Legislators / Stephanie Pitcher

Stephanie Pitcher
Democrat · Senate District 14
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- Email: spitcher@le.utah.gov
- Phone: 385-272-8032
- Office: 350 North State St. Suite 320, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84114
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Stephanie Pitcher serves on:
- 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
What they've said
215 remarks on 52 billsS.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.
▶ Watch at 10:50Read what they said
Yes. This just includes some stakeholder language clarifying the process for, um, the accessing of private surveillance cameras.
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.
▶ Watch at 29:10Read what they said
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.
H.B. 361 Elections Provisions Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026
Moves to substitute the fifth substitute for H.B. 361.
▶ Watch at 1:26:17Read what they said
Thank you Mr. President. I'd like to, uh, make a motion to move sub five in my name,
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.
▶ Watch at 1:26:26Read what they said
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.
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.
▶ Watch at 3:21:40Read what they said
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.
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.
▶ Watch at 2:08:10Read what they said
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.
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.
▶ Watch at 53:46Read what they said
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 …
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.
▶ Watch at 1:46:46Read what they said
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.
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.
▶ Watch at 1:48:28Read what they said
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.
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.
▶ Watch at 1:48:36Read what they said
Um, that was a request on insurers to make sure that, um, they were able to stay, that the rates were not un negotiated.
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.
▶ Watch at 1:48:59Read what they said
You. I move that we favorably recommend first substitute house bill five 90 as amended.
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.
▶ Watch at 2:21:50Read what they said
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.
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.
▶ Watch at 2:22:25Read what they said
Thank you Mr. President. I move that second substitute house Bill 1 0 2 pass.
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.
▶ Watch at 29:56Read what they said
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 …
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.
▶ Watch at 32:18Read what they said
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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