Angela Romero

• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks whether any provisions in the fourth substitute directly affect Salt Lake City.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, a question for the sponsor of the substitute Representative Snider, will you yield to a question? I will, yes. Representative Romero, Any of the provisions related to, are there any provisions now with this four substitute that impact Salt Lake City directly?

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks the sponsor whether any provisions of the substitute directly affect Salt Lake City.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Uh, a question for the sponsor of the substitute Representative Snider, will you yield to a question? I will, yes. Representative Romero, Any of the provisions related to, are there any provisions now with this four substitute that impact Salt Lake City directly?

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks a follow-up on whether there is any difference for Salt Lake City between the third and fourth substitutes.

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  So there's, um, Mr. Speaker follow up question, Representative will yield to a follow up question. So there's no difference in relationship to the City of Salt Lake from the third substitute and the fourth substitute outside of what you just mentioned. Thank You. Thank you, Mr. Speaker for the question?

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks a follow-up on whether there is any difference for Salt Lake City between the third and fourth substitutes.

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  So there's, um, Mr. Speaker follow up question, Representative will yield to a follow up question. So there's no difference in relationship to the City of Salt Lake from the third substitute and the fourth substitute outside of what you just mentioned. Thank You. Thank you, Mr. Speaker for the question?

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Thanks the sponsor for the answers to her questions.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate, answer the questions to my answers, my, well the answers to my questions. Thanks.

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Thanks the sponsor for answers to her questions.

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  Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate, answer the questions to my answers, my, well the answers to my questions. Thanks.

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says she will not vote for the bill because her constituents feel it targets Salt Lake City, and notes emails from Salt Lake City opposing it, while thanking the sponsor for the compromise with city leaders.

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  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, I wanna commend the sponsors of this bill with working with Salt Lake City, especially repealing SB 1 95. But I still, in my heart of hearts, can't vote for this bill 'cause my constituents feel like it's a legislature trying to tie the hands of Salt Lake City. But I want to thank the sponsor for working with our city, meeting with our city leaders and, um, finding a happy compromise with them, but that they might, the compromise might be with our city leadership, but I can tell you the emails we are receiving from Salt Lake City are not in favor of this bill. So thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says she cannot vote for the bill because constituents feel it targets Salt Lake City, thanks the sponsors for working with the city, and says emails from Salt Lake City oppose the bill.

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  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, I wanna commend the sponsors of this bill with working with Salt Lake City, especially repealing SB 1 95. But I still, in my heart of hearts, can't vote for this bill 'cause my constituents feel like it's a legislature trying to tie the hands of Salt Lake City. But I want to thank the sponsor for working with our city, meeting with our city leaders and, um, finding a happy compromise with them, but that they might, the compromise might be with our city leadership, but I can tell you the emails we are receiving from Salt Lake City are not in favor of this bill. So thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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• H.B. 89 Use of Polygraph Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Explains that the bill limits polygraph use on victims of sexual assault, notes that many other states have passed similar laws, and says several groups support it.

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  So what this bill does is it puts limitations on the use of polygraphs on a, a victim of sexual assault. Um, let me just tell you that 20 states have passed a similar bill, including, including states like Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, West Virginia. This is in, this is supported by CCJJ, swap, UDVC. Um, I, I like this policy. I'm always worried about polygraphs. What I worry about the most is, is intimidation tactics. We're re-victimizing somebody, somebody that's been sexually assaulted. I don't think polygraphs are very, very accurate to begin with. Um, I think it shows a lack of trauma sensitivity by using a polygraph in that situation. Again, we're in a …

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• S.B. 167 Reintegration for Disciplined Students · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Romero says the bill reintegrates students into schools and sets parameters for those schools, notes many members heard it previously, and offers to repeat her earlier remarks or move to passage.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is, um, just came upon me. So many of you heard this bill already, um, in HB three 10. And so what this bill does is it just reintegrates, um, students into schools and it gives some parameters for those schools. And if you want me to repeat what I repeated last time on the floor, I can, but if not, we can just pass this bill.

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• S.B. 167 Reintegration for Disciplined Students · House floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Romero gives her closing summation, saying the bill is good and is needed by her school district.

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  Representative Romero for summation. This Is a really good bill and it's needed by our school district. So thank you.

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• S.B. 242 Transportation Amendments · House Transportation Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Says she will vote against the bill, citing constituent concerns about the state directing city streets.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to say I appreciate you taking out SB 1 95. I didn't vote for that bill, and I personally can't vote for this, this bill either. I, I think it's the message that sent to Salt Lake City employee, Salt Lake City residents, and just I've heard from all my constituents and I just don't, um, feel comfortable with, um, us telling municipal government what to do on their streets. And so with that, I, I appreciate the work people have done behind the scenes, but I have to stand with my constituents and I won't be voting for this bill.

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• H.B. 588 Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Sponsor says the bill requires the Office of American Indian, Alaska Native Health and Family Services to create a training curriculum on investigating murdered and missing Indigenous individuals, based on a 2023 report, and will involve tribal communities and law enforcement.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker. This bill basically requires the Office of American Indian, Alaska Native Health and Family Services to create a curriculum for training related to the investigation of murdered and or disappearances of indigenous individuals. And this bill comes out of the report that this body sponsored in 2023. And, um, we'll be working with different invested partners such as our tribal communities and law enforcement. Thank you Representative Romero.

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• H.B. 588 Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Says she has worked on this bill for many years and hopes to earn members' support.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker. This is something I've been working on for many, many years and many of you have supported and I hope to earn your support again. Thank you.

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• H.B. 588 Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Amendments · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Presents HB 588, which directs the Office of American Indian, Alaska Native and Family Services to create a training curriculum on investigating murders or disappearances of Indigenous individuals, based on a past task force recommendation.

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  That's my name. Thank you. Um, this is a pretty simple bill. It's based off of the report when we used to have the murdered and missing indigenous, um, people and relatives task force. And all this bill is calling for is for, um, the Office of American Indian, Alaska Native American Health and Family Services to create a curriculum for training related to investigating of, uh, murders or disappearance of indi indigenous individuals. And this was something that, um, was suggested at the report we did as a legislature a few years back. And that's the bill.

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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

• H.B. 89 Use of Polygraph Amendments · Governor Signed
• H.B. 310 School Reintegration Plan Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 345 Victim Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 482 Social Health Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 588 Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Amendments · Did not pass
• H.R. 6 House Rules Resolution - Lobbyist Ethics Amendments · Did not pass

Carried in the House as floor sponsor

• S.B. 167 Reintegration for Disciplined Students · Governor Signed

About

In office since

January 1, 2013

Counties

Salt Lake

Profession

Program Manager

Affiliations

Utah Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights Commission, former vice chair; Salt Lake Democratic Party, two term secretary; Utah Coalition of La Raza, Board of Trustees; Salt Lake People's Market, Board of Directors

Education

B.S., Political Science and Chicano Studies, University of Utah; M.P.A., University of Utah

Honors and awards

Inclusion Center, Joseph Rosenblatt Humanitarian Award, 2012; Salt Lake County Democratic Party, Young Democrat Community Action Award, 2003

Committees

• Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Executive Appropriations Committee
• House Ethics Committee
• House Government Operations Committee
• House Transportation Committee
• Government Operations Interim Committee
• Transportation Interim Committee
• General Oversight Committee
• Legislative Audit Subcommittee
• House Legislative Expenses Oversight Committee
• Legislative Management Committee
• Native American Legislative Liaison Committee
• Subcommittee on Oversight

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