Rex P. Shipp

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

  Explains that the bill extends the constitutional referendum power to school district legislative actions so voters can challenge school board decisions.

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  You, Mr. President. There's an obscure portion of the state constitution that gives the citizens the right to alter and reform their government. Uh, one power that the citizens have because they share legislative power. With we here in the state legislature, they have the power to refer laws that legislative bodies in the state pass, uh, to be, uh, to see if they want to be approved by the voters. There are exceptions to that, that a two thirds majority is exempt from that referral. Uh, but generally the Constitution requires that the people have this power for both legislation that we pass here. And legislation that's passed by City, county, or Town House Bill one 70 would extend …

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• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moved that the House not concur with the Senate amendments to the bill.

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  Thank. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, I move to not concur with the Senate amendments.

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• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · House floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Said budget staff found a fiscal note in the bill that should be removed because its funding was included in another bill, and asked the Senate to recede from its amendments.

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  Yeah, the uh, in talking with our budget folks that's got a fiscal note in it that needs to be removed because it was funded in the bill of Bills. So we're asking them to recede from their amendments as well.

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• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Presented HB 125, which exempts non-motorized inflatable vessels, certain rental vessels, and brine shrimp harvesting vessels from boater education requirements, and explained who must take the education.

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  Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chair and Committee. Happy to be here again. Uh, it's always a great committee. These natural resource committees are, uh, it's very critical that we keep our waters clean from these, uh, invasive species. Uh, we've done a lot of work on it in the past. And this, uh, this actually, this bill didn't quite make it through the session last year, but since then we've added some things to it that were important to have. So, uh, what this bill does is it, uh, it exempts, uh, non-motorized, inflatable, uh, vessels, uh, from needing to do the, uh, aquatic the, the education and so forth with these and the cleanup. So if you're using, uh, …

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• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Said DNR staff were available to answer questions about the bill.

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  So I have a question. I have some folks here from DNR that could answer some of the questions that maybe I can't, but I'm open to questions.

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• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Explained that the substitute was prepared to add the brine shrimp harvesting exemption instead of another amendment.

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  And Mr. Chair, if I might, to please the, the change we, we'd had a, a few different amendments on the original bill and with the last amendment, we were adding the exemption on the brine shrimp industry. And so, uh, we decided that it'd probably be better to do a sub instead of another amendment. So that's what the change was.

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• H.B. 125 Department of Natural Resources Related Modifications Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Thanked the committee and said the bill protects waters while clarifying who must take the boating education.

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  Yeah, thank you Committee, Mr. Chair. And appreciate the motion. Uh, it's really important to protect our waters, but also to do things, uh, that make common sense as well, as far as making sure people understand what they need to do and, and who needs to take the education, which is, which is critical for those that are doing a lot of boating. And so I appreciate the motion. Thank you.

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• H.B. 231 Restaurant Tax Repeal Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks whether the sponsor will yield to a series of questions about the bill.

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  Yeah, thank you. Mr. Excuse me, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem, uh, would the sponsor yield to a couple of questions, The sponsor yield to a series of questions?

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• H.B. 231 Restaurant Tax Repeal Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks how counties will be held harmless under the bill and how that calculation will be made.

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  Yeah. Mr. Speaker pro tem. Uh, so with the, with this change you mentioned the, the sponsor mentioned that, uh, they would hold the, the counties, uh, hold, there's a hold harmless in it. Uh, how, how are they gonna be able to do hold them harmless? How, how are they gonna calculate how to hold them harmless?

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• H.B. 231 Restaurant Tax Repeal Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks whether the bill is a tax increase because it raises state revenue by lowering the rate and expanding the base.

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  Yeah. One more question. Go ahead. Yeah, uh, uh, the other question I have is by increasing the revenue to the state by lowering the rate and expanding it, so basically this is a tax increase. Is that correct?

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• H.B. 231 Restaurant Tax Repeal Amendments · House floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Opposes the bill, saying constituents in southern Utah have built infrastructure based on the current tax and that the change would not encourage more restaurant spending.

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  Yeah. Thank you Mr. Speaker ProAm. I just wanna make a comment that, uh, I have, uh, people in my area, uh, southern Utah, that are adamantly opposed to this. Uh, they have built infrastructure and so on that's based on this, uh, 1% restaurant tax. I don't think it's gonna encourage more people to go out and eat and generate more revenue for restaurants. And so I'd encourage, uh, you to oppose this. Thank you.

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• H.B. 174 Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Shipp asks for 50 votes so the bill can take effect immediately.

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  Yes. Uh, just need 50 votes, uh, so that it can have an immediate effective date of the bill.

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• H.B. 174 Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Shipp says the bill passed earlier this morning with 48 votes and asks for 50 votes so it can take immediate effect.

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  Uh, yeah, Mr. Speaker, we, we passed this this morning, 48 votes where a lot of people are off the floor like to get 50 votes so we can get this on the, uh, uh, effective immediate, immediate effective date. And so, uh, that's, that's the request. Thank you.

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• H.B. 174 Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments · House floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Explains the Senate change: hormone and puberty blocker use may continue for those 16 or older at the time the governor signs the bill, while those under 16 must taper off by January 28, 2027.

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  Uh, yes. Mr. Speaker. Uh, when we passed, uh, HB 1 74 on this floor, it allowed for, uh, transgender hor for hormones and puberty blockers to continue until January 28th, 2027, which is basically one year. What changed in the Senate was, uh, when the bail goes into effect, which will go into effect when the governor signs it. Uh, anybody that has is 16 or older at that time can continue with the, with the hormones and blockers. Uh, anybody else that's under 16, uh, has to taper off of hormones and blockers, uh, by January 28th, 2027. And that's the changes.

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

  Presents HB 168, which creates a poaching mitigation fund from restitution, adds registration requirements for guides and outfitters, sets penalties for pilots who assist in taking wildlife from the air, and extends the third-guide allowance to limited entry hunts.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair and committee. Um, uh, HB 1 68 is kind of a follow up from last year's, uh, uh, bill that we did on, on, uh, funding and guiding issues. Uh, one of the, the things that this bill does is it establishes a poaching mitigation fund, uh, to finance wildlife crime prevention and detection. Uh, and so it clarifies some additional registration requirements for guides and outfitters. Uh, notably we have removed a reference to spotters. Uh, so we're just dealing with outfitters and guides. So the Poe Mitigation Fund will be funded by restitution, paid by individuals convicted of illegal taking or destroying protected wildlife. Uh, law enforcement can use this money for wildlife crime …

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