Val L. Peterson

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• H.B. 2 New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations · Became law
• H.B. 3 Appropriations Adjustments · Became law, with parts vetoed
• H.B. 279 Higher Education Code Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 342 Federal Grant Process Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · Became law

• H.B. 545 Budgetary Modifications · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill changes the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund to a special revenue fund, makes appropriations from it non-lapsing, modifies its permissible uses, and includes a coordinating clause for Colorado River Authority amendments, and describes these as the Senate's changes.

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  Yes, Mr. Speaker that this changes the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund from an expendable special revenue fund to a special revenue fund and makes appropriations from the fund non lapsing. It also modifies the permissible uses of the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund and it, uh, includes a coordinating clause to make net technical changes for the Colorado River Authority Amendments. And that's what the changes were in the Senate.

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

  Says the bill changes the name of the fund to the Legal Services retainer fund and changes "and" to "or" on line 508, which broadens that provision somewhat.

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  Yeah. So it uh, changes the name of the fund to the Legal Services retainer fund and on line 5 0 8 that changes an and to an or which broadens that piece a little bit. And that's what this bill does. Thank

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• H.B. 3 Appropriations Adjustments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Peterson presented H.B. 3 as the final budget bill, outlined its $31.6 billion total budget and spending increases for education, higher education, social services, and criminal justice, described tax cuts and a new prison pod, and urged support.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker. So, uh, this is our final budget bill and so our evening must be getting close to an end as you have the bill of bills in front of you. As you look at this list, you'll see that the majority of this list is our bills. This is our funding bill for our bills, both in the house and the Senate. And so, um, most of the lines belong to us for our work that we've done over the last seven weeks. So, uh, one I want to tell you, thank you for all of your work. We've all served on appropriations committees, on standing committees, and these are the, these are the fruits of …

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About

In office since

January 1, 2011

Counties

Utah

Profession

Higher Education Administration

Affiliations

Utah Army National Guard; Provo Airport Board; Timpanogos Hospital Board

Education

B.A., Communications/PR, Brigham Young University; M.A., Communications, Brigham Young University; M.S., Strategic Studies, United States Army War College; Ph.D., Educational Leadership, Brigham Young University

Honors and awards

None listed in their official profile.

Email

vpeterson@le.utah.gov

Money and conflicts of interest

• Campaign finance reports (who donated to their campaign, from the Lt. Governor's disclosure site)
• Conflict-of-interest disclosures (jobs, businesses, and boards they must report each year): latest, earlier 1, earlier 2, earlier 3, earlier 4, earlier 5, earlier 6, earlier 7, earlier 8, earlier 9

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