Scott D. Sandall

• S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves to concur in second substitute Senate Joint Resolution 6, which amends court rules.

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  Don Circle second Substitute Senate Joint Resolution six. Thank you. Motion to encircle, uh, Senate second Substitute Senate Joint Resolution six. Joint Resolution amending Court rules.

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• S.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explained that the resolution adds other court proceeding rules and replaces the ability of the attorney general, governor, or legislator to appeal to the new district court panel with a party.

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  The uh, as we left the uh, Senate, uh, we realized that we needed to add some other court, uh, proceeding rules in here. This basically, uh, strikes the ability for just the attorney general governor or legislator to appeal to the new District court panel and replaces it with a, a party. But that'd be open to any questions.

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• H.B. 170 School Board Referendum Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Supports the bill, saying referendums should work for school boards and help residents stop tax increases.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I rise in in great support of this bill. Um, if you've ever been in an area where, um, you have a 30, you have a, you have a, a geo bond that goes down two to one, and the school board comes back and begins the process of saying now that they're going to raise your taxes 36% and you can't do anything about it. Referendums need to work and they need to work for cities and counties. They need to work for school boards. I'm not a big fan of, uh, the initiative process, but referendums to me are the ultimate check. And in, in my case, personally, I would be not respecting …

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• H.B. 247 Great Salt Lake Related Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents the substitute bill, which continues funding for the GSL Advisory Committee, redirects remaining Species Protection account funds to leasing water for the lake and other brine shrimp projects, and freezes tax liability for two lakeside industries at current rates for one year.

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  Now to the bill. Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this bill is a continuation of previous work regarding the Species protection account. It will result in a more appropriate use of the funds that we currently get from our brine ship assessment. A few decades back, a tax was placed on the brine ship, uh, producers that was used to fund the Species Protection account. Uh, last year the legislature passed a bill, put a considerably larger amount of money into the Species protection account, gave them the opportunity to dedicate more funds towards, uh, brine shrimp and around the lake. The bill continues to fund the GSL Advisory Committee, but then redirects the remaining funds to be used for …

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• H.B. 247 Great Salt Lake Related Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says the substitute reflects an agreed solution with the brine shrimp industry under which the brine shrimp tax would revert to its rate from four years ago.

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  Yes, I'll yield and I'm, go ahead. Happy to that question. So there was negotiation with the Brian Shrimp industry over the last few days and I failed to mention that sub five actually is the result of an agreed, agreed upon solution wherein the brine ship tax will revert back to what it was four years ago.

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• H.B. 567 Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents H.B. 567, which updates the outdoor recreational infrastructure grant program to support trails, trailheads, boat ramps and other recreational facilities, and says it supports economic development and quality of life; offers to take questions.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This bill updates Utah out Utah's outdoor recreational infrastructure grant program to better support the development and improvement of trails, trailheads, boat ramps and other recreational facilities across the state. Outdoor recreation contributes billions to Utah's economy each year and and investments in infrastructure help communities safely accommodate the growing number of residents and visitors enjoying our public lands. Ultimately this bill supports both economic development and quality of life. Ensuring Utahans and visitors alike can continue to enjoy safe, accessible outdoor recreation opportunities for years to come. Without I'm open to any questions.

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• H.J.R. 30 House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Sandall explains that a resolution approves a land transfer settling a longstanding dispute over 22,311 acres near the Great Salt Lake, with the state receiving more than $60 million for the restricted Great Salt Lake account.

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  actually late last night, that, uh, the state and the federal government have agreed to settle a, uh, longstanding dispute over 22,311 acres, uh, along the border between the Great Salt Lake and the Wildlife Refuge on the north end of the lake. This resolution actually allows the state to receive that money, uh, will be somewhere in, uh, excess of $60 million. It will go into the restricted account for use, uh, in and around and to the benefit of the Great Salt Lake. And with that good news, I would be open to any questions.

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• H.J.R. 30 House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Sandall answers that the land will become part of the Bear River Bird Refuge, stay open for public uses such as birdwatching and hunting, and is wetland unlikely to be built on.

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  I will yield. Go ahead to the answer And, and I will tell you that the land will become part of the Bear River Bird Refuge. It has been managed for the last a hundred years under the management of the Bear River Bird Refuge. It will be open to the public and allowed for birdwatching hunting all the activities that are currently there. And I would assume that it's, uh, wetlands and marsh and would not have any interest in being built for any kind of a, a building or facility, uh, in that cause.

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• H.J.R. 30 House Joint Resolution to Approve the Transfer of Land · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Sandall moves under suspension of the rules that House Joint Resolution 30 pass.

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  I would move that, uh, under suspension of the rules House joint resolution 30 pass.

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• H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says he has not reviewed the substitute, considers it an unfriendly amendment, and says the resolution responds to a direct commitment from the executive branch.

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  Thanks. Uh, hon. Honestly, I've not, uh, been able to review the substitute, but what the description I've had from the sponsor is, uh, I would, uh, consider this an, an unfriendly amendment. I think this, uh, resolution is in direct response to the commitment, uh, the direct commitment that we have not seen in the past from the executive branch. And, uh, I think we need to make sure that we give credit where credit is due.

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks why the bill has no fiscal note and whether its substantial changes come from two combined bills.

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  Yeah, thank you. Um, just wondering, because the fiscal note, there is no fiscal note on this bill. Uh, the changes that are substantial was this parts of two bills that were married or where? I'm wondering why we haven't got a fiscal note on it already. So, Senator Musselman?

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Asks to wait until a fiscal note is prepared for the bill, given the budget and the other bill incorporated into it.

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  So, okay. Could follow up if I might go ahead Please. Could, could I suggest that we wait till the fiscal note catches this bill just to make sure at this point in the budget, 'cause I don't know what the other bill was that was incorporated in.

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• H.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution Addressing the Great Salt Lake · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Summarizes against blaming agriculture, noting fewer irrigated acres and water conservation investments, urges partnership, and moves that the second substitute pass.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, just in quick summation, uh, um, the idea around agriculture and, and what agriculture does, uh, in our community is incredibly important. And, uh, I agree with the comments that have been said and will speak up in favor of and agriculture reminding the body that, uh, we have less irrigated acres now than we had, uh, 25 years ago and we produce more food because we're using our water more wisely. But we also in concert with that, uh, would dare say, use less water now as we put less water on our fields, there is more water that's available. We've spent over a billion dollars of our own money going to help the …

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• H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Sandall explains that the substitute merges the mental health provisions of HB 338 into HB 416, expanding mental health services to more first responders, including family members and retirees, and notes the bill passed the House unanimously.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, the first part of this bill is Firefighter Cancer. A Amen Amendments. We heard this bill file and then asked to be recalled because we missed a, a substitute. Uh, in the meantime, um, in full transparency and honesty, uh, was found that HB 3 38 first responder Health Amendments is probably not going to, uh, get time to pass. And, uh, was asked that it be subbed into, um, this bill. So we heard and passed firefighter, uh, cancer amendments. Uh, I'm going to, uh, again remind you that this bill seeks that Now with the first responder, health Amendments seeks to expand access to mental health services to more first responders, especially in …

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• H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Sandall moves that the fifth substitute for HB 416 pass.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I would move the fifth substitute house Bill four 16 pass.

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• H.B. 197 School Materials Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says he has supported raw milk bills for years, that this bill reflects many concessions, and that it removes the barrier to selling raw milk in retail stores, which he is comfortable with.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I think you'd be disappointed if I, I didn't stand for a minute with the raw milk bill. Um, I can't tell you Mr. President, how many the count would be on raw milk bills that, uh, I've had in before me in the, my time at the legislature. Um, and most of 'em have been trying to point to this moment, um, wherein raw milk can be sold in a retail environment where the owner of the store has less than 51% ownership of the store. That's where we've arrived here, we've finally gotten there, but I want the legislature to know that this has been a process. It's been a number of years …

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• H.B. 212 County Formation Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Speaks to the bill and asks whether adding an extra county would require adding an extra senator.

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  Thank you Mr. President. It's really, really late at night. I just wondered if we had an extra county, would we have to have an extra senator? Okay. Present? Uh, I'm not sure if that's a question of the sponsor or rhetorical Oh, sorry. Will the sponsor yield?

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• H.B. 510 Municipal Incorporation Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves to recall second substitute H.B. 416 from the House.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, I need to, uh, make a motion to recall second substitute house bill four 16 Firefighter cancer amendments from the house.

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• H.B. 510 Municipal Incorporation Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that a substitute was missed because it was not online and that it directs funding that needs correcting.

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  Yeah. We missed a sub that was not online. That directs some funding that needs to be corrected.

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• H.B. 510 Municipal Incorporation Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves to delete all and title embody second substitute H.B. 416.

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  Senator Sandall. Thank you Mr. President. I need to, uh, move to delete and title embody second substitute house bill four 16

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• H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains amendment number one, which would coordinate benefits between the trust and the workers' comp system, including whether or how to limit double recovery, and says it strikes those lines.

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  Coordinate benefits between the trust and the workers' comp system, including whether or how to dominate or to limit double recovery. Yeah. Hold on just one second. It strikes those lines. I think the amendments in Representative Tuscher's name.

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Presents the bill to create a program for end-of-life disposal of solar panels, comparing it to earlier programs for used tires and oil.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, pro tem, uh, Mr. President pro tem. We, uh, have a situation where we have a number of solar panels. We know what they are, we know where, where they're located, and we, uh, intend to continue to locate solar panels in different places. What we have not yet contemplated is what we're gonna begin to do with those when they come to the end of life. Uh, as we did with, uh, used tires and oil. Uh, we went a long time before we figured out that, uh, we were gonna need to have programs for those. This, basically, this bill file begins to develop a program around end of life for solar panels. …

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says the bill does not set a per-panel charge and that the amount is left to the division through rulemaking.

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  Yes. Um, I don't believe it's contemplated in this bill, but I think the, we've left it to the division for Rule Senator Harper.

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Moves to circle the bill so he can get answers to the questions raised.

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  Senator Sandall? Yeah, let me, uh, let me circle, let me circle this bill. If I can make a motion to circle, um, I'll get those answers to those questions.

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• H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sponsor presents H.B. 76 as a transparency measure requiring large data centers to report projected water use, sources, discharge, and reuse to the state and the public, and offers to take questions.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, colleagues, as we know, data centers, um, are going to be a great part in our life going forward. Uh, they help our fuel, our technology industry, and, uh, I think we want to be a welcoming partner. Uh, when these data centers come in and fit, um, there is a narrative out there that data centers shouldn't be here because they consume a extra amount of water. Uh, this bill tries to help us and the public understand the water consumption that data centers may or may not use. This bill applies only to large data centers of 10,000 or more square feet that primarily house network servers and related infrastructure, uh, 30 to …

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• H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says much of the information is already available, and that the bill aims to make it easier for the public to find in one format.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Um, I do believe that a lot of this is actually available and some of the, uh, construction requirements are always hinging upon whether the water's available. Uh, I think this is an attempt to make it more transparent so that, uh, someone from the public could find it in an easier format, uh, than maybe having to collect those data reports individually.

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• H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Says the bill responds to a public perception that water is not respected and seeks to ease concerns through transparency, then moves to pass the substitute bill.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I do, I do think it's an important discussion that we've had. I, I do believe that, um, out there in the public there is a perception that we don't, uh, respect the water that we have. And, uh, this bill tries to help calm some of those anxieties of data centers coming in by being more transparent. With that, I would move that third substitute house Bill 76 pass.

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• H.B. 329 State Employee Maternity and Leave Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Reports that DEQ met with solar panel installers and set up a study to determine which solar panels contain toxic materials and how many may exist.

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  Okay. I am better informed now on solar panels. Uh, found out that, uh, DEQ sat down with solar panel installers and they created, created a system that will begin a study to determine which solar panels are, have toxic materials, which ones don't, and how many of them may or may not exist.

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Sandall explains that the bill creates a fund, starting with installer fees, to pay for a study on solar panel disposal, and that its penalties match existing illegal-dumping fines.

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  which ones don't, and how many of them may or may not exist. The funding mechanism that you see in here, uh, was agreed to by this installers for small solar panels to begin at $10 a, an installation per job. Um, and 20 to 2120 to 20 megawatts will pay $500 to fund the study. After the study is received, uh, a future legislature will then begin to determine and devise if there is actual, uh, need for a fund to, uh, or what the price should be for disposal. All of those costs the legislature retains and will be able to set. Um, the penalties and the fines you see in here are just matched to the fines …

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Sandall says there is no penalty for standard landfill disposal, but illegal dumping would incur the normal dumping fee or penalty.

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  Is correct. There is no penalty for a traditional disposal method in a landfill, but if they were found to be illegal dumping their, uh, the normal dumping fee would apply or not, fee penalty would apply.

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Sandall thanks the chamber for time to get answers before his closing summation.

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  Yeah, thank, thank you for allowing me to circle and get some better answers for everyone Before I go to summation.

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• H.B. 323 Solar Panel Disposal Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Sen. Sandall moves to pass second substitute H.B. 323 after the questions and discussion.

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  Motion. Again, Mr. President, thank you for asking those questions. Uh, we've had a, uh, educational opportunity here to learn more about what we could be doing eventually with solar panels and, uh, without I'd move that second substitute house. Bill 3, 2, 3, pass.

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• H.B. 438 Artificial Intelligence Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks where industry stands on the bill and whether industry is behind it, saying he has heard concerns about implementation.

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  Um, my question is, uh, where is industry on this? And, um, it seems like I'm, I'm getting a lot of communication that people are having problems with the, how they would implement this bill. There's, uh, uh, some concerns out there, uh, understand maybe what the theory is behind it, but maybe the imple implementation, uh, behind it may have some problems. Uh, my question is, is, is industry express those concerns and are they behind the bill?

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• H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Presents H.B. 76 on data center water transparency and says it gives the public information about data center water use.

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  Mr. President Pro Tem. Uh, I think the, uh, house sponsor must have done a better job at explaining to a few of our colleagues what this bill did or did not do. And so, uh, again, this is the Data Center Water Transparency Amendment bill. I believe it does, uh, create transparency that will give some, uh, assurance to people in the public around data centers that data centers are not high users of water, uh, at, in their current state. And the ones that are coming here are going to be efficient with that. Uh, I'd be open to any questions.

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• H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Presents H.B. 416, which creates a Firefighter Cancer Benefit Trust Fund to give firefighters early financial support for presumptive cancers while workers' compensation claims are pending.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, firefighters have a much higher risk of certain cancers due to long-term exposure to smoke, chemicals and other hazards. Uh, last year we passed HB 65. This bill expanded the list of presumptive cancers than emerged from a firefighter service. Um, however, workman's comp claims can take time causing significant stress and potential, uh, delayed treatment for firefighters. The HB four 16 establishes the Firefighter Cancer Benefit Trust Fund creates a board of trustees within the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy to manage the trust. The trust will provide faster financial support to firefighters during an already stressful time after a cancer cancer diagnosis. The Cancer Benefit Trust Fund is intended to provide early financial …

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• H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Speaks in support of the bill, saying he has seen how important a firefighter trust fund could be for families.

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  Uh, thank you Mr. President. I was just going to rise in support of this bill as well. Being from Connecticut, um, living with a lot of people who were, um, there for nine 11, um, I've seen firsthand how important having this firefighter Trust fund could be for many, many families. So thank you.

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• H.B. 416 First Responder Health Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the second substitute H.B. 416 pass.

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  and a motion I'll waive summation To move the second substitute house. Bill four 16 pass.

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• H.B. 2 New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves to take up First Substitute House Bill 8 on State agency fees and internal service fund authorization and appropriations.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to Hun Circle House Bill eight. First substitute, We have a motion to encircle, first substitute house bill.

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• H.B. 2 New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Says the bill does two things: it authorizes the fees that state agencies assess the public and authorizes the rates.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This bill does two things. It authorizes the fees that state agencies assess the public and authorizes the rates

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• H.B. 8 State Agency Fees and Internal Service Fund Authorization and Appropriations · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Says there is no discussion on the bill and asks for a motion.

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  Looking for discussion of the bill saying none. I'm gonna go to you for a motion.

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• H.B. 78 Nuclear Regulatory Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Says the substitute creates the Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State University for forest health research, wildfire mitigation, and watershed restoration monitoring, and strengthens coordination with the Water Watershed Restoration Initiative.

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  Thank you Bill. Now the substitute bill creates the Utah Forest Restoration Institute at Utah State University to expand the state's capacity for forest health research, wildfire mitigation strategies and long-term watershed restoration monitoring. The bill strengthens coordination between the Institute and the Water Watershed Restoration Initiative.

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Describes the bill's updates to project prioritization, emergency response, long-term monitoring and data collection, reporting requirements, and technical changes, and opens the floor to questions.

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  Uh, or WRI on project prioritization, emergency response, long-term monitoring and data collection. It also updates reporting requirements and makes technical and conforming changes. With that Mr. President, I would be open. Mr. President Prote I would be open to any questions.

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves that the first substitute of H.B. 376 pass under suspension of the rules.

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  Under suspension of the rules, I move the first substitute house bill 3 76 pass.

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• H.B. 146 Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and Refinement Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Notes that the bill is shown as read on the board, that a substitute is available online, and that the bill has no fiscal note.

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  This bill is showing as read on the board and there's a substitute online, but it has no fiscal note.

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• H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves to adopt amendment number one to adjust the fiscal note to what is currently funded in the budget.

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  motion to um, move amendment number one, this amendment to adjust the fiscal note to what is currently funded in the budget.

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• H.B. 410 Water Leasing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Presents H.B. 410, which creates a state-run program to lease agricultural water for the Great Salt Lake, provides funding and oversight, and sets limits on leases to keep land in irrigation.

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  Thank you. This bill creates a state run, uh, program to lease water, primarily agriculture water for the bend of the Great Salt Lake. Streamlines certain water leases and provides funding, oversight and enforcement to ensure leased water actually reaches the lake, uh, creates the great Salt Lake pres uh, preservation program. Lease agricultural water establishes a new governing board, provides 2.75 million non lapsing into a fund to carry this out. The, uh, agri agricultural safeguards, it limits leases so the land cannot be taken out of full irrigation. Uh, it requires only two of the, of a five year period for the same field and is completely voluntary without, I'm open to any questions.

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• H.B. 410 Water Leasing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves that the bill as amended pass under suspension of the rules.

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  I would move that, uh, under suspension of the rules. First substitute house bill four 10 as amended pass. And the question is under suspension of the rule shall first substitute house bill before 10 pass? Let me restate that. Yeah, that's correct 'cause it's amended.

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• H.B. 32 Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Asks the sponsor about a provision in the bill and requests permission to ask questions.

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  Yes. Thank you. Um, I'm looking at nine. Uh, line nine six. Oh Mr. President, will the sponsor yield? Senator Winterton? Will you yield? Yes. Senator Sandall.

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• H.B. 32 Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Asks whether the hourly payment rule for signature gathering applies only to initiative and referendum collection or to all collections.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I'm looking at line nine 16. The changes there, uh, only allow payment to be made based on an hourly rate. I would like to know if that is just for initiative and referendum collecting or if that's all collections.

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• H.B. 32 Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Asks whether other signatures could still be gathered on a piecemeal basis.

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  So if I might follow up. Go ahead. Did I hear the sponsor say that the other signatures could be gathered on a piecemeal basis?

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• H.B. 63 Livestock Watering Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Presents H.B. 63, which helps livestock grazing management by allowing livestock water to be moved around a sub-basin using different points of diversion, and says the water right holder must have the right and cannot infringe on another's water.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, livestock Watering Amendments helps with livestock grazing management. It, uh, allows moving livestock water around a sub-basin, uh, using different points of diversion. Person must have the water right and can't infringe on another water. Right. Uh, and with that I'm open to any questions.

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• H.B. 457 County Governance Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend the fifth substitute of H.B. 457 from the committee.

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  Yeah, I would move that we, uh, favorably recommend from this committee, fifth substitute house bill 4 57 Discussion to that motion.

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• H.B. 409 Legislator Leave Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to replace the first substitute of HB 409 with the second substitute.

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  Thank you. Motion to delete and title and body first substitute house bill 4 0 9 and replace it with second substitute house bill 4 0 9.

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• H.B. 328 Water Usage Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Sandall raised concerns about private property rights and the bill's approach to turf and spray irrigation, said pricing water is also needed, and said he was still deciding how to vote.

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  Excuse me. Um, so, uh, I appreciate what we're doing the but, but I get concerned because we've taken the idea that we're gonna make a war on turf and a war on, uh, spray irrigation. Um, in doing this, I'm afraid that we also have a little bit of a struggle in my mind with, uh, private property rights and demanding, requiring something in the, uh, of a future of a landowner in the future and their development of, of what we're gonna do. Um, I do support and applaud the idea that we need to conserve. Uh, but I also, I I wanna say that I, I think that some of the amendments that you may have heard …

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• H.B. 545 Budgetary Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend the third substitute of H.B. 545 from the committee.

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  I would move that we favorably recommend from this committee, third substitute house Bill 5 45.

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• H.B. 545 Budgetary Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Said the state has a generational opportunity to develop nuclear energy, which he considers safe and valuable, and that it is time to move that effort into the civilian community.

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  You. I would just say that, um, I believe we have a generational opportunity here to develop, uh, nuclear, which I believe has, uh, has proven itself to be, uh, incredibly valuable and safe, uh, across our communities. Uh, I think the military is especially shown us over the last 50 years what they can do, and I think it's time that we move the move, uh, that effort into the civilian community. Thank you.

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• H.B. 439 Water Planning Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moved to adopt Senate Amendment 1 in Senator Stratton's name, which the committee approved.

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  Yeah, I'd make a motion that we, uh, adopt a Senate amendment one in Senator Stratton's name. Mm-hmm. Dated February 27th. Um, and, uh, I'll, I don't need to speak to it. I think we've identified it. Okay. So call the question.

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• S.B. 189 School District Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to uncircle First Substitute, Substitute Senate Bill 231.

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  Thank you. Thank you Mr. President. Motion to un circle. First substitute, substitute Senate Bill 2 31. Thank you. We have a motion to Uncer first substitute Senate. Bill. Uh,

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that the bill's title changed and moves to replace the first substitute with the second substitute for S.B. 231.

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  that what I'm doing would've been necessary to suspend the three reading requirements because the title of this bill file changed. Okay. So I just wanna make that clear, make that public. Uh, but we're, we've already cleared that up. So, um, the bill file I'm going to present to you and my motion would be to delete and title and body first substitute Senate bill 2 31 and replace it with second substitute Senate bill 2 31.

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that the second substitute limits eminent domain for pipelines to routes within or adjacent to existing easements.

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  Yes. So my ex explanation is when this bill file began, it was originally in the form to deal with taxing of large en energy consumers. That bill was actually rolled into a bill, into a house bill. Uh, very comfortable with that, but there became a, a, a dilemma in a situation where an energy provider was trying to cross some ground, some private ground with a pipeline to get to an energy development facility. And, uh, they were looking to use eminent domain. Um, I have very cautiously, uh, opposed that because I'm very cautious about eminent domain. Uh, the second sub actually puts some parameters around what can be done for eminent domain in this situation. And …

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that the second substitute limits eminent domain for pipelines to areas within or next to existing easements.

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  Yes. So my ex explanation is when this bill file began, it was originally in the form to deal with taxing of large en energy consumers. That bill was actually rolled into a bill, into a house bill. Uh, very comfortable with that, but there became a, a, a dilemma in a situation where an energy provider was trying to cross some ground, some private ground with a pipeline to get to an energy development facility. And, uh, they were looking to use eminent domain. Um, I have very cautiously, uh, opposed that because I'm very cautious about eminent domain. Uh, the second sub actually puts some parameters around what can be done for eminent domain in this situation. And …

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Describes the location parameters for pipelines serving energy facilities under the second substitute's eminent domain limits and opens the floor for questions.

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  Okay. So as I explained, what the second substitute is doing is basically, um, an explanation or a clarification around eminent domain being used in trying to supply, in this instance, natural gas to a facility that's wanting to, to, uh, create power. And, uh, if you look in lines 2 0 8 through two 14, you'll see that the pipeline has to be located within an existing utility easement or immediately adjacent to and parallel with an existing line. Or the pipeline has to be located within or immediately adjacent to an existing planned roadway or a pipeline that will or has the ability to serve more than one customer upon completion. That is the parameters that we put …

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Describes the pipeline location parameters the second substitute sets for using eminent domain to supply natural gas to energy facilities, and opens the floor to questions.

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  Okay. So as I explained, what the second substitute is doing is basically, um, an explanation or a clarification around eminent domain being used in trying to supply, in this instance, natural gas to a facility that's wanting to, to, uh, create power. And, uh, if you look in lines 2 0 8 through two 14, you'll see that the pipeline has to be located within an existing utility easement or immediately adjacent to and parallel with an existing line. Or the pipeline has to be located within or immediately adjacent to an existing planned roadway or a pipeline that will or has the ability to serve more than one customer upon completion. That is the parameters that we put …

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Notes that the bill title changed and that the rules were suspended, and moves that the second substitute pass.

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  Seen no questions. I'm gonna go to you for a motion. Okay. Once again, uh, as I described, I wanna be clear, the title of this bill changed. So under suspension of the rules, um, we, we are going to, we have changed the title. Um, 'cause we suspended that rule. Mr. President, correct? Go ahead. If yes, Yeah, we suspended the three reading requirement. So under suspension of the rules, I would move that second substitute Senate Bill 2 31 pass.

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Notes the title change and moves under suspension of the rules that the second substitute for S.B. 231 pass.

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  Okay. Once again, uh, as I described, I wanna be clear, the title of this bill changed. So under suspension of the rules, um, we, we are going to, we have changed the title. Um, 'cause we suspended that rule. Mr. President, correct? Go ahead. If yes, Yeah, we suspended the three reading requirement. So under suspension of the rules, I would move that second substitute Senate Bill 2 31 pass.

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• S.B. 2 Public Education Budget Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Says the state will carefully study how AI will affect public schools and that some older funded programs may become obsolete.

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  Senator Sandall. Thank You President. Uh, I, I wanna take just a minute and talk about, uh, um, thing that was just mentioned in testimony about cutting AI or technology. Uh, Senator Vickers, I, I, Mr. President, I want it to be understood that I believe that we are trying to take a deep look into what AI is going to do in our public school system. And we're gonna do this very carefully, uh, with the state school board, with the legislature, but there will be certain programs that have become obsolete that we've funded in the past. Uh, we need to gather together and we need to make sure that we get this right as we fund what …

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• S.B. 8 State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explained that the substitute provides appropriations for state employee compensation adjustments and makes technical changes, and declined to present the whole bill before the substitute vote.

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  Yeah, this bill provides appropriations related to state employee compensation adjustments and, uh, makes other technical changes. Uh, I can present the whole bill now or, Okay. No thank you. Let's

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• S.B. 8 State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explained the bill's appropriations, including a 2.5% labor market increase for state and higher education employees, health and retirement rate changes, and a 401k match.

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  Okay. So, uh, this bill as substituted provides appropriations related to state employee compensation adjustments for fiscal year 2026. This bill makes supplemental appropriations of 8 million across all funding sources, including reductions of 290,100 from general fund and 1.3 million from income tax fund for fiscal year 2027. This bill appropriates 194.9 million across all funding sources including 133.5 million from general fund and income tax fund. The funding mix of for these appropriations includes statutory federal regulatory and non statutory exemptions as approved by E-A-D-E-A-C in December. Some the summaries of this bill, some of the highlights. This bill provides funding for a 2.5% labor market increase for state employees and higher education employees. This bill also provides …

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• S.B. 8 State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Opposed the amendment, saying University of Utah compensation was already included at the same rate as other state and higher education employees.

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  Thank you. I would resist this motion. Uh, the University of Utah Compensation package was included last year and again this year at a rate that's equal to the rest of our state employees and across the state in our university system. This would imbalance in a great way, uh, the compensation package only at one university.

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• S.B. 8 State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moved to suspend the rules and pass the first substitute for Senate Bill 8.

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  Thank you. I would move that under suspension of the rules. First substitute Senate Bill eight pass.

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• S.B. 189 School District Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks about the fourth substitute, noting that the fiscal note still shows $15 million in one-time funding.

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  Thank. Thank you Mr. President. Uh, sponsor yield. Senator Bus, will you yield? Yes. Senator Sandall. Thank you. Um, on the fourth substitute, I am still seeing the fiscal note that is there of $15 million. One time, I, I'm not sure. It seems like the fiscal note has caught up.

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• S.B. 189 School District Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Suggests circling the bill until the fiscal note catches up, since there is time left today.

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  So why don't we, we've got time yet today. Why don't we, well, he'll hear bills this afternoon. Uh, probably need to to circle this bill until the fiscal note catches up. Thank You. Thank you.

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• S.B. 189 School District Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to circle the bill. · speaker not certain

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  Thank you Mr. President. I make a motion to circle. Thank You. I'll in favor say

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• S.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules · House Rules Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Presented the resolution, explaining that it would let any party ask to move a constitutional question from district court to the three-judge panel, and described a separate earlier medical malpractice clarification.

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  Thank you Chair. Um, eventually I'm gonna need to, uh, or hope someone will move, uh, the second substitute. Do you want me to speak to the second substitute please? Okay. So the original intent of this bill was to clarify a follow up to the medical malpractice bill that the legislature passed last year. There was, uh, a concern, you'll see that in line 74 through 80, uh, that was the original intent of the bill, uh, worked out between the trial attorneys and everybody. And, uh, it's had no opposition to that piece. Uh, here today, because the second substitute now, uh, deals with a piece of legislation that we passed, organizing a constitutional three panel, three judge …

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• S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Presented the bill, saying confusion between the Department of Environmental Quality and local health departments over reporting has been addressed and that the bill improves their coordination and reporting, with a consensus reached.

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  Thank you. Um, over the past, uh, I don't know, a few years, there's, there's been a little bit of confusion between the Department of Environmental Quality and our local health departments on reporting some stuff that they're doing back and forth. And, uh, quite honestly, uh, we're in a much better spot now, and both of those entities have worked on this bill file to make sure that that coordination and reporting is improved. And, uh, we have some something of a consensus here. So that's what the bill does. Good work. It needed to be done. And that's the end of my presentation, Mr. Chair.

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• H.B. 540 Judicial Transparency and Information Access Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Sandall asked why the cooling-off period language was removed, saying he preferred it and was concerned about former justices leaving the court and then suing the state.

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  Yeah, thank you. The question I, the question I had is you took out the language on the cooling off period and, and as lawmakers, we have a year cooling off if we want to get back into state government in certain regard. Um, I actually liked that language. Um, I've been frustrated. I'll just, I'll just state it here. I've been frustrated to see, um, at least two members of our Supreme Court leave the court then sue the state of Utah. I think it's a really, I just wanna make sure I put this on the record. I think it's a really bad look. I think it's inappropriate. Um, and there are at least two, two members of …

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• H.B. 431 Wildlife Crossing Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Explained that the substitute bars the use of eminent domain for large-load power generation facilities, after a taxing component was moved to a House bill.

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  You, Mr. Chair. Uh, yes, indeed. Uh, the substitute is way different, like, uh, completely different than the original version. So, um, let me kind of back up and give you, and I know we're short on time. I'll be quick. Uh, last year when we passed Senate Bill 1 32, uh, allowing users of more than a hundred megawatts of power to generate power, uh, we did not envision, uh, the fact that, uh, a couple of things. One is, uh, there may be a taxing component on those large users. Uh, that's the way this bill file started, but that component was rolled over into a house bill. And then we found another issue where one of the …

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Sandall said the substitute clarifies that eminent domain cannot be used for large power-user generation facilities and that the original tax component was moved into a House bill.

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  You, Mr. Chair. Uh, yes, indeed. Uh, the substitute is way different, like, uh, completely different than the original version. So, um, let me kind of back up and give you, and I know we're short on time. I'll be quick. Uh, last year when we passed Senate Bill 1 32, uh, allowing users of more than a hundred megawatts of power to generate power, uh, we did not envision, uh, the fact that, uh, a couple of things. One is, uh, there may be a taxing component on those large users. Uh, that's the way this bill file started, but that component was rolled over into a house bill. And then we found another issue where one of the …

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• S.J.R. 18 Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution - Legislative Duties · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Presents the first substitute to S.B. 231, which clarifies that eminent domain may not be used for large-load power generation facilities and removes a taxing component that was moved to a House bill.

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  You, Mr. Chair. Uh, yes, indeed. Uh, the substitute is way different, like, uh, completely different than the original version. So, um, let me kind of back up and give you, and I know we're short on time. I'll be quick. Uh, last year when we passed Senate Bill 1 32, uh, allowing users of more than a hundred megawatts of power to generate power, uh, we did not envision, uh, the fact that, uh, a couple of things. One is, uh, there may be a taxing component on those large users. Uh, that's the way this bill file started, but that component was rolled over into a house bill. And then we found another issue where one of the …

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Sandall explained that the substitute shifts the burden of proof to the person exercising eminent domain to rebut prima facie evidence by clear and convincing evidence.

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  Okay. At, on line 2 74. So the burden of proof shifts to the person exercising MO domain to rebut the prima facie evidence by clearing convincing evidence. Does that answer your question? Yeah, well,

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• H.B. 431 Wildlife Crossing Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Said his intent is that the person seeking to use eminent domain bears the burden of proof, not the landowner, and that he would accept edits.

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  I'll be happy for, I'll be happy for any edits because No, I, my intent is that any person wanting to exercise eminent domain would have to prove, be under the burden of proof should be on them, not on the, not on the landowner. Yeah.

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Sandall said he would welcome edits and that the burden of proof should be on anyone seeking to exercise eminent domain, not on the landowner.

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  I'll be happy for, I'll be happy for any edits because No, I, my intent is that any person wanting to exercise eminent domain would have to prove, be under the burden of proof should be on them, not on the, not on the landowner. Yeah.

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• H.B. 431 Wildlife Crossing Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Said the substitute was drafted quickly over the past 72 hours and that the question could be checked.

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  It, you could be right. I mean, this sub came out. I'm okay. We, we've been working on it in the last 72 hours. Yeah.

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Sandall said the substitute had been worked on over the past 72 hours and that the question might be right.

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  It, you could be right. I mean, this sub came out. I'm okay. We, we've been working on it in the last 72 hours. Yeah.

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• H.B. 431 Wildlife Crossing Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Said he would review the language with the drafting attorney.

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  Okay. So we can definitely, we'll, I'll definitely take a look at that. Okay. With the, with the drafting attorney.

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• S.B. 231 Energy User Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Sandall said he would review the language with the drafting attorney.

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  Okay. So we can definitely, we'll, I'll definitely take a look at that. Okay. With the, with the drafting attorney.

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• S.B. 301 Summons Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves to circle SB 8 so it can be heard later.

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  Senator Sandall. Thank you. Motion to, uh, circle. We'll run this bill a little later. Motion to circle, uh, again, we'll hear these bills tomorrow.

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• H.B. 168 Hunting and Fishing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks whether a pilot includes a drone operator and how the aircraft provision would apply to drones.

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  Thank you, uh, Mr. Chair. So, um, some questions looking around, uh, the aircraft piece. Um, so I, I see you were, uh, pretty explicit about not making it, uh, a problem to continue to, to take coyotes, oli. Uh, but I'm kind of wondering where we're gonna land on drones. And I see when you talk about pilot, uh, is a pilot a drone operator as well? That's Mr. Chair.

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• H.B. 168 Hunting and Fishing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Raises concern that drone use in ranching could expose operators to liability if someone else later takes an animal located by drone.

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  Operator can, can I follow up please? Uh, if you add drone in there, it causes a extra problem. Um, as we go forward, we're gonna start to use drones more and more to locate animals, whether they're cattle or sheep or something else on the range. Uh, I don't want to get into some conflict, uh, during a hunting season where I've got a drone up and somebody accuses me of finding a, an animal, a, a wildlife animal, and then somebody taking it. Uh, I think, I think you've gotta be able to care. I, I can see in a fixed wing aircraft, um, not really having that problem. I mean, it's a little different, but you talk …

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• H.B. 168 Hunting and Fishing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Describes a hypothetical in which he flies a drone to find cattle during deer season and asks whether he could be held liable if his son takes a deer.

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  So I, I, I understand that may be your intent, but let me give you a ground on experience. So, um, I'm out with my drone and I'm trying to, to check across a pretty rough piece of country on my property and looking for cattle. It's during the deer hunt season, and my son is hunting deer and he harvested deer. Okay. Do I, am I gonna have to prove that? I did not call him to tell him where the deer was? Am I gonna, it's, in other words, you, you, you've conflicted a couple of things here that I'm a little concerned about. When I, I, I'm, I'm not sure. I just don't wanna be liable in …

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• H.B. 168 Hunting and Fishing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Moves a verbal amendment on line 606 to add helicopter and strike other airborne vehicle or device, saying drones can be addressed later.

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  You. Uh, I'd like to make a verbal amendment on line 6 0 6. That would be in order. Um, my amendment would be after the word airplane. Words airplane, or insert the word helicopter and strike other airborne vehicle or device. It goes to my original intent. I think if we're gonna deal with the drones, let's have that discussion somewhere down the road and figure it out. Representative. Um, but for right now, let's, let's, let's get those bigger, those bigger, uh, airborne things taken care of.

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• H.B. 168 Hunting and Fishing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Confirms the amendment wording and says he fully supports it.

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  That is correct. That would be my motion. Mr. Chair, Thank you to the sponsor, to the amendment. I, I fully support that. That makes sense. Thanks, Mr. Chair.

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• H.B. 168 Hunting and Fishing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend HB 168, first substitute, as amended.

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  I'll make that motion. Thank you. Uh, I'll move that we, uh, favorably recommend first substitute 1 68 as amended from this committee.

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• H.B. 168 Hunting and Fishing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Says the bill is a work in progress and that it will be refined further in the future.

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  Yeah. Uh, thank you Mr. Chair. And I appreciate the motion. And I commit, I mean, this is kind of a work in process. Uh, there's gonna be some tweaks and we're, I'm happy to have the amendment in there and we'll work on it further in the future. Thank you.

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks whether the fee is underfunded and whether the fee needs to be raised.

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  Thanks. Okay, so I got a couple of questions. First of all, in the fee schedule, moving it over, um, do you anticipate or see currently that we're underfunding and we need to raise the fee?

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks that any fee increase be done in collaboration with the industries.

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  Okay. Um, I just wanted to be, make kind of that clarity, hope, hopefully it's in collaboration with the industries before we do decide to raise.

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks how the bill distinguishes a landowner who shoots an escaped feral swine on their property from people who bring in hogs for hunting.

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  So anyway, um, the next question is how do we deal? I, I don't want feral hogs, let me just make that clear. But how do we distinguish between the person, the neighbor, the neighboring, whatever, and a feral hog escapes and they get it on their property and they're shooting, they want that hog gone, but it's not gonna be a value much to call the department, the division, or somebody else to come in and remove that hog. Is that person now subject? How do we, how do we delineate between the people that are bringing hunting in and somebody who's wanting to help us control the problem? And if I may go ahead.

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Clarifies the question concerns an escaped feral swine that a neighbor shoots, and asks whether that person would face fines or felony charges.

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  No, I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about a feral swine that escapes, escapes where, uh, from the people that brought it in in a horse trailer, calls under the fence, comes on the neighbor's property, and the neighbor doesn't want it there and shoots the pig. And now they're subject to fines and felonies.

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks where the bill contains the provision allowing a landowner to eliminate a feral swine, and says the answer resolves his question.

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  Okay. We're We're That's in the bill. Oh, it's in the bill. Yes. Can you point me to that part? 'cause I'm not sure I saw that part. Okay. I'll find it. Okay. Go ke go ahead. That, that's, that's my question. I just need that answered. Okay. We'll, we'll work on that.

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Confirms that a feral swine that threatens damage to private property may be killed, and says his question is answered.

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  Okay. So you may kill or destroy it. Oh, so it's the threat of harm to property. Okay. Yes. So, So talks about if he search Mm-hmm. Okay. So if he gets on your property and you're thinking, I don't want that, that thing, that could thing could Okay. Cause some damage. Okay. Perfect. Answer your Question. Thanks. Got my question.

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asks what the current penalty is for illegally bringing feral swine into the state.

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  Forests, what is the penalty now for those who are illegally bringing those swine in?

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• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Suggests the penalty for illegally bringing in swine may need to be added to the bill and says the department should look into it.

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  Because that, I would, I, I mean, I wonder if that needs to be in the bill because we're trying to eliminate this issue now instead of, uh, we don't wanna encourage it by any means. Um, no, I Think that's why it says he doesn't know either. So I don't know That, uh, might be something topic We can find out for You For sure. Let's, let's look at that. Okay. Um, further, there we go.

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• H.B. 509 Wetlands Study Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asked how the five-year timeframe in the study relates to a pending federal listing proceeding for a species and whether the study could be used against the state.

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  Thanks. It must be either getting late in the session or I'm getting tired 'cause I'm starting to pick at things. Um, uh, so representative, I guess my concern is when we take a look at just the last, uh, five year timeframe, um, how does that play into now the lawsuit that, that we're facing or a, not a lawsuit, excuse me, a listing for the Wilson Fowler up and as we, if, if we're compelled to c create a study based on the last five years, um, what, uh, what does that do? Uh, I I think that may hurt us in that, in that case, I think it may, it may lead to us, to some of …

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• H.B. 509 Wetlands Study Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Said he will vote no in committee and that the five-year window reflects drought years, so a broader look may be needed.

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  Yeah, I, I'm not gonna try to fix this on the fly, so I'm gonna be a no in committee, but I do think that, uh, five-year window look, um, is just in the drought, the most drought years that we've had and probably needs to be a little broader perspective of, of where we're looking at. Um, I, I know that's what we're all focused on, but, uh, but I, but I think we need a, a wider look at that. So that's, that's just explaining my vote.

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• S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Presents the resolution encouraging planners to integrate agriculture into urban neighborhood planning, and offers to take questions.

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  You. As we discussed yesterday, uh, this resolution simply gives the nod to planners across the state to encourage what is now being called a new term of Agri Hoods where agriculture is uh, integrated into planning of, uh, urban neighborhoods. With that, I'd be open to any questions.

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• S.J.R. 16 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Ethics Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Moves to lift House Bill 374, on speech language and hearing occupations licensing amendments, from the table and place it at the top of the third reading calendar.

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  Let's go to Senator Sandall. Thank you Mr. President pro tem motion to lift from tabled on third house bill or second substitute house Bill 3 74 speech language and hearing occupations licensing amendments. My motion will be to place it at the top of the third reading calendar. Second Associate house bill 3 74. Okay. Okay. Yep.

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• H.B. 396 Public Project Subcontractor Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Sandall asked for a walk-through of a typical job site, including what records must be kept, how they are kept, and for how long.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so I'm sorry I missed the very first part of the presentation, but I, I want to try to just walk me through a, a typical scenario of a job site and say, okay, what is going to be required to be kept? How are they gonna keep it? I, I know they've gotta keep it for up to three years. Sorry. And, and exactly. Again, what has to be kept on the, uh, on the record, I'm trying to get, I guess, to how erroneous this might be for, uh, a contractor subcontractor and, and how long this might take. And then, and then also, I mean, obviously we're looking for some kind of …

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• H.B. 396 Public Project Subcontractor Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Sandall asked who completes the form and whether each worker signs it.

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  That's not my question. Okay. My question is, you fill out the, uh, yep. Every worker fills out this form. Signs it Just the, just the contractor that hires workers. Just the contractor. Yes, Sir. Then from each worker, they have to collect what data.

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• H.B. 396 Public Project Subcontractor Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Sandall confirmed that the burden falls on the subcontractor and that inspectors would look into the subcontractor, then said he had no further questions.

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  And then that the doppel would then look into the subcontractor. Correct. Thank you. That was, that's my questions. Okay. Thank you. Apologies. Thank you.

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• H.B. 391 Vacancy Replacement Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Moved that the committee pass the third substitute of H.B. 391 favorably.

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  Thank you. I'd move that we pass, uh, favorably from this committee's third substitute house Bill 3 91.

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• H.B. 324 Utah Marriage Commission Fee Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Moves to table HB 324 for fiscal impact.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to table on third house bill 3 24 for fiscal impact. Thank you. I have a motion to table on third house Bill 3 24.

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• S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Sandall explains the resolution's approach to integrating agriculture into residential development.

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  of agricultural areas in those areas is appropriate. And with that, that's what the resolution does. Mr. President,

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• H.B. 374 Speech, Language, and Hearing Occupations Licensing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Moves to table second substitute H.B. 374 pending the fiscal note.

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  Mr. President, motion to table on third house Bill. Oh, second substitute house bill 3 74. Uh, pending the fiscal fiscal note catching up, We have a motion to table on third second substitute House Bill 3 74.

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• S.B. 189 School District Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Says he was under the impression the repayment language would be in legislative intent language with the funding, and is open to amending or substituting the bill.

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  Senator Sandall. Okay. Thank you. Okay, thank you. Okay. Um, I'm happy to talk about this moral offline and amend it if needed. Um, but I, I was under the impression that it would be put in some legislative intent language with the funding itself, but I am open to amending or substituting if needed.

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• S.B. 189 School District Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Asks the sponsor whether the state has stepped in previously in high-growth areas to provide land for future schools.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Question for the sponsor. I think she's yielded. Um, my question would be are are you aware of any other circumstance where the state has stepped in in high growth areas to create or help, uh, provide land for some future school?

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• H.B. 179 Milk Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Says the sponsor made corrections he supports, and that the bill is a fundamental change allowing raw milk to be sold without face-to-face contact, with producers subject to testing, licensing and fees.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I kind of want to congratulate the, uh, representative. Uh, she did listen and, uh, you'll notice I had a had a sub ready to go, but, uh, she made the corrections in her sub. And, uh, I think we're at a point where I'm comfortable with what we've done. I just wanna make sure that everybody on the committee and those listening understand that this is a fundamental change in what we're doing with raw milk. Uh, we have up to this point only it allowed raw milk to be in a spot where ownership was with the raw milk producer or in a face-to-face contact, so that the consumer knew like very distinctly …

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• S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Sen. Sandall says the bill helps coordination between local health departments and the Department of Environmental Quality and invites questions.

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  Thank you. Uh, as we talked about, uh, a few days ago, this bill simply helps, uh, coordination between our local health departments and the environmental quality, uh, department with that'd be open to any questions.

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• S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Sen. Sandall moves to circle first substitute Senate Joint Resolution 6, which concerns court rules on medical malpractice.

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  Circle, uh, first substitute Senate Joint Resolution six. Joint resolution amending court rules regarding medical malpractice.

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• S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Sen. Sandall says the resolution follows last year's medical malpractice law and clears up details needed for that law to work, and that he knows of no opposition.

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  Thank you. This joint re resolution follows a piece of legislation that we passed last year around medical mal malpractice, uh, clears up, uh, the existing necessary things to make that bill file work. And, uh, I think both sides have, uh, have joined together in the first substitute and, uh, I know of no opposition with I'll be open for any questions.

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• H.B. 410 Water Leasing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asked how water lost in transit would be accounted for so a lessee is not claiming more water than was delivered, whether the system has enough capacity to deliver leased water, and how depletion would be handled.

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  You Mr. Chair. So yeah, I'm the senate sponsor, but I do have a question in case, in case this comes up and it has come up. So this is a logistic question. So in the leasing program, say, uh, somebody midstream or higher up in the stream decides to lease water. Let's say that's 10 acre feet or 10 CFS, whatever it is. Well, by the time it gets to the, the lessor, which may be in this case is the lake, there's only eight. How are we, how are we going to account for the, the differential loss that we're gonna see as we come through the system? And is there a mechanism to protect someone from claiming, …

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• H.B. 410 Water Leasing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asked whether the bill adequately protects both the lessee and the lessor.

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  Do you the the bill file, excuse me, Mr. Chair? No, go ahead. Follow up. So you think the bill file

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• H.B. 410 Water Leasing Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Responded that the timing and coordination of releases with water districts would be used to protect fish species that need to migrate upstream.

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  Right. So I guess, and I'm gonna let Hannah correct me if I'm wrong, it all comes down to the timing of that and coordinating with our districts and the water districts to make sure that, I mean, that's the last thing that anybody wants to see happen. We have to be very thoughtful and very methodical in the timing of how, how and when the water is released. And that's what that shepherding is all about, to make sure that we're delivering it and that we're doing it at the right time.

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks what 75% distribution uniformity would look like in practice.

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  Yeah. Thank you. Um, I'm kinda like a visionary guy, but help me understand what 75% means. Like what I look out and I, and I see landscape here and I see sprinklers spraying. Yeah. And how would it change in that efficiency range from where we're at? What, what would look differently?

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks whether DFCM already follows this practice.

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  I, I have, uh, one, maybe along that same line, uh, is there, is there anything, like, do you do this now at DFCM? Is this a practice?

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Notes the substitute has no fiscal note and asks whether one is expected for the audit requirement.

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  Okay. I, I noticed, uh, on here that on the substitute senator that I don't see a fiscal note and, but, but it, um, it directs the division to perform audit. You are, are you expecting a fiscal note to come on that you,

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Restates that the goal is even distribution from irrigation systems.

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  Okay. Making sure I understood, uh, understood that. Yeah. It seems like, okay, that would just be part of your other, and so Chris, uh, testimony right now you're, you're working to make sure you have probably even, you don't want brown spots now We don't want brown spots now. We don't wanna be over watering certain areas. Okay. So just trying to get that, even distribution from our irrigation systems.

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks whether the bill is necessary and whether uneven coverage is currently illegal.

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  That's, that's why I'm wondering if this, if this bill is necessary, Senator, can you help me see what changes their behavior? Or if there was a brown spot, um, is that against the law now?

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks about the installation cost difference for low-water-use turf and whether the bill adds cost for new buildings.

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  Thank you. Yeah. If I get one more chance here. You got it. Um, what's the differential in cost in installation for, uh, low consumption turf, low water consumption, turf versus regular turf? Is there a differential if we're gonna require it now on new buildings in this bill?

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Moves to replace SB 252 with the first substitute.

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  So my motion would be to, to delete Entit and Body Senate bill 2 52 and replace it with first substitute Senate bill 2 52.

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• S.B. 252 Water Usage at State-owned Facilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend SB 252 as substituted.

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  I'll make a motion that we favorably recommend, uh, from this committee, Senate bill 2 52 for sub.

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• S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Shares concerns raised in testimony and says agencies should make equipment choices rather than defaulting to electric.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I appreciate the, appreciate what the sponsor's trying to do, uh, for Clean Air, but I share those concerns that were just mentioned, uh, in testimony, uh, I think the choice needs to be left to our individual agencies as as just as much, much as in a personal setting. Um, I may choose to use an electric string trimmer simply because, uh, I have someone that can't start a gas trimmer and I'm going to make that decision based on that individual choice. But to re but completely set the default to say electric is best, uh, I think takes a lot of good options away from our procurement people. Thank you.

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• S.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Explains that a Senate joint resolution is needed to clarify last year's medical malpractice bill, says both sides agree and there is no opposition, and notes a possible substitute to coordinate with S.J.R. 5. He is open to questions.

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  Senator Sandall. Thank you Mr. President. Uh, last year we passed, uh, a bill file regarding, uh, medical malpractice and, uh, we now need a Senate joint resolution to, uh, finish clarifying what was passed last year. Um, as I presented in committee, I believe we have both sides in agreement, um, on this resolution and there hasn't been any, uh, opposition. I will however, suggest that if we pass this on third, there might be a sub coming to help coordinate, uh, and clear up something that we thought was clear between Senate Joint Resolution five and this six. But we need to clarify it in six rather than have it stand in five. So we can look for …

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• S.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Moves that the first substitute for S.J.R. 6 be read a third time and calls for the vote.

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  Senator Sandall, go ahead. I, I'd move that Senate Joint Resolution six. First substitute, be read a third Time. Thank you. The question is, shall first substitute Senate Joint Resolution six. Be read a third time. Roll call vote.

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• S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Presents the bill to clarify coordination between DEQ, local health departments, and local governments on reimbursing extraordinary enforcement costs, and notes minor technical changes.

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  Uh, over the past few years, the, uh, the relationship between DEQ and local local health departments has, uh, has been stretched at times. Uh, but they have come together now to, uh, create a better relationship. SB 2 51 improves the partnership between DEQ and local health departments. Um, this bill clarifies the coordinated effort between DEQ local health departments and local governments to recruit costs in the event of extra extraordinary expense incurred in respond responding to environmental enforcement activity. And the reimbursement process will be clarified through Rural Writing Authority, uh, granted by the legislature. Other minor, minor technical changes. Um, I'd be open to any questions.

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• H.C.R. 6 Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Utah Housing Strategic Plan · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Says the fiscal note has caught up with a House substitute bill and it is ready to run, and moves to lift the bill from the table on third reading.

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  We're gonna lift a bill off of the table on third calendar. Yeah. Thank you Mr. President. A motion to lift from table on third first substitute house Bill 1 39. Uh, fiscal note has caught up with it. It's ready to, to run. We have a motion to lift that bill from Table On third.

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• H.C.R. 6 Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Utah Housing Strategic Plan · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Explains that the bill lifted from the table will be placed at the bottom of the third reading calendar.

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  First substitute house bill. 1 39 will be lifted from the table on third calendar and placed at the bottom. We're gonna place at the bottom of the third reading calendar.

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• H.B. 296 Water Commitment Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Explains that H.B. 296 lets a water conservation plan include a commitment of available water to uses on the Great Salt Lake, and that it is an optional addition to a plan.

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  Thank you. Uh, as I uh, described yesterday, a water conservation plan may now include the commitment of avail available water to uses on the Great Salt Lake. Doesn't require anything, it just, uh, adds it to a, a plan if they so choose without it be open to any questions.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Spoke on the bill. · speaker not certain

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  Back to the bill sponsor. Thank, Thank you for the motion. Appreciate the, the, the testimony of the, uh, the public, public, uh, comment period. And just want to assure that, uh, the thing that this bill does is we talk about procedures and not people. The idea is we treat all people, all human beings equally in, in this bill and deal with procedures as we respect, uh, what we're trying to do here. Appreciate all the perspective as well, and appreciate the motion. Thank you, chair.

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• H.B. 296 Water Commitment Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Sandall explained that H.B. 296 adds the commitment of available water to uses on the Great Salt Lake to the information a water conservation plan may include.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this bill simply, uh, suggests if you look on line 52, that a water conservation plan may include informa the following information and added to that list is the commitment of available water to uses on the Great Salt Lake. It simply allows conservation plans to look at com water that could be committed to the lake without it be open to questions.

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• H.B. 63 Livestock Watering Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Explains that H.B. 63 clarifies sub-basin water rights for livestock watering, including moving a water right between point sources without added allotment if the owner holds the property or grazing allotments in the sub-basin, and says the bill has passed through committees.

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  Thank you. Um, in the, uh, livestock grazing community, uh, in dealing with water rights, there is a section that deals with what we call sub-basin rights. In other words, a water right, uh, can be placed on a source, uh, and then, uh, in the current condition, we cannot move cattle between a different sources in that sub-basin. This basically clarifies that a person has a, that has a water right that doesn't infringe on another water right. May also be able to move that water right to from point source to point source without depleting or without any additional, uh, necessary uh, uh, water right allotment. Um, must own the, you must own the private property or grazing …

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• H.B. 230 Offender Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Moves to table third substitute H.B. 230 on third reading.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to table third substitute house bill two 30 on third for physical impact.

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• H.B. 110 Offender Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Makes a motion to table the bill on third reading.

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  Give Mr. President a motion to table on third, third substitute house Bill one 10. Physical impact.

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• H.B. 274 Sentencing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Moves to table the third substitute on third reading.

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  Thank you. Motion to table on third, third house, third substitute house Bill 2 74.

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• S.B. 76 Residential Rental Payment Reporting Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Sen. Sandall said he appreciates the move from shall to may but is concerned about requiring private businesses to help others increase their credit.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, this may have been covered in a, but I'm gonna repeat kinda what's been in my mind over this. Thank you. One for moving from a shall to a may. Uh, but, but I'm still concerned, uh, in, in the private sector that we're requiring or beginning to require, uh, private businesses to help other people, uh, increase their credit. And, and I don't think that's where this burden should fall. Uh, I think people should increase their credit based on them being able to do what they need to do. And so, um, I'm still having a real struggle with this bill file, but that's, that's my comment. Thanks.

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• S.B. 76 Residential Rental Payment Reporting Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Sen. Sandall moved to proceed to the next item on the agenda.

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  Thank you. I'm gonna move, uh, that we move to the next item of the agenda.

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• S.B. 76 Residential Rental Payment Reporting Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Sen. Sandall said he has enough concerns about the bill and wants the bill file kept in the chair's possession.

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  Yeah, I, I just think, uh, I've got enough concerns about it. I think the, we need to keep the bill file in the possession of the, of the chair, um, going forward.

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• S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Presented SR 4 as a nonbinding Senate resolution expressing that the Legislature supports integrating agriculture into residential development, with no House or governor action required.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, typically, uh, I know resolutions don't do a lot around here, uh, but in this regard, uh, I think there's been a little confusion, maybe a little hesitation with some developers and planners on whether the legislature would agree or like agriculture planned into the residential communities. So, just simply created this Senate resolution. Won't go to the house, won't go to the governor, just from the Senate saying, you know what? It's okay if you, if you desire and you want to go ahead and plan some agriculture into your new development in your new community. Uh, with that, that's basically what the, what the resolution does. It just gives a nod from the …

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Asked whether the sponsor would consider limiting the bill to one site with a state-park-style status that recognizes future mineral development rights.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, um, in the bill file, it, uh, it sets up a process whereby counties can nominate, come back, um, and then sit can kind of decide if you want to set those parcels off to the side or not. Um, I guess my concern and angst is because these are state lands that the state legislature probably should be the determining factor. I just wonder if the sponsor would maybe address, if he would be willing to do this on a one site basis where you, in the bill file, we would propose this site, kind of like we do a state park, even not, not at state park status, but some status that says …

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Suggested that word of mouth would spread awareness of similar sites and that the legislature could determine size and scope of any other sites.

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  I, I would just suggest that, that by word of mouth, these things tend to spread quite, quite a bit. And if there is another spot that somebody thinks is historical, the, the legislature then could determine size and scope the, the smallest, smallest size area possible and, uh, and allow those discussions to come up here and, and be a, a bill file.

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Asked how the bill would differ if limited to one site, noting it has no fiscal note and no money transfer.

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  So, follow up. Yes. Thanks. So that brings up a second thought then under the bill file. The way it currently is, um, it does not have a fiscal note on it. It does not have any money transferring from the state over. How would that be different if this were just a one time this fits this program, we're not gonna take any rights away from Silla. Mm-hmm. Uh, I mean, in other words, it seems to me that this, this bill file should have a fiscal note on it if indeed the state has to compensate the way that we, we would, I'm, how's the difference working here?

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Expressed concern that decisions about state trust assets would be delegated to SITLA rather than the legislature.

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  Okay. Just, just one final comment. I guess my concern is, is that we have a, uh, state assets asset that the legislature is tasked with keeping track of really, ultimately. And, uh, what we're doing is seeding that decision to TLA over how far and wide we may allow this to go. I guess I'm a little uncomfortable with that. I'd rather see each of those decisions come to the legislature rather than, uh, seed that to, to TLA knowing now that, that there wouldn't have to be compensation by a particular county to come in and compensate that the, the sit system for anything. Anyway. That's, that's not a question, Mr. Chair.

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Said the same result could be reached through a purchase, lease, or other agreement, and that other counties could approach SITLA without legislative input.

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  Well, under the same, oh, sorry, Mr. Chair. Un under the same format that we've got here. You could accomplish the same thing without a purchase or a lease or, uh, some other agreement in a one and done situation as is, as you would to the way this is set up that other counties can then just approach sit a and make additional agreements really without any legislature, any, any legislative buy-in to it.

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Confirmed the request would be limited to one site and suggested hearing from a Garfield County commissioner who was online.

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  Yes. Okay. Thank you Mr. Chair. I think we also have a Garfield County Commissioner online. I think it'd be appropriate to have him say a few words. Is commissioner, uh, Garfield County Commissioner? I, I mean, I know it's not fairly common, but he, he could weigh in on the discussion.

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Said his question had been answered and that he had been confused by the discussion. · speaker not certain

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  He just wanted to know why the fiscal note was zero on this particular bill. Okay. Alright. That was all, that was my only question. No, I was just a little confused with the discussion.

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• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend HB 64 as amended.

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  Yeah. Senator Sandall, I'm gonna move that we, uh, favorably recommend from this committee, HB 64 as amended.

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• H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Supports the bill, saying it applies statewide because drought and water decisions affect the whole state, not only the Salt Lake Valley. · speaker not certain

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  Would just like to add that this isn't just pertinent to the Salt Lake Valley. This is a statewide regulations. There's other things besides the Great Salt Lake. There's other bodies of water in the state of Utah. You've gotta consider that when the state engineers making their decisions. I mean, there's other little tributaries, creeks and streams and everything else. And so I just want to hand it to her that she's, I, I trust her a lot and she has a tough job and her staff does a wonderful job. And, and I just want to make that, that that's the reason for my support for this bill is 'cause it, it, it impacts the whole state of …

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• S.B. 261 Pharmacy Practice Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to delete the entire body of SB 261 and replace it with a first substitute.

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  Yeah, let's, yeah, if it's okay, Mr. Chair, let's, uh, delete entitle embody Senate bill 2 61 and replace it with first substitute Senate bill 61.

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• S.B. 261 Pharmacy Practice Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend the first substitute of SB 261.

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  Now I'll move that, uh, we favorably recommend from this committee for substitute substitute Senate Bill 2 61. That would that motion to be in order?

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• S.B. 258 Infant at Work Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Asked why the bill would codify what agencies can already do, and said guardrails, old pilot language, and uniform coordination with DHRM should be addressed.

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  Yeah. Question for the sponsor. If, uh, this bill is simply giving a choice that agencies already have a choice, why would we codify the same thing that they already can do? I think it's important that we have some guardrails around how this works operationally. If we are going to do it. We do also have old language from the pilot program and with the Sunset there, that at least needs to be cleaned up or addressed. Um, but I do think that some uniformity across state agencies with regards to working with DHRM to come up with a policy that there's a method where DHRM can um, uh, work collaborative collaboratively with these agencies if they are participating. …

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• H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026

  Thanks the sponsor for the changes and says he supports the motion and the bill.

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  Thank you. I I just want to applaud the sponsor. I think this, uh, these changes were talked about and, uh, I appreciate them listening to it and, uh, want to support the motion and the bill.

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• H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026

  Asks whether a current voter on the rolls would have to identify themselves with documentation to a clerk one time.

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  Senator Sandall Fo follow up. Thank you, Mr. President. So if, uh, a current voter, um, is in the system, will they not have to one time go and identify themselves with their documentation to a clerk or whoever's designated

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• H.B. 209 Voting Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026

  Says he is still unclear whether the bill requires everyone to show documents in person and how accommodations apply to voters on the rolls.

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  Maybe no follow up question, but I'm, I am a little confused. If we have citizens who are already on the rolls, um, and they don't have to show the citizenship, or someone that is now ambulatory, non-ambulatory and wants to begin to vote how there's an accommodation there. And if this bill file just leaves it up to the county clerk to decide who's a citizen or not, or if everyone has to actually show in person. That's, that's my question that I, that I still need answered. Maybe the the sponsor can do that in some

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• H.B. 49 Law Enforcement Salary Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to table the fourth substitute HB 49 on third reading for fiscal impact.

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  Motion to place, uh, four Substitute house bill 49 tabled on third for fiscal impact.

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• H.B. 22 Vintage Vehicle Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 24) · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to table the third substitute of H.B. 22 for fiscal impact.

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  Motion. Motion to table on third, third substitute house bill 22 for fiscal impact. Thank you. Motion to table on third house, third substitute house Bill 22.

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• S.B. 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 11, 2026

  Sen. Sandall presented SB 251, saying the Department of Environmental Quality and local health departments worked together on the bill to better define their relationship, and that questions can go to the appropriate people.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair for taking me out of order. Um, Senator Vickers, the Department of Environmental Quality and the local health departments have an intertwined relationship that over time has, um, had some concerns, some, uh, rocky spots in it. And, uh, over the last year, year and a half, um, that relationship has, uh, has come become better. Uh, they're working together really well, and part of that is the result in this bill file where their relationship becomes, uh, better defined. And, uh, and, and both parties have agreed to the language in this bill file. In fact, they worked it out together and asked me to run it. Uh, with that Mr. Chair, if there are …

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• H.B. 392 District Court Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 23) · Feb 11, 2026

  Moves to table the bill on third reading while the fiscal note is updated.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to table on third while the fiscal note catches up.

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• H.B. 392 District Court Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 23) · Feb 11, 2026

  Moves to table the bill on third reading while the fiscal note is updated.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to table on third while the fiscal note catches up.

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• H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 23) · Feb 11, 2026

  Sen. Sandall moves to table the second substitute of H.B. 46 for fiscal impact.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to table, uh, second substitute house bill 46 for fiscal impact. Motion to table on third second substitute house Bill 46.

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• H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 23) · Feb 11, 2026

  Moves to table the bill for fiscal impact.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to table, uh, second substitute house bill 46 for fiscal impact. Motion to table on third second substitute house Bill 46.

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• S.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Sandall said the substitute resolution corrects a court rule that was unintentionally changed by a medical malpractice law enacted last year, and that both defense and prosecuting attorneys and the Association for Justice support it.

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  Yeah. To, uh, to, to address the sub. So, um, this resolution has been agreed to by both sides, the defense and prosecuting attorneys by UMA and the Association for Justice. Uh, last year we enacted, uh, uh, medical malpractice law related expenses to be addressed separately after finding of a liability of any of a medical expe, medical malpractice case. However, the bill effectively amended rule 42 of the rules of civil procedure governing bifurcation, which should have been done through a joint resolution. This resolution amends that so that everything gets squared away again. You know, uh, we've got both sides supporting, I believe. Uh, hopefully you haven't received any emails, which is what we try to do …

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• S.B. 127 Pediatric Care Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026

  Asks whether any other 24-hour entities could be pulled into the bill's coordinator requirement.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, sponsors yielded. So my question is, um, in one, if this is already an existing practice, uh, we're looking to codify it, uh, I'm very concerned that there are other thing, other entities out there that may be open 24 7, uh, that might be rolled into now an area that they did not have to provide, uh, a pediatric care, uh, coordinator in their system, and then that's gonna cause more to them. So I want to, I wanna first of all understand if, if there's security that we're not, that we don't have any other entities out there that would fall under this, uh, this bill file.

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• S.B. 127 Pediatric Care Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026

  Says he is concerned the bill codifies existing practice and asks what benefit that provides, and whether someone on the edge could be caught by it.

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  Thank you. Just, uh, no additional question Mr. President, but, uh, in following up with my line of thinking, I am concerned about whether we are, uh, somehow wrapping into, uh, existing practice now by codifying it and what benefit we get from that. If there will be somebody on the edge that somehow gets caught up into this net and, uh, and I'm just not sure that we need to codify this exact, this Existing Practice. Thank

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• S.B. 49 Natural Organic Reduction Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 21) · Feb 9, 2026

  Says the substitute improves the bill but expresses concern that future property owners may not know what is buried, and will not run his amendment now.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I, uh, too have a, an amendment. Uh, I am probably not going to run that amendment, uh, at this point in time. Um, the, uh, substitute does make things a little bit better, but, uh, I, I would kind of go with Senator Weiler's comments. Um, I believe this practice becomes problematic, uh, when a property owner, a future property owner doesn't know, uh, what may be buried or placed there. Uh, and I think that, uh, we probably probably need to, uh, reevaluate a little bit about where we're, um, putting end of life, um, and, and who the next owner may be. So, um, at this time, I'm not gonna run my …

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• S.B. 204 Physical Therapy Payment Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 6, 2026

  Votes no for the same reasons as Sen. Weiler and says he wanted the vote count to allow the bill to reach the floor.

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  Thank you. Um, I'm gonna vote no for the same reasons that Senator Weiler just expressed, but I wanted to make sure that the vote count was so that we got this to the floor. I'm just being transparent. So I'm voting.

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• S.B. 182 Attorney Admission to Jail Facilities Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 6, 2026

  Sen. Sandall said the amendment addresses his main concern and asked whether the sponsor knew of other instances of attorneys being denied access and whether the Sheriffs' Association had been consulted.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, senator, uh, the amendment really helps me quite a bit, honestly, because that was a, my biggest concern about the bill. Uh, my second concern is deals with kind of what has been the common practice, and if this was something that was, uh, uh, uh, just one case, one off case. Is this, uh, do you know of other instances where, uh, someone outta jail has prohibited attorney from coming when asked during the hours that you've talked about here? Um, I understand that because just because one person, uh, kind of missed the mark and, and said, no, I'm worried that we're running legislation, uh, that is already in common practice. So I …

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• S.B. 182 Attorney Admission to Jail Facilities Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 6, 2026

  Sen. Sandall asked whether jail visiting hours are posted online.

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  Follow up if we can please. And I guess a response maybe from, uh, sheriffs or whoever, but aren't those hours posted online somewhere of the jail?

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• S.B. 31 Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 6, 2026

  Voted yes, expecting further changes, and said reducing the original 6,000 hours to 2,000 helped him.

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  Uh, thank you. I'm gonna, I am going to vote to yes. Uh, knowing that there's some, still some work to do on this, uh, having gone through this process before, um, I expect there to be a few changes along the way. I'm, I think there were some things that were said, um, that, uh, that can maybe help the bill. But, but I will say that the original 6,000 hours down to 2000 hours, uh, helped me.

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• H.B. 17 Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Asks how the meeting location requirement would apply where a district is small or undeveloped and no suitable site exists nearby.

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  Thank you. Uh, thinking about what are those parameters if, uh, if a pit is established, it may be, uh, it may be just a a quarter of a block. Uh, there may not be anywhere to hold a meeting. Uh, just describe to me. It may be undeveloped quarter block and and where would you hold that meeting? Under this?

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• H.B. 17 Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Asks whether a district in the Salt Lake City area could hold its meeting at the Capitol.

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  So in your example, a PI that exists in and around or in somewhere in the Salt Lake City area, uh, somewhere close could be, uh, the capitol to, to hold a meeting. Is that correct? Yes. Senator

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• H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Moves to lift substitute House Bill 21 from the tabled calendar and place it at the top of the third reading calendar, explaining that its fiscal note has now been resolved to zero.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, motion to lift first house, substitute house bill 21 from tabled on third to the third top of the third reading calendar. Is that where you want it? It, this, this did this had a fiscal note that had not caught up. The fiscal note is now zero. Yeah, we probably just need to leave it on the third reading calendar overnight, but, uh, okay. So, so Motion to would be you can top the bottom. I think we'll get to all of 'em on tomorrow, so it Won't really matter. Okay. Okay. Thank you. That's My motion. So we have a motion

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• H.B. 77 Tax Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Restates the motion to place substitute House Bill 21 at the top of the third reading calendar.

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  First substitute house bill 21. First Substitute house bill 21 to the top of the third reading calendar.

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• H.B. 28 Health and Human Services Sunset Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Moves to table second substitute H.B. 28 on third reading.

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  Thank you. Motion to table second substitute house Bill 28 on third for, uh, Sunset review.

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• H.B. 182 Genetic Information Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Moves to table the bill on third reading pending the fiscal note.

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  Sandall. Thank you. Motion to table on third fifth substitute House Bill 180 2 pending the fiscal note. Catching up.

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• H.B. 16 Solar Power Plant Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Moves to table the first substitute bill on third reading because the fiscal note has not yet been updated to match it.

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  You. Um, motion to table, uh, first substitute house bill 16. Uh, the fiscal note has not cut up with the first substitute yet. Table on third.

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• S.B. 39 Investment Zones Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Says the amendment reverses earlier changes made in committee so the bill makes no changes, and that the code is easier to find.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, uh, I just want to remind anyone who might be listening to this, this is what, uh, the good senator agreed to do, uh, as this bill came out of committee. Uh, just wanna make sure that they understand that, that he did, uh, reverse what was in there so that there were no changes. And, uh, people can be comfortable that now if they don't like the idea of a pit or some taxing district, they know where to go find it in the code. So it does actually make our code more readable and easier to find. Thank you, Mr. President.

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• S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Presented the bill as a cleanup measure fixing an issue from last year's cosmetology changes that moved certain licensees from one license to three, and said technical questions could go to Mr. Steinle.

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  Thank you, Mr. Vice Chair. Uh, this is a, uh, basically a cleanup bill from ler. Um, I'm joined with by Mark Steinle, who with the, uh, asked me to, uh, run this bill. With the exception of one thing last year in running the cosmetology overview and piece, we inadvertently created a space where certain licensees went from one license to three licenses. We heard about that, like really quickly, quite honestly, you may imagine. And so we have fixed it in here, and, uh, as far as I know, they're, they're believing it's fixed. So thank you with that. That's, that's my presentation. If there are technical questions, Mr. Steinle will be able to handle those. Okay. Thank …

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• H.B. 34 Victim Rights Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Moves to table HB 34 on third reading for fiscal impact.

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  Motion to table on third for fiscal impact, having a motion to table on third.

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• H.B. 52 Tribal Endorsement of Utah Driver License Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Moves to table HB 52 on third reading for discussion of fiscal impact.

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  Thank you. Motion to table on third for fiscal impact. Motion is to table House Bill 52 on third for fiscal and impact Discussion.

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• H.B. 35 Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Moves to table the bill's third reading.

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  Motion To table, uh, Sunset review or Sunset Review bill. Motion to table on third.

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• H.B. 39 Prison and Jail Standards Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Moves to table H.B. 39 pending a fiscal impact question.

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  Senator Sandall. Thank You Mr. P, president ProAm, uh, motion to to table on third house Bill 39 for fiscal impact

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• H.B. 73 Public Employee Retaliatory Action Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 16) · Feb 4, 2026

  Sandall moves to table H.B. 73 on third reading and notes its fiscal impact.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Vote ProAm Motion to, to table on third house Bill 73. Yes. House Bill 73 for fiscal impact.

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Presented SB 140 to fix election dates after the special session, including the congressional filing date, the master ballot deadline, and signature deadlines.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes, sir. You should be on now. Am I on now? Thank you. Okay. This bill is, uh, simply something that we had to do to clean up when in special session this summer. We moved the congressional filing date for congressional candidates into March. We missed a couple of things that, uh, need to make the dates line up. One of them is that we modified the deadline for the Lieutenant Governor to create a master ballot. And the other is that we, uh, modified the date for signature turn in and gathering to coordinate, um, trying to move this bill file forward so we can get immediate action on it, give all of our …

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Said county clerks and the lieutenant governor's office need the date certainty as quickly as possible.

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  You. That would be wonderful. Uh, I think, uh, our state clerk or our county clerks and lieutenant IL's offices need this certainty as quick as possible.

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• S.B. 157 New Motorboat Distributor Act · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Sen. Sandall asks whether the $5,000 per-day violation amount is consistent with what car dealers face and where the figure came from.

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  Thank you. Um, you may have described this, I'm sorry, but is the $5,000 per day violation, is that consistent across, uh, like what car dealers or subject to, is that, where did that number come from?

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• S.B. 217 Local Food Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to explain how the bill handles raw milk, citing pathogen risk and concerns for the wider milk industry, and says he likes the sales tax provisions.

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  Thank you, uh, sponsor and had at least part of this discussion offline. Um, in 12 years up here, uh, I can't remember how many raw milk discussions we've had. Um, I'm sure there have been some before. Well, at least 12. At least 12, yeah. Sometimes more session. Um, there are a lot of parts about this bill that, uh, I'm either neutral on or I really like all the sales tax provisions. The part that really gives me pause is the raw milk product. Would you please kind of talk to, talk me through this line that we've always tried to draw between? The science shows us that the pathogen load and raw milk is greater than, uh, …

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• S.B. 217 Local Food Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Supports the motion but says he will watch whether the raw milk portion changes before floor action because of outbreak concerns.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, I'm gonna actually support that motion right now, um, with the, uh, with the caveat that, uh, I can't su be because I like so much of the bill and what you're doing, and I like to get local food to, to people, uh, with the caveat that, um, I'm gonna watch and see if the raw milk portion changes before we do something on the floor. But because I'm very concerned about all the things we've done for 12 years to try to make sure that we protect the whole industry in, in an outbreak situation. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

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• S.B. 192 Legislative Activities Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Moved to adopt amendment number one to SB 192.

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  Motion to adopt amendment number one in Senator ml's. Name, Uh, that's appropriate. The motion to, uh, then adopt amendment number one. And Senator ml's name And discussion of that motion.

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• S.B. 192 Legislative Activities Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend SB 192 as amended.

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  To favor recommend Senate bill 1 92 As amended Motion before us is to favorably recommend Senate bill 1 92 with the, with the amended.

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• S.B. 139 Notary Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Said notaries are harder to find and asked whether stricter rules could discourage people from serving as notaries.

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  Thank you, Mr. Mr. Chair. So over my lifetime, I've obviously had a number of o opportunities where I needed something notarized. And, uh, what I've found over the last 20 years is, uh, it's harder to get something notarized, at least in my area. There are fewer and fewer notaries. Um, my concern is, is that the more we make it restrictive for someone to, or someone, the harder we make it is that they're not going to be willing to continue to be a notary. Uh, is that any kind of a concern I have?

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• S.B. 139 Notary Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Asked whether there is a set format for the journal and what it must include.

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  Follow up then, please. So there's no preset way You have to keep a journal. I'm gonna, what, what, what I'm gonna call a friend on that one. 'cause I actually, what is saying, what is included in the journal then to make it?

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• S.B. 150 Healthcare Providers Scope of Practice Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Asked how the process would handle new cosmetology and aesthetics technology, such as machines from manufacturers, and whether such occupations would fall under the review group, and asked for clarification on where the line is drawn.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. At the risk of PTSD, I'm gonna give an example here in the cosmetology industry, last year we worked on, um, for example, master estheticians. Yeah. That technology is changing rapidly. New machinery is coming on a lot. And, and up to date, the representatives from the company that manufactures the machine are basically the training entity. So is this something you envision in that space? New machine, new technology comes on board? If a requester comes forward, that it would go through this process to see how, if and where additional regulation or licensure would be required? No, it would simply be a recommendation. And so if, you know, let's, let's take that situation and …

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• S.B. 115 Child and Animal Abuse Cross-reporting Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Says the bill would require animal control officers to pass any abuse report to DCFS before an investigation, calls it too broad, and asks for more time.

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  you, Mr. President. Uh, this isn't really a question, but this is a big concern, Mr. President. In line 33, this bill file says, an animal control officer shall notify the Division of Child and Family Services. If the Animal Control Officer one receives a report of animal abuse or neglect, we are getting the cart before the horse here. If someone just by chance thinks that their neighbor is abusing an animal, the animal control officer then has to report to Department of Child Family Services. Now, that person is on a list before there is ever an a really a, a crime that's been committed before anybody actually has investigated. All this says is that if they receive …

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• S.C.R. 3 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Weapons Testing · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Sandall says he voted no in committee because he believes the resolution's timing sends the wrong message about nuclear issues while the state pursues nuclear development, though he agrees downwinders were affected and would oppose open air testing.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, I voted no in committee on this bill, and I kind of want to explain why. Um, it's not because, uh, I don't believe that downwinders were affected. I certainly do. It's easily proven. It's well proven. My problem is, is the timing of this resolution as we try to bring nuclear to our state, I don't believe we send the right message when we talk about anything in nuclear saying we don't want it. If by chance, by some horrible reason the federal government decided to resume open air testing, uh, I don't think there's be a person in this body. Let me back up. I would completely change my mind. I would not …

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• S.B. 198 Water Project Management Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Presents S.B. 198 as creating an office to help the state own, operate, and manage water projects, and notes a possible fiscal note for a manager position that would be removed.

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  Thank you. Uh, we for accommodating. We were, um, off the hill for a minute, um, Mr. Chair. No problem. So, um, let me, let me kind of frame up what we're thinking here with this, uh, this bill file. Um, and, and by the way, just so everybody knows, there's a piece in here that probably would require a fiscal note on it that talks about, uh, hiring, uh, some poss a manager. Um, if this bill for would, would pass through this committee and keep moving on, um, our intent would be to take that out and, uh, not ask for it back in until the time would be right to, uh, to hire a manager. We don't …

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• S.B. 198 Water Project Management Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Responds that the bill sets up a general framework without a specific project, unlike a bill that would contemplate building one.

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  Uh, I think the difference would be there's no particular structure contemplated here. This, this is, this is a general framework that would create, uh, an office in the state eventually that would handle this. So yeah, if you're going to create a bill file that would contemplate building a specific project, uh, I could see that would be different than, uh, just a bill file that contemplates a framework to develop eventually, or to look at.

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · Senate floor debate (day 10) · Jan 29, 2026

  Presented SB 140 to fix two missed election dates, one for the Lieutenant Governor's master ballot position and one for the signature-gathering deadline, and asked that it take effect soon before the candidate filing period.

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  changed the date of the candidate filing for congressional offices, there were a couple of dates that we missed. One of those is for the Lieutenant Governor to create a master ballot position and the other one is around the deadline for turning in of signature gathering. Uh, we need to get this done, um, and make it, uh, applicable as soon as possible for certainty in the candidate, uh, filing period. With that, I'll conclude my presentation.

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• S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Raises concerns about the energy and mineral impacts of batteries, questions the emissions and fuel-cost comparisons, and opposes mandating electric equipment regardless of cost.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, uh, I, uh, I have nothing against electric, uh, lawn equipment. I own some of them myself. Um, but I do kind of think that there's a different narrative out there that at least we need to talk about. One is when you say you've reduced, uh, X amount of CO2, somewhere, the energy was produced to charge my battery. Um, I, I think we just realize that we're taking a lot of energy from somewhere and producing it, and we're trying to account for all the savings without accounting for any of what happens on the other end. We also have a huge battery component that, uh, a lot of minerals had to be …

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• S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Asks whether the bill addresses cost-effectiveness, including whether the state is not required to buy electric equipment when it is less cost-effective.

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  in the bill file, and, and maybe I've missed it, but is it talk about cost effect in, in not requiring the state government to do to, to procure electric if that's not cost effective or less cost effective?

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• S.B. 176 Landscaping Procurement Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Asks whether the bill limits the requirement to first and second class counties and whether gas equipment is replaced with electric only when it reaches the end of its life.

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  Thanks, Mr. Chair. Okay. And I was looking in the first draft, I imagine this in the second, I'm just trying to, but we limit this to the first and second class counties, government only. And, um, it's a very generic, I think it's grandfathered in that we use 'em until we, it's cost effective replacement. We, we go with electricity. Is that the intent?

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• S.J.R. 9 Joint Resolution Expressing Friendship and Support for Taiwan · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Sen. Sandall presented SJR 9, a resolution reaffirming Utah's friendship and support for Taiwan, citing trade, a driver's license agreement, and a new regional director's request for the resolution.

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  Thank you Madam Chair. Um, committee members, uh, every so often, we, uh, recognize the subnational relationship that we have with, uh, Taiwan. Uh, we're grateful for the trade that we have with them for our association. If you remember a few years ago, we did a reciprocal driver's license agreement with them. Um, they have a new, uh, regional director that's been put in place. And, uh, they asked me if, once again, we would recognize that in a resolution. And if we can, I'm gonna actually try to, uh, get them to be here in a few weeks, um, on the floor and maybe introduce him and, and reaffirm our, uh, relationship as a state with Taiwan. So …

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• S.J.R. 9 Joint Resolution Expressing Friendship and Support for Taiwan · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Sen. Sandall gave a brief summation and said he would try to schedule a time certain for the bill on the floor so Taiwanese friends could attend.

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  Just quick summation. Um, I will try to do my best to calculate how long it may be for this bill file to move up on the board and try to pick a time to do a time certain, so if, if I do, you'll know why. Um, I'd like to see if we can get some of, some of our, uh, Taiwanese Taiwanese friends here for that. So thanks. Thanks, Madam Chair.

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• H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Asks whether signs already printed need a disclaimer, what the size threshold is, and whether a sticker changing a district number is allowed.

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  Thank you. So I apologize, I was a, I was presenting in another committee, but I, I wanna make sure of something here at least clearly in my mind when we talk about, um, in line 93 through 1 0 5, clearly and suspiciously identify the reader, observer, listener, uh, who paid for the advertisement. So I've got four by eight signs already printed with my name, but that's never been a requirement to say paid for by on my sign. Do I need to reprint signs Now? Um, if you have four by eight signs under the current code, you should have already had a disclaimer. So the, the, I don't see where that is, It is it's line, …

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• H.B. 33 Political Signs Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Says a district-number sticker does change the sign's message and that he would return to the committee for legislative intent.

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  Well that does change the message though. I'm not running for district 17 anymore. I'm running for district one. Yeah. So the message is changing, I guess technically. Yeah. I, I don't, I don't think it meets the definition that you'd see there on Okay. Line 180 9. As Long as long as I get that, if I have to, I'll go back, I'll go back to this committee and, and I'll do legislative intent. How's that?

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• S.B. 194 Election Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Sen. Sandall asked whether the bill requires lawmakers to stop using campaign funds for home security systems once they leave office.

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  Thank you. Um, in thinking about using campaign funds for security system, is there, uh, is there a provision in the bill that says that, uh, immediately as you are left office, you'd have to then pay for it on yourself? Or, or, or disable assistant? Or is there some period after that we need to look at to say within a certain amount of time? Well, things we've done still, yeah. Matter to people. I don't know.

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• S.B. 194 Election Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Sen. Sandall pointed out that the substitute also requires a signed affidavit, starting at line 3416.

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  Yeah, just for clarification, in the substitute, it begins on line 34 16. Mm-hmm. And it runs down through, it looks like 34 35. There's also an affidavit that you have to sign, it looks like. Yeah. On a second. 34 16 in the sub.

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• S.B. 194 Election Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 28, 2026

  Sen. Sandall said he will vote yes, noting other bills deal with the same code and each piece will be debated and voted on individually before session ends.

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  You to the motion. Uh, I'm, I'm gonna be a yes with the understanding. So the public knows that in this process, there are a lot of other bill files that deal in this section of code, uh, before we're done in this session. Um, there will be pieces that get added and subtracted, and we're gonna deal with a lot of those things on a one by one basis, uh, individually. Um, this is, I think, the senator's intent to try to put 'em in a, put 'em in a package and, uh, bring 'em all to us. And so I'm gonna be a yes. Uh, a little bit like with Senator Vickers. Um, just, I, I understand how …

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• S.B. 7 National Guard, Veterans Affairs, and Legislature Base Budget · Senate floor debate (day 9) · Jan 28, 2026

  Moves to lift S.B. 140 to the top of the second reading calendar, citing technical changes tied to the congressional filing deadline and a need for certainty for congressional candidates.

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  Thank. Thank you Mr. President. My motion is to lift Senate Bill one 40, uh, to the top of the second reading calendar. Um, I was gonna say, I just want to jump the line, but lemme give you the real explanation. Let, this is a couple of technical changes. When we moved the congressional filing deadline to March that we missed, one of the things will be a ballot. Let me explain it when we get to the bill. That's, thank you. That's it. It's it. Ha It has some, uh, need to pass for some certainty, uh, for our congressional candidates, So thank you. Before we leave the second reading calendar, the motion is to list Senate Bill …

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · Senate floor debate (day 9) · Jan 28, 2026

  Says the bill makes two fixes left out when the congressional filing deadline moved to March, including the lieutenant governor deadline for the master ballot position list, and asks for quick passage with an immediate effective date.

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  Senator Sandall. Thank you Mr. President. So when we, uh, moved the filing deadline for our congressional candidates to March, we missed doing a couple of things. One of them was to modify the deadline for the Lieutenant governor to create a master ballot position list for that election. And the other thing was we needed to move when the filing, uh, deadline or when the, uh, signature deadline would be for those candidates. Uh, we're gonna ask that we get this done as quickly as possible and have an immediate effective date so that those candidates have more security in, uh, in the election process. Uh, without it be open to any questions.

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · Senate floor debate (day 9) · Jan 28, 2026

  Moves that the bill be read a third time.

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  Okay. I would, um, move that to Senate Bill one 40. Be read for a third time.

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• S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Sandall asks whether a safe medicinal dose of kratom could be established.

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  Well, you may have already discussed this, but, um, I just wanted maybe him to comment on the possibility of word dosing. If, if creto is, could you get to a dosing, uh, situation somewhere? Okay. If it does have medicinal purpose.

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• S.B. 134 Court Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 7) · Jan 26, 2026

  Supports the bill, saying state growth requires more judicial capacity and urging that political disputes be kept separate from the bill.

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  Mr. Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I'm, I'm supportive of this action, but I want to explain a couple of thoughts that I've had over the weekend. One is, uh, colleagues, Mr. President. There are two components to what we're doing here, uh, at least in some people's eyes. One is a process. And the process is that our state is growing and because we're growing, we need more judiciary. Um, the counterpart of that, I guess, is that there is some politics that has been shown in, in this nationwide and, and in the states as well, that when a certain philosophy doesn't get the way they want, somebody wants it in the legislative branch, we tend to challenge …

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• S.B. 39 Investment Zones Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Asked about the school facility provision and whether the bill changes housing density requirements in the investment zones.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so I appreciate that. 'cause that was one of the questions that has been brought up to me too, is on the school. Um, could you speak to the other question, I guess that is out there and that is the density of housing, uh, that, uh, is talked about. I haven't found it in the bill yet, but apparently it was brought up to me that, um, inside that one zone, that density of housing could be or will have to be one or six homes per one acre. Are are you familiar with that?

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• S.B. 39 Investment Zones Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Asked for confirmation that the bill does not expand or change the density requirements.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. One follow up. Yes. So, just to be clear, and and I understand, and I remember when some of those were debated and talked about mm-hmm. Especially around the, the track stations, but this bill doesn't expand or contract on any of those density requirements, correct? It

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• S.B. 39 Investment Zones Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved to pass SB 39 favorably, saying the bill consolidates statutes to make a future audit of public infrastructure districts easier and does not expand them.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, so I'm gonna make a motion, then I'm gonna speak to it. I'm gonna move that we pass favorably, uh, Senate Bill 39 from this committee. Um, first of all, speaking to that, um, I do appreciate the sponsors, um, listening to the expansion of, uh, district around, uh, a school facility. I, I have no doubt whatsoever that that will be out of the bill when it gets to the floor. The sponsors never said that and not done it. So I'm, I know it's gonna happen at 20 plus years and he, he's, he's gonna do that. Um, I, I am, uh, very cognizant of the testimony around whether you like or don't …

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Presented SB 140, which corrects filing and deadline changes left over after the congressional filing deadline was moved to March.

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  Senate Bill one 40 election adjustments. Thank you Chair. Thank you. Committee members. Um, this bill file, um, is a result of a couple of oversights that we did in special session when we moved the filing deadline for congressional candidates into March. And when we did that, um, there's, uh, on line 30, uh, we had to switch the 30 calendar days after the day of the candidate filing because that candidate, uh, that does not move, that does not work for congressional candidates filing in March. It has to be no earlier than 30 days before, but no later than 14 days before the fourth Wednesday in April. So that's the change there. The other change is, is …

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Answered the effective date question and said congressional candidates need certainty as quickly as possible.

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  Okay. Immediately. And the governor's signature? Yes. Uh, quite honestly, those candidates that are running for congressional office need this. They need the certainty as quickly as possible. Jerry, you're correct. Okay. Alright. Uh, that in your presentation that That's it. Uh,

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• S.B. 140 Election Adjustments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved to pass SB 140 favorably out of committee.

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  As a committee member. We're all move that we pass favorably from this committee. SB one 40.

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• S.B. 28 County Classification Modifications · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved to hold SB 28 in committee so the answer to the open question can be found.

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  How about if I make the motion that we hold the bill in The committee give motion so we have a motion Okay. To hold the motion. Okay. I will take that as a substitute motion to hold the bill. Do we have discussion around the substitute motion? He made the original motion. I will make the substitute motion. Thank you. You're correct. Or he just, we can't do that rescinds his, but I'll make the substitute motion to hold the bill.

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• S.B. 155 Unclaimed Property Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moves to delete the bill's title and body and replace them with first substitute SB 155.

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  Yeah, I would, I would move that we delete and title and Body Senate bill 1 55 and replace with first substitute Senate bill 1 55.

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• S.B. 160 Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moves that SB 160 pass from committee with a favorable recommendation.

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  Move that we, uh, pass from this body with a favorable recommendation, SB one 60.

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• S.B. 144 Relocation Assistance Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moves that the committee favorably recommend SB 144.

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  Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Move that we favor favorably recommend SB 1 44. Um, out of this, out of the, this committee.

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• S.J.R. 4 Joint Resolution Concerning Federal Term Limits · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Asks how many states have passed Article V calls for term limits and how many resolutions Utah has passed for an Article V convention.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, you did ask one of my, or you did answer one of my questions. Uh, apparently 12 states currently have signed four Article five convention specifically just for, um, term limits. That's Correct. Okay. Um, and this is a little maybe off the edge, but how many other states have have RESO or how many other resolutions have we got of Utah for a, uh, article five convention? I think just one that I know of in the past. I did not run that I two Yeah. Constantine, with, with US term limits. Um, you passed, uh, convention estates in 2017, and prior to that, you had passed a standalone call for a balanced budget …

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• S.B. 148 General Oversight Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved to replace SB 148 with the first substitute.

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  uh, move Senator Sandall. Thank You. I move that we delete and title embody sub or Senate Bill 1 48 and replace it with first substitute Senate bill 1 48.

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• S.B. 148 General Oversight Amendments · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend the first substitute and said the 60-day rule pause protects the legislative body's prerogative over delegated rulemaking.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, we do have the sub before us, right? Yep. Yep. Okay. So I'm gonna make a motion that we favorably recommend Senate Bill 1 48, first substitute. Um, and, uh, just one comment, uh, and I think it bears well on the public for this committee to be able to hold a, a proposed rule for 60 days is, uh, to me a very good check because the authority given to make that rule comes from the legislative body. And if there's something that needs to be held, I think the legislative body in a, in a committee should be able to do that. I don't know if that makes sense or not, but it's …

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• S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 4) · Jan 23, 2026

  Describes S.B. 117 as a cleanup bill of about 5,000 lines of code that has been worked on for a couple of years, and opens the floor for questions, of which there are none.

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  Thank you. So second substitute, uh, Senate Bill one 17 is a, uh, truly a cleanup bill. Um, it's 5,000 lines of code. We've worked on it for a couple of years. Uh, I think we, uh, everything in there has, except for the one piece that we added, the grandfathers, some cosmetology license changes that we made last year and three 30 that we missed. Other than that, it is, uh, it is definitely a cleanup bill. So I'll be open for any questions. See, see no questions.

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• S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 22, 2026

  Sen. Sandall asked whether the committee was ready for a motion and offered the sponsor a chance to sum up.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, are you ready for a motion? I'm Assuming, uh, I'll allow him to sum. Would you like to?

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• S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 22, 2026

  Sen. Sandall moved to favorably recommend the resolution to the full Senate.

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  Uh, my motion is that we favorably recommend SCR one to the full body of the Senate.

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• S.B. 70 Natural Disaster Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 22, 2026

  Says he will vote no because local governments would have to prepare shelters at their own cost, and objects to language he reads as criminalizing actions during a disaster.

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  Probably explanation of my vote, but, uh, and I appreciate what you're trying to do here. Uh, but I do side with the fact that anytime we tell a local agency that they shall designate one shelter or anything else, they are gonna have to go build that or prepare for it. And that will cost them money. And I'm gonna hear from that, from my county and my city. In fact, the 13 cities that I have in my county are not going to, uh, be able to comply with this completely. And, uh, that's a problem. My second really big problem is that we criminalize someone's action in a natural disaster, um, with lines 81 and 84. Um, …

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• S.B. 70 Natural Disaster Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 22, 2026

  Asks whether language could be changed to address his concern about criminal liability.

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  Is there a language that we, that would make you feel that we didn't because really they

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• S.B. 70 Natural Disaster Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 22, 2026

  Says he cannot support any provision that would criminalize actions in a disaster and asks for more prescriptive language so that counties are not required to act.

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  Let's, first of all, 83, that the, the 80 side, I'm, I'm completely, I can't ever get behind that. Okay. I would never vote for a bill that criminalized someone in a natural disaster for doing whatever, uh, opening them up. That that wouldn't be the case. The other, the other part is you're gonna have to be a lot more prescriptive, quite honestly, Senator. Okay. That there is no expectation that just because you have it in your plan, that, that a county has to do it. Sure. Because this leads me to believe that a county has to do it. There's, there's no other way for me to read this county, or a city has to have that …

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• S.B. 48 Kratom Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 3) · Jan 22, 2026

  Presents the first substitute to S.B. 117, a licensing cleanup bill that includes a cosmetology license change and says further technical changes will come in a later substitute.

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  President. This, uh, bill is, uh, 5,000 lines of code that, uh, does some cleanup in, uh, in that we've been working on for a couple of years. It also, um, clarifies a, a problem that we had with a cosmetology bill that we, that I ran last year, uh, that, uh, reduces, um, some licensure. And with this, if this bill passes, it, uh, helps a, a segment of the cosmetology industry, uh, only have to have one license instead of three, which was part of a mistake I guess we made last year in the, in the bill that we passed. Um, there are, uh, another, uh, maybe one or two gram or technical changes. I'm waiting for, …

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• S.B. 48 Kratom Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 3) · Jan 22, 2026

  Moves that the first substitute to S.B. 117 be read a third time.

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  I would move that first substitute to Senate Bill one 17. Be read a third time. Thank

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• S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Describes the substitute bill as a technical cleanup that adds grandfathering for current licensees so they do not need up to three licenses instead of one.

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  Um, so committee members, this is, uh, is really a cleanup bill, 5,000 lines of code involved. We've worked on this for a couple of years. We actually thought we could get it done for last year, but quite honestly ran outta time in the drafting process. Um, and in the intervening time of last year, we had a cosmetology bill that we ran. Thank you Senator Vickers for that smile. Um, and, uh, we had one piece of that that we didn't grandfather in some, uh, current licensees. So the substitute pretty much deals with making sure that we grandfathered them in and they're not having to, uh, obtain, I think up to three licenses where before they had …

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• S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Says the bill is a technical cleanup covering about 5,000 lines of code and turns the presentation over to Mark Steinle.

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  Okay, that substituted bill is now before us. Thank you. Uh, again, there's 5,000 lines of code involved. This is really a technical like cleanup kind of thing. I'm gonna turn a couple of minutes over to, um, mark and let him, um, walk through, briefly highlight, and if you've got any questions, they're gonna go to him because he's worked on this extensively, Mr. Chair. Sure.

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• S.B. 117 Occupational and Professional Licensing Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Moves to recommend favorably Senate Bill 117 as substituted.

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  Yeah, well, I'll, I'll move that. Uh, we recommend favorably, uh, SB one 17. So the motion before us is to move, uh, forward with favorable recommendation, Senate Bill one 17 for substitute.

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• S.B. 120 Towing Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Sandall moves to delete the title and body of SB 120 and replace it with the first substitute.

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  Thank you. I move that we, uh, delete and title and body, um, SB one 20. Replace it with first substitute set Bill one 20.

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• S.B. 120 Towing Modifications · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Sandall moves to favorably recommend the first substitute to SB 120 and says Winterton is open to addressing the raised issues.

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  Thank you. Uh, I'm gonna make a motion that, uh, we favorably recommend first substitute Senate bill one 20, um, with the, uh, knowledge that Senator Winterton iss open to working on a couple of these issues, I think that have been brought up, uh, no sense to stop the bill. Seems like there's a consensus to, uh, to then incorporate in Sheriff GL Glover made a couple of, I think, really valid points. Yes, and I appreciate that because I did not have that perspective. Okay. They bring up valid points and, and if they'll gimme some language, we'll work out and, uh, I make that commitment to, you know, I don't want the bill stopped either. Thanks. Thanks. …

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• S.R. 2 Senate Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties · Senate floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026

  Asks to confirm that the resolution is a rule the Senate binds itself by, not a statutory decision.

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  So with that last comment, I guess I want to be clear in my mind this, this is not a statutory decision. This is a rule that we bind ourselves by. Is that correct?

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