Stephanie Pitcher

• S.B. 183 Surveillance Camera Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill adds stakeholder language clarifying the process for accessing private surveillance cameras.

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  Yes. This just includes some stakeholder language clarifying the process for, um, the accessing of private surveillance cameras.

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents the bill, which would require low-water turf and more efficient sprinkler systems at new state-owned facilities, and says the state should set the standard for water efficiency.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker, colleagues. This bill would require the installation of low water turf on any state owned facility. Um, it would also require, um, water efficiency in our sprinkling systems. Um, it talks a lot about distribution, uniform uniformity, and that's just a fancy way to say efficiency. Um, when we're looking at water, especially in state facilities, I think that we should set the standard for water efficiency and efficient turf and we can help save a lot of water and hopefully send it to the Great Salt Lake. And with that, I'm open to questions.

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

  Moves to substitute the fifth substitute for H.B. 361.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I'd like to, uh, make a motion to move sub five in my name,

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

  Explains that the substitute includes county clerk requested language letting a candidate use a middle or maiden name on the ballot, correcting an unintended effect of last session's legislation.

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  Thank you. Uh, this sub, this sub, uh, would include some requested language from county clerks involving, uh, placing a candidate's name on the ballot. It would allow a candidate to use their middle name or their maiden name. That was sort of a, um, unintended consequence of some legislation that was passed last session.

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• H.B. 539 Public Safety Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the substitute adds language on filing domestic violence cases and ensures allegations are sent to an investigator as soon as possible, and notes it has no fiscal note.

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  Thank you Mr. President Pro Tem. Um, this substitute incorporates some language, uh, requested by swap regarding the filing of domestic violence cases. It also ensures that when there's a domestic violence allegation, uh, that it's sent to an investigator as soon as possible. Uh, this is language that previously existed in Senate Bill 3 0 2. It's just not going to make it over in time. Um, but it, uh, did not have a fiscal note. That helps.

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• H.B. 123 Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Explains that the substitute adds a technical clarification to the same area of code to resolve confusion created by last year's legislation, and that the same stakeholders support it.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. This, uh, substitute, uh, adds an additional technical clarification to the same area of code resolves confusion, um, created during last year's reification. Uh, the same stakeholders that the good senator mentioned, um, that are in support of, uh, the changes in the original sub are also in support of, of these changes.

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Sen. Pitcher says SB 252 would require low-water turf in new state landscaping projects and expand water audits to measure irrigation efficiency.

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  Okay. Thank you Mr. Chair and committee. Oh, is this on? Hello? Yeah, it's on. Yes. Okay, great. All right. Um, it's nice to be in front of you today. So, Senate Bill 2 52 addresses, uh, our landscaping approach, uh, on state facilities. And specifically what it would do is for any, uh, new landscaping projects on stain state owned facilities, it would have, uh, DFC MPO or implement low water use turf instead of the alternative. Um, these types of turfs use significantly less water, some as much as 50 to 75% less. Um, and then the other thing it would do is, a few years ago, the legislature passed a, a bill that requires the au auditing …

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• H.B. 539 Public Safety Modifications · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves that the committee favorably recommend the third substitute of H.B. 539.

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  I, can I make a motion? Sure. I move that we, we favorably recommend House Bill 5 39. Is that what We're on? It's, um, 5 39.

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• H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Moved to adopt House Amendment 2 to the bill.

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  I move that we favorably recommend first Sub two. No, no. House Amendment two, please. I move this amendment to, I move That we move Amendment two.

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• H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Explained that the amendment responds to a request about insurers so that they can stay in the program and rates are not unnegotiated.

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  Um, that was a request on insurers to make sure that, um, they were able to stay, that the rates were not un negotiated.

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• H.B. 590 Child Therapy Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend HB 590 as amended.

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  You. I move that we favorably recommend first substitute house bill five 90 as amended.

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• H.B. 102 Victim Privacy Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Sen. Pitcher presents H.B. 102, which lets crime victims have only their initials rather than full names on public documents and sets consistent standards for doing so.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This bill gives victims of crime the option of having their in, of just having their initials on publicly available documents rather than their full names. Um, this is already being done in some instances, but it creates standards and guardrails that is applied consistently when requested. Happy to answer any questions.

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• H.B. 102 Victim Privacy Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Sen. Pitcher moves that the second substitute of H.B. 102 pass.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I move that second substitute house Bill 1 0 2 pass.

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• S.B. 184 Justice System Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Urges the committee not to adopt the amendment, saying judges are not best placed to consider public safety, the interest-of-justice standard is consistent with other code areas, and the amendment could disrupt stakeholder consensus.

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  I've considered this amendment and spoke with the stakeholders about it. Um, I guess I'd respectfully urge the committee not to adopt it, uh, for a couple reasons. One is that I don't think judges are actually best suited in these circumstances to consider public safety, not understanding the underlying, uh, facts or information that's leading to this agreement. Um, I think that's better suited for a prosecutor to assess. And then also it wouldn't be consistent with other areas of the code that consider expungements or 4 0 2 level reductions. That standard is simply in the interest of justice. Um, and then I, I think it would probably also disrupt a bit the consensus I have amongst the …

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• S.B. 184 Justice System Amendments · House Judiciary Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that Senate Amendment 2 removes prosecuting attorney consent language, adds joint before motion, and is a procedural change both prosecutors and defense attorneys are comfortable with.

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  Piece? Yeah, so it's just taking out prosecuting attorney consents, but adding joint before motion on line 1 32. So I think it's trying to do the same thing. Just changing the language. Yeah, it's a, if I may, uh, Madam Chair, it's a procedural modification that, um, both prosecutors and defense attorneys feel a little more comfortable with.

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How they voted

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

Bills they sponsored

• S.B. 11 Property Rights Ombudsman Act Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 24 Health Care Providers Immunity Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 94 Inmate Financial Literacy Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 133 Offender Registry Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 163 Municipal Prosecutor Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 171 State Commercial Driver License Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 177 Product Pricing Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 182 Attorney Admission to Jail Facilities Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 183 Surveillance Camera Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 184 Justice System Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 187 Renter Credit Reporting Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 199 Motor Vehicle Liability Policy Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 200 Impounded Vehicle Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 205 Law Enforcement Artificial Intelligence Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 208 Vehicle Emission Inspection Program Revisions · Governor Signed
• S.B. 215 Eviction Record Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Governor Signed
• S.B. 258 Infant at Work Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 264 Elected Official Publicity Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 299 Candidate Name Modifications · Did not pass
• S.B. 301 Summons Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 302 Domestic Violence Amendments · Did not pass
• S.B. 303 Expungement Amendments · Senate/ received from House
• S.B. 316 Public Employee Attorney Fee Recovery Amendments · Did not pass

Carried in the Senate as floor sponsor

• H.B. 86 Restricted Person Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 102 Victim Privacy Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 164 Health Care Patient Reporting to the Division of Professional Licensing · Governor Vetoed
• H.B. 346 Sexual Abuse of a Child Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 347 Artificial Turf Placement Modifications · Did not pass
• H.B. 442 Feminine Hygiene Products Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 455 Peace Officer and Dispatcher Standards Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 577 State-Created Remedies for Federal Constitutional Violations · Did not pass
• H.R. 2 House Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties · House/ to Lieutenant Governor

About

In office since

January 1, 2019

Counties

Salt Lake

Honors and awards

None listed in their official profile.

Committees

• Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Economic and Community Development Appropriations Subcommittee
• Business and Labor Interim Committee
• Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
• Senate Business and Labor Confirmation Committee
• Senate Judiciary Confirmation Committee
• Senate Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Confirmation Committee
• Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee
• Senate Business and Labor Committee
• Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee

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