $200 million clarification, so I thought I better Thank you. Make sure.
H.B. 584 State Employee Leave Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026
Presents H.B. 584, reports that the Economic Development and Workforce Services committee passed it 4-1-5, and moves to circle the bill.
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House Bill 5 84 State Employee Leave Amendments by representative Tom Peterson. This bill was assert in Economic Development and Workforce Services with a vote of 4 1 5 Tom Peterson. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, motion to circle that motion is honor. Go and place The motion. The motion be before is the House circle P 5 84.
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Rep. Peterson said the cost language came in as a substitute from a Senate colleague and was intentionally left to agency discretion.
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Yeah, this came in as a substitute from, uh, one of my colleagues in the Senate and we sort of intentionally tried not to put too many guardrails over what that sounds like and, and leave it to the entity to, to use their discretion.
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Rep. Peterson said cost has not been a major factor in practice and that he is open to modifications the committee considers appropriate.
▶ Watch at 54:51Read what they said
I haven't had that concern just based on the conversations I've had regarding the way in which this technology has been used and understanding, um, that cost has not really been a factor, been a factor. Um, but I'm certainly open to modifications if this committee feels it's appropriate.
S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · House Government Operations Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Rep. Peterson asked what the bill would do to air quality.
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Thank you. Um, that's an interesting, that's an interesting, uh, idea that what we'll lose in, in dollars might be made up over here. So what, what will this do to the air quality?
H.B. 567 Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026
Responding to committee questions, the sponsor cited the constitutional requirement for local consent to street and utility occupancy, and said he is willing to address the tax treatment concern and the long-term treatment of centrally assessed property.
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11, article 11, section nine of Utah Constitution. Uh, the legislature may not grant the right to construct and operate a street railroad telegraph telephone or electric light plant to tell you how old that particular provision is within a city or a town without the consent of the local authorities who have control of the street or highway proposed to be occupied for such purposes. There is actually a constitutional prohibit, uh, provision in here that, uh, requires them to work with local governments, uh, in or in order to do something like this. I think that your concern about, um, uh, being more explicit about the, um, tax treatment is something that we're, uh, very willing to address, …
H.B. 582 Asbestos Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026
Explains that HB 582 moves the state's asbestos rule into statute and clarifies which materials must be tested for asbestos when a contractor does a remodel or construction project, with no testing required for homes built after January 1992, testing of about five listed materials for homes built after January 1, 1981, and materials chosen with the DEQ and the Home Builders Association.
▶ Watch at 17:35Read what they said
Thank you Mr. Speaker, uh, colleagues hb uh, 5 82 is, is moving our asbestos rule that we have currently in state rule into statute and clarifying some things as far as what constitutes asbestos that has to be worried about if, if the construction project or the remodel project is being done by a contractor. As a homeowner, you don't have to go through all these testing procedures, but as contractors, they do have to go through these testing procedures. So what we're making sure we've done is to say previous, if the home was built after January of 1992, you do not have to do any testing. We've, we essentially eliminated all asbestos and construction materials from 1992 …
H.B. 584 State Employee Leave Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Presented HB 584, which would pay state employees a dollar value for unused sick leave banked before the switch to the combined PTO model, at 50 cents on the dollar when they retire, and described it as a retention and incentive tool.
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the, well, three members of the committee. We have four pleasure. We have four. We got four, Four members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be before you, uh, this afternoon. Uh, so what we're talking about today is HB 5 84. Um, and what it does is it allows, uh, if you're familiar with state employee sick, leave up to this up to about Jan, January 1st, or January 4th, 2014. Sick leave had value for state employees. Um, starting at that point, there was no value to any of the sick leave accrued. And what, what I've found, what I believe, um, is there's kind of two people in …
H.B. 584 State Employee Leave Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Explained that the pre-2014 to present sick leave would pay 50 cents on the dollar only at retirement from the state, not when an employee leaves for other work.
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The po the sick leave that I'm speaking about would only be that sick leave that goes into that pot that can no longer accrue into. But the only value it has is utilizing it is taking that time off if you retire or if you leave, you don't get paid out for the, for the time from January 4th, 2014 to the time where this policy is put in place. But, but you're suggesting you, there's, you, you would get paid for that, is That correct? Yeah. My suggestion is, is you'd get 50 cents on the dollar, um, for the hours that you would be owed at your rate at retirement. And it's only if you're retiring from …
H.B. 584 State Employee Leave Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Said that a retiree rehired in the public sector would be paid out for banked sick hours under the bill.
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You, you entered into the retirement system, you, you would get paid out for your sick hours? That happens quite often. Yeah. 'cause oftentimes we train our people for very specific jobs. They get bored, they want to come back to work. So that would apply. You would get paid for those sick hours.
H.B. 584 State Employee Leave Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Urged support for the bill as a retention tool for state employees, citing invested training costs and reduced state benefits over time.
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Oh, I, I think this is an excellent, uh, retention tool for state employees and when we've invested so much money in 'em, if we can keep 'em here. Uh, as we've watched, uh, state benefits, uh, any government employee benefits have, have sort of gone down. The tier one to tier two was a, a big blow for what the government used to offer. And I think this is a, a great re uh, retention tool for state employees. So thank you for your support.
S.B. 230 Consumer Credit Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Moves to place S.B. 230 on the Consent Calendar.
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Thank you Mr. Chairman. Uh, I would like to make a motion to go on the consent calendar.
S.B. 230 Consumer Credit Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 27, 2026
Says the committee has received no negative comments and no votes against the bill, and that there is no fiscal note.
▶ Watch at 1:27:55Read what they said
And, and I will, you know, we, we haven't had any negative comments. It, it's, and there's no, no votes on it. So it's one that's, I could give you a negative comment just for comment. You already
H.B. 115 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026
Describes HB 115 as exempting vehicles under 14,000 pounds and over 15 years old from sales tax, so that a vehicle's sales tax is paid only once, and notes the fiscal note concern.
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Here we go. Thank You Mr. Speaker. Uh, HB one 15 is one of the things that I've, from my constituents, uh, has I've heard the most complaints about. Um, and, and as I look researched, what items we pay sales tax on multiple times. This was one of the only ones that I could find. And, um, so as I, I looked at, at how I could help with this, uh, many of you may know that, uh, anytime you, uh, buy or sell a vehicle, a lot of times there's discussions about what number to fill into that category on the bill of sale. Um, and it's my belief and a lot of my constituents belief that, that …
H.B. 115 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · House floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026
Says the bill is a good direction, asks for the House's support, and hopes to make progress on the issue one year at a time.
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I I think this is a good direction to head and I would like your support and, uh, I hope to whittle away at this one year at a time. Thank you.
H.B. 176 Trust Business Modifications · House floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026
Moves to adopt the third substitute to H.B. 176.
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You Mr. Speaker Pro Tim, I would move, uh, third sub to HB 1 76.
S.B. 202 Mowing Ordinance Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Presents S.B. 202, which would let private golf courses run lawnmowers from 5:30 AM to 10:00 PM, since noise ordinances can otherwise limit mowing hours on private courses while public courses have no such requirement.
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Uh, many of my colleagues know, uh, of my love and passion for golfing. And so when I heard that I had an opportunity to help our golf courses out, I took advantage of it. But what this build does is it sets, uh, currently with public golf courses, there's no mowing requirements placed on when they can and can't mow. Um, but with private courses, oftentimes noise ordinances and other things prohibit, uh, the mowing to happen during certain hours. What this says, what this bill does is it says that if you live on a, if you own a a private golf course, you can operate your lawnmowers from the hours of five 30 to 10:00 PM 5:30 …
S.B. 202 Mowing Ordinance Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Gives closing summation, saying the bill allows golf courses to do maintenance and that residents living on a golf course should expect the related noise.
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Representative Peterson for summation. That's a good bill. It allows golf courses to do the maintenance. If you live on a golf course, you, you know, you live on a golf course and the noise should be something you expect. So thank you for your support.
H.B. 567 Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program Amendments · House floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026
Presents H.B. 567 as a clarification to the outdoor recreational infrastructure grant program, allowing grants to improve or restore bodies of water made unusable by algal blooms or other water quality issues.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, HB 5 67 is a clarification or a modification to our, um, recreational infrastructure, uh, in grant program. What it allows, uh, lately we've been seeing a lot of algal blooms that have made our recreational waters unusable. Uh, and what this bill does is it allows us to use the grant program to improve, uh, or restore bodies of water that are deemed unusable due to algal blooms or other, um, uh, issues with with water quality. Um, and that's pretty much the whole bill. So with that, I'd entertain any questions.
H.B. 582 Asbestos Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Presents HB 582 substitute, which would drop asbestos testing for residential properties of four or fewer units built after 1981, with listed material exceptions for 1981 to 1992, to comply with federal law and match current DEQ rules.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I will, uh, I believe I'm speaking to the, is there a second sub online? Just We're checking. We don't have a second sub online. Then this First sub is the one I want use. Okay. Then please talk to the first sub. All right, we're gonna do that. Thank you. Uh, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, uh, trying to keep all these straight is sometimes a goal. So, uh, what this bill does is it modifies our asbestos requirements for testing at local landfills, um, for residential properties of four or less units, uh, to comply with federal law. Uh, that it basically says that on or after January 1st, uh, 1981, you …
H.B. 582 Asbestos Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 25, 2026
Says the bill helps people remodel homes without testing where no asbestos could be present.
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It's, it's to help people that wanna remodel their home when there is no asbestos that could possibly be there to not have to go through the process of having it tested.
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says the amendment moves the property tax notice deadline from April 1 to May 1 and removes the not-to-exceed condition for the notice.
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Yeah. So what that does is it pushes the date back from April 1st to May 1st, and it also eliminates the not to exceed condition for the property tax notice, uh, notification.
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · House floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026
Says constituents are frustrated by property tax increases and not being notified, and the bill requires taxing entities to publicly notify plans to raise property taxes by May 1 so residents can take part in budget processes.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, uh, colleagues. What this many of us have heard from our constituents that they have problems with, uh, property tax increases and, and go getting to an an August meeting where they have a truth in taxation, uh, meeting and, uh, the frustration that the public has that they, they aren't being listened to, they aren't being notified that, uh, a property tax increase was coming. What this bill does is it requires that in the event that a taxing entity wants to raise property taxes, they have to notice publicly notice, uh, under the requirements of a, of a property tax increase notification process, that they plan to raise property taxes. And they have to …
H.B. 115 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Presents HB 115 to exempt vehicles older than 10 years from sales tax at transfer, notes the fiscal note is about 30 to 32 million dollars, and describes an amendment changing the weight limit to 14,000 pounds.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be before you this morning. Um, I don't know how many of you have ever been asked, why do I have to pay sales tax on something multiple times? Um, this is something that's been brought to me time and time again by folks, and as I looked at it, I, I originally started with eliminating sales tax on used vehicles and realized that the, uh, fiscal note on that would be somewhere in the neighborhood of four to $600 million. Um, so I realized that that was something too big to try to tackle in one year. Um, so I started looking back and, and as you'll …
H.B. 115 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Says the 15-year version would cut the cost by a bit more than half and that he is having an amendment drafted to change the age to 15.
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Um, it cuts it in just a little bit more than half. Um, so I'm actually having an amendment being drafted to move it to 15 if it comes outta committee. If it doesn't, then I understand. So. Gotcha.
H.B. 115 Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Amendments · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Gives closing remarks that vehicles are taxed with sales tax each time they change hands and that this policy should be reviewed.
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I would, I would just say in some of the comments that were made, I, property tax is the only other thing that I can think of to say that there are several things I would just disagree. I think property tax is one of those things that we continually pay, but I can't think of any other commodity that we buy that we, every time it trades hands, we pay sales tax on it again and again and again. Sometimes 10 times you pay sales tax on the same item. And I think that we need to fundamentally look at that. I thank you for your support.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Presents HB 41, which adopts the 2024 International Wildland Urban Interface Code, removes the sprinkler requirement for residential structures, and sets a process for cities and counties to adjust wildland urban interface maps.
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Thank you Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. It's pleasure to be before you this morning. Uh, HB 41 is the adoption of the 2024 International Wildland Urban Interface code. Uh, it is an update from where we are currently at with the 2006 Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code. Uh, what this bill does is it, uh, provides alternative opportunities for construction in the wildland urban interface. It modifies, uh, we have two amendments that came through, um, on this bill. So we're talking about the second sub that it has already been adopted. Um, the first thing it does is it deletes the sprinkler requirements for residential structures in the wildland Urban Interface code. And it, um, gives cities …
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Explains that a city wanting to include areas below a risk level of five must work with forestry, fire, and state lands, who will review and modify the map, while areas above that level need no approval.
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Let's, let's just say Bountiful for instance, if, if, if they have areas that are below a level five risk category on the smooth structure risk map, they can go to forestry, fire, and state lands and say, these are areas that we feel should be in our wildland urban interface designation area. And the Jamie's team will go out and look at those areas and if there's reason to place them in the wildland Urban interface, they'll make modifications to the map.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Confirms that cities may go higher than the level five threshold without approval.
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Yes. Well, yeah, absolutely. So it, we just said that the city can't go below a five without fire, forestry, forestry, fire, and state lands, they can absolutely go higher.
H.B. 496 Forestry and Fire Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Moved to encircle H.B. 489.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to encircle HB 4 89. The motion is to encircle house bill 4 89 Water
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Says the amendment responds to stakeholder concerns, including from city engineers, about the original draft.
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Yeah. So in, in working on this bill, we worked with some of the stakeholders, the city engineers, and those that had some concern with the original, uh, draft of the bill. This amendment just addresses some of those concerns.
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026
Explains that the bill requires detention basins in the Great Salt Lake drainage basin to drain entirely so water can reach the lake, and that the amendment removed the words 'as soon as possible'.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro Tim, uh, colleagues, all this bill does is it says that if we've collected, collected water from a, a storm drain, uh, parking lot, a, a retention basin, detention basin, it says that once we've collected that water that in, in the, the process and the, and the idea of trying to get water to the great Salt Lake, it makes it so that retention basins are no longer allowed in cities and, and areas, uh, municipalities that have a storm drain system that the intention of the state is once you've collected that water, uh, once you've, uh, put it into a detention basin, is to drain that detention basin entirely and getting all …
H.B. 567 Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 23, 2026
Presented HB 567, which clarifies that the outdoor recreation infrastructure grant funds can be used for recreational waters made unusable by algal blooms or other issues.
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Go ahead. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, it's a pleasure to, before you be, before you this morning. This is a, a really simple bill, but I think it's a, a much needed clarification. Uh, for our outdoor recreation infrastructure grant program. This just allows us to use these funds, um, if we have waters, recreational waters that are not currently usable due to algal blooms or other issues. Uh, this allows the grant program to be utilized to take care of those issues. And that concludes my presentation.
S.B. 191 Tow Yard Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Explains that the House change only added a coordination clause tied to another bill.
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All it did was it included a coordination clause that another to coordinate this with another bill.
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Says he initially opposed the bill over requirements for all contractors, but supports it after the sponsor narrowed it to landscape contractors.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just, uh, wanna rise in support of this bill. I, I initially was, uh, very much opposed to it, uh, as it required all contractors to have this training, but the sponsor, uh, was willing to work with us to get it down to just where it was only applicable to contractors that primarily deal in landscape. So appreciate his efforts in being able to fine tune it to where it needs to be and support the bill.
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026
Says he initially opposed the bill but supports it after the sponsor narrowed it to contractors who primarily deal in landscape.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I just, uh, wanna rise in support of this bill. I, I initially was, uh, very much opposed to it, uh, as it required all contractors to have this training, but the sponsor, uh, was willing to work with us to get it down to just where it was only applicable to contractors that primarily deal in landscape. So appreciate his efforts in being able to fine tune it to where it needs to be and support the bill.
S.B. 191 Tow Yard Amendments · House floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026
Presents S.B. 191 as a bill that codifies current tow yard rules, requires an odometer reading when a peace officer seizes a vehicle, and bars a towing owner removed from a rotation in a first or second class county from being placed on another rotation there for three years.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is the bill that was presented a few days ago that, uh, when we adopted the second sub had a additional fiscal note that needed to be resolved. Um, so what this bill does is it codifies our current rule in, in, uh, our statute for the requirements of a, an impound yard or a tow tow yard. Uh, it requires that an odometer reading be recorded if a vehicle is seized by a, a peace officer. It also, uh, creates a, uh, a law, a statute that, uh, if an individual of an o an owner of a towing entity is removed from a towing rotation in a county of the first or second …
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Presented the bill, which would generally require cities and counties in the Great Salt Lake drainage basin to use draining detention basins instead of retention basins where available.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be before you this morning. Um, what this bill does, and, and this is one of one step, uh, in my goal, to try to figure out a way to eliminate and, uh, eventually get rid of retention and detention basins in the greater Salt Lake basin drainage area, so that we can, can prevent water from evaporating and soaking into the ground that we've captured and get it to the lake. It's a small thing we can do to, to help our lake quality. And so we can maybe quit talking about the lake and get it up to a level where it's, uh, it's not an …
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Said detention basins are already typically required on all development and that the bill aims to make sure collected water drains rather than stagnates.
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S So this, these are already typically required on all development. Um, and, and what the goal is, is to make sure that we've collected the water, we've done the hard work, uh, that comes with development. Our, our goal is to not have it stagnate in ponds, creating mosquito infested garbage collection areas and, and areas that just need to be maintained and end up being iceo. The, the goal is to eventually get rid of all of those and, and help improve, uh, a available land for development, uh, and inc more tax base, more affordable housing. Um, but, but this bill doesn't do my ultimate goal. This bill just says, when you do detention basins, they have …
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Said most basins seen today are detention basins that meter stormwater into storm drains, and that the bill would limit retention basins that hold water.
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Most of those that you see are detention basins. They, they, they take the water off a massive parking lot, and what it does is it, it, it lessens the burden on storm drain impact storm drains, and it meters that water into the storm drain when we have a large, uh, rainfall. What, what I'm suggesting that those are all detention basins. What I'm suggesting is that instead of doing, we're we're trying to limit re retention basins, which essentially capture the water and don't let it go. Uh, it either evaporates or it soaks into the ground. And with all the talk about the lake, I feel like this is one step we can take to, uh, we've …
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Said the bill concerns future construction and mentioned basins that send water into the aquifer.
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Yeah. Yeah. Uh, uh, because I know some of them, they'll be build a basin and they'll just put it into the aquifer and have enough, uh, you know, gravel and stuff in there to sort it. Uh, so just future.
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Said he prefers the wording 'as soon as possible' and would pick the specific number himself.
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Okay. Thank you. Your engineers like more guidance than I do. I prefer it to say as soon as possible. And let me pick what that number is. Alright.
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Said detention basins are located throughout the area and actively release stormwater, and that the bill would divert only a small share of rainfall to the lake.
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Uh, these are, these are everywhere. Yeah. Um, and so as rain water falls, all I'm suggesting is that instead of capturing it in the grounds, and I think I need to clarify of the rain that falls from the sky, uh, there was a, a thought that was presented that, that maybe if we don't do this, we're gonna lose the groundwater that we have available of the, of the rain that falls from our sky, we divert 7%. Mm-hmm. That's what we're talking about. It's is 7% of the water that falls from the sky is diverted. Most of that goes to our lakes and rivers. But a portion of that is what we're talking about with these …
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Said he is willing to return to a six-hour drain timeframe and will work with the league on an appropriate timeframe so basins drain completely.
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Do you see any changes that you might be, um, planning to make on this bill? Before I originally had six hours, uh, that the storm, that the detention basins would have to be drained, but staff felt like it ought to be up to the engineer. Uh, I'm happy to go back to my timeframe, uh, and I'll work with the league on what they feel is an appropriate timeframe. My goal is just to make sure those drain completely so they don't become swamps and mosquito infested areas. And so, yeah. Yeah, I'll work with the league.
H.B. 489 Water Infrastructure Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Feb 18, 2026
Said the bill would have only a small effect on groundwater and urged the committee to move forward.
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I would just say, as I mentioned in Representative Dominguez question, we we're only talking about a very small portion of the water that falls from the sky. Is, is what this represents. So to do what we're talking about is not going to impact groundwater levels, is not going to impact anything that, that was discussed along those lines. And so I would strongly suggest that, uh, we, we start down this road and, and do this, it will, it will have an impact. And like, it, it may not be significant, but it will impact that level and, and hope we can move forward, um, with moving past these discussions.
S.B. 191 Tow Yard Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Spoke on the bill.
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The House sponsored representative Tom Peterson, Representative Tom Peterson. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to move.
S.B. 191 Tow Yard Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Presents second substitute S.B. 191, which codifies existing impound yard rules, requires recording the odometer reading when a vehicle is seized, and bars towing operators removed from the rotation in a first or second class county from rotation in those counties for three years.
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You Mr. Speaker. So what SB 1 91 does second sub is it codifies rules that we currently have on our books for impound yard regulations. It requires that the odometer reading be, uh, taken at the time of vehicle is seized by their peace officer or the division. Uh, it creates a requirement that if a towing operator owner gets removed from the list in a first or second county, uh, class county, that they cannot be put on another towing rotation in a first or second class county, uh, for three years. With that, that concludes my presentation on the bill.
S.B. 191 Tow Yard Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Presents second substitute S.B. 191, which codifies existing impound yard rules, requires recording the odometer reading when a vehicle is seized, and bars towing operators removed from the rotation in a first or second class county from rotation in those counties for three years.
▶ Watch at 19:11Read what they said
You Mr. Speaker. So what SB 1 91 does second sub is it codifies rules that we currently have on our books for impound yard regulations. It requires that the odometer reading be, uh, taken at the time of vehicle is seized by their peace officer or the division. Uh, it creates a requirement that if a towing operator owner gets removed from the list in a first or second county, uh, class county, that they cannot be put on another towing rotation in a first or second class county, uh, for three years. With that, that concludes my presentation on the bill.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Presents H.B. 41, which adopts the 2024 International Wildland Fire Urban Interface Code and includes amendments removing a residential sprinkler requirement in certain areas and setting a minimum standard for classifying properties in the wildland urban interface using the state wildfire risk map.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, HB 41, the good representative from West Valley City wanted a chance to vote against the Building Code Bill. So this is the best opportunity that I can give him this session. Um, so what this bill does is it adopts, and I hate to say this out loud on this microphone, the 2024 International Wildland Fire Urban Interface Code. Um, let me reiterate that. The International Code Council is the name of a company. It is not a international organization trying to take over the United States. That being said, what this bill does is it adopts new provisions for our wildland urban interface. Uh, it does have two amendments that I would like …
H.B. 380 Hospital Workplace Violence Reporting Requirements · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Moves to adopt amendment number one to the bill.
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Representative Tom Peterson. Thank You, Mr. Speaker. Make a motion to adopt the first amendment to HB 360.
H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments · House floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026
Speaks in support of the bill, saying carbon dioxide is dangerous and the bill would help fire marshals be more effective, since tanks are inspected but installations are not.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I just rise in support of this bill. CO2 is a, is a dangerous, uh, gas that, that we have in our, in some of our bigger commercial, uh, occupancies gas stations. We're not talking about small stuff. This, this is a, an opportunity to, to help our fire marshals throughout the state be more effective with their time. Uh, and the, the as was mentioned, the tanks are inspected but the installations are not. And that's why the certification of these systems are so important. Uh, and I just wanted to rise in support of this bill. It is an issue that our fire marshals are dealing with and this will, this will help with …
H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said he called neighbors and one using the Hope scholarship was told by the local high school they could not take the class.
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I, I was gonna respond to the question from, from, from, uh, chair Christofferson. 'cause I made, while we've been sitting here, I've made three calls to neighbors asking them about their experience with the cost. One is on, uh, uses the, uh, uses the HOPE scholarship and they've been to our local high school who told them that they are not allowed to take, to take the class, that they won't allow them to do this. That would happen with for sure, with the can,
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Presented the bill, which protects property owners in wildland urban interface areas from city, county, or HOA rules that would prohibit clearing defensible space around homes.
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We have, um, first substitute house Bill two 15 Landscaping restriction amendments. Thank you Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. Uh, this bill is a very simple bill. It just, uh, what it does is it protects property owners that are in the wildland urban interface from City, county, or HOA ordinances that, um, would prohibit them from clearing the defensible space around their home. And that concludes my presentation.
H.B. 464 Parent Taught Driver Education Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Said Cache County has no private driving school and high schools will not admit homeschoolers, leaving families without options, and said he would vote against the hold.
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Thank, thank you. And thanks for the presentation. And, and I understand I, you know, I get these conversations, I understand the safety concerns, but I will tell you in Cash County where I live, there is no private offering and there hasn't been for a while. And, and I, and I just checked just 10 minutes ago to double check to see if, if maybe somebody is, is teaching it. There is no, no public offer or private offering. The high schools where my end of the valley, uh, where the children meet or go to school, they will not allow them to come and take, to come a day to do this. So we give them one option, …
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson asked whether an addition would count as an alteration under the bill. · speaker not certain
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Thank you. Mr. Chair. Um, just looking at this bill online, 2 75, you mentioned it would apply to alterations. Could an alteration be an addition?
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson repeated his question about whether an addition is an alteration. · speaker not certain
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To, to my question then, would an alteration be considered an an addition be considered an alteration?
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson said the bill text does not reflect that and requires immediate permit issuance. · speaker not certain
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I don't see that anywhere in your bill. It says they shall issue the permit immediately upon application.
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson raised concerns about fire review and basement ADUs and asked for an example of outsourcing public safety. · speaker not certain
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Sure. I just, I just don't think we're addressing that in the language. That may be your intent. I don't think the language says that. Um, the other thing that I, as I read this bill, um, I would, would be other reviews that are building codes such as fire review. Um, and if you're doing a an A DU in the basement, that alteration would change things significantly and land use may want to weigh in. So I have some concerns with that. Um, but honestly, I agree. I agree with what you're trying to do. Um, and I appreciate that. I I, when you started your comments, you specifically said that we're, we're outsourcing a lot of these …
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson said the bill has merit and the problem is real but wants it to go through the land use task force due to concerns with the language. · speaker not certain
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So I just wanna close, I I do believe that there is some merit with the proposed bill. I think the land use task force meets all interim long to discuss issues like this to get buy-in from all the different individuals that are going to, to have an opinion on this. And while I agree wholeheartedly, what you're trying to do is something that we need to do. I would, I wish, I don't believe these issues have been prioritized with that group. Maybe they have, maybe they haven't. Um, but I wish this would be a priority for that group to come forward with, with a group of legislation, uh, together from the land use task force to …
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson asked whether the bill would allow a basement ADU through this process. · speaker not certain
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Thank you Mr. Chair. Is it your understanding that this bill would allow an A DU to be built in a basement through this process?
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson asked whether inspections must be done by third parties already approved by cities. · speaker not certain
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, just for clarification, uh, to the sponsor, the inspections that we're talking about must be done by one of the third parties approved by the city's currently. Is that correct?
H.B. 470 Building Inspection Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson said he would vote no but the issue is serious, the land use task force should take it up, and he would support the bill next year if it does not. · speaker not certain
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Okay. Um, I, I just want to be on the record. I, I think I, I'm not gonna vote in favor of the motion, but I think that this is an issue that we need to bring to the table. Um, and I hope that, that the home builders testified today that the, that the league that the land use task force was not willing to take this issue up. I think this needs to be a message to that body, that this is a serious issue that we need to address that, that the statistics that are being quoted. Um, I'm not sure as a contractor that I believe those statistics either. I've had my own delays in my …
H.B. 43 School Security Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson asks whether the 10 percent distributed to law enforcement is only for training or available for all school safety requirements.
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Thank you. Um, so I'm reading, uh, in the bill and it's your new sub, so thanks for giving me a little patience while I'm reviewing it. So, um, it looks like, you know, we'll make this calculation if we, if we hit this 11% and there's extra money and it goes into this account, sure. But it's distributed first to law enforcement agencies at 10%. And then the second thing it talks about is then an LEA shall pay the law enforcement entity for the training. So I guess my question is, um, is this money only available for training? Is it not available for all of the requirements we've put on schools related to, um, school safety? Thank …
H.B. 43 School Security Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson asks a follow-up question about the 10 percent going to law enforcement.
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So the 10%, uh, I'm gonna ask a follow up question if this speaker will allow, um, the 10% would go to law enforcement then, then
H.B. 43 School Security Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson summarizes that law enforcement agencies would first be paid for required training and remaining funds could go to capital items such as entryways and panic buttons.
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You. So the 10% would go to law enforcement. LEAs would be required to pay first law enforcement for the training they're required to do, and then whatever's remaining, then they might be able to use for capital expenses related to, um, things like single access point entry ways and panic buttons and things like that.
H.B. 43 School Security Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Peterson thanks the sponsor but says the answers did not clarify the bill and he still has outstanding questions.
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Thank you. I appreciate, I appreciate the sponsor's answers. I guess I, I, as I'm reading this bill, I, I'm not seeing that clarity that I would anticipate from his, um, responses. So I guess that's just still my outstanding question. Thanks so much.
H.B. 263 Heavy Duty Vehicle Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Expresses reluctant opposition, citing concern about the number of exemptions in the bill and saying it may need more work, while supporting air quality goals.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in reluctant opposition to this bill any time We have to exempt as many people as we have in this bill, including federal, state, and local government. From the requirements, I, I feel like it may not be a good policy and so just wanted to express my concern about that and, uh, I support what the good sponsor's trying to do in improving our air quality. But, uh, if, if we've gotta make all these exemptions, I feel like there's some work that still needs to be done. Thank you representative Tom Peterson.
H.B. 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Spoke on the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Will the sponsor yield to a few questions? Representative Faye, will you yield to a series of questions?
H.B. 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Asks whether a reinvestment fee is charged to the buyer or seller when real property is bought, sold, or transferred.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, I've never had the opportunity of living in an HOA, so forgive me if these questions are stupid, but, uh, a reinvestment fee is that charged based on what I see on lines 1 0 5, 1 0 6, that fee is charged at the buyer, buyer buying or selling of real property or transfer of property. Is that correct?
H.B. 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Asks what new impact on the property causes an increased fee.
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what additional or new impact that causes that would, that would initiate, uh, an increased fee?
H.B. 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · House floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026
Says he does not understand why a fee would increase when an occupied property is sold, and states he would prefer the fee be eliminated.
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I think, I think I understand that. I, I guess, um, my question is, the person that lived there before was paying into the HOAI assume, and I'm just curious why, and I appreciate you lowering the cost of it. I would like to, I think, see it go to nothing, but I've never lived in one of these. I just don't understand how selling a property that's been occupied, uh, would, would cause an increase in this fee. So thank you for lowering it, I guess, but I'm still trying to understand why we charge these fees.
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Presented HB 365, which would require cities, counties, and school districts to notify the public by April 1 of any planned tax increase, and said the date should be earlier to give the public time to engage in budgeting.
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Thank you. I, I'm assuming that everybody that came to support me on this bill just went out for a bathroom break after that long discussion, so I'm guessing they'll be right back. Um, just kidding. This bill, um, HP 365 is just a requirement for cities, counties, school districts that if they plan on doing a tax increase, uh, all it does is require them to notify the public of that intended tax, uh, increase, uh, by April 1st. And, uh, Representative Peterson has a bill, um, that, that moves up a date similar to this one. But having been spent nine years on a city council, I don't think it moves it up far enough to engage the …
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said the sponsor of the companion bill wanted to keep her June 1 date and that he prefers an earlier notice date so the public can take part before budgets are finalized.
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I think she wanted to leave her date the same. Um, her date was June 1st. And I think oftentimes it's been my experience that the budget is basically fully cooked by June 1st. So that's why I, I feel like to, to provide, um, opportunities for the public to be involved with the actual budgeting process. It needs to happen earlier. So, uh, we could do a coordinating clause or we could just, uh, decide whether or not I, I, I love everything else Karen's doing in her bill. I just don't feel like it gives the public notification in time, um, to, to be involved with the discussions of, of formulating a budget.
H.B. 365 Taxation Notification Requirements · House Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026
Said the companion bill's notice date falls in early June, after budgets are largely set, and that the notice would be a not-to-exceed amount rather than a binding rate.
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May I respond, Mr. Chair? Yes. Thank you. Um, so fir first of all, I, I want to address what Corinne representative Corinne Peterson's bill says, uh, on line 3 26, it says on, or they, they must do this notice on or after May 1st, but on or before June 8th. So, knowing what I know that's going to happen on June 7th or June 8th. Um, so I, the testimony was given that it will happen on the 1st of May, but it, it's not going to happen. Um, it's not going to happen on the 1st of May. So I, which means it's much later than April. Um, which means the budgeting processes are primarily done, um, …
H.B. 170 School Board Referendum Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Asks about the required vote threshold and whether a six-to-one vote on a seven-member board could be referred.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, will the sponsor yield to a series of questions? Representative Shipp, will you yield to a series of questions? Yes, Mr. Speaker ProAm, Uh, I, I appreciate this bill, but I have a question regarding the, the required threshold on the vote that, that just caught my ear and I didn't know that that was there. And I have a question in regards to if, if let's say you have a seven member, uh, school board in six of the seven vote for it, would that be able to be referendum?
H.B. 170 School Board Referendum Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Says a county recently had a school board vote after a failed bond, supports the concept, and has concerns about the specific vote threshold.
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Uh, thank you for that answer, Mr. Speaker Pro Tam. I, I guess I, I have a concern with this is, uh, in my county, we recently had that exact scenario, uh, pass our school board after the Go Bond was soundly defeated and a property tax increase was implemented in place of a, a go bond that failed with 67% of the vote voting against. Uh, I, I guess I, I, I support in concept, uh, very much what you're doing, but I worry that by us putting a requirement of, of the vote of the school board not representing the people, it could potentially still create problems that, uh, that the, that the people, um, didn't want. So …
H.B. 381 Electric Mobility Device Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for a question.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro. Tim, will the sponsor yield to a question Sponsor yield?
H.B. 381 Electric Mobility Device Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Asks the sponsor to yield for a question.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro. Tim, will the sponsor yield to a question Sponsor yield?
H.B. 381 Electric Mobility Device Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Asks whether the bill will prohibit road cyclists from riding in traffic lanes on highways.
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Uh, will this bill prohibit road cyclists from riding in lanes of traffic on highways?
H.B. 381 Electric Mobility Device Amendments · House floor debate (day 25) · Feb 13, 2026
Asks whether the bill would prohibit road cyclists from riding in traffic lanes on highways.
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Uh, will this bill prohibit road cyclists from riding in lanes of traffic on highways?
H.R. 6 House Rules Resolution - Lobbyist Ethics Amendments · House Rules Committee · Feb 12, 2026
Asked how volunteer lobbyist guest language would apply to nonprofit visitors such as a PTA member or a student, and raised concern about non-elected people being on the floor every day; also asked for a better word than the one used.
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Thank you. Um, so my question is, um, like on lines 1 0 1, 1 0 2, 1 0 3, kind of in that area. So it says, um, while this the house is convened, um, a representative can have one guest who is not a lobbyist and you've added, or a volunteer lobbyist to accompany them to sit on the floor. So my question is, um, you know, we have a lot of people up here who represent nonprofits who do not have to register as lobbyists. And sometimes we bring those folks on the floor, someone from my PTA, someone who's up here for red for ed day. I mean, and they, they fall into this kind of …
S.B. 191 Tow Yard Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Feb 11, 2026
Asks whether the towing industry supports the bill.
▶ Watch at 2:17:46Read what they said
Th Thank you. I gotta tell you, when I, one of the biggest surprises being in this legislature is the number of towing bills we get. I never would've guessed that towing vehicles would be a, anyway, my question is, uh, Senator Baldwin, I think I understand the bill. I'm wondering, um, maybe, maybe they're gonna speak as part of the public, uh, comment, but what the, what the towing industry is feeling about, what about, about the bill?
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House floor debate (day 22) · Feb 10, 2026
Explains that HB 215 bars cities, counties, or homeowner's associations from preventing residents in wildland urban interface areas from clearing defensible space on their own property.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Um, HB two 15 essentially, um, prohibits a city, county or a homeowner's association from allowing an individual that is in the wildland urban interface co, uh, area to be able to clear their property, the defensible space, uh, around their property. And it just prohibits a city from enacting an ordinance that would eliminate the option for someone in that area to provide the defensible space around their own home.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Presents H.B. 41 and the second substitute, which adopts the 2024 wildland-urban interface code, explains the map threshold and the amendment to the wildland urban interface maps, and notes the adoption date moved to January 1.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. I'm gonna be speaking to the second sub on HB 41 today. Um, with that HB 41 construction and Fire Code Amendments is a recommendation from the Uniform Building Codes Commission that adopts the 2024, uh, version of the International Wildland and Urban Interface Code. Um, with that, there was one amendment from the commission, which eliminated, uh, sprinkler provisions in certain homes, uh, in certain structures. And then there was, uh, as part of the second substitute, we had some discussion about what was appropriate maps based on the cost of implementing this code. And we had, uh, four street fire state lands, uh, the League of Season towns uac, the …
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Shows the wildland urban interface map and explains that the category five threshold marks where the code should apply, with cities able to seek changes.
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Uh, I can, or if my computer will link up, I could probably show you really quickly. So this is a map. This is the map we're talking about. Um, if you look at some of these areas, this is the Salt Lake Valley right here. Um, and as you use this map, this map, you can see that as you move your cursor through on the bottom, it tells you what category you're in. And so when you get up to the foothills, typically you'll see that most of these areas where it changes from a yellow to a reddish color, those are areas where we get into the wildland urban interface primarily. There are some areas where cities …
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Explains that the state adopted the code in 2006, that it will be renamed the Utah code due to copyright terms, and that the requirements have changed little.
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So, so what we adopted in 2006 was the, the International Wildland Urban Interface Code. But because of some copywriting, uh, issues, we, we gave, I shouldn't say we, ICC gave the state of Utah the right to utilize the, the term Utah. And I'm going to ask them to do that again after all the conversations we've had about the, the word international. So we will no longer have an international code adopted in our state. It will, it will from now on, be the Utah Code. Um, but I'll work, I'll work on that between now and next year. Um, but from a different perspective, obviously technology's improved a little bit. The information we've learned off wildfires has …
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Says the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands identified the maps, which were updated in November, and that cities can petition to amend their maps.
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So cur currently what we have in the bill is forestry, fire, and state lands have identified those maps for our state, and they just finished the, an updated version of those maps in November. So we believe that's the best data we have to go off. Um, I know there's some discussion from the cities that, that disagree with that. And so, and I'm sure you'll hear from that in public comment. And that's why we allowed the provision, um, for them to amend their maps, uh, petition, FFSL to amend their maps if they feel like there's some higher risk areas that, that are actual wooey code. Uh, and I guess what you'll hear is, is I have …
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Says the Forestry, Fire and State Lands brought the code to the commission and that the bill lets anyone propose amendments to the commission.
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It was the, it was the Forestry Fire and state lands that brought this to the Uniform Building Codes Commission to adopt. Um, and with this language, it gives them not only the authority to adopt the maps, but anybody that wants to, has the authority to come to the Uniform Building Codes Commission in Utah and make amendments to the codes. So it could be forestry, fire, and state lands. It could be you. Any, anybody has that Right. And appeal to make that And, and forestry, fire and state lands, that's the reason I'm sitting here is because they wanted this adopted, they brought it to the commission, commission made the recommendation.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Thanks the committee for the motion.
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Uh, I, I appreciate the motion. Great. In fact, to the Make a motion. Waive. Waive. Okay.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 9, 2026
Says cities can go to the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands to amend the five-threshold maps if they believe it is not appropriate.
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Thank you Mr. Chairman. I, I just want to, to, to address the concerns that the league has. We have put in here that if they feel like that five is not appropriate, they do have the opportunity to go to fire, uh, forestry, fire, and state lands and make those amendments. If, if it steamed, that is a credible, uh, issue.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Introduces Fourth Substitute HB 65, the Utah building codes bill, which came through his committee.
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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, the HP 4 65 fourth sub is our building code bill that came through us. It's the Utah Building Codes. Proud to say that. Um,
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Explains the Senate amendments, including a pool and spa code reference update, residential energy provisions, a rule that unchanged items need not be updated during inspections, and provisions on commercial roofing insulation and reusing roof decking.
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Yes. Thank you, Representative Peterson. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Um, so we had a few amendments as it left, uh, the house and got over to the Senate. It does a few things. We amended the proper reference to the 2020 for Utah Swimming pool, uh, in spa code. It, uh, we, we did some amendments to the res to the energy provisions of the residential portion of the Utah residential Code to make sure that, um, they were easy to understand, easy to follow, and easy to enforce. Um, basically taking it to a minimum standard for our state. Um, we had some concern that, uh, that arose, um, from inspectors entering a home, looking at things that were …
S.C.R. 2 Concurrent Resolution Concerning Remembrances of the 25th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks · House floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026
Explains that the House removed one provision giving the State Fire Marshal sole approval of traffic calming devices, and that the bill adopts the 2024 International Fire Code with the other requirements unchanged.
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Yeah. So all we did in the house is there was just one provision that, uh, we had some issues with some traffic calming devices. This, this is the adoption of the 2024 International Fire Code. Uh, and we just eliminated a section, uh, that, that gave the sole approval of, uh, traffic coming devices to Ophir Marshal and we left all the with requirements and all those, uh, turning around requirements the same. But
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Presents HB 40 as a recodification of contractor licensing requirements with no substantive changes, noting the underlying document is nearly a hundred pages long.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be with you. Uh, this afternoon, HB 40 is just a re codification of our contractor licensing requirements. Uh, I, first I want to thank Dopel, uh, their staff, uh, uh, Tyler Moore, uh, all the people that have, alright, This is the Oscars. Let's go all The, all the people that have put so much time and effort into doing this. It was a monumental feed. It's just under a hundred pages long. Uh, it was a, it was a big deal, but for decades, we have piecemealed, our contractor licensing requirements we've added, taken away. Uh, so this is just a reification, uh, no substantive …
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Says the continuing education requirement is not increasing and that a general contractor must complete six hours every two years. · speaker not certain
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It's not increasing. But what does he do for a living? He's a general contractor. Six hours every two years.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 5, 2026
Thanks the committee and jokes about the committee reconsidering its vote.
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To my 29th favorite senator. Hey, believe it or not, I'm moving up. So Reconsider our actions. That's not bad. Yeah, that's, we could reconsider our actions. Make consider around for a while. Oh boy.
H.B. 56 Vehicle Registration Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Moves to circle the bill. · speaker not certain
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Peterson. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to circle i Motion is order go in place in the motion.
H.B. 192 Vehicle Inspection Fee Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Asks whether vehicle safety inspections are still required and whether the bill would affect pre-trip inspections at dealerships.
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Peterson. Thank you. Uh, I have a question. I've, I'm not sure if we require any safety inspections anymore, and I'm just curious. Uh, last year when we went on a trip, I took my car to a dealership and asked them to do a pre look over pre-trip. They called it a pre-trip inspection. I think it was $150. It wasn't a safety inspection. So I'm just curious if this would affect, uh, that and, and, and do, if it would hurt dealerships to do those pre-trip safety inspections. I have no idea what a pre-trip safety inspection consists of.
H.B. 192 Vehicle Inspection Fee Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Expresses hesitation about the bill and asks whether safety inspections are required in Utah.
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I I guess that's why I have some hesitation with this bill. Is it, I don't, I guess maybe another question is, do we have, do we require safety inspections? In the state of Utah?
H.B. 192 Vehicle Inspection Fee Amendments · House floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026
Says the free market should set inspection prices, opposes the added requirements, and states he will vote against the bill.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. I think with that being said, I would like to agree with representative, the good representative from Utah County, and that I think the free market should drive this. And while I appreciate what the sponsors trying to do, I think the further requirements we're putting in are kind of prohibitive. So I'd like to see us just eliminate the section and not add anything. And then for that, I think I'm gonna vote against what we're doing, uh, and hope that maybe we can just get rid of the requirement altogether.
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Noted most landscape contractors are also general contractors and described current core and professional training requirements.
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, so I just was going over the amendment. I had some concerns with the bill, but as I look at the amendment, um, most of the landscape contractors I know are also licensed as general contractors mm-hmm. And kind of dabble in both worlds. Uh, if I remember right, and maybe the division can give me a nod or, uh, no, if I'm wrong, but, uh, I believe that currently our contractor licens licensing requires three hours of, um, professional training and then three hours of development, training code, code training type things.
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Expressed concern that the required landscape hours could displace other life safety training for home builders.
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But I guess my concern is, um, with this two hours of training that's required, take the place of, I mean, 'cause mo a lot of these individuals are building homes mm-hmm. And, and we require six hours of continuing training every two years. Yep. It seems to me like there are a lot of other life safety issues above and beyond landscape that I would be nervous that we're taking the place of if we pass this bill. And that's kind of my concern.
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Asked whether requiring two landscape hours would displace code and life safety training.
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Thank you. Uh, my question is, is right now we, we require six years or six hours of, of training professional development for every two years for people that are involved in some of the most, some, some very technical aspects of construction. And my concern with this bill, if, if we require two hours, essentially a third of the training that they are required to get to be focused on landscape, um, will that displace any training that we could potentially be doing on actual, um, well, I I shouldn't say actual on, on life safety issues. Uh, code code training, would, would it displace that training?
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Said any approach involves trade-offs in which education is prioritized.
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So, so I guess any way you slice it, there's trade offs in which education you choose to prioritize. So thank
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Spoke against the amendment, questioning where the provider list would stop, and said he also opposes the bill.
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Thank you. I'm, how much as it pains me to do, I wanna speak against the motion. Uh, I love the good representative from the south of me, figuratively ends. Yeah. Um, I feel like as we open up this list, where do we stop? Right. Um, and so, um, I I, I feel like I'm, I wanna speak against the motion, but I'm also gonna speak against the underlying motion too, and I'll do that when we get there, but
H.B. 313 Landscaper Certification Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Reiterated opposition to the amendment. · speaker not certain
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Well, yeah, that's true right now. Yeah. Yeah. So I, I'm against this motion. You're against everything.
S.B. 84 Department of Commerce Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Peterson asked whether mass lists are already charged for.
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Thank you Mr. Vice Chairman. Um, in a previous life I did education for inspectors and engineers and I, and I thought that we used to charge for mass lists. Do we not already do this?
S.J.R. 2 Joint Resolution Regarding Constitutional Brackets · House Rules Committee · Feb 4, 2026
Moved to pass S.J.R. 2 out of committee with a favorable recommendation.
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Go to Representative Peterson for a motion. I'd like to make a motion that we pass out with a favorable recommendation, SJR two joint resolution regarding constitutional Brackets that motion's in order.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Asks to move the second substitute in his name.
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Uh, Mr. Speaker, if Mr. Speaker proto, if it's, uh, the correct time, I'd like to make a motion to move sub two in my name on this bill.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Explains that the second substitute removes compensatory service from the bill entirely because it is impractical.
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I would thank you. My, my dear uh, colleague from Salt Lake County was, was absolutely correct in her, in her recognition that the, that the, uh, statute needed to be changed because that compensatory service of following a a an, uh, observing a crossing guard was a nuisance and not, uh, not very practical. Um, so, so her bill originally says to do, uh, instead of a shall to a May, and I'm, my, my substitute just says that we just take that whole compensatory service thing out because it's, it's just too difficult to do. And let's don't even, uh, let's don't even play with that anymore.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Says the statute needed changing and the substitute removes the compensatory service requirement entirely.
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I would thank you. My, my dear uh, colleague from Salt Lake County was, was absolutely correct in her, in her recognition that the, that the, uh, statute needed to be changed because that compensatory service of following a a an, uh, observing a crossing guard was a nuisance and not, uh, not very practical. Um, so, so her bill originally says to do, uh, instead of a shall to a May, and I'm, my, my substitute just says that we just take that whole compensatory service thing out because it's, it's just too difficult to do. And let's don't even, uh, let's don't even play with that anymore.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Says he is speaking to the motion to adopt the substitute and will address the substitute afterward.
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Sponsor of the substitute or of the bill? The sponsor of the substitute. That's what we're speaking to here. I just speaking to the motion is all and then I'll have to speak to the substitute afterwards.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Agrees to yield for questions. · speaker not certain
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Peterson, will you yield? Will you yield? Yes, Of Course. Go ahead. Rep M two.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Gives summation for the second substitute, saying crossing guards should focus on children and that the change avoids burdening police and school districts.
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Peterson for summation. Uh, I, I appreciate the, what my good friend from Roy has has reminded us. We, we want our, uh, crossing guards to pay attention to the crossing, uh, to the crossing of those children and not having to supervise people who don't want to be there in the first place and who are causing problems. Secondly, we don't wanna burden our police departments and our school districts with trying to coordinate these, uh, these crossing guard activities. This is not what, this is not gonna be beneficial. So I appreciate your, your, your vote of this. Thank you.
H.B. 178 School Zone Speeding Amendments · House floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026
Summarizes that crossing guards should focus on children and that the substitute avoids burdening police and school districts.
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Uh, I, I appreciate the, what my good friend from Roy has has reminded us. We, we want our, uh, crossing guards to pay attention to the crossing, uh, to the crossing of those children and not having to supervise people who don't want to be there in the first place and who are causing problems. Secondly, we don't wanna burden our police departments and our school districts with trying to coordinate these, uh, these crossing guard activities. This is not what, this is not gonna be beneficial. So I appreciate your, your, your vote of this. Thank you.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Presents HB 65, the Uniform Building Codes Commission recommendations, and outlines changes including the water heater rule, effective date, energy code, roof insulation, and a provision on unaltered portions of buildings.
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Thank you Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It's great to be before you this afternoon. Uh, I will be speaking to the fourth sub. Fourth sub. Okay. I, I just realized there's two, two other subs on there. Yes. Okay. Thank you. Uh, HB 65 is the, every three years we have a recommendation from the Uniform Building Codes Commission. Uh, this is the recommendation. Every three years we look at our construction code and our fire codes to see what, uh, what new provisions have been made. The Uniform Building Codes Commission takes the, the model codes that are adopted for our nation. And they, they review those to make sure that they fit the state of …
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Confirms the provision applies to untouched portions of a remodel and offers an example.
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Yeah. So if I'm in a house, I'm remodeling the bathroom, I don't need to go update the kitchen. Yeah. That Overly simplified. Yes. Maybe A little. Yeah. But I could give an example if that would be helpful.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Gives an example of an inspector requiring a noncompliant basement handrail to be upgraded during a bathroom remodel.
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So, so we receive, I receive these complaints regularly, um, that somebody is remodeling a, a basement bathroom, and as the inspector goes down the stairs, they notice the handrail's not compliant. And so they require 'em to upgrade the handrail. I see. Yeah. Some, something like that. Yeah.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Thanks Kevin Emerson and others for input and explains the air leakage standards of five and six air changes per hour.
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So with the air testing, I want to thank Kevin Emerson. Uh, and, uh, a few others. They reached out to me. We didn't have any air when I originally drafted the energy, uh, provisions. We didn't have any, uh, air leakage testing requirements. And so we made sure we put in, um, where we are now. So right now we're five air changes per hour for residential single family and for multi-family. We're six air changes per hour, which is where we are right now. So, I mean, it's simplified, but, uh, it's, it's where we started versus where we are now. I think it's much better. Okay. Alright. Thank you.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026
Says the original energy code draft was simplified and that air leakage testing was added after feedback and agreement with the HBA and others.
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No, where I started with the energy. So originally I had no, I was just simplifying the energy code. We had a, a chart that said, you know, your walls have to be an R 21, your, your attic installation needs to be an R 38. Um, but I reached out, I was, I had individuals reach out to me suggesting that, uh, an air leakage test is a really simple way to find out how energy efficient the house is. Okay. And we worked with the HBA and others to, to come to some common language where we would still can require either a prescriptive path for that or a, a air leakage test. So we do have our …
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 11) · Jan 30, 2026
Begins presenting HB 40 and says he needs to adopt the first substitute.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. Um, as you are all aware, um, we talked about this in a previous life, and I guess before I start with my presentation, I need to adopt the first sub
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 11) · Jan 30, 2026
Says HB 40 is a reification of contractor licensing requirements and does not need extended discussion.
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So what this is, is just a reification of our contractor licensing. We spoke about it already on the floor, so I don't wanna belabor, uh, the conversation with, it's just simply a reification of our contractor licensing requirements.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 11) · Jan 30, 2026
Presents the bill as a reification of contractor licensing requirements and says it was already discussed on the floor.
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So what this is, is just a reification of our contractor licensing. We spoke about it already on the floor, so I don't wanna belabor, uh, the conversation with, it's just simply a reification of our contractor licensing requirements.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 11) · Jan 30, 2026
Says he testified in committee that the bill is a reification and has nothing further to add.
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Uh, I would just say that I, I've testified in the committee this was a reification and I'll leave it at that.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 11) · Jan 30, 2026
Says he testified in committee that the bill is a reification and will leave it there.
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Uh, I would just say that I, I've testified in the committee this was a reification and I'll leave it at that.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 11) · Jan 30, 2026
Thanks members for their support and thanks staff for their work on the bill.
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I thank you for your support on this. It's a lot of hard work from staff. I wanna tell staff thank you for all their hard work and appreciate your support.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 11) · Jan 30, 2026
Thanks colleagues for their support of the bill and thanks staff for their work on it.
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I thank you for your support on this. It's a lot of hard work from staff. I wanna tell staff thank you for all their hard work and appreciate your support.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Presented HB 215 and its intent to let property owners create defensible space around homes to protect them from wildfire despite local ordinances, then opened the floor to questions.
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Thank you Madam Chair and members of the committee. It's good to be back before you again. Um, I'll be speaking to the House of Memo one to the first sub, I believe is the proper order. Maybe Nathan can make sure I'm saying that right. All right. Um, so this is HP two 15, which the intent of this legislation is to just make it so that, uh, if a property owner wants to be able to defend their house from, uh, a wildfire, that they don't have a local ordinance that prohibits them from creating defensible spaces defined in the Wildland Urban interface code, uh, from being able to protect their own property. So in this amendment, we've …
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Said he has been told this is an issue, that he took Kohler's recommendation, and that the bill includes homeowners associations.
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Okay. Um, so I've been told that it is an issue and, and we should not have ordinances that prohibit us from complying. And I did take your recommendation. This also does include homeowners associations now seems Strange. Thank you.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 29, 2026
Explained that defensible space depends on hazard category, at 30 feet for medium, 50 feet for high, and 100 feet for extreme hazard homes.
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So it, it depends on your risk category based on the, uh, potential fire, uh, around you. So on a, on a medium hazard home, it would be 30 feet. On a, on a high hazard home it would be 50 feet, and on a extreme it would be a hundred feet.
S.B. 13 Statutorily Required Reports and Presentations Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Moved to pass SB 13 out favorably and then moved to amend it with Amendment 1.
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Representative Peterson. Thank you Mr. Chair. I'd make a motion. Lemme pass out with favorable recommendation. Senate Bill 13. Um, I need a substitute amendment it looks like on Amendment one. Oh, we have An amendment. Yes. Take a look at, well then I would draw that motion and I would make a motion that we amend Senator, I apologize. 13 with amendment. I forgot
S.B. 13 Statutorily Required Reports and Presentations Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Moved to pass SB 13 out as amended with a favorable recommendation.
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Uh, Representative Peterson, I make a motion. Lemme pass out with a favorable recommendation Senate bill 13
S.B. 13 Statutorily Required Reports and Presentations Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Said the change clarifies parts of the code, calls it a minor but worthwhile efficiency, and thanked the sponsor.
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Yeah, I think, uh, just to clarify some parts of the code. And so I appreciate the sponsor's work on it. Thank you. It is a, uh, minor inefficiency, but it is an efficiency and it's important that we seek to do that where we can.
H.J.R. 10 Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information · House Rules Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Asked whether a sponsor gets only one posting of the briefing sheet, and how substitutions and factual corrections would be handled.
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So you have, um, I think probably to cut down on the work of our, of our staff that like kind of once you post your thing, it's there unless it looks like there is some, um, consideration if you sub the bill and it, you make substantive changes. So, um, first of all, am I understanding that correctly? Like you get one shot kind of at this and then except for if you substitute or amend it or correct a factual error, but you're outta luck if you've got spelling mistakes. Oh, I, well, spelling mistakes could be a factual error I suppose, but hopefully you have proofread it before you put it up there. But yes, so that's …
H.J.R. 14 Joint Rules Resolution - Requests for Appropriation · House Rules Committee · Jan 28, 2026
Raised concerns about accountability and auditing of pass-through funds and asked who would be responsible for ensuring the money is spent as intended.
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Thank you. Um, I definitely agree with you that we know our districts best, right? We really know and, and we probably all have the experience of trying to work through an RFA or those kinds of things and seeing it not get funded and feeling like, oh my gosh, we could have made a difference here. Um, so I appreciate that. Um, so a number of years ago, um, the legislature used to be able to, um, allocate money directly to specific projects. And, and we ended up having a lot of issues with that because accountability, making sure the money really got spent on the thing we thought we were buying. Um, and then, and then knowing kind …
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
The sponsor says the bill recodifies contractor licensing requirements with no substantive changes so they are easier to use and understand, and asks for a motion to adopt his first substitute.
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Representative Tom Peterson. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, for decades we have modified contractor licensing, uh, requirements, and, uh, a huge thank you to staff and to dopel for tackling the, the monumental task of re codifying This section. Uh, there is no substantive changes that we've done with this. We've just, for years, we've kind of hodgepodge the contractor licensing requirements. And so we did an entire reification of, of our contractor licensing requirements so that it's easier to use, easier to understand. And that's, uh, my presentation on the bill. Oh, I would love somebody to adopt my first sub.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
Withdraws his motion and says he would like to make a motion to circle the bill. · speaker not certain
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Withdraw your motion. Withdraw my motion. And I would actually like to make a motion to circle.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
Explains that HB 65 adopts updated international building and mechanical codes recommended through the Uniform Building Codes Commission on its three-year cycle.
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Um, so HB 65 is adoption of the international building codes. Uh, the, the mechanical codes. It's gone through the standard process of the Uniform Building Codes Commission. And this is the recommendation, uh, from that commission. It's our annual three year, uh, cycle that we adopt. With that, I'll entertain any questions.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
Says the codes were reviewed by the Uniform Building Codes Commission and its subcommittees of professionals, followed by a public hearing.
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Yes. Uh, we've been reviewing these codes. Uh, we have a professional committee, uh, which is called the Uniform Building Codes Commission, which, and to that commission there is seven, seven different subcommittees. All of these committees are professionals in each of these organizations, each of the, the sections of the code, which they're, they're professionals in. And once that process is done, there is a public hearing that is takes place. And so that has all happened.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
Says Utah has adopted a policy of a statewide code so that all structures built in the state comply with the Utah State Building and Fire Codes.
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Uh, so in the state of Utah, we have made it a policy decision that we will have a statewide code, um, so that we, any structure that's built in the state of Utah should comply with Utah State Building and Fire Codes.
H.B. 65 Construction Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
Says the childcare provisions match state health department requirements rather than International Code Council recommendations, and that the health department vetted them.
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Uh, so everything dealing with childcare in our codes is simply matching what is in our state health department code so that people that are building these buildings understand what the health department in our state will require. These aren't, these aren't recommendations from the International Code Council. These are recommendations and requirements from our health department to address the construction requirements of our health department in our construction code. So while I can't speak to that because they didn't vet those at our level, those were done through the health department.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
Explains that the substitute adds a section that was left out of the original draft during drafting.
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Uh, so as we drafted this legislation, uh, we just left out one of the sections and Doppel caught it and we just need to make sure that it gets included in the bill. So it's 58, uh, 55 2 12 got missed and it was part of the original draft, but got missed in drafting.
H.B. 40 Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments · House floor debate (day 8) · Jan 27, 2026
Says H.B. 40 is a recodification of contractor licensing requirements with no substantive changes, intended to clean up the code.
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Thank you Mr. Speaker. As I mentioned before, this bill is simply a re codification of our contractor licensing requirements. It's meant to, there's no substantive changes, it's just meant to clean it up after decades of, of modifying our contractor licensing requirements.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Says he supports the bill and asks how a person who completed the federal NFA check gets proof and how the process works. · speaker not certain
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Um, if you could, Corey, I support the bill. I'm just wondering if, if I've had A-A-N-F-A firearm background check done, what proof do I get or how do I know that for the next 30 days? I'm, I'm good. I maybe just walk me through how that process works.
H.B. 45 Fire Code Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Introduced State Fire Marshal Ted Black and explained that HB 45 adopts the 2024 International Fire Code, with the substitute changing the effective date to July 1 and removing a Fire Marshal approval requirement for traffic calming devices.
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Thank you, uh, Mr. Chairman, members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be with you. Uh, this, this afternoon I have here with me, uh, Ted, black State Fire Marshal. What a HP 45 does is essentially it takes the recommendation from the PI Fire Prevention Board and adopts the 2024 International Fire Code. Uh, this code's been used in our state for decades and, uh, has served well. The substitute that we adopted made two changes to the what passed the house. The first change it made is normally all of our building code bills go into effect July 1st. Uh, we had on there May 6th, so we had to do a substitute to make that change. …
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks whether a buyer who already has NFA approval could buy a second item without repeating the federal process. · speaker not certain
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Sorry that, that, uh, created another question in my head. So if I go through this whole process for a silencer, let's say I've never done this, but I need to try this process out. Um, and I decide after I've got my approval that I wanted to buy a second one, what I have to go through this entire process again, or because I have my qualified stamp or qualify my approval, could I then buy two at the same time as opposed to having to wait to go through the process again?
H.B. 45 Fire Code Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Explained that the International Code Council is a national group of code officials and stated that the UN was not involved in the code development process.
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Apparently I need to now, if you want an in-depth report, go watch our testimony on the floor in the house. But, so the International Code Council is a company named the International Code Council, which is a group of national code officials that try to push our, what we believe are the best base model codes to the rest of the world. Um, not the rest of the world trying to push their ideas on us. So like The international, I still haven't heard, I need to hear the exact phrase. So I would think that, That, that, that not not UN is not involved with any of the code development process. Thank You. Okay.
H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments · House Public Utilities and Energy Committee · Jan 26, 2026
Asks again whether an approval from the federal process would allow buying another device without repeating the process. · speaker not certain
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That's okay. So my question was, and I think it's been answered, is if, if I receive my approval from to purchase a device from the A TF or from the NFA, could I buy another device with that same approval? Or do I have to go through the whole process
H.B. 128 Traffic Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Asked whether the sponsor had input from police departments.
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Thank you. Uh, just wanted, if you've had any input from folks with the police departments.
H.B. 128 Traffic Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Jan 23, 2026
Said he had planned to make the motion and noted that a friend had once asked him for a bill requiring signaling.
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I was gonna make the motion, but I will make one comment. It's interesting that you say your friend asked you to do this. 'cause my friend asked me a month ago to do one that required signaling.
H.B. 75 American Indian and Alaska Native Education Amendments · House Education Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Speaks in favor of the motion, saying the bill helps the state set comprehensive gaps and priorities for the grant program. · speaker not certain
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Thanks. I just wanted to speak in favor of that motion. Um, you know, oftentimes when we set up grant programs and we don't have these good guardrails when we end up funding random stuff. And, um, I really like it when we take a step back and we think comprehensively and we figure out what gaps make sense for a grants to fill and what gaps we can fill with other, uh, resources and opportunities. And to me, that's what this bill is trying to do. It's trying to say, we've had the grant program, it's already going and functioning. We're gonna take a step back and we're gonna make sure that, um, this is actually funding the things …
H.B. 199 Health Data Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 22, 2026
Spoke on the bill. · speaker not certain
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Thank you for your tremendous work on this. All of you. Uh, I had a question about, there, there's a line here looking at he, that, that, uh, DHSS put together, looking at healthcare claims and facility data together we can lower costs, basically we can find fraud or find inappropriate uses. Could you just speak to that a a little bit, how this will help us Yeah. Identify instances of, of inappropriate use or, or fraud that is in the news and things.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Presented H.B. 215, which would bar cities and counties from enforcing ordinances that prevent property owners from clearing defensible space under wildland urban interface code, and said he will work with cities on the language.
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Thank you Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. It's a pleasure to be with you this, this afternoon, and I appreciate you Amening. The, uh, agenda to accommodate my time schedule, this legislation was brought forth with the idea that, uh, we, we see devastating wildfires throughout our, our state and surrounding states. And it was brought to my attention that we have certain municipalities that, uh, that have ordinances in place that don't allow, uh, residences to comply with the urban, the wildland urban interface. Uh, we've, we've heard a lot about it this year, last year, and we, we will continue to hear about it as it's a real issue. But what this, what this draft legislation …
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said the intent is to remove any requirement that prevents compliance with the wildland urban interface code, and suggested addressing both cities and HOAs.
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Uh, I, it's my intent to eliminate any requirement from, from prohibiting somebody to comply with a Wooey code and therefore not having to pay the fee. My suggestion would be you get both if they're not already there. Thank
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said defensible space is typically 100 feet and depends on the vegetation around the structure.
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So it's typically a hundred feet for defensible space. Um, so, but it depends on the, the vegetation surrounding the home. Okay. The structure I should say. Sure. Right. What what it might be. Um, there.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said the initial draft was too broad and would affect entire cities, and that the goal is to protect property owners' ability to comply with the code; the language will be revised with input from others.
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So the way I initially drafted it, it's very broad. It, it says that it would affect entire cities. My goal is just to make sure that the ordinance does not affect someone, a property owner from being able to, to comply with this code. So I I, I haven't, I've seen a couple different versions of some language and, and we'll work back and forth on that to make sure we get it right. I, I think the intent that I'm trying to do everyone else is on board with too, but it's just a little bit broad with how I drafted it Because we still, okay.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said the wildland urban interface maps are outdated and his separate bill, H.B. 41, would address them and would not move until the maps are fixed.
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I, I can. It's not part of. I I absolutely can. Um, so I'm running HBU 41, which we circled. Um, and that we'll be com coming back to business and labor and commerce. I, as I've reviewed the maps, I I believe the maps are terribly outdated and put put property, uh, in the wooey code. That should not be. And that's the reason I circled it. That's the reason I, I want to get people on board with, with where we go from here. I don't feel comfortable adopting the WWE code until we clarify the maps and make sure that we don't have city parks listed as wild land urban interface. Make sure we don't have areas …
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said some areas want to keep a natural feel and that clearing comes at significant cost to property owners, and the bill would only stop cities from forcing owners not to comply.
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There are certain areas, um, Summit County, Wasatch County, where they're trying to keep a certain feel of wild wildland, I guess. Um, but, but it's gonna come at a significant cost to those property owners. And, and all we're suggesting is we're not saying they have to, but we're saying the city can't force them to not comply with the wooey code with this ordinance.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said he has not spoken with county leadership yet, but has talked with individuals at the Utah League of Cities and Towns.
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Um, not county leadership. I've talked to a few individuals at uac, um, so I'm sure they'll be in touch.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said he plans to work with counties and that property rights are the main concern, since the bill would protect residents from costly fines.
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Um, well we're, we plan on working with them, I think more importantly is property rights. Um, and that's sort of what this will allow to those individuals who are gonna get hit with a fine, that the state is imposed, that if we don't, don't do something telling counties or cities that they, they can't import, enforce an ordinance on people that is going to cost them a significant amount of money, potentially monthly, uh, if, if they are in the wie, the wildland urban interface area.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Offered to explain the wildland urban interface offline.
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I I can do it now or if I could I could do it offline. I, it'd probably be Good to do it offline.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said a bill by Rep. Snider passed last session to update the wildland urban interface map statewide, with the state forester to produce a new map and homeowners to be notified of needed adjustments.
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I believe so. He passed it last session, so I don't know what the timetable is though. But the intent is that the state forester will arrange or do a new Matt for the entire state, and then the cities in the wild line, urban face or the homeowners will, they'll be given notice that maybe some adjustments that need to be made to make their property more fire hardened.
H.B. 215 Landscaping Restrictions Amendments · House Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 21, 2026
Said the map was expected to be completed late in the year and that significant concerns remain. · speaker not certain
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Yes. I believe that map was completed in November of December of this year. And there are some significant concerns still.
H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Asks that HB 41 be circled because it still needs more work and is not ready.
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Motion is an order we'd like to speak to that. Uh, we got some work we still need to do on it. It's just not ready.
H.B. 45 Fire Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Presents House Bill 45, explains the role of the International Code Council, and says the bill adopts the 2024 International Fire Code as recommended by the Fire Prevention Board and modified for Utah.
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You, Mr. Speaker. Um, I've had a lot of questions about some of the issues that come up with this bill. And so before I present on the bill, I want to present a little bit on what International Building Codes International Codes, uh, represents. You'll hear three bills this session regarding, uh, building code recommendations, fire code recommendations that come from the International Code Council. And I just want to make everybody try to make everybody feel a little bit more at ease. Uh, normally in Utah, when we hear the word international, we get a little, uh, little on edge. Our hair on the hair on the back of our neck starts to stand up. And I just …
H.B. 45 Fire Code Amendments · House floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026
Responds that the International Code Council has agreed to list the codes on its website as the Utah Codes, while the company that develops the codes remains the International Code Council.
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Thank you for the question, Mr. Speaker. It, that's a, a great suggestion and in fact, I've been working with the International Code Council on that for over six years. And if you go on the International Code Council's website, we have now got the Code Council to put on their website the Utah Building Code, the Utah Fire Code, the Utah Mechanical Code, the Utah Plumbing Code. So on their website, it is in fact called the Utah Codes. Uh, but the company that develops the codes is the International Code Council. So they have done that and they have been very receptive to do that for us.
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