Keven J. Stratton

• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains a recently added amendment requiring recipients of the bill's funds to report to the Social Service Appropriations Committee on how the money was used.

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  Bet. Uh, we just added, uh, something that's very important on this. Uh, there's, this is a big funding, uh, bill and we added that, that, that those receiving the funds would come back to the Social Service Appropriations Committee and report on how the money was used.

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• H.B. 436 Moderate Income Housing Infrastructure Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Begins presenting on H.B. 321, noting that the state becomes responsible for the medical care of people who enter correctional facilities and describing the challenge in that area.

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  Thank you Mr. President. When someone enters our correctional facility system, the state becomes responsible for their medical care. And the challenging thing in this space is, uh,

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• H.B. 444 State Land Access Road Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says coordination means working together, deciding together and moving forward together, and moves to adopt the amendment.

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  To the motion to amend. Thank you. Appreciate the, the, the work on this. Just wanna point out that when we talk about coordination, that means we're working together, we're deciding together and moving forward together. And with that, I would move this up or the amendment.

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• H.B. 444 State Land Access Road Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents the bill: Class D road abandonment requires public meetings and notice, existing easements and utility and water access are preserved, and counties may not vacate a Class D road that provides a public benefit; also changes the required safety flag color language.

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  Thank you. With that. A Class D road regulation requires the public meetings and notice before abandonment, um, the existing easements and access rights for public utilities and water infrastructure not impacted by the abate by abandonment, the county may not vacate or abandon a Class D road. If the road provides a public benefit to the state with regard to mobile use, access to public land or access to private land. And there's a small change to the safety flag that is, uh, required. OHB, which removes the, the required color of the flag just to make sure that's safe and can be seen. So with that, I'll yield

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• H.B. 444 State Land Access Road Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the bill pass as amended.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I waive summation and move that second substitute HR 4 44 as amended be passed.

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

  Asks the sponsor to explain the brine shrimp tax change in the substitute, which was discussed in committee.

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  Thank you Mr. President. We had a discussion in committee on the, uh, Brian Shrimp tax adjustment. Could, could the sponsor explain what's taking place there in the substitute? Senator Sandall, you yield?

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• H.B. 204 Higher Education Student Belief Accommodation · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Supports the bill, referencing a university gathering of students of faith and the value of diverse perspectives, and says he trusts the bill can be gotten right.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I was really pleased to hear our president of the University of Utah talk about a gathering recently with two or 300 students that gathered to talk about what it means to be someone of faith in attending that university. He was delighted with, with the outcome of that, uh, the, the, the meeting went on and on and there was a great strength. I appreciate the comments of every perspective that our, our, our good senator spoke before me. I believe, and I trust that we can get this right. We have, uh, many professors and many others that want to be very helpful and respective. Uh, we do hear from time to time those …

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

  Says the bill reflects free market and limited government principles, that its evolution was intentional and helpful, and that he supports the step it takes.

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  You know, it's fun if you, if you get a chance to milk a cow and, uh, appreciate the opportunity to, uh, uh, recognize the great heritage and the shoulders we stand on in our Ian culture. I think this is a great bill in that it celebrates principles of free market and limited government, but government being involved properly. The evolution of this has been very intentional and, and helpful and it's, uh, I'm very positive and supportive of the step we're taking here. Thank you, Mr. President.

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• H.B. 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Begins describing the bill, which changes the firearm purchase agreement, and the caption cuts off mid-explanation.

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  Thank you Mr. Pro, president Pro tem. The bill, what, what we're doing here, the firearm purchase agreement is we're changing the current

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• H.B. 325 Government Records Classification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill clarifies which government records are public or may be kept private, makes records of public funds public, removes victims' names from initial contact reports, keeps certain sensitive personal information private, and has support from the Media Coalition, the Utah Office of Data Privacy, the Division of Archives and Records Services, and law enforcement.

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  Thank you. What we're doing is, uh, updates grammar to enhance the balance of the people's right to known transparency to an individual's right to privacy by clearing and clarifying which records are public or may be kept private. Carefully worked on and has support from the Media Coalition, Utah Office of Data Privacy Division of archives and records services and law enforcement. The bill makes clear that records of public funds are public records ensuring clear accountability of taxpayer dollar. However, this bill protects sensitive personal information by removing victims' names from initial con contact reports. So victims of crimes are not automatically made public property tax abatements or exceptions for the blind. Indigent active military disabled veteran and …

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• H.B. 134 Offender Transfer Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves to pass a House bill, initially stating the wrong bill title.

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  Thank you Mr. President Pro tem. I move that house. Bill 3 1 4 firearm purchase amendments be passed.

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• H.B. 134 Offender Transfer Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Corrects the bill title to H.B. 134, Offender Transfer Amendments.

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  Excuse me, I have the, I had the wrong title. I I move that. HB 1 34 offender Trent, hold on.

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• H.B. 325 Government Records Classification Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the bill be passed.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summation. Move that house Bill 3 25 government records classification amendments be passed. And thank the body for letting me get myself gathered from my books on the floor.

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• H.B. 134 Offender Transfer Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Presents H.B. 134, requested by the Interstate Compact Commission, which clarifies transfer, warrant and coordination practices and raises the fee for Utah probationers or parolees who transfer supervision to another state from $50 to $90.

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  Let me present this bill. This bill was, uh, requested by the Interstate Compact Commission. What we're doing is we're clar clarify some of our best practice, like when a person may apply to transfer to another state, when to issue an arrest warrant if they violate parole outta state coordinating warrants with BCI and the National Crime Information Center, the only major change is increases the fee for a person in Utah on probation or parole to transfer supervision to another state. The fee's always been $50 but they are increasing it to $90 due to inflation over the decade since the fee was set decision to transfer and incur the fee is totally voluntary. Since we do not …

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• H.B. 134 Offender Transfer Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Gives summation and moves that H.B. 134, Offender Transfer Amendments, pass.

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  Thank you for your patience and grace With that, uh, I move that we pass House Bill 1 34 offender transfer amendments with a fa uh, pass it through.

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• H.B. 439 Water Planning Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Says H.B. 439 has been merged into S.B. 284 and will be confirmed on concurrence, then moves to circle the bill.

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  Uh, this bill HB 4 39 water planning amendments has been merged into Senate bill 2 84 and will be, uh, confirmed on concurrence. So hopefully we can get to that. Thank you. Thank you. So I move that we circle.

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Moves that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to S.B. 213 and ask the House to recede from them. · speaker not certain

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  Well that's pretty wimpy. Okay, Lemme say it again. Motion to not concur. R And uh, petition the House to uh, correct their error and recede.

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• S.B. 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Explained that the House change designates Washington and Lincoln Day as President's Day and moved to concur.

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  Senator Stratton. Thank you Mr. President. Uh, what the addition here is the House felt to change the designation of Washington and Lincoln Day to President's Day. Acknowledging the great president's since those good men that have built upon the tradition of the presidency. With that I move to Concur.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 45) · Mar 6, 2026

  Stratton said the amendment raised the level of evidence required for falsification claims from preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence, and moved to concur.

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  Thank you. Thank you Mr. President. A motion to concur what we, what the amendment was is that it raised actually the level of evidence required when, uh, falsification claims are made, which is very friendly to the victim. In this case, preponderant wants for preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence. With that I move, we concur.

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• H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Stratton asked whether DFCM can still require bonding and whether it can choose not to, and the sponsor confirmed that it can.

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  Thank you. I think Mr. Speaker brought to question to the sponsor, uh, Has yielded Yes. The, uh, in the presentation it was, it was clear that the DFCM can still require bonding and, and that that's an important tool and it also allows 'em not to, uh, require bonding. That's correct. Right?

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• H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Stratton asked how a bond could affect a general contractor and subcontractors and whether the bill includes safeguards.

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  Uh, in the case they elect not to, uh, require bonding. What, uh, the, the bond an owner with a bond, uh, can threaten the general contractor not performing to, uh, uh, uh, can, can threaten the, the contractor. They're not performing to call the bond. And that's a, that's that really puts the contractor that they're, that they need to get, get themselves in shape. Uh, then also a subcontractor working for the general contractor. If the general contractor's outta line, they can use the bond to manipulate. I understand there's some safeguards in the bill, uh, to address those concerns. Is that correct?

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• H.B. 508 State Facilities Modifications · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Stratton asked about a safety fund and the expected savings from the bill.

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  Thank you. I, is there a fund that's gonna be worked on to a safety fund as well? Yes. There, there's, we already have a bucket of money set aside for that. And there is a process in this bill that will give them the opportunity to put money in and over a period of time we won't need bonding. Thank you. Uh, one more question, if I may. One of the, one of the, the opportunities here is to look at a savings on because of this. Do you have a sense on what the savings would be?

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• S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Asks to take a personal privilege before proceeding with his request to address the second reading calendar.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. But do I have a personal privilege before I do that? Please.

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• H.B. 144 School Community Council Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the bill pass.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summation and move that second substitute house Bill 1 44 School Community Council Amendments pass.

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• H.B. 546 Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Explains the bill's background on federal jurisdiction over public lands and says it directs mapping and reporting of jurisdiction and holds landowners accountable for their duty of care; he states it is a management bill, not about ownership.

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  Thank you. By way of background. Well by way of background, in in the 1950s Eisenhower, uh, presidency, there was the dispute between our, our, uh, uh, federal agency and a local agency dealing with jurisdiction. So as a result, the president, uh, Eisenhower presidency directed that there be a jurisdiction report done on all the public lands across America. And that report is contained in these two books. In 2015, the Federalism Commission sent a letter to our representative, Bishop and Representative Chais, asking them if there's been an update to this. And the office of the Congressional Intergovernmental Affairs responded that this was still the existing law. There hadn't been an update. So the Federalism Commission completed an …

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• H.B. 546 Public Lands Duty of Care Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Thanks the chair for time to place remarks on the record, waives summation, and moves that the bill pass.

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  Thank you for giving me the time to, to get that on record. I will waive summation and move that house. Bill 5 46 pass.

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• H.B. 195 Precious Metals Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 44) · Mar 5, 2026

  Supports the bill, citing the state's gold holdings, their return, and expert advocacy for gold as an alternative for citizens.

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  Thank you. As we look at the, the information here on the fire, it says the challenges here, by engaging in the transactional gold market, Utah strengthens its ability to rely on Article one, the constitution to challenge the current federal tax treatment of gold as a collectible rather than as money. It advances federal engagement sets best practices, establishes market credibility. I understand there's certainly a misunderstanding here. There's, we, we need to recognize to the comment earlier of the challenge that we need to have as a reliable currency option in this space. There is an opportunity that's unmatched as you look at what the stability gold is bringing in to the marketplace. The a hundred million dollars …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Presents the bill as a way to address gaps in religious liberty and conscience protections in Utah and introduces Bill Duncan and Robin Wilson to present.

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  Thank you, chair. It's always a privilege to be here. And on this side of the microphone, uh, grateful for all the good work you're doing, uh, exercise of religious beliefs and conscience. I've been asked, where did this bill come from? And as we entered, uh, the, the, in the summer, we had a working group looking at asking the question as it relates to religious liberty and freedom, do we have any gaps here in Utah? And I want to say first that there's a lot of good, a lot of positive and, and, and a lot of things in place, but we do have some gaps. And so what we're trying to do here is very intentionally …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Turns the time over to Robin Wilson to present.

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  Thank you. Uh, professor Wilson. Will will turn the time to you, if that's okay. Chair.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Says the bill was carefully drafted with safeguards that focus on procedure, notice, and emergency care, and turns the time back to the committee.

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  I think chair with, uh, with that, I, I'll just state we've really tried to be, uh, intentional in creating the safeguards. Again, the focus is on, on, uh, procedure, not people. We, we don't want to get, we want to be respectful. And the intent is that all we have, the healthcare they need in a timely and appropriate manner while we, uh, protect the, the, that religious, religious and conscience of, of those that are providing it in a, in a very appropriate way, uh, they have to give notice and take responsibility. And, uh, certainly we have safeguards, uh, to make sure that we're not, uh, putting that above life for those that are in need in, …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Answers that the provider must give advance notice and that the facility must staff around the objection if practicable, and asks Robin Wilson to add anything.

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  The first, the first, uh, uh, threshold would be that, that there would need to be, as, as mentioning the, the county clerk, that there's a workaround and opportunity for that. First, there's notice given ahead of time. And, and what it is, is that that, that that's a procedure, procedure that the, the provider would never perform. And, and so there's notice ahead of time, if you do it for one, you do it for all. The second would be, uh, if there's, is, if the part of it is, if it's not function, the provider can't perform their job with that, then, then there's an opportunity and protection for the, for them to be replaced without a, a …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Explains that DHHS process comes first and that litigation is meant as a later remedy, and says the process is intended to resolve issues with the agency.

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  Yeah. But thank you on, on the question. Uh, chair, it sound like the, the DHSS would be the one under litigation, but they, the notice is given and there's remedies that are put in place in investigation, uh, recommendation on whether there needs to be any action. It may be, uh, uh, there is, there is an, um, a notion of immunity with, with DHSS, is that the, the, so it's a process of, of where the, the right has not been protected. The first remedy is to avoid, avoid, uh, litigation and, and, and work it out through, through the process with the agency. That's the intent. Okay.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Suggests discussing the clarification offline after the committee meeting.

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  Well, maybe we could talk about it offline after the committee. I don't. Okay. I mean, if there is something that needs to be more clearer, I'd be happy to talk it through. Okay. Thank you. Representative Ward.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Thanks the committee for its questions and says the bill is an improved version intended to set a pattern for similar bills.

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  Thank you for the opportunity to present this and appreciate the questions and the consideration. It's obviously been, uh, prob it's, it's been a heavy lift, but we've really tried to, in the Utah Way set, set a pattern similar bill in North South Carolina, that, that, uh, this is really much better, much improved, and it, it, it's an opportunity for us to put our very best foot forward in this space. Appreciate the support of the committee.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Introduced SB 281, which would create a private donation fund for senior nutrition with contributions and distributions among counties under an equitable formula, supplementing existing Meals on Wheels funding.

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  So, senior nutrition, uh, private donation incentive this in our social service space is you are very aware there's a great deal of need. And what we're doing in this piece of legislation, SB 2 81, is setting up a private donation fund that allows, uh, contributions and then also distributions among the, the counties, uh, with a formula that is equitable. It's meant, it, it is not replacing our ongoing Meals on Wheels funding that we provide for senior nutrition, but there is a significant, uh, gap. And what we're doing here is looking for an opportunity for the great people of the state in the, in the, in the state holders that are non-government organizations to help that. …

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Said the fund would have no sunset, that the state may or may not contribute, and that the appropriations process would control what goes into and out of the fund.

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  We don't have a Sunset on this. Want, wanted to run this as, uh, as, as part of, of, of an effort? The state may or may not put money into it. Uh, we certainly would want to, uh, make sure we're funding through our state funding the, the, the needs as we have traditionally, but it's not going to, this will not, it will not remove our current pattern of, of cadence with, with what we're doing currently and the matching, matching funds. But the, but it will, we will be able to control through, uh, the appropriation process what, uh, what is going in and how it's coming out. And the idea is it's a fund that's set …

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Said the state could appropriate money and that the fund is meant to encourage local providers and community members to contribute, with possible matching.

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  The state could appropriate, could, it's, it's different than, than I'd, I'd, Ima The opportunity would be to encourage the local, uh, providers to engage others, uh, in the community and, and put money in. And then this could be a, a match as well. So it's a, it's, it's an incentive to, uh, EE engage and left the left. The resources are available amount for those are in need.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Said some counties may add funds after a set date in 2025 and others may hold fundraisers, reflecting principles of self-reliance and self-determination.

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  Would raise Yeah. A after, after July 20, 25, some counties choose to take funds and add to it. That would be one opportunity or others do fundraisers and, and allow whatever sources there are. It's, it, it, it centered around principles that we value, you know, self-reliance and, and, and taking ownership and self-determination. So

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Said the state could fund and appropriate matching money and that the program is separate from and in addition to the existing program.

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  We're asking for the state to, to potentially match. Yeah. We'll, our, we, we could ask, uh, our transportation folks or DCM to, to put some money towards that, and then it would be fine. I say that with tongue in cheek, but there is, there is a mechanism. So the, the state can fund and appropriate, yes. But again, I wanna be clear, it's not taken away from the program that's already in place. This is, uh, separate and apart and add, add addition.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · House Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Said the funding formula is designed to give less affluent and rural areas more matching support, and that the committee would receive reports on the mechanism.

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  And by the way, you'll be able, as a member of the social service committee be able to prove that funding mechanism that, that they come back and report.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Sponsor thanks the committee and asks to proceed with presenting the bill.

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  Thank you for your patience, and sorry to cause the saunter. I busy. We, this last committee is, is, is a opportunity for all of us to try and, uh, I try and get in many places. Thank you. Committee. May I, we don't have a substitute or anything at this point. May, how would you like to proceed? Chair, Uh, just go ahead and, and, and, uh, present your bill. Yeah.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Sponsor says Utah has many strengths and introduces the bill's religious liberty purpose, then turns the time to pastor Albert Witbickle.

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  Thank you. Uh, There is so much that is good in Utah, and we know that across the nation we lead, uh, in our, in, in so many key ways have the Olympics coming. Uh, we, we have, uh, our challenges we're working through and, uh, working together. One of the things that we have is for many, many years there ha a state hasn't taken an action on, on, uh, reli religious liberty and freedom, uh, like this. But there are other states who are involved with, uh, similar 17 other states. But this is really an opportunity for us as a state to unify around a sound principle that's, uh, associated with our liberties and freedom. And I …

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Sponsor thanks the pastor and explains the bill: schools are asked to be sensitive to holy days, and Good Friday becomes a state holiday with four hours of paid leave for state employees.

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  Thank you, uh, pastor. I am grateful to, to get in the, the details of the bill. We, last year, we, we all of us, uh, passed and, and established a state holy days representing all faiths in our, the best we could all faiths in our state. Uh, the first thing that this bill does is it asks and invites our K through 12, uh, both charter and public school, as well as higher education to, uh, recognize and do their best to as they're setting the school year and identifying the days that the school will not be held to be sensitive to those days, to see how they can work and accommodate. The second thing. Then it …

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Explains that the half day would be available to all for Good Friday, and that for other days employees would use a personal day.

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  If they wanted the whole day off the bill passes, the, the half the half day would be considered available for all on. If it's Good Friday we're talking, if it's another day, then it would be yes. You, you'd have that opportunity to use your personal day.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Says the bill has no fiscal note because it does not cost the state additional money.

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  that's a good question because fiscal note exactly zero that you look at, it's, this is not a fiscal note piece of legislation. I, I, I spoke with the, uh, analyst to explain that it, it, it doesn't cost the state because we're not paying additional money.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Says no money would come out of pocket, only lost productivity.

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  We're not, you're not paying any money out of pocket. Just the, the lost productivity.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Mar 4, 2026

  Thanks members, says the bill reflects unity across both chambers, and invites the House to support it.

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  Well, thank you Chair as noted. And I'm grateful for the motion, as noted in the motion. There's all, there's some subs and, uh, it's been a wrestle to get to where we are, but we're in the, I think the best place to the good. Uh, my good, good colleague, uh, Representative Owens the respect. I think a fundamental aspect of Christianity is the respect of all religions. And that is reflected here. This is not my bill. Uh, it's not, uh, any time someone votes, it becomes their bill as well. And that thing we did last year, we did together. And, uh, I was so touched with, uh, the work and effort of, of the Senate and …

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• H.C.R. 12 Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Stratton presents the resolution celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which declares the first week of July 2026 Independence Week, supports Utah's America 250 Commission and local events, and directs schools and colleges to include anniversary-related instruction.

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  Can you believe it? 250 years. What a remarkable, uh, milestone for our great nation and the, the inspiration and and blessing of our constitution and those, uh, great, uh, women and men that had the vision to stand and, and move forward in a remarkable way. What we're doing here is this, this is our concurrent resolution, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Uh, key issues in the, uh, resolution, uh, declares The first week of July, 2026 is Independence Week. Recognizes and supports Utah's America two 50 Commission and its statewide programming encourages counties and cities to participate as Utah two 50 communities and organized local events, support statewide initiatives including civics, education, resources for …

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• H.C.R. 12 Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Stratton notes the resolution is on the consent calendar and moves that House Concurrent Resolution 12 pass.

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  Thank you. I know everybody would like to speak, but we are on consent, so I'm going to, uh, go ahead and take a motion. I'll waive and move that, uh, HCR 12 Concurrent resolution, celebrating 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Pass. Thank you. And the question is, shall house concurrent resolution 12 pass. Roll call vote.

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• H.C.R. 12 Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Stratton describes the bill as the companion measure to House Resolution 11, which the Senate passed two days earlier.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is the companion piece of legislation to our, to the House resolution 11 that we, uh, passed two days ago, I think, or days run into weeks here. But, uh, what we're doing,

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• H.B. 36 Gold Medal Schools Pilot Program · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Presents H.B. 36, which would create a five-year pilot program starting in the 2027-28 school year to promote physical activity, healthy eating, and nutrition education in participating schools, administered by the State Board of Education, and moves that it pass.

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  But, uh, what we're doing, this establishes a five year pilot program beginning in the 20 27 28 school year and promoting increased physical activity for students, healthy eating habits, nutrition education, school policies and support. Lifelong wellness requires the Utah State Board of Education to administer the program. Select Participating Schools established program criteria and funds are for the Rural Health Transformation Program allows participating schools flexibility to implement the program based on local needs. And with that, Mr. President, I'll move that. We pass House Bill 36 Gold Middle Schools.

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• H.B. 36 Gold Medal Schools Pilot Program · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Asks to move to circle H.B. 56 (Public Lands, Duty of Care amendments) so he can return to it after a short break.

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  Mr. President, I would motion to circle, I just need a minute and if you'll come, come back to me. Would that be okay? Motion to circle.

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• H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Explains that the bill lets county auditors use driver license addresses to verify domicile for the owner-occupied home property tax exemption, limited to that purpose, to improve property tax integrity and avoid inappropriate county-to-county shifts.

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  Thank you Mr. President. What we're, what this bill does is it, it, uh, opens up an opportunity for the, the audit, the county auditors to have access to the driver's license, uh, locations to verify domicile for the homestead, not the homestead, but the home exemption. The, the owner occupied home exemption arm, property taxes. It's a real helpful tool that we can use. It's limited strictly to that and, and allows us to have better integrity in our property tax system. Avoiding, uh, uh, county to county shifts inappropriately. That'll be glad to yield.

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• H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves that the second substitute for H.B. 46 be passed.

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  Thank you. I'll move that second house Bill 46 taxpayer information sharing amendments be passed. Thank

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• H.B. 471 Social Services Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Explains that HB 471 aligns state statute with the federal legislation and offers to take questions.

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  Thank you Mr. President. What we're doing in this bill is we're going, we went through, uh, HB one, uh, of the, uh, federal legislation and ensured that we aligned our state statute with the, the issues there. This helps us with the, uh, land squarely where it landed that level in our social service There. I'd be glad to answering questions. Thank you. Senator Stratton.

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• H.B. 471 Social Services Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves that HB 471 pass as a first substitute.

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  I will waive and move. First house bill 4 7 4 71 social evidence pass.

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• H.B. 540 Judicial Transparency and Information Access Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Asks the sponsor whether he will yield to a question.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Will the sponsor yield to Question? Senator Brammer, will you yield?

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• H.B. 540 Judicial Transparency and Information Access Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Asks what the transparency protocol will be and whether videos of court proceedings will be included.

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  Thank you. Last year we worked on, uh, RFA to have not only the, the voice, but also the u utilizing the videos. Uh, what is the, what, what's going to be going for the protocol on, on the transparency? We're gonna be able to include videos on that.

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• H.B. 540 Judicial Transparency and Information Access Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Says the courts have video equipment in place from COVID-era installations, suggests adding video later as a next step, and states support for the bill.

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  Thank you. Thank you. I could, Mr. President, we do have, through COVID, all the courts have the video equipment and it's all in place. And that would be a, a very, uh, good, good opportunity for us at some point to, to bring that in. So we can, we'll put that at, uh, as a next step. And, uh, thank you to the sponsor of Good Work. I send support of the bill.

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• H.B. 599 Social Services Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Describes H.B. 599 as a cleanup bill covering Social Services appropriations changes, including Medicaid fund deposits, drug list requirements, the CHIP transition, dental services, and tobacco-proceeds distributions.

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  legislative action in the code. And this is, this is that, you could call it, I guess, a cleanup bill from the cuts and the adjustments made in the Social Service Appropriations committee. That includes, uh, providing the interest earned on the money in the Medicaid. A CA fund be deposited into the general fund requires, uh, uh, several drugs. The Medicaid on the preferred drug list requires the Department of Health and Human Services, uh, to transition the state's children's health insurance program from a separate program to providing benefits under the state's Medicaid program. And after the transition to the extent possible, provide dental services to individuals covered by the Children's Health Insurance Program through the University of …

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• H.B. 599 Social Services Funding Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Moves that third substitute H.B. 599 be passed.

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  Thank you. Uh, I move at house Bill 5 99. Third substitute social service funding amendments be passed.

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• H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 43) · Mar 4, 2026

  Stratton explains that H.B. 30 adds education on wildlife management areas and allows donations and volunteering, rather than requiring a license to access them.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This is one, uh, bill that we passed and, uh, got to this point and held it as fiscal note, but we had a good discussion before. But just a reminder, the intent of this bill's increased user participation, financial de donations, uh, for, for, uh, non-profits. Uh, appreciate the, the man. Am I doing the right one? Yes. What Wildlife Management Amendments, uh, what we're, what we're doing here is we're creating an education opportunity on our public lens for our WMAs. The hundreds have done a great job, uh, working to preserve these sanctuaries for our wildlife. It really contributes to our, our wildlife resources that we have that, that are, that are really, …

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Sen. Stratton introduced SB 298 on programmable money, said the bill sets guardrails for Utah with a 2027 implementation date, and introduced the presenter who would explain it.

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  Thank you, chair and committee. I appreciate the chance to be here. I this robust vetting. Thank you for all you're doing. Several, as I walked up, I says, good luck. Good luck, good luck. So, but I, I appreciate, Appreciate that. This, this is a major committee. Okay, so this, This is, yeah, I, I was, uh, The inside joke that just won't die Grateful, grateful to be here. Programmable money amendments. Uh, we a few years, uh, two or three years ago, there's a lot of discussion on CBDC, central Bank digital currency and, and the good and, and the challenges that that can present, uh, pro programmable money is the, the, the counterpart in the private sector. …

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Sen. Stratton summarized the bill's guardrails on programmable money and yielded to the committee for questions.

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  Thank you. So in, in summation, the guardrails that we're putting around the pro programmable money, it shows that it's used, uh, in Utah. Those, if it's used in Utah, cannot carry embedded conditions that restrict lawful practices, discriminate among users or impose transaction level controls outside of duly enacted law, unless a neutral, lawful alternative form of payment remains available to, so, so individuals can retain meaningful choice in how they participate in commerce in the free market. So with that, uh, chair, we glad to yield.

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• H.B. 76 Data Center Water Transparency Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to pass HB 76 third substitute out of committee with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you Chair. I am going to move. We had public comment. We're Ready to, we have it, uh, we're ready for any action. It's a third substitute, Right? We have, so HB third substitute favorable recommendation.

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

  Shared a story about a social media video of a trout caught in Utah Lake and reflected on incremental progress on invasive species.

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  I'm over here. I had a, I had a, a video come to me talking about evasive species and things. You know, we have so many challenges. I've been for, for a few years. I've been saying I, I wanna live the day that I can do what my grandpa did in Utah Lake. We have evasive species there and everywhere else. I wanna be able to catch up automobile trout again in Utah Lake. Well, there's a video now on social media where the other day we'd see some nuns, a fellow caught at Bonneville Trout in Utah Lake. And, uh, it was, it was, it was awesome to see. And as we keep chipping away and charity your …

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

  Asks for a motion to circle and identifies S.B. 304, Protective Order Amendments, for circling.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Need a motion to encircle? I apologize. I I have two that I'd like to, like to encircle and if, uh, let, let me just get this. I show one that is first substitute Senate bill 3 0 4 protective Order Amendments. Thank you. That's what I was looking for. Uh, motion on circle Senate bill 3 0 4. Yeah. Actually first substitute Senate bill 3 0 4 protective order amendments.

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

  Asks about a motion to encircle and moves to encircle S.B. 304, Protective Order Amendments.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Need a motion to encircle? I apologize. I I have two that I'd like to, like to encircle and if, uh, let, let me just get this. I show one that is first substitute Senate bill 3 0 4 protective Order Amendments. Thank you. That's what I was looking for. Uh, motion on circle Senate bill 3 0 4. Yeah. Actually first substitute Senate bill 3 0 4 protective order amendments.

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

  Says he has an amendment available online and asks to move it in his name.

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  Thank you. The, uh, i, I do have an amendment online. I would like to move in my name if that's okay. Okay.

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

  Offers an amendment to S.B. 304 in his name.

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  Thank you. The, uh, i, I do have an amendment online. I would like to move in my name if that's okay. Okay.

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

  Explains the amendment, a clarification on line 147 recommended by domestic violence and other advocacy groups.

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  I do. What? Uh, we've been working with the, uh, advocates for domestic violence and, uh, other advocate groups. And this was a recommendation that they made, uh, for a clarification on line 1 47. Uh, related to, uh, dealing

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

  Explains the amendment to S.B. 304, which clarifies line 147 as recommended by domestic violence and other advocacy groups.

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  I do. What? Uh, we've been working with the, uh, advocates for domestic violence and, uh, other advocate groups. And this was a recommendation that they made, uh, for a clarification on line 1 47. Uh, related to, uh, dealing

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that the bill lets courts address knowingly falsified information in protective order requests, allows sanctions, and provides makeup parent time when a parent was denied time due to falsification, and proposes changing the effective date.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, what we're doing here is for several years we've, we have, uh, some ch some, some challenges in our protective order process that from time to time there can be abuse. Generally, the, the, the process is working very well. We have, uh, over the course of, uh, a year, we have 6,500 protective orders issued that number once a, excuse me, 6,500 orders requested. When you have a protective order, because of the urgency of the situation, there's a hearing that needs to take place. Ex uh, it's an ex parte hearing. In other words, the, the person that's seeking it presents evidence and the judge determines whether they're gonna grant it or not. …

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Identifies the line and confirms the amendment changes the bill's effective date from May 6, 2026 to May 6, 2027.

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  Line 2 72. Line two 70. Yes. Striking the, it's, it reads May 6th, 2026 and it, you want it to read May 6th, 2027, seven. Yes. Replace the sixth with the seventh. Okay.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Confirms the effective date is May 6, 2027 and that the change replaces the sixth with a seventh.

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  Thank you. May 6th, 2027. Correct. Thank You. It's a second six to the seven. Thank you.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Says the bill is in a good place to move forward with course corrections worked out with stakeholders and offers to take questions.

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  Thank you With that, Mr. President, I think the bill is in a, is a, in a really good place to move forward, do the course correction very intentionally and surgically and working with all the stakeholders to see that that's accomplished. And I will for questions. Thank

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves under suspension of the rules that the first substitute for S.B. 304, as amended, pass.

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  Motion. Thank you, Mr. President. I will, under suspension the rules move that Senate Bill 3 0 4 first substitute as amended pass.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to substitute the fifth substitute for S.B. 288 and explains it reflects stakeholder work and the fiscal process, describing it as a unified proposal.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This, uh, this, i, I need first, if I can, to move, uh, fifth substitute, uh, to SB 2 88 and delete and body entitled s SB 2 88 with fifth substitute SB 2 88. That motion is in order. Do you wanna explain the fifth substitute? We've been working with the stakeholders and then going through our fiscal process. And this, this substitute reflects the, uh, from the best I can understand, uh, uh, a unified, uh,

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Asks to amend the bill with an amendment in his name and says the amendment is now online.

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  Thank you Mr. President. There's also an amendment on in my name that I, I want to amend it as well if I may please. Okay. We, I'm looking for the amendment. I am not sure I see the amendment. Is the amendment on? There we go. We got it. Okay. Amendment's online.

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains the amendment, which clarifies how a contract can be changed when funding or agreed terms change.

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  Amendment was, uh, uh, clarification requested by the agency when there is a change in the contract terms, uh, either in the amount that's funded or by agreement, it, it allows that, uh, to, to work together to change a contract. Otherwise, it creates stability within, within the agreements. As we're moving forward with that, I'll yield the

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains the bill's quality control measures, the incentive payment opportunity for providers, and the specific funding amounts for this year.

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  Thank you. Uh, working in this, the, this space, one of the challenges we face with our, our limited budget is it's hard to, to lift everyone incrementally. And what we've found is oftentimes in, in this social service space, we'll give a lift to one area and then go several years. And we'll give this here and there to others and, and, and there's this, uh, challenging impact that creates instability and lack of certainty. And what this bill does, it puts together, it charges the department, the agency with coming up with some quality control measures. And those are, are, are articulated in, uh, uh, line 64, uh, through about, on, on, in that section specific, uh, quality …

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Says the cost was included in the building blocks of the base budget.

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  Thank you. Yes. Sorry. Yes, Mr. President, that was included in our, in our base budget or not our base budget, our building blocks.

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Thanks stakeholders and says the bill is a consensus measure that provides sustainability and certainty for those in greatest need, then moves that the bill pass as amended.

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  Thank you. Appreciate the discussion and the opportunity to present this. I wanna thank the stakeholders and, and those, and this, this is a really a, a a a positive consensus bill currently to move forward allows some sustainability and certainty and a path forward for those heroes in our society, helping those are in greatest need. And, uh, with that I'll waive and under suspension the rules move that, uh, fifth substitute Senate bill 2 88 as amended be passed.

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to reconsider the earlier vote on SB 304 because he voted on the prevailing side.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. Having voted on prevailing side, I move that we recall SB three oh four for the consideration.

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that SB 304 is being recalled to change its effective date through a substitute bill and that it will be placed on the second reading calendar.

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  Thank you. The, uh, the motion is to reconsider actions on Senate bill three oh first substitute Senate Bill 3 0 4. The reason is we changed the effective date that has to be done in a substitute bill. So we're gonna circle the bill. I'll, I'll call the bill, we'll circle it and then wait for the substitute to catch up with it. So placing it now on the top of the second reading calendar, I think that's where it came from.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to substitute the first substitute for S.B. 304 with a second substitute.

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  Motion. Motion to substitute first substitute Senate bill 3 0 4 and title and Body with second substitute Senate Bill 3 0 4.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains that the substitute delays the implementation date so stakeholders can engage on communication and so any needed parameters can be considered.

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  the substitute? I think it just Changes. Yes. What we're doing here is we're allowing, uh, an implementation, delaying the implementation to work with the stakeholders that, uh, have desired express to, to engage in the communication. See, see if we can, if there's any banking or parameters we need to add as, as we go forward with this policy. Thank you.

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• S.B. 316 Public Employee Attorney Fee Recovery Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to encircle Senate Bill 281 on private donation incentives for senior nutrition.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion to encircle Senate bill 2 8 1 2 81. Senior Nutrition private donation. We have a motion to encircle Senate bill 2 81, Senate bill 2 81. Senior Nutrition Private donation incentives.

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• S.B. 316 Public Employee Attorney Fee Recovery Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Says the bill is waiting on its fiscal note and describes it as a way to strengthen private-sector support for senior nutrition and Meals on Wheels.

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  Thank you Mr. President. We are just waiting for the fiscal note to catch up with the bill. It has now we've had a good discussion. Again, this is, uh, opportunity for us to strengthen through the private sector what we're doing to take care of our aging seniors that are, that were strengthened via some nutrition, nutrition assistant Meals on wheels. That'll be glad to yield. We're gonna

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• H.B. 103 Underage Marriage Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Moves to adopt amendment one to S.B. 193, State Legal Holiday Amendments.

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  Senator Stratton. Thank you Mr. President. I would like to move amendment one in my name. That motion's in order.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Explains the amendment, which encourages charter schools and higher education to be sensitive to holy days and gives a half-day holiday on Good Friday.

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  they take a half a day. And so what, what amendment one does, it leaves the bill. Uh, the same in that we, we are encouraging our charter schools K through 12 and higher ed to be sensitive to our good, uh, holy days as they do their calendar, the best they can to, to, uh, look at those days if possible. And then it also, what the amendment will do, it'll give a four hour vacation, a half day vacation for on, on, uh, on this holiday on the Good Friday. So with, that's the amendment. And I appreciate the support in amending the bill.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 42) · Mar 3, 2026

  Thanks the Senate for its discussion and says the bill is in as good a place as it can be, and waives further presentation.

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  No. Mr. President, I think we've had some good discussions. I I really respect this body and, uh, grateful for the opportunity to visit and counsel with them. And I think it's in as the best place it can be at this point. So I'll, I'll waive.

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• H.B. 454 Public Assistance Fraud Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves HB 454 out of committee with a favorable recommendation and says the public is increasingly concerned about wasted public funds, calling the bill a step in a good direction.

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  Thank you. Chair. I will move House Bill 4 54 public assistance fraud amendments with a favorable recommendation. That's an order. Would you like to speak to that? I would, um, we're seeing, uh, heightened sensitivity among our public to be aware of and, and ensure that we're not, uh, we wasting public funds. I don't sense that there's, uh, there's a lot going on in this space, but it's very important that we're, it may be taking place that we're taking appropriate action. And with that, I, I think this is a step in a good direction. That would be my comment.

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• H.B. 321 Inmate Medical Treatment Rates Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Stratton moved to pass the bill with a favorable recommendation.

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  Yes, thank you. Chair. I will move Inmate medical treatment rates amendments with the favorable recommendation.

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• H.B. 350 Foods Available at Schools Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves that the committee pass the substitute bill with a favorable recommendation.

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  Represen. Senator Stratton Thank you Chair. I move that we pass House Bill three 50 for substitute foods available at School amendments favorable recommendation.

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• H.B. 388 Public Health Hazard Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asks whether the bill requires law enforcement to inform health departments.

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  Thank you chair. Part of the bill is, it puts in place the requirement for the law enforcement to inform the health department currently that's not taking place. Is that, would that be fair or

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• H.B. 388 Public Health Hazard Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Says the bill would allow reporting for use, which was not possible before. · speaker not certain

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  Okay. Thank you. Well, it will also help us to have the system where we're able to report for use. And that's the problem is we couldn't do it for use. It had to be a Lab. I have another bite of Apple.

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• H.B. 388 Public Health Hazard Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asks how use is determined in practice.

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  Ma'am, could I, sorry, question. What, what is, in your experience, what is, how do you determine use?

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• H.B. 388 Public Health Hazard Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Asks whether it is fairly easy to determine meth from paraphernalia.

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  Thank you. And it's fairly easy. It's fairly, it's fairly easy then to determine with paraphernalia whether there's meth or non-math.

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• H.B. 388 Public Health Hazard Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves to pass H.B. 388 out with a favorable recommendation.

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  Chair. Senator Stratton, I Would like to move HB 3 88 public HA has health hazard amendments with favorable recommendation.

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• H.B. 388 Public Health Hazard Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Mar 2, 2026

  Describes the drug testing process for paraphernalia and says the system will help rural Utah. · speaker not certain

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  Back to the making a motion. As I understand the, uh, process, it's fairly simple. Determine with a paraphernalia whether there's the drugs that are included in the legislation are available and, and, and are tracing. And once that tracing takes place, I think this puts in a system that's very, very helpful. We need to recognize as well that, uh, there's a greater sophistication in the production of this. And I like to stay in rural Utah a lot, so I wanna make sure it's, I wanna make sure those troops are healthy as long as along the Wasatch front. So thank you. Appreciate this consideration.

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• H.C.R. 11 Resolution Urging Healthy Activities in Schools · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Presents H.C.R. 11, which urges healthy activities in schools, including 60 minutes of daily physical activity, annual field trips to farms or whole-food restaurants, and federal dietary guidance, then moves that the resolution pass.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this resolution has a companion bill to the Gold Medal Schools, uh, initiative that we're working on. What we're doing here as schools are recognizing schools do shape uh, life long habits and we're recognizing that and encouraging 60 minutes of daily physical activity each school day with our students that are K through 12, uh, an annual field trip to of the elementary schools, either to a farm or to a, uh, a a whole food restaurant where students can learn about food and the, the sanitation and meal preparation, so forth, cooking techniques. And finally, uh, incorporates, encourages the following. The federal dietary guidance appreciate, uh, the support of the, the Senate on …

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• H.B. 157 Department of Natural Resources Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Says the committee had good discussion and adopted an amendment, and that the bill is the annual cleanup bill for the Department of Natural Resources; offers to answer questions.

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  I think we're good. This we, we had a good committee discussion on this and we adopted a committee and I think we're we're good. So, uh, Mr. President pro Tem? Yes. This is, uh, the annual cleanup bill for the Department of Natural Resources. I'd be glad to answer any questions.

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• H.B. 157 Department of Natural Resources Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the bill be read for a third time.

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  I'll waive summation. Move it be Read this bill be read for the third time.

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• S.B. 292 Autonomous Systems Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves to circle second substitute S.B. 281, Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives.

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  Thank you Mr. Uh, president, uh, motion nun circle, Senate bill 2 81, senior Nutrition Private donation. Motion is to circle second substitute Senate bill 2 81, senior Nutrition, private Donation incentives.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Moves a substitute to replace the bill's title and body with the third substitute.

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  Substitute. I'd like to, to move substitute in title and body. That number is three. And replace it. That's the motion.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Says the language is now consensus after working with the minority leader, and yields a minute to Senator Escamilla.

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  Yes. This is, at this point, to my knowledge, this is a, this is now consensus, uh, with this language, been working with a good, good, uh, minority leader on this. I'd like to yield a minute to, to, to, to her. Uh, I think we're in a really good place and with this we should be able to move forward.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Describes the bill as establishing a senior nutrition private donation fund that invites public and stakeholder engagement, and moves that the third substitute be passed.

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  Thank you. What, as a reminder of what, we've had a good discussion on this, but we're establishing a senior nutrition, private donation fund. It's, uh, separate and apart. This is a space that we really need to work on in our social services, allowing the public and stakeholders to, to engage. This is such a great, a wonderful, great program. And this helps us to, uh, create the community engagement in, in, uh, matching and incentives and lift across the board. I think that this, we're, we're bringing the tide in that's raising all ships with this at this point. So I've moved that Senate Bill third substitute Senate Bill 2 81 be passed.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says the discussion was positive, the bill waited for a fiscal note on a substitute, and he will take questions.

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  Thank you. We had a good discussion. This was just waiting for the fiscal note to catch up, uh, on this substitute. Really been a positive, uh, opportunity for us to talk about this space and appreciate the, the work of the stakeholders. Uh, with that I'll be glad to yield to any questions.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says the bill has guardrails so patients receive care, that it concerns procedures rather than individuals, and that concerns about grants and cross-state issues have been addressed.

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  Thank you Mr. President ProAm. What what the bill contemplates in the way that, that the, the guardrails are in place is that we have healthcare provided, that everyone has an opportunity to get the cares that they need. We're dealing with is a case by case if someone has because of their conscience. Uh, and, and again, upstream of that, it, it's, it's declared and there's, there needs to be workarounds in place and opportunities for that healthcare to be taken care of. We're not talking about people or choices or decisions of individuals. We're talking about procedures. And that's, that's a very important distinction in in, in what we're doing here. And as we look at the, the, …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says adverse actions against licensees are prevented under the bill and answers no to the question.

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  What the adverse actions are is those adverse actions are prevented from being taken. And in that case, the answer as I understand the question would be No.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  The responder says yes, that procedures are declared ahead of time, that employment could be terminated if a person cannot perform the job, and that emergency room transportation is exempt. · speaker not certain

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  Senator Vickers? Yeah. The answer is yes. And, and what, what the, the guardrail is in this is procedures are declared ahead of time. Uh, one guardrail is if the person's not able to perform their job, their work, then there, there, there can be a actually a termination of the, of the employment. But it's not something on the spot that we declare. It's, we we're coming way upstream. There's some areas emergency, the emergency room transportation are exempt from this, but, but there is, the guardrail is in place to prevent on the spot, boy, I don't like this. Or for, for whatever reason, the objection that's not included and protect it in the legislation.

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• S.B. 323 Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recodification · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Presents S.B. 193, State Legal Holiday Amendments, which builds on the state Holy Day designation and recognizes the range of faith traditions in the community.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I'm grateful for the opportunity to present this, this bill. We've been working on this and doing some great things over the last couple of years. We had this bill before us, uh, in form last year, and with with good improvement, we were able to create the state Holy Day designation. What we have in this is building upon that as we look at the, the wonderful cross-section of faith in our community. Uh, so many wonderful faith traditions that are so important as, uh, we know it's the taproot of all our freedoms and liberties and, uh, recognizing

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Describes the bill's proposal to make Good Friday a state holiday, cites committee testimony and the value of time off for families, and yields the floor.

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  that our, our Judeo-Christian heritage, our, the, the strength of the world, biblical view and all that, that brings. And, and over 75% of our state, uh, affiliate with, uh, uh, uh, uh, Christian faith tradition and certainly in respect to all those that have other traditions. But what we're doing here is we're, uh, considering having a good Friday, which has become a remarkable, uh, day, uh, celebrated by those of these faith traditions. I appreciated the work in our, uh, committee. We had some great testimony. One was from a pastor that represents several, uh, community churches. And he talked about, uh, this, he, he said, uh, good Friday is an essential part of the spiritual life of …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Sen. Stratton gives as an example a request for assistance in ending one's life, which he describes as an emerging issue.

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  as we look at our aging senior population, uh, one of the things, and this goes to, to the points that that, uh, we have discussed in for other discussions, but, but an example would be we don't, we haven't dealt with several issues that are emerging. Uh, one, one would be, uh, someone that would want to have, have assistance in, in terminating their life, uh, because of their perception of viability. So that, that's an example. Senator Rebe, thank you.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says the bill refers to procedures rather than individuals.

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  The reference there for individuals in our state, but this is for procedures, not individuals.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Responds that the bill is an invitation rather than a mandate for schools, notes the holy days already identified, mentions alternative options such as a partial holiday, and asks for Senate support before moving the bill for third reading.

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  Thank, thank you Mr. President. I appreciate the discussion and, and the comments. I just note to good Senator Rebe, that, that it's not, what we're doing with this on our K through 12 and higher ed is they have many days that they don't have school. And what we're doing here, it's not a mandate to, an invitation to try and recognize not only this, but the holy days we've identified and the good Senator Fillmore's point last year, we really, in order to, the intent has always been to work towards this, this, this most important day. You know, it, there's leaders of all faced are talking about how important it's to improve our Easter traditions in our …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 41) · Mar 2, 2026

  Sen. Stratton moves to pass the substitute S.B. 174.

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  Yes. My motion is we pass four substitute SB 1 74 exercise, religious beliefs and conscious amendments. And the question is, shall of four substitute Senate Bill one seventy four pass roll call vote.

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

  Says he is not satisfied with the answer and asks whether shooting a feral swine that threatens no one, but is on his property, would be a third degree felony under the bill.

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  Thank you. I I am looking, I'm not sure I'm satisfied with the answer. 'cause I had the same concern that Senator Sandall had. If certainly if, if, if I have a feral swine come on my property and I don't feel threatened or, let's see. I don't think there's immediate threat of death to me or body of injury or threat or harm, but I still don't want it on my property. I shoot it. I'm, I'm committed a third degree felony according to this.

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

  Says the mere presence of a feral swine on a field is reason enough to want it gone.

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  Yeah, just, just the fact that it's there. I think It's a pig and it can, has the potential to destroy period. I mean, if, if I had one in my, uh, wheat field or my alfalfa field, that is reason enough for me to want it gone.

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

  Says the bill may need more flexibility so that a person who kills an escaped feral swine is not committing an unintended felony. · speaker not certain

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  And I, I don't, I don't think we're, I think we might need to have a little more flexibility in that three 19 to three 20 to allow an unintended felony of someone that's not the, the, the, the not acting in the way that we're trying to address here, bringing them in and hunting for sport and stuff. But if they're here, that's, we're gonna have them probably show up where we, we don't want.

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• H.B. 437 Environmental Permitting Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Asked whether this is an optional expedited route, similar to a passport application; the sponsor confirmed it applies only if an applicant chooses it.

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  Thank you. Uh, the director or the sponsor? Either one, Ms. Chair. But, uh, it looks like this is similar to, uh, passport application, for example. You, you, you can expedite it or you can go through process. We're not taking away the, the normal, but if we wanna expedite it, is that correct? Yes. Uh, Mr. Chair, that is correct. This is not, this is only if someone selects to choose this more expedited route.

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• H.B. 437 Environmental Permitting Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Moved that the committee favorably recommend HB 437.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. I will move HB 4 37 Environmental permitting amendments for favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Presents S.B. 277 and its substitute, including a study of the program, removal of an interest rate cap, a date change, and a $10 million fund for certain cities.

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  We've got, uh, before us, SB 2 77, Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments. Thank you Chair, uh, committee. It's good to be with you today. Thanks for work. Here we are. Friday, we've got weekend, and then another five days we'll be, uh, taking this hat off and getting back to other important things. This bill, uh, I would like Mr. Chair, I do have a substitute online. I would like to adopt that. Would you like me to speak to that, or would you like me to? Yeah, let's, let's go ahead and speak to that and then we'll adopt it when we do committee action. Okay. The underlying bill does three things, and then the substitute adds a …

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• H.B. 534 Firearm Immunity Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Says the examples given involve government actors who would not be liable unless they instruct, assist, or direct an unlawful act, which he describes as the purpose of the bill.

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  Thank you Mr. Chair. I mean the, I appreciate the discussion. Uh, the second example that was brought up a sheriff at Affair that would already be on a private property that would already be covered by law. If it were a government property, then that really is the point. And the same thing with the teacher that a government actor that would have no way of knowing if someone was gonna do something unlawful, that they're not liable unless they instruct or assist or direct them. And that really is the whole point. And, and so that's the whole point of the bill.

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Responds that the program aims to increase housing supply rather than demand, and that the loans are not tied to buyer incentives.

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  One of the principle of fractional lending is if, if they have deposits in the bank, the bank is motivated using their premise. By, by the way, Utah has, you know, we have the golden standard for our banking. We're looked to as, as, as a leader across the United States, throughout the world, actually we have one of the strongest banking systems. It's really remarkable, little known fact, but just one of the other ways. And what you're doing is, is one of the segue things to meet the demand that's there you, we need, we need an additional billion dollars of investments that will turn into several billion dollars through fractional lending. The, the issue of the housing …

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Says about 109,000 housing units have been approved in some cities and that capital and infrastructure, not zoning, are the main constraints.

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  Thank You. Let me say one more thing that's an interesting, uh, point in this. If I may chair. Sorry. And that's a question a point, a data point is we have over 109,000 doors approved in a few of our, of our cities. Not all of 'em. The, the League of Cities can expand on that. It's a but in a, so it's not a matter of zoning, it's not a matter of, now there are lands that we, I, we know we can do. Land is another aspect of it, but it's the, it's the, the, it's the capital in the market that we need. We need the lever and we need also the infrastructure, which, which the …

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 27, 2026

  Thanks the stakeholders, the treasurer, and the witnesses for their input on the bill.

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  I'll just want to thank the, all the stakeholders have weighed in on this, you know, from our, uh, uh, uh, treasurer to, uh, some specialists throughout the state and the witnesses and who they represent. So, thank you.

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Sponsor presents S.B. 298 as setting values for programmable money and requiring an alternative payment method to remain available.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This is a bill. We had a good discussion last night, but what we're dealing with is programmable money is, is, is a resource that can be used and programmed according to spending. And the challenge in this space, it's new and emerging issue that we have that's going to really heat up over the next 18 to 24 months. We want to get out ahead of this and establish the values that we place that we're not going to use this for. Uh, we're not gonna use this as leverage for ideologies or, or, or, or, uh, political, uh, efforts and, and preferences. But it, what the bill does is it, it is, it, it …

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• S.B. 297 School Social Worker Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Thanks the presiding officer and says the bill should be circled while the fiscal note is awaited.

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  Thank you Mr. President Tim birthday boy. Uh, appreciate the opportunity to, I think we need to circle this. We're waiting on the fiscal note, but thank you.

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• H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 38) · Feb 27, 2026

  Recognizes state employees, suggests a three-day holiday on Easter alongside federal alignment, and says he supports the bill.

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  Thank you, Mr. President. I, I really appreciate the sensitivity of, of the debate and, uh, we, we have the needs of our wonderful state employees and what a remarkable thing. We look at our state employees, we're the number one state in so many ways, and that's on the back of these wonderful state employees. They're a big part of it. We need to recognize that. We also need to really have a sense of what we're trying to do here. And so I think I have the perfect solution. We, we go ahead and align federally in June and make sure we have a three day holiday on Easter with that. So we have a Perfect the bill. …

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Asked whether the fee could be waived if a hunter provides the required harvest information in a timely manner.

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  Thank you. I, I want to talk a little bit about appreciate the sponsor's personal vulnerability and, and, uh, sharing 80 lines, 80 to 85. I don't think we need to make a change here, but it seems, uh, in rules that it would make sense to me, uh, that what we're trying to do is gather good information, right, to be better managers. And it would seem wise to be, to be able to, uh, waive that if at the time the fee is issued that they give the information. Would that be helpful? What, what is maybe that's already there.

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Said the fee is not meant to raise money and that the goal is to obtain the information.

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  So I'm not suggest, may I Please go ahead. Thank you. I'm not suggesting there shouldn't be a fee. I'm just suggesting you want the information. Correct. And you're not after money here.

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Asked whether hunters could receive a notice giving them a chance to avoid the fee by reporting.

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  And so, uh, do you have a notice, Hey, you're being charged this unless you, this'll be waived in, in 10 days. You give us information, something like that.

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Asked whether a notice could allow hunters to avoid the fee by reporting within a shorter window.

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  I'm 60 days out, I haven't reported, you've sent me notice, Hey, you're gonna get a fine, right? Yes. Is there a notation if you wanna avoid the fine, fill this out in five days or 10 days? 'cause you want the information.

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Said the fine could be set high enough to obtain the information, since the goal is the information rather than money.

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  And give notice on make it a thousand dollars fine. You want the information. Listen, I'm trying to understand what I'm saying. Yeah. If you want the information, the fines irrelevant. Make it high, high enough so that they'll give you the information. That's what I'm just saying. I it you're not after money, you're after the information.

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Asked whether the bill needs a change or whether the matter can be handled another way.

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  Correct. I would suggest that, do we need to make a change in the bill if we need it, or can you do that?

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Said the statute does not need to change, that the fee could be waived for timely reporting, and that he supports the bill.

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  I, I agree. And I, that's why I said I don't think we need to change, change the statute. I think it's there. I'm just encouraging that there might be a, a space to take another shot at getting the information by waiving the fee in a timely manner that it's your space and I support you and I support the bill. I'm just trying to help but maybe offer another.

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• H.B. 111 Wildlife Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Moved to pass HB 111 first substitute out favorably.

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  Thank you Chair. I move that we, uh, move forward wildlife amendments. HB one 11, first substitute as stated here.

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• H.B. 247 Great Salt Lake Related Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Asked for public comment on the delayed implementation date in the bill.

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  Laid on. Thank, thank you. I'd like the public comment if anybody's willing to, uh, talk about that delayed implementation. I'm, I'm, I, uh, I if it's a good now, it should be good. Good. So I, I I, I, I appreciate some further blessing on that if possible. Thank you. Okay.

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• H.B. 247 Great Salt Lake Related Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Moved to favorably recommend HB 247 second substitute.

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  Oh, thank you Chair. I, uh, well, let me do this. I, I would like to move House Bill 2 47, second substitute with a favorable recommendation.

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• H.B. 247 Great Salt Lake Related Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 26, 2026

  Gave a summation saying the bill is one part of a broader effort on water rights, watersheds, and the Great Salt Lake ecosystem, and explained why he asked about the delayed implementation.

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  Thank you. I I appreciated the, uh, the discussion today, the work of the good sponsor. And I think the reason I asked that question about the delayed, I, I wanted to point out that we have this remarkable ecosystem in our state. It deals with so many different levers and, and what we're doing here is we're focusing on water rights, the Great Salt Lake, but a water right is greatly impacted, for example, by forest health and, and and, and what we're doing in our watersheds and, and what we're doing with our public lands. And this is something we've been, we, we all know, and I look around this, this and I look Senator Hinkins and then …

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Explains the bill's purpose: a restricted account for senior meals funded by private donations, and an amendment that removes a fiscal note of about $100,000.

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  What we're doing there is we're just asking the, uh, agency to come and report to the committee as they establish the rules, uh, for what we're doing here. Let me explain what we're doing here as well. So we're getting that together and I'll ask for motion to do that. Uh, what, what this does is we're setting up a restricted account, uh, for our, uh, meals on Wheels, a great, uh, program for our seniors. They're both home bound and, and, and, uh, those that, that are in need, we have a lot more need than we're able to meet many on the waiting list. And, uh, one of our agencies, uh, Utah County Mag was able to …

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Says he has presented the motion and has nothing further to add on the bill.

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  No. I really, uh, present it in, in, in the motion. So I'll, I'll, I'm done. That's great. We

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Answers that the bill involves only private-sector funds, not state or federal matching, and does not change the funding mechanism.

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  Uh, thank, thank you for the question as clarification. This doesn't deal with any of our funding coming from any funding that we provide of a state or federal matching. It, it's, it's completely private sector and an opportunity. It doesn't change the funding mechanism. So the answer is no to the question, but little broader perspective. Hope clarification.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the bill be read a third time.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summation and move that SB 2 81 third I think, or second What We on be read for third time.

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

  Stratton makes a motion on the first substitute of S.B. 298, Programmable Money Amendments.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Motion encircle, uh, SB 2 98 Programmable Money Amendments. Thank you. And the question, the motion is to encircle first substitute Senate Bill 2 98.

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Explains that the substitute removes the criminal penalties from the bill, delays its implementation by one year, and requires that programmable money be accompanied by an option to use non-programmable money.

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  Yes, I, I will. In, in the underlying bill we have, we're dealing with what is referred to as programmable money. And, uh, for example, if you have a dollar today, whether it's in cash or your wallet or money or bank account, that dollar is neutral. You can spend it as you wish. Programmable money is a different, it is a digital money that can be designed to follow building instructions. Uh, those instructions can limit how it's used and, and enable surveillance and transactions so forth. For example, the money could be coded so it can only be spent on certain categories of goods or, uh, at certain locations. This is an emerging area and, and what the …

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the second substitute for S.B. 298 be read for the third time.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summation and, and move that third substitute SB 2 98. Second substitute. Thank you. 2 98 Program of money amendments. Be read for the third time.

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• H.B. 165 Critical Infrastructure Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Presents H.B. 165, which directs the Utah Cyber Center to develop guidance on adversarial threats to critical infrastructure, bars use of federally abandoned equipment, authorizes voluntary security assessments, and calls for a plan to manually operate critical infrastructure during a shutdown or attack.

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  Thank you Mr. P Pro Tem. Uh, what we're doing here, this deals with our critical infrastructure and maintaining it in, in the environment we face today directs our cyber center develop guidance on foreign advers adversarial threats to our critical infrastructure. Uh, forbids the federally abandoned equipment being used in it in our critical infrastructure. Authorizes, uh, voluntary security assessments and our directs, our Utah Cyber Center to interact with our other governmental agencies. One thing is interesting to note. Line 63 68 deals with, uh, recommendations and plan in place. A comprehensive plan to manually operate are critical infrastructure in the event of a, uh, uh, shutdown or an attack that, uh, is really helpful in, in having …

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• H.B. 165 Critical Infrastructure Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that third substitute H.B. 165 be passed.

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  You all. Waive summation and move that, uh, third substitute HB 1 65 be passed.

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• H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Asks to yield to a question for the sponsor.

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  Thank you Mr. Spear. Uh, president Pro temp. So may, will the sponsor yield The sponsor yield?

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• H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Asks whether two holidays are being observed in the same week.

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  So currently we have two holidays being celebrated in the state in the same week. That's I I heard, is that correct?

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• H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Asks whether the bill frees up one unused holiday each year.

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  So what we're doing here is we're freeing up one unused holiday each year by doing this. Is that correct? Potentially grab

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• H.B. 309 Juneteenth Observance Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Says he has heard concerns about closures on two days in one week and supports the bill.

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  Thank you. My, my point is, I, I have had actually had a couple, uh, some communication on this impact of, of some having to close two days in a week. And so I thought maybe we, we had a, a duplicate and we are freeing up a state holiday for us with this bill. So thank you. Appreciate, but I support it. Thank you. Okay.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Says the substitute reflects input on guardrails and payers, and yields to Senator Cullimore to explain the logic.

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  Yes, I would, uh, had some great input from our, uh, uh, escamia regarding the, uh, original underlying bill. We looked at some guardrails. We've, we've tried to really listen, and this is probably the 12th, uh, iteration. Uh, but I want to get the this out, but appreciate the, the good sender's input on, uh, the logic in removing payers from this, uh, from this, uh, there's some great logic there, like if I may, to yield to, to, uh, a good Senator Cullimore to explain that. But then also we we're moving the, the, the, uh, institutions themselves.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Summarizes the bill as balancing conscience rights with access to care, citing emergency room exemptions, notice requirements, and guardrails for patients.

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  Thank you. Just by way of summary, Mr. President, we've really worked hard to, to create a delicate balance here. We want to make sure that we put human life first of what what we're dealing with is, uh, procedures and not people. We wanna be respectful of every, every, everyone that is in need, as well as those that choose, uh, to exercise right of conscience on certain procedures. There's, uh, exemptions for the emergency room that, uh, and those transporting there and some guardrails to make sure that, uh, the care that is needed is available to those that are, are in need. And with that, I'll be glad to yield any questions.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Explains that the bill exempts emergency rooms, requires notice and posting of other providers when the right is exercised, and sets a process to protect access to needed care.

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  Thank you. What, what it does, first of all, it, it exempts certain areas that the word that, that the, the, the, uh, right cannot be exercised, for example, in the emergency room. If the, the, if there's not a, a adequate workaround, if there's, if there's not notice, it puts in place a process, uh, that allows when the uh, right is desired and exercised up front that there has to be notice given. Uh, there has to be the posting of opportunities for others, uh, for other avenues and providers. And it really puts in place, uh, balanced, uh, uh, protocol and cadence to make sure that we're, we're individuals have the opportunity to have the healthcare that's …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 37) · Feb 26, 2026

  Thanks the body, says work on concerns is ongoing, and moves that the substitute be read a third time.

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  Appreciate the opportunity to have this presented. Recognize that, uh, this is ongoing process. Continue to work with, uh, those and, and, and seek to do the best we can to address the concerns while protecting the intent of the bill and appreciate the support of the body. And, uh, move the, the move that this substitute for be read for the third

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Presented Senate Bill 100, third substitute, on federalism revisions, saying it helps the state identify federal guidance with federalism issues, and handed the presentation to Bill Duncan.

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  Thank you, chair. And it's so good to be here, and I, that feeling is mutual and grateful for the chance. Any time we have to interact, I'm always grateful. Uh, you'll chair, you'll remember this was one of the bills we talked about during the summer in Federalism, our federalism commission. It's just one of our Federalism commission bills that, uh, we had. It's a third substitute because we needed to add some issues related to the trade, the federalism trademark that we have, uh, that, that's reflected in the service. Third substitute, as well as, uh, making sure that we don't have any gaps in our agencies that are coordinating with federalism commission on the issues related to …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · House Government Operations Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Thanked the committee, the Sutherland Institute, and colleagues from both parties, and praised the bipartisan work behind the bill.

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  You for the motion. Thank you for, uh, my, the, all the work of Southern Institute and, and the work they've done in this, uh, from the inception. This is a great example of the strength and the outcomes of, to charity, your point, bipartisanship working together, the strength of bringing different points of view and how that, that, uh, adds to the benefit and the, the richness of the fruit of the outcomes. And I, I, I appreciate, uh, my good colleagues on both sides of the aisle. And again, appreciate the motion. A good

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Presents Senate Bill 193 and two substitutes: one encourages schools to align non-school days with holy days and makes Good Friday leading into Easter Sunday a state holiday, and the other removes the state holiday and asks schools to prioritize aligning their days off.

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  Thank you. I appreciate the opportunity to have the presentation initially. And, uh, we've got, uh, our, our language ready to present to the, the, the, the, this panel here. Thank you for, for this. I, I'm, I I'm remembering a statement from Winston Churchill that, uh, we can always count on America to do the right thing after they've tried everything else. And I, it's really interesting as we look at what's happened in our space here with religious freedom and liberty and this taproot of our, uh, society, uh, of all freedoms and, and liberties that we have. It's been interesting 50 years from the seventies with, with lemon and now, now the current, uh, outcomes of, of, …

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Says he personally prefers substitute one, while noting the education community is engaged in both substitutes and hoping the committee moves forward with one of them.

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  No, I wouldn't say, Help me understand. I think, I think the education community's involved in both subs, Uhhuh, they're, they're both, both engaged there. But I, I would say that how I would say it may be I, I on a good better, best scale, I would, from my perspective, I think sub one is, is the best and sub two would be better. Uh, we're moving forward on, with either one, uh, an important discussion, an opportunity to have with us. And, uh, you know, we, we, we, we need to, we hope we can move forward with one of those subs.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Says the first substitute is his preferred version and thanks the committee.

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  You chair. I, uh, what we do here at the, in this house, this, this, this Senate house is very important, but what we enable the households across our state to do is much more critical. And, and I, this, this, I think, will lift and strengthen all. I appreciate the, the motion, appreciate the comments and the time of the committee. And I, that, that is my preferred, as I stated, my preferred substitute. Thank you.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Summarizes the discussion, says there is united support for the bill, and asks the committee to support it.

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  Thank you. We, we, we've had a really good discussion. I think there's, there's been some great points made. Uh, again, as we look at the opportunity that's before us, I, I, I don't want to shrink from, from the opportunity. And there is, there is a united, uh, a really united support for this in, in moving forward. And we put in place we can be respectful to all, all face. And this is an opportunity to, to, uh, invite and encourage and I, I hope the committee will support it. Thank you.

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Said the bill provides certainty in the marketplace and that tolling applies when employees are unaware of an issue.

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  Chair, may I answer that question? Absolutely. Thank you. One of the challenges we have is certainty in the marketplace in this space. And I do want to point out that the, uh, there is a tolling of the statute of limitations if the employee is not aware of the issue. So there's that, those remedies and equity as well, that, that, that come into place. So those, those are two things, but we do need to have a major certainty in this space in the marketplace. And it, it's, it's, it's, it is a very appropriate, if an employee has a legitimate claim that there's, that, let's bring it forward, let's get it out. Let's, let's, let's not create …

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Said the period depends on wages coming due and the employee becoming aware they are unpaid, so deferred wages would be tolled.

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  Way that I would answer that chair, if that's okay, may I Absolutely. Thank you. Is it, there, there, there's, it's two prongs. Number one, the wages do, and number two, the employee becomes aware that it's not being paired. So those, those are two things. And the wage coming due in that case is not due until later. It's told, because there's an expectation when we get to this point, we're going to have an opportunity then to play due. So I think that, that, that's the two prongs I would offer there. But,

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Said he was open to holding but preferred adopting Rep. Loubet's amendment and moving forward while continuing to work with Rep. Abbott.

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  Well, I'll be here tomorrow, four o'clock. And, uh, so I, I, I, I think part of the committee process is to try and come up with the best version. I, and, and, uh, love, love any input. The bill has been, we haven't had a negative vote on this bill yet. It's been through committee and 3, 2 2 over in the Senate. And so I, but I, I'm not opposed to that. Certainly, I, I think, uh, I don't, I don't perceive it as a tactic to kill the bill, you know, and I, I think we probably have support from the committee as the bill is as well, though. I do appreciate the one comment of, uh, …

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · House Judiciary Committee · Feb 25, 2026

  Said he supports the amendment as a friendly change.

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  Uh, representative, is that what we talked about? The striking of language? I've not been able to pull the amendment up, but if that is, and I'm in favor and I I'd be supported. It seems to be friendly. Yes. If I understand the amendment, I like it.

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• H.B. 165 Critical Infrastructure Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Presents the bill as an amendment to address cybersecurity by prohibiting federally banned equipment in critical infrastructure and authorizing voluntary security assessments involving foreign adversary technology.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I think we have online a Substitute or an amendment. I think it's an amendment. We're on the third. Oh, we got it. We we did that. Take it. Okay. Very good. Great. Bill. Uh, thank you. We're we're as as, as we look at the threats, one of, you know, one of the great world wars is what we're doing with cybersecurity. And this, this really, uh, uh, creates some safety valves for us and addresses the concerns, prohibits the use of federally banned equipment and critical infrastructure, authorizes voluntary security assessments for critical infrastructure, uh, involving foreign adversary technology. Uh, be glad to answer any questions. Thank you for the presentation.

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• H.B. 165 Critical Infrastructure Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Confirms there is no substitute and moves that the third substitute bill be read for a third time.

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  we don't have a substitute, right? We Don't. Okay. I, I, okay, thank you. I I move that, uh, third HB 1 65 criminal infrastructure. Be read for the third time And the question is, is shall third substitute house bill 1 65, be read for a third time. Roll call vote.

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• S.B. 226 Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Thanks the presiding officer and says the bill aims to do three things, and offers some background on it.

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  Senator Stratton. Thank you Mr. President Pro In this bill. We're trying to do three things. Uh, let me just give a little background real quick.

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Explains that the bill creates a test program using state funds for Utah homes investment, removes a return cap on vertical construction funding, and extends the source of the 300 million dollars to July 1, 2029.

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  Uh, let me just give a little background real quick. Number one, uh, we have a significant amount of resources in our rainy day and, uh, at several funds, 38 plus billion dollars, which is large in our budget. And question is asked as we look at investment options, is there an opportunity potentially to invest in Utah? Make Utah first We had a, a study group that looked at this with our state treasurer, our auditor, another, uh, specialties in, in with, with a great put together great brain trust to look at this. And the one of the recommendations coming back was, let's take a portion of resources that we have and do a beta test to, to, …

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that S.B. 277 be passed.

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  Thank you Mr. President Pro. Tim, I will waive summation and move that house Senate bill 2 77 be passed. And the question is, shall Senate bill two seven seven pass roll call vote.

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• S.B. 268 Religious Curriculum in Schools · Senate floor debate (day 36) · Feb 25, 2026

  Supports the bill, saying many answers to society's challenges are found in personal values and in recognizing historical roots, and cites the 250th anniversary as timely.

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  Thank you Mr. President ProAm. I appreciate the sponsors good work and don't think I could do, uh, a lot. To add to the, the presentation he stated, only state say that the, as we look at the challenges in our society today, the landscape that we face, uh, there are a lot of the answers to the challenges are not found in what we do in our legislative and executive and judicial branch. It's found in opening up hearts and humbling ourselves and recognizing the roots that have brought us where we are. And this is a very timely, timely, uh, given our 250 year celebration and just stand in support and appreciation for this, this, uh, work and …

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• H.B. 157 Department of Natural Resources Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asked whether the rulemaking authority granted in the bill is coordinated with legislative reporting, and whether allowing other divisions to make rules means rulemaking is turned over to those departments.

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  Thank you Chair. Uh, thank you. Sponsor. Representative Shipp is there, you, you mentioned the rule making authority granted herein, right? Is there, uh, coordination, reporting the legislature when those rules are made? Well, as, as if I claim Mr. Chair, uh, all I know okay. Is the fact that we are allowing other divisions to have rule making authority, uh, DNR, similar to the DWR as rule making authority when it comes to our legislation that we, uh, pass, uh, then we turn over the rulemaking authority to those departments.

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Presented SB 304 and its first substitute, citing court data on protective orders and describing the bill's goals of balancing good-faith protections and adding attorney's fees and makeup parent time provisions.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to speak to the sub. There's a, a, a substitute online I'd like to speak to. Alright. Please stop That. Uh, as a segue in, I I I, this is a very sensitive area areas, we look at protective orders because of the, we have protective orders to protect those that are being abused. And I, I don't have words strong enough to condemn those that are acting that way. And it's, it's very important that we have a, a good robust policy here, that that does a, does much as possible to completely protect those victims. When we have a, a policy like that, it, it impacts the overall. There's, there's also when …

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Summed up by saying there is agreement that the process mostly works, that some bad actors exist, and that he will keep working with stakeholders to move the bill forward.

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  Thank you. I, I think it's important. Uh, I think we have agreement on a few things. I think we can all agree that by and large this process is working. I think we can all agree that there is abuse in the system as well, that we do have some bad actors. I would hope that we can all agree while there is effective measure, uh, you know, there's, there's remedies, but they're not effective. They're not being used properly, and they're, it's, we don't have anything, from my perspective, we may not agree that, that there's, uh, that there, there is a need to give the court some levers that can be pulled without a prosecutor getting involved. …

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• S.B. 304 Protective Order Amendments · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asked Sen. Musselman to chair while he presents his bills and said he needs to attend another committee.

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  Um, I'm going to ask Senator Musselman to, uh, chair while I present my bills, and then we'll go to, I'm gonna be brief and then we'll go to Senator Pitcher after, 'cause I have to go to another committee.

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• S.B. 285 Uninsured Children Dental Care Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Supports the motion and asks whether products such as gummies that help with tooth decay will be part of the opportunities as the bill moves forward.

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  Thank you Chair. I support the motion. I do have a question on the motion on this bill. If I may, to the motion as we move this forward, uh, there are, there are some opportunities and some products in the marketplace that really help this, that, that there's been a resistance to, to having them avail the children gums and different things that really help with the tooth decay. Uh, is that, are we contemplating, is is that going to be part of the opportunities as we move forward? Or is that a different issue? We need to, Um, Mr. Chair, if, as far of my closing remarks, maybe of course, answer that question.

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• S.B. 305 Hospital Quality Incentive Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Moved to pass the first substitute of SB 305 favorably to the full Senate.

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  Thank you. I'll move that we pass, uh, Senate Bill 3 0 5 first substitute as favorably to the full Senate.

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• S.B. 305 Hospital Quality Incentive Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asked how much money the bill is worth in relation to the changes in the federal bill.

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  That's an order. Had a question for the sponsor. How much money is this worth, do you think we're trying to accommodate for the changes in the big beautiful bill?

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• S.B. 305 Hospital Quality Incentive Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Noted the half billion dollar figure is an annual amount and stressed the importance of hospitals' uninsured care burden.

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  I just note that that that half up to that half a billion is an annual amount, right? So it, it, it's gonna be a, we we do need to recognize our hospitals are the, uh, final kind of, kind of at the end of end of the row when, when we have challenges, not only, uh, those receiving, but those not receiving, you know, that they're uninsured. So we need to be very aware of this, uh, protein issue and work to do the best we can support the bit. And this is one piece, so appreciate the sponsor and the organization. Thank you.

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• H.B. 390 Veterans PTSD Clinical Research Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 24, 2026

  Asks whether the study costs $4 million and whether $2 million is matched. · speaker not certain

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  Follow up real quick is the, is the cost of study $4 million? Is that what it is? And then there's 2 million that is kicked in and matched. Is

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Explains that S.B. 277 removes the interest-rate cap on Utah Homes Investment Program funds and addresses capital for home construction and infrastructure, including a treasurer's report on fractional lending.

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  Thank you Mr. President, uh, to help our, uh, challenges we're facing with infrastructure and, uh, new home opportunities. Uh, home for our, the, the, the home, uh, market we have, uh, sometime there's two, what year ago we, we placed, uh, some money out of our tiff, uh, short term to allow it available to, in the marketplace to help, uh, stimulate and create some capital and opportunities for the new home buyers. Uh, first time home buyers. What we found is that there was some parameters in that that made it a challenge, uh, to be desirable the marketplace. Only 15 million of the, uh, several hundred million were, were actually drawn upon What we're doing here. Two …

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the bill be read a third time.

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  I'll waive summation and, and, uh, move that this be read for the third time.

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• S.B. 268 Religious Curriculum in Schools · Senate floor debate (day 35) · Feb 24, 2026

  Asked the sponsor whether the bill should add the word foundational to its religious-role language, citing the Lemon test, court rulings on tradition, and the role of Biblical quotes in the founders' writings.

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  Thank you. Mr. President. Uh, the sponsor has said that he will yield to questions, I assume. Go ahead. Yes. Okay. Thank you. I appreciate the intent here. One of the things we are dealing with is, uh, uh, decades of, uh, challenge under, under the Lemon Law, which says anything that, that the government has, has to be completely secular based. And that has changed. And it's that the under the current rulings the Supreme Court is, is those things that are rooted in tradition are presumed to be constitutional. And there was a time that the whole curriculum of education was studying the Bible, learning how to read and memorize and everything, and, and using that as a …

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

  Explains his vote, saying he has a conflict of interest because he maintains some of the affected properties, and comments on the source of electricity; he will comply with the result.

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  Thank you Mr. President. I committed. I wouldn't speak against this bill, but I'd like to explain my vote. I do have a conflict of interest and actually maintain some of these properties we're talking about to the maker of the substitute, I do take issue with the air quality that we have good equipment. Now that's equal. If you take into account the fact that electricity is that we're putting in the, these machines is often not renewable, come from renewable sources coming from other things. But I do appreciate the efforts of the sponsor and I will yield to the body and we'll do our very best to comply with whatever it is. But I am Annu. Thank …

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• S.J.R. 16 Joint Rules Resolution - Legislative Ethics Amendments · Senate Rules Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Moves to adopt the substitute, citing an appropriations issue about accounting for future prison costs, and asks whether the immediate effective date would require changing fiscal notes for pending bills.

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  Well, I would like to move that we adopt the substitute. Appreciate the good sponsor working on that. It's, it's, this really came up as we were dealing in some of our appropriations work in social services. We also, we had this significant, uh, request and how are we accounting for it? And let's make sure as we're, we are making and making the decisions, we have a full picture. And, and, uh, that's spirit up. Thank you for, For willing. Thank you. One question I have on the substitute, um, is, and maybe this isn't that big of a deal because this, um, or really kind of late in the session, but if this were to move through and …

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• H.J.R. 10 Joint Rules Resolution - Sponsor's Supporting Information · Senate Rules Committee · Feb 23, 2026

  Speaks in favor of the principle, saying the language is the sponsor's and he would not favor including opposition material.

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  Thank you. I I do like this con The, the principle of this, and I, I think you, the chair and the good, uh, senator have raised concern about how does this open it up. I don't see that being an issue given the nature of this. We do as representatives and Senator Vickers. Really it is, is is our language. Obviously we don't write the fiscal note, but we approve it. If, if it's there, if there's a constitutional note put on there, there's that, that issue that, uh, our, our, our council, uh, can do and, and does from time to time. But I, I, I think that, uh, I don't, I would not favor including opposition because …

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Presents the bill as aligning the statute of limitations for wage claims with other areas of law, giving one year from the day wages are earned.

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  Thank you Mr. President pro tem. Straightforward, uh, simple. Bill, really what we're doing is aligning the statute of limitations in this space. Uh, as as stated in other areas of, of the rule and code. The notion is you have one year from the day on which the wages are earned to, uh, protest or uh, the statute of limitations closes. With that, I'll be glad to yield.

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that Senate Bill 213 be passed.

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  I'll waive summation and move that house. Senate Bill two 13, Utah Payment and Wage Act be passed.

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• S.B. 241 Early Literacy · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Asks how the bill addresses students with dyslexia or learning differences that fall outside traditional reading instruction.

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  Thank you, Mr. President Pro tem to the sponsor. Uh, as we look at this, there's all the indications as we've stated. And as Ben said, I don't wanna read, uh, the third grade reading level is so critical to the development in, in so many ways. You know, frankly, we probably ought to every education be, we ought to say, how's this gonna help third grade reading? How's it gonna help eighth grade math? If we did that, we would be, I think, uh, really going the right direction. But here, here's my concern, my observation, and we'll lead in the question. We have traditional ways of teaching reading in public education, and if you have a skillset or …

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• S.B. 241 Early Literacy · Senate floor debate (day 34) · Feb 23, 2026

  Comments that the bill moves in a positive direction and that the individual reading plan is a good approach.

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  Question. Just may comment. I think we're going in a positive direction and, you know, the filters and the assessments that we, we, we work down, uh, I appreciate the individual reading plan. I think that's a, a, a good, good direction for that, that to go. And this is a tough, tough area because I think we can really begin to move the bar and move the ball as we recognize that there's, and have then the resources as well available to do what we need to do with these children. So thank you.

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Presents S.B. 213 as a slight modification that clarifies and aligns the statute of limitations for wage claims to one year from when the wage is due, and says it provides equity and stability in the marketplace.

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  Thank you Mr. President. What we're doing here, very slight modification in, in this piece of, uh, legislation. It's, it's a clarification and aligning the statute of limitations in, in wages, uh, uh, when aligning in other places in the cold that we have one year from the time the wage is due to make the claim or the statute of limitations are, uh, does terminates several cases, several circumstances in our code. We do this, uh, based upon the circumstance situations that helps provide equity and stability in the marketplace. With that, I'll be glad that yield any questions?

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• H.B. 314 Firearm Purchase Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Says H.B. 314 deletes unused duplicate language from a previously required report for one state agency, and offers to answer questions.

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  Thank you Mr. President. What the bill simply does is deletes unused duplicates, uh, language from a previously required report for one of our state agencies. Uh, glad to answer any questions.

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• H.B. 222 Limitation of Actions Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Says the committee discussion was productive and that the bill lets subject-matter experts decide matters in their field, including a priority for the state water engineer.

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  Thank you Mr. President. We had a good discussion on this, uh, a couple of days ago, but what we're doing here is we are letting the experts decide the decisions in the field of expertise that they have. Uh, what this is, uh, one of the priorities for our state water engineer.

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• H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Describes the bill as updating outdated code and focusing the state water engineer on water-related considerations, and offers to answer questions.

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  for our state water engineer. It updates, uh, some antiquated code as well as place, uh, her, her fo the focus of a state water engineer on considering the aspects related to water. If there's other, other issues related to a change application, we make that change application that she offers. If, if it meets the, the standards with water, uh, to tell those other agencies with, that'll be glad to yield Any questions?

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• S.J.R. 7 Joint Resolution Regarding Utah's Protection and Advocacy Agency · Senate floor debate (day 31) · Feb 20, 2026

  Says the state should help people with special needs, that some families report the agency is not representing their children, and supports the resolution.

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  Thank you. We have such a wonderful, uh, opportunity in our state to help those that are, have, have special needs. It, it, it, i, I, from my perspective, they're angels among us. And we set up and put in place systems and processes and the best that we can lift together. And it's not only the individuals themselves, but it's their whole, whole network that, that they, that, that we're interacting. It's critical, critical part of our, of our, uh, what we do to bring out the very best as a people. And the Disability law center is charged federally with meeting these needs. And as, as a good, uh, discussion has, has led, they, they, they, they receive …

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Presented SB 298 and its substitute, describing programmable money and the bill's guardrails, and introduced co-presenter Catherine Fitts.

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  If you're ready, I'll proceed. I just wanna make sure we have, uh, c Catherine Austin Fitz, uh, want to have her join in part of the presentation, but I'll give a Brief. Looks like we do that Way. Thank you. There she is. Good to see you, Catherine. Uh, I'll let her introduce herself as, as she begins. But, so we have this notion of programmable money. And it's interesting, there's so much benefit in this, uh, technologically, uh, advanced society that we live. One of 'em is, is the opportunity to have different forms of currency. We have Utah has, has clarified in statute that, uh, uh, CBDC is not recognized as legal tender money, but programmable fe …

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Handed the presentation to the co-presenter and dealt with a muted microphone.

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  Chair. Thank you. Yes, please. You may still be on Mute Me. There we go. Well, Let me take it off. Can you hear me now? Yes. Okay. Let's, let's do that.

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Said he would leave the matter to the committee and clarified that the earlier remarks were part of his presentation.

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  Thank you Chair. I, I think I'll leave at, at this point to the committee. I would again, uh, like to have the substitute adopted, but I'll, I'll leave it to the committee. I'll Apologize because I thought we were in public comment. That was part of his presentation. My Bad. I'll come back to the committee then

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Responded that federal law has primacy, that the state should signal its position, and invited Fitts to add to the answer.

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  Thank you for the question. Let me just, uh, address it then I'll, I'll in invite, uh, Ms. Fitz to do so as well. One of the things, because of this is emerging and one, one reason it's important that we're having these discussions is that signals where we want to be as a state. It's a, it it is correct. We're, we're correct in, in saying that, that there is federal primacy on, on regulation. But if we have, if we have the things that we would like to have in place signaling, that helps form and inform that potential policy, obviously currently it is not recognized as legal tender. As you say, it may, the case may come, …

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Said the bill is intended to place guardrails on central bank digital currency rather than make it unavailable.

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  just on the substitute motion? Yeah, I, I, I appreciate the, the, the question and, and what the intent of the bill is. It's, the intent of the bill is not to make Central Bank digital currency not available. It's to cons to put restraints around, guardrails around how, what, what, what is there. So that, that, I appreciate the question. Thank you.

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• S.B. 298 Programmable Money Amendments · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Thanked the committee, said the policy needs careful development over time, and asked for a favorable vote and continued discussion.

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  Thank you chair? I, I do appreciate the motion. I, I would appreciate a positive response to the motion. I do wanna say that we need to be very intentional here. Recognize that, uh, there's, uh, this is a, a, it's like planting a brand new peach tree, and it needs to be trimmed and pruned and, and cared for. But, uh, we needed, this is a key space that we began to engage in the, in the conversation, work with our financial institutions. We have which one Utah has ha has a strong, strong banking and financial institution in the, in the free market. We, we continue to work with them as well as, uh, uh, make, make the, …

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Sen. Stratton introduces the bill as a way to give social service providers more certainty, tie funding to quality of service, and direct resources through a data-driven approach.

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  Thank you Chair. Let me as a segue into this piece of legislation. Let me, let me make, make a few, uh, 50,000 foot level statements first, um, is there is a need, need for some, for some certainty in, in our providers of social services. And the opportunity that is before us is to look at a way that we can create to ensure that in, in doing and in seeking for that certainty you need, I think to answer appropriately to those that we have been charged with, uh, caring for the resources, the precious resources we're given, is you need to make sure that who's receiving the resources is, is, uh, meeting a, a level of, of …

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says the overview has covered the main points and turns the discussion to the committee.

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  Well, thank you Chair. I, I, we could go to the specific language in the bill, but I think we've got a good overview at 50,000 and then 10,000 feet. So let's, let's, uh, turn it to the committee.

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says the substitute makes a few changes that improve the bill.

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  Yes. Uh, th this is a few tweaks that, that make it a better bill. Appreciate the consideration.

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• S.B. 288 Medicaid Provider Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 19, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says the committee had a good discussion and that the bill moves in a positive direction to help providers.

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  Thank you. I think we've had a good discussion. We're going in a, a real positive direction. It'll be help, help, uh, the tide to come in and lift all that are in this space. Thank you.

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• H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Presents H.C.R. 4, saying it outlines the historical and Judeo-Christian foundations of religious tradition in the country and discusses recent Supreme Court cases on the free exercise of religion.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this house, concurrent resolution documents and states in clarity, the historical foundation, our Judeo-Christian world, biblical view that, uh, created our, our, the, the great traditions, our country, that core taproot, uh, uh, focus and, and cornerstone. It also goes through the recent Supreme Court cases, uh, dealing with the free exercise of religion and freedom. Li Liberty in the in exercise cons that space and encourages fostering a very respectful dialogue among diverse faith traditions. With that, I'll be glad to yield.

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• H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Responds that the resolution reflects the Judeo-Christian heritage and recent Supreme Court decisions that focus on tradition rather than the Lemon test, and that his understanding is that the answer to the question is yes.

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  Thank you so much Mr. Present for this. For the question. Part of our Judeo Christian heritage is while we lift, uh, and recognize that faith, that faith and religious tradition also supports the lifting of all and the recent Supreme Court cases have focused on rather than having in the lemon test that was in the early seventies, that really chilled, uh, for our gen for, for decades. The whole I remember is I was in kindergarten before 70, before the, before the lemon test, we had prayer, for example, and we had prayers of all faith. Uh, to that point, by the time I graduated, that was not allowed under that lemon test. But the Supreme Court has …

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• H.C.R. 4 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Religious Freedom · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that H.C.R. 4 pass.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summation and move that HCR four, concurrent resolution regarding religious freedom pass.

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• H.B. 314 Firearm Purchase Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Says H.B. 314 reduces code by removing a duplicate firearm licensing process for registration, aligning federal and state approvals, and offers to take questions.

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  Thank you Mr. Mr. President. This actually is a bill that reduces our code. What we're doing is, uh, in this is removing a duplicate, a duplicate process in, uh, quality qualifying for the registration of firearms when, when, uh, those are bought, there's a licensing process at the federal level and we also have it at the state level. And it, it, what it does, it dovetails them together to make a, a more efficient and effective manner of gaining the, the appropriate approvals. With that, I'll be glad to yield any questions.

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• H.B. 314 Firearm Purchase Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Waives summary and moves that H.B. 314 be read a third time.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summary and move that this, uh, house Bill three 14, be read for third time.

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• H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Presents H.B. 37, explaining that it was worked on during the interim, gives the committee more flexibility on legislative oversight, and updates outdated code.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This, this bill, uh, is a bill we've worked on through the interim and was worked approved by the com uh, natural Resource Committee Dean with Hughes Doyle. Uh, we needed, we we needed to give some flexibility with legislative oversight to some of the charges there and allow some other, uh, requested changes in the code to bring it up to date. I'd be glad to answer any questions. Thank you.

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• H.B. 182 Genetic Information Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Says there is another amendment he would like to adopt.

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  Thank you Mr. President. We do have a, uh, another amendment that I'd like to adopt.

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• H.B. 182 Genetic Information Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Describes Amendment 1 as an additional safety provision covering the clinical trial and the storage, transfer, or remote access of data.

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  What this amendment does is it, it's a additional safety valve for what we're doing here. The language is part of the clinical trial and storage transfer or remote access. The data is otherwise permitted. Uh, well

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• H.B. 182 Genetic Information Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Explains that the bill adds safety procedures and policies to protect genetic sequencing data and individuals' privacy against inappropriate use.

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  Thank you Mr. President. What we're doing here is recognizing as we look at the, the whole aspect of the challenging. Some have referred to our, our technology as, as one of the most critical areas that we face in our, our, uh, current landscape of security. And part of that is protecting our are pro, pro protecting. Uh, a lot of, of our very sensitive information related to our genetic sequencing. And the genetic sequencing is dealt with genetic sequencing software. And what we're doing doing is we're putting in place safety, uh, safety, uh, procedures and policies to protect the DNA and the privacy of individuals against inappropriate use. With that, I'll be glad to lead you into …

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• H.B. 182 Genetic Information Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 30) · Feb 19, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that the fifth substitute bill, as amended, pass.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summation and, and move that, uh, fifth substitute HB 180 2 as amended to pass.

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• H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Sen. Stratton asked the motion's maker whether the same change would be needed again if a different administration took office in two years.

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  Thank you. I do appreciate the motion, the segue into the motion of being in alignment with our federal aid counterpart leads to question to the maker of the motion. We're gonna be doing this if, if a different administration in two years, we're gonna be doing the same thing.

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• H.B. 419 Environmental Legal Action Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Sen. Stratton followed up that the language is being changed back after a new administration and said certainty and a stable federal approach are needed.

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  if I may just follow up, thank you. You, if I'm reading this right, we had the language that we're adopting before, and then we rules changed with the previous administration, and now we have a new administration, more friendly to this. And we're, we're changing again, the challenge we have is we need certainty here. And, Uh, we're hoping this brings Certainty that that's a real ch I it will certainly in the current, I just, you know, this whiplash back and forth is a challenge, is, is a good sponsor of the bill set. I hope a Congress can get their act together. And I maybe we could add something or, or let's just put this on our …

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asks process questions about the institute's coordination with the watershed initiative and whether the $4.5 million is part of that funding.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Appreciate the work on this. I, I have a couple of process questions related here. We we're setting up in this bill an, an institute that coordinates, as I understand it, coordinates with the initiative, the watershed initiative on funding and expenditure of funds. There's a report of priorities on May 1st given to the watershed initiative. Is that report priorities? Is the funding coming from the watershed initiative, or is the four and a half million part of that? I think the four and a half million is to set up the institute and, and create the resources for that. Just, just a couple questions. I have a couple follow up questions. Maybe I could …

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asks whether the May 1 decision and July 1 annual report timing allow legislative input or only report past activity.

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  The funding, then it looks like, so May 1st there's a process, and then on July, sometime before July 1st, there's a report, report made to an annual report made to the Natural Resource Agriculture Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee about how the money's been spent. I'm, I'm, I'm now on line 86, and then there's, in November, there's another report to both the appropriations and the, the Standing Committee on it. I'm just wondering if that date, the dates they're making the decision on May 1st and then reporting on what's been decided on Juab July 1st, if that allows legislative input to the decision, if, if the sponsor would like to have legislative input, or is it just reporting …

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Suggests adding anticipated future programs to the report so the legislature has input.

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  Follow up, Senator, if I may, please. It might be helpful. I, I would just add there, it might be helpful to add in line 89 in the report that we're talking about anticipated future programs that we desire to fund as well, so that you can get into a cadence of, this is what we've done, this is what we'd like to do the next year. This is what we did with what we'd like to do last year, and this, this is what we'd like to do moving forward. So there's some legislative input to it. I like what the bill does. I'm not trying to discourage anything about the bill, but perhaps, uh, invite a little more …

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Suggests adding a fourth item to the report covering future anticipated programs, referencing the lines on the institute's duties.

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  Yeah, well, the, the report, so we have the interim report on lines 1 58. It's an annual report that comes both to the interim and appropriations talking about the funding that's been done in line 1 66, 1 67, the amount of funds received 1 69, the total amount state funds. So that's, that's, uh, the total administrative cost. So that's a good report on the fiscal health. Right. And I think that's good. That's good there. I would just look, come back up to line. I, I am suggesting it might help to back up on line 86 through 93 to include, uh, a fourth somewhere maybe between, maybe in there you have three things you're reporting on …

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Agrees that the report should include the institute's recommendations for future work so the legislature has input.

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  Thank you chair. I, I'm, yes. I I'm trying to, to, uh, the, they're making recommendations, but it doesn't say recommendations to where, and I'm assuming those recommendations are made to themselves as well as the watershed initiative. Right. And I'm just inviting that. I I did notice that and thank you for that additional clarification, but I'm, I'm just thinking in their report due before July 1st that there ought to be a report of what they're recommending for the future. It looks like that the report on July 1st is a report on what we've done in the past. Mm-hmm. Yeah. But, but what they're wanting to do in the future is what I think then they have …

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Confirms the proposed item would report the recommended mitigation strategies and their implementation.

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  Yes, it would be a listing of the recommendations made in line chair. Where was that? Um, line, um, Back to about line 57 to recommend Mitigation. Yeah. Recommended mitigating strategies. Just a report on the recommended strategies implementation.

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asks whether the amendment can be made now or should be prepared for the Senate floor.

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  And I, I can, can we make that here or do you want do it on the Senate floor or what?

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Offers to work with staff on an amendment for the sponsor.

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  Well, I know you're busy, so why don't I work with staff and come up with an amendment that the sponsor could, Gary, that be sufficient Senator.

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• H.B. 376 Land Management Funding Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to confirm agreement with the amendment so it can be considered.

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  And, um, that, and it helps to, to know where you stand on that amendment representative, that you agree with that. So we'll, we'll, uh, take that in account.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Stratton asked to speak to the first substitute of the bill.

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  Thank you, chair. I would like to, uh, speak, there's a substitute, uh, first substitute. I'd like to speak to that. Yeah. Um, I'd love to have it, uh, adopted and speak to it, or I can speak to it and we can handle that motion.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Stratton said the bill aims to close a funding gap for senior nutrition programs by creating a fund for private donations, with a formula for distributing money across counties based on need, cost, and fundraising capacity.

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  Thank you. This bill is intended to address a growing gap that we have in our social service, uh, space. You know, we have this very valued, uh, senior nutrition program that provides meals on wheels, and there's great stories of this. And with the strength of our economy right now and, and historically and, and, and going forward, there's an opportunity from my perspective, serving as chair of that appropriations committee is to look where we can draw from resources in the community to allow, uh, stronger and strengthening funding for these very dire needs that we have through donations and, and companies picking and, and, and looking at what they would like to do and what they would …

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Stratton responded that the bill sets up a fund that would be restricted.

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  That's the thank you Ms. Chair. The, the thank you for the question. To be clear, this is setting up a fund that, that would go to the restricted and then go out inconsistent with that? Yes.

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• S.B. 281 Senior Nutrition Private Donation Incentives · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Stratton said feedback from rural counties was considered in the substitute.

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  Thank you, Mr. Thank You. We did, we did have some feedback from our rural counties and didn't want, we want to put the right message. We're trying to lift, do as, as best we can. So, thank you.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Introduces the bill, asks to proceed to the second substitute, and passes out a bill analysis.

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  Alright, let's go to, let's go to second substitute, uh, Senate Bill seven, uh, 74. On, on this one. I do have, if I may, I guess 1 74. It's okay. Chair. I, I would like to pass out a little bill analysis. Thank you for this, please.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Explains the origin of the bill as part of Utah's approach to religious liberty in health care and introduces consultant Robin Wilson to present.

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  And I, I, I want to acknowledge, uh, Dr. Williams online as well. She's not able to be here, but I want to, I I'm gonna have invite her to be part of the presentation. I was asked yesterday, what is the genesis of this piece of legislation? And my reply was, is in Utah, we, we, we have a, a powerful and, and wonderful tradition of leading out on sensitive issues and trying to, trying to get it right. There's a, a, a state or two that has, has got in into this space of, uh, exercise, religious beliefs and conscience in healthcare. And, uh, they, they've done a good job plowing, but there's a lot of refinement that …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Thanks Dr. Wilson and concludes the presentation, then asks how the committee wishes to proceed.

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  Thank you Dr. Wilson and thank you committee for opportunity to present this. I think I'll go ahead and conclude and see how, uh, how the committee would like to proceed at this point.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Explains that the first draft allowed only phone inquiries and that the bill now also allows online lookup.

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  I would just add to that, thank you for the question. There was, in the first draft, it was, uh, by phone call only, but we felt it would be a, a more, what would I say? Sometimes people don't want to talk, talk to a stranger. So there's an opportunity then in line 4 0 2 is stated to go online. And if they're not data don't have access online, there's, there's the phone number that's there that's available as well.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Says advance notice is required and that the bill is based on procedures rather than individuals.

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  It's not. There's is, is dr. I love Dr. Wils possess. Notice, notice, notice is required. It's throughout the genuine, again, it's that that prevents the undesirable outcome of based on the individual, it's based on procedure that that is not people but PA procedure that, that's well ahead and noticed Well ahead of time. Thank you. Thank

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Explains that Dr. Wilson is a law professor who works on the ethics and process side of these issues.

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  Thank you. Dr. Wil is, is, uh, a professor, uh, a law school professor that has worked in this space and has a, a national reputation that's very helpful in this Discussion. So coming from the ethics and the pr kind of the process side as opposed to the practice side. Okay, That's why you're here.

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Responds that the bill addresses notice and procedures rather than patients, and says it aims to protect both providers and patient access.

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  Thank you. I'm gonna ask Dr. Wilson to, to respond first, but I would just like to, to the good senator, our, our medical expert. Uh, I, if it's okay, chair, I'd just like to respond on, on, on a couple front, couple things. One of the things that really concerned me that she said is this could be appeared to make some less than because of what they're willing to do. And the, uh, that that would certainly not be accurate or true and certainly not the intent of, of what we're trying to do. Because as described, there are valid reasons to already in, in place to the scan, you know, the full body scan of a child. …

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Moves to pass the second substitute of S.B. 174 out favorably.

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  I would move chair, uh, exercise religious beliefs and conscious. Second, uh, second substitute with a favorable recommendation. I'd like to speak to

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• S.B. 174 Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 18, 2026

  Speaks to the motion, thanking participants and saying he would like to continue working with stakeholders on a better version.

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  Appreciate the good discussion that's taken place and the input. I think there's been some, some, uh, good public input and, uh, like to be able to move this forward and continue to work with those stakeholders to see if we can even come up with a better version. Thank you.

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• H.B. 163 Grow Your Own Educator Pipeline Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Introduces House Concurrent Resolution 4 on religious freedom, describing its historical and educational background.

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  Thank you Mr. President. This resolution is really a education piece, uh, articulating the historical foundations as well as, uh, current, uh, recent

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• H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that HB 30 be read a third time.

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  I'll waive summation and and move that. Uh, HB 30 Be read for the third time. The motion is shall first substitute house bill 30 Be read a third time. Roll call vote.

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• H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Presents HB 37 on used oil management, which raises the recycling fee on lubricating oil starting July 2026, grants rulemaking authority, and allows grant funding to hire permitted transporters for curbside collection.

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  Thank you Mr. President Pro Tem. This is a piece of legislation that was worked on over the interim and, uh, passed through our, uh, natural Resource access environment, uh, interim committee. What we're doing here is increasing the recycling fee on the sale of lubricating oil starting in July, 2026, granting rule making authority, division of waste management and radiation control. To set the recycling fee beginning on July 1st with approval and parameters, uh, recommended by our state tax commission, clarifies that the vision may use grant funding to hire permitted transporters as part of the curbside used oil collection program. Also covers technical conforming changes. Glad to answer any questions To the bill.

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• H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Waives summation and moves that HB 37 be read a third time.

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  Thank you. I'll waive summation and move that HB 37 be read for a third time. The question is, shall HB 37 be read a third time Roll call vote.

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• H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  The speaker describes a process bill about water change applications and explains that changing the user location of water requires an application. · speaker not certain

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  House Bill 60 deals with the process. It's a process bill related to change app change, water change applications. As you know, when you want to change the user location of the water, uh, there's a, there's an application made

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• H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Says the removal was requested by the engineer and accommodates leasing unused water, including to help the Great Salt Lake.

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  Was a request made by the engineer in, in, in looking at the, looking at, uh, the proposals. Part of the, part of what, uh, is required is that if you have a, a water right, you have to show that you're using it for beneficial use. And there's areas in our state code now to help the Great Salt Lake that you are not using the water, but you're able to lease the water. And this, this, uh, removal is my understanding, this removal, uh, accommodates and supports that, that principle.

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• H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Explains that beneficial use is a longstanding water principle, that the code allows some flexibility, and that the doctrine is covered in multiple places.

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  Thank you Mr. President Pro tem. The common of good senator. The doctrine, the water doctrine, so to speak, of beneficial uses a longstanding principle that is in recent years. Uh, it's the notion is the water. The shareholder has to use the water for their beneficiary use on, on the property that they own and control. In an effort to have more flexibility in our water, we've made some allowances in our code, but I would reassure that the doctrine is covered fully in multiple places.

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• H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 29) · Feb 18, 2026

  Moves that H.B. 60 be read for the third time.

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  With that, I will move that H HB 60 be read for the third time.

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• H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Asks the sponsor to respond to concerns about holding manufacturers responsible for criminal misuse of their products, and says he sees the bill as clearing the courts for appropriate claims.

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  Thank you. I, I want to get, I wanna ask the sponsor again on this. I appreciate the paradigm if there's a concern about things in society, but I I, I fail to see the connection in, in some of those arguments that are imposing in, in, in opposition to this. I, I, I recognize with cigarettes, for example, it's a product that someone is using to harm themselves, but the argument that we're, we're gonna be responsible for actions, criminal actions in a non-criminal way. By the way, it's not, not criminal, but to make this connection, I just can't go there. I we, this would lead down to car manufacturers being responsible for any criminal use of a …

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• H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Thanks the sponsor for the response, says he respects differing views, and says he is ready to make a motion.

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  Chair. I, I, I, I appreciate that and I, I respect genuinely respect the, the, the, the, the opportunity and the blessing to have different points of view and see it differently. I just, just wanted to check. I I am ready to make a motion if you're ready for

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• H.B. 291 Security and Land Restriction Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 17, 2026

  Moves to pass HB 291 as a first substitute.

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  Thank you. I I I would move house Bill two 14. First substitute firearms liability amendments.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Moves to delete the first substitute and replace it with the third substitute of S.B. 100.

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  Thank you Mr. Tim. Online we have the third substitute. Uh, I would like to move this third, third substitute, uh, in title and body.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Sen. Stratton presents the bill, describing a federal guidance letter process in which state agencies post federal communications and inform the federalism commission, which can then assess and track them.

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  Thank you Mr. Fred ProAm. What we're doing here is we have, uh, uh, uh, last year we created a federal guidance letter process where agencies at the state level, when they receive communications and guidance from the federal agencies, that they would post it and inform the federalism commission of it. This gives the, the commission the opportunity to assess and look at and gather and co compile that information that's taking place. One of the things challenges we have in our area of federalism is not only what is taking place legislatively and with the executive branch, but also with the agencies in the executive branch, uh, implementing policies of the, the sitting, uh, executive branch leaders. With …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Explains that the bill requires state agencies to post federal guidance letters and inform the Federalism Commission, so the commission can track their impact on federalism principles.

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  What we're doing here is we have, uh, uh, uh, last year we created a federal guidance letter process where agencies at the state level, when they receive communications and guidance from the federal agencies, that they would post it and inform the federalism commission of it. This gives the, the commission the opportunity to assess and look at and gather and co compile that information that's taking place. One of the things challenges we have in our area of federalism is not only what is taking place legislatively and with the executive branch, but also with the agencies in the executive branch, uh, implementing policies of the, the sitting, uh, executive branch leaders. With this in mind, we have …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Says the change gives agencies the opportunity to give their opinion on how a federal action affects them and how the response will be handled.

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  Senator? So on line 2 0 4, uh, what we're doing there is rather we're giving the, the agency the opportunity to give their opinion and, uh, and look at, uh, look at how that impacts the agency and with that, uh, how the response will be.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Sen. Stratton responds that the change gives agencies the opportunity to give their opinion and consider how an issue affects them.

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  Senator? So on line 2 0 4, uh, what we're doing there is rather we're giving the, the agency the opportunity to give their opinion and, uh, and look at, uh, look at how that impacts the agency and with that, uh, how the response will be.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Says the process begins with questions about who governs, and that the agency's opinion goes back for legislative review, with the Federalism Commission reporting to Legislative Management.

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  Senator, Thank you for the question. Let me just go upstream a little bit to answer that. What we're trying to do is, is begin asking good questions and, uh, there's a simple question, question you can ask if, if, uh, if we want understand the constitution. It says if govern who governs, if govern, who governs. And a lot of times we should we even govern it, you know, within our constitutional members. This goes to who governs and it we're trying to educate and educate and encourage our agencies to begin asking those questions. And looking at that before, just, just moving forward specifically the question of the good, uh, good, good senator is does it come back …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Sen. Stratton says the process does come back for legislative review, and that the federalism commission reports to the legislative management committee after the issues are vetted with the agency and the legislature.

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  Senator, Thank you for the question. Let me just go upstream a little bit to answer that. What we're trying to do is, is begin asking good questions and, uh, there's a simple question, question you can ask if, if, uh, if we want understand the constitution. It says if govern who governs, if govern, who governs. And a lot of times we should we even govern it, you know, within our constitutional members. This goes to who governs and it we're trying to educate and educate and encourage our agencies to begin asking those questions. And looking at that before, just, just moving forward specifically the question of the good, uh, good, good senator is does it come back …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Explains that the title change clarifies trademark protections the Federalism Commission has worked on, and moves to circle the bill to bring it back later.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker ProAm. The, in responding to the comments of the, uh, the, the Good Senator Vickers, this substitute, the reason it, uh, has changed in title is, is you look at the, the information on line 1 48 to 1 57. This is a, this is a clarification on the trademarks that the federalism commission has been working on and established in, in, uh, this space. And it allows then that those trademarks to be carried and protected. And so that, that is the, the, the significance change of this, uh, substitute, uh, was it's been discussed in the federalism commission is, is being included, including part of our federal guidance letters. And I, I'm happy to …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Sen. Stratton explains that the title change clarifies trademark provisions the federalism commission developed and that the change is being included in the federal guidance letters, and agrees to circle the bill and move to do so.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker ProAm. The, in responding to the comments of the, uh, the, the Good Senator Vickers, this substitute, the reason it, uh, has changed in title is, is you look at the, the information on line 1 48 to 1 57. This is a, this is a clarification on the trademarks that the federalism commission has been working on and established in, in, uh, this space. And it allows then that those trademarks to be carried and protected. And so that, that is the, the, the significance change of this, uh, substitute, uh, was it's been discussed in the federalism commission is, is being included, including part of our federal guidance letters. And I, I'm happy to …

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• S.B. 156 Constable Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Says he has no motion on the previous item and moves to circle third substitute Senate Bill 100, Federalism revisions.

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  Thank you Mr. Speaker Pro President ProAm. Boy that's goes back a bit. Thank you. Uh, motion none. Circle third substitute Senate bill 100 Federalism revisions.

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• S.B. 156 Constable Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Thanks the presiding officer, says the issues have been worked through and the bill is ready to present, and offers to answer further questions.

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  Thank you Mr. President pro Tem. Uh, we've worked through the, uh, the issues and we're ready to present this. Uh, be glad to answer any further questions. I think we've had a good discussion

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 28) · Feb 17, 2026

  Thanks the presiding officer, says the fiscal note discussion is complete, and moves that the bill be read for a third time.

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  Thank you Mr. President pro tem the, uh, fiscal note process. Finally cut up with a lightning speed of this body. And so we have a fiscal note and we've had a good discussion. I would move this be read for the third time.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Presented S.B. 193, which would make Good Friday a state legal holiday, and described an alternative amendment that would add educational alignment with holy days and add a legislative intent statement.

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  Thank you, chair. I just want to point out that the, that which flows downhill in the last presentation is actually ballast for a ship. Mm. And it's had, has a good productive use. Thank you. The, uh, appreciate, and it's, uh, appreciate the honor and privilege of being here before the committee, Mr. Chair and, and members of the committee. This is a remarkable, uh, opportunity as we look at, uh, what makes our, our best version come forth, and what helps us be what, uh, we, we, we can be in, in fullness. It's interesting this year we're celebrating 250 years of our Declaration of Independence. And one aspect that has, we can forget is the Declaration of …

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Explained that the amendment would place language in code recognizing the holy days, and said the amendment is not yet ready for the committee.

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  The idea there would be put in language in the code that would, would recognize the days 60 3G 1, 1 0 1, the days there, that would include, uh, good Friday, as well as the other days that are recognized by faith in our community. The bill, the, the amendment isn't quite ready, but I wanted to present it to the committee and, and receive feedback and see what you'd like to do.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Stated a preference to pass the bill with an amendment adding educational alignment, and described a second option of passing it with alignment but without the state holiday for Good Friday.

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  Well, I think my first preference would be, uh, recognizing that there's a way to address everyone what, regardless of what your faith tradition is, and we want to honor that faith tradition, certainly, uh, with, with lines 55 to 60, with the addition of an alignment with our public education and higher education. That would be, that would be, I think, an improvement upon the, this, this current, this current first version. And I would leave it to, I think the discussion, I would advocate that it would make sense with that, that it would be helpful because 73% of our state do affiliate as, uh, some, one of our, one of the many Christian faith that are here. …

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Said that given the late point in the session, he would prefer the committee pass the bill now and allow time to amend it.

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  My preference, given where we are in the session, would be in, in passing it, it would be a co 150 bills down. Give us time to do it. That's what I would prefer.

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• S.B. 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Said university presidents were supportive of the alignment idea, with flexibility based on when Easter falls and no hard requirement.

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  If I may, yeah, The, you, it could be a Friday, Monday that, that, that, if it's a spring break, it depends. But, but the, I think the intent of the amendment is to provide the flexibility. I would say this, in talking to two of our university presidents, they were very, very supportive of the, of the notion. And they said, the thing that's really gonna help is if we can align our educators and staff that have children, so that it, it could, they, they could be aligned as, as families also recognizing the need for flexibility, uh, based on when Easter falls. And, and so the, the amendment would be, if it's possible, if it would make …

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• S.B. 277 Utah Homes Investment Program Amendments · Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee · Feb 13, 2026

  Presents SB 277, which removes a 150 basis point cap on the funds, extends their availability from 2028 to 2029, and calls for a study of the effects of depositing funds in Utah institutions.

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  So you stratton for your 2 77 in Utah Home Investment Program. Thank you, chair and committee. I'm grateful and honored to be here with you today. There is, uh, as we know in the, our, our, uh, community landscape, we, we have some challenges with affordable housing. We also have, uh, leading and, and flowing into that challenge is a need for additional capital, uh, and also infrastructure. And this bill seeks to address both those, those things in a way that, uh, is going to, I believe, be very, very helpful and, and positive. We have a goal, our, the executive branch has talked about of needing 35,000 new doors for homes. As we talk to our capital …

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

  Supports the motion, saying other bodies and avenues are better suited than the state water engineer to address concerns about the lake.

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  Thank you. I I I want to acknowledge risk appreciation to the witnesses and the concerns that the, that are very valid that we're all, uh, very aware of and concerned about. I just point out that there's, there's subject matter expertise and jurisdiction, venue or the right, correct forum. Any of those, uh, theories could be used to, to, uh, address. And what, what we need to do is make sure that we have the right issue that's, that's relevant. There's the, in, in our, our, uh, in, in statute, in the code. The term often is used as jurisdiction. Uh, do we have, uh, do we have jurisdiction? Does the legislature have jurisdiction? And and does the legislature, …

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• H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to pass HB 30 substitute out favorably.

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  Thank you Chair. I, I would like to move, uh, HB 30 for substitute wildlife management area amendments favorable recommendation.

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• H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Speaks in favor of the bill, citing its education video, opportunities for public service and donations, and wildlife protection during winter range.

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  Thank you. Uh, there's something remarkable, uh, in this legislation that I, I really compliment the sponsor. He is worked hard to work with and been a great person and great, uh, to work together on this. But there's something important here that I think is a powerful principle. One is education and, and one is service, and one is also free will offering what we're giving the opportunity for our, our citizens to do, rather than plop down two $20 bills is giving and promoting education in the video. And that's a big thing right now because one of the things we've, we've lost a lot of participation in some of our, our, uh, community organizations have done a …

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• H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend H.B. 93 with a federal recommendation.

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  Thank you. I'd like to move, uh, house Bill 93, Goshen Bay Waterfield management area with a federal recommendation,

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• H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Says the sponsor's work on the bill is a good opportunity for stewardship and that the area is valuable.

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  Uh, this is a great, great opportunity and I appreciate the sponsor working in his, uh, that this is your area that you represent and it's, it's a great opportunity for us to be wise stewards. Stewardship and being wise in what we do is, is, is what we need to continually promote. So I I appreciate that. And maybe when there's not any water there, once in a while we'll find a few turkeys down there too. So there we go.

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• H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to adopt Amendment 1 to the bill.

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  You left it on my light on, but I'll be glad to amendment one in, in my name. I move.

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• H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moves to favorably recommend HB 37 as amended.

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  Thank you. I'd like to move House Bill 37. First substitute as amended favor recommendation.

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• H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Speaks in support of the bill, thanking Representative Chew and the division for their work and noting the importance of carefully reviewing scientific data.

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  I'd like to speak that, yeah. I, I appreciate the work with our, our, uh, division environmental quality, the processes that has gone through and, uh, the willingness, the good sponsor to carry it and, and always add a little flare. This, this is signature Representative Chew to have, have, have a little, you know, and the interesting thing I would say about this is a wise scientist said, you know, a scientific discovery is, uh, really just learning one or two things that God already knows. And, uh, I don't think he would, uh, affirm this. But what this does show actually, is we, we deal with a lot of emotion around current scientific data that that's there. And …

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• H.B. 156 Blood Transfusion Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moved to pass the bill favorably and spoke in favor, citing committee and House support, the vetting over two years, and the need to balance scarcity and abundance concerns.

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  Thank you. I have a motion. I, I'd like to move, uh, HB 1 56 substituted with blood transfusion and manage favorable recommendation. I'd like to speak to that. Okay, go ahead. I appreciate and value that the testimony and, and the great work of, of, uh, all that's taking place in this space. It strikes me, uh, as, as I look at this legislation, I'm looking at, uh, the, the overwhelming support in the house in the committee over there. Uh, the vetting that's taken place over the course of two years. I recognize, uh, uh, red Cross and is a great stakeholder here and, and has, uh, very good, uh, remarkable history of being and, and performing service …

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• H.B. 156 Blood Transfusion Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Spoke in favor, saying directed donation adds to the blood supply and expresses respect for the Red Cross's history.

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  Thank you. I, I think it might be helpful again to talk about the scar scarcity versus abundance, uh, focus and paradigm as we look at it. It is certainly very concerning that, that our blood, blood supply is, is low. It's interesting that we would, if that's the case, that we would try to prevent an additional flow into that supply from, from, from taking place. There is, I think, a great respect, a great, uh, historical, uh, uh, perspective and, and track record with, with our blood supply and when we have and recognition. And there's no need to, to be respond to fear in this space that, that there will be bad, bad, uh, perception. I think …

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• H.B. 164 Health Care Patient Reporting to the Division of Professional Licensing · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 12, 2026

  Moved that the committee pass the first substitute to HB 164 favorably and called it an important piece of legislation.

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  Thank you. Move, uh, let me make sure I get the HP 1 64 Patient disclosure amendments fa favorable recommendation. That's in order. Would I speak to it? Uh, important piece of legislation. Thank you for the sponsor.

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• S.B. 44 Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026

  Discusses handing out copies of the plan and whether a digital version is available.

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  Thank you. Can I, I don't know the Time. Got a hand out there. It looks like a big one. I don't know. Keep me, I Do you have a digital version? All get one.

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• S.B. 44 Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026

  Presents S.B. 44, which updates the 2026 State Resource Management Plan with about 32 changes effective May 6, 2026, and explains the plan's purpose.

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  state Resource Management Plan amendment. Thank you so very much. I'm grateful to be joined here by this great copilot. I'll let the introduction come in her, in her voice to you. Uh, but this is, uh, On the cover, you see draft. And the reason it's draft is because this, uh, there's been some changes. If you open the, the, the next cover, hopefully if we pass this out, you can tear that draft off. And then you'll have the 2026 State Resource management plan, which is a significant and important, uh, document that we have in terms of managing and caring for all the resources in our state. As you open the next turn, that, uh, page that …

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• S.B. 44 Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026

  Says the plan went through a vetting process and that all 29 counties have resource management plans, which he describes as a key part of the state's infrastructure.

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  Thank you. This, uh, chair and committee, as we look at this, oftentimes there's, there's a conflict of, uh, cont conflict of, of a vision of what we, we would desire. And certainly what this does is a well thought out, very intentional, uh, body of guidance and direction that is, is used ongoing as, as, uh, co interacts with our federal agency. It's certainly used by others as well I, in, in terms of, of guiding, directing the policy and how we effect. But the nice thing about it is, is it has, uh, it, it really has gone through a vetting process and, and creating, and this really, we're the only state, all 29 counties that have resource …

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• S.B. 44 Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026

  Says the plan has been updated annually in recent years and invites staff to respond.

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  That is correct. And I'll, I'll, I'll invite, uh, Ms. Nelson to, to respond as well. But the, I can think of, there's been a handful of years that we haven't done, there hadn't been a need for an update, but the last couple, three, four years, it has been on an annual basis.

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• S.B. 44 Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 11, 2026

  Thanks the committee and the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, and names the staff who led the plan's work.

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  Thank you, chair. Thank you for the motion. And I, I do want to just pause and again, thank, uh, our Public Lines Coordinating Office act. Uh, I'll call manager. Nelson is very, uh, uh, kind and, and humble, but she really leads, has led the efforts here under the direction of the director, uh, reg Johnson and Deputy director and, and the whole team. But it's a great team that works on this and appreciate the work and the consideration of the committee. Thank you.

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

  Sen. Stratton moves amendment two to the bill.

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  Thank you. I do would like, I'd like to move amendment two in my name.

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

  Moves to adopt amendment two to the bill.

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  Thank you. I do would like, I'd like to move amendment two in my name.

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

  Sen. Stratton explains that the amendment adds specific information so the information shared is narrowly defined.

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  Thank you. It, it really, uh, what it's doing is just providing, uh, additional, specific information to allow the, the information that's shared, uh, narrow, narrowly defined and specified to allow the efficiency to take place.

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

  Explains that the amendment adds specific information to narrowly define the information shared so the process can be more efficient.

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  Thank you. It, it really, uh, what it's doing is just providing, uh, additional, specific information to allow the, the information that's shared, uh, narrow, narrowly defined and specified to allow the efficiency to take place.

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

  Sen. Stratton presents the bill as amended, saying it allows county assessors to access data to verify eligibility for the primary residence exemption and does not eliminate exemptions or add information requirements.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Again, this, uh, with the, the bill as amended, uh, is aligned with the safeguards we have in our code as well as providing the efficiency for the county assessor to access to determine who is eligible for the primary residence exemption. It it, several things it does not do, for example, uh, eliminate the exemptions currently for, for renders and, and require additional information. It simply deals with efficiency between, uh, accessing good information to make sure we we get our tax records and the assessors assessing of those properties. Correct. That'll yield.

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

  Presents the bill as amended, saying it aligns with existing safeguards and helps county assessors efficiently determine eligibility for the primary residence exemption without eliminating exemptions for renters or requiring additional information.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Again, this, uh, with the, the bill as amended, uh, is aligned with the safeguards we have in our code as well as providing the efficiency for the county assessor to access to determine who is eligible for the primary residence exemption. It it, several things it does not do, for example, uh, eliminate the exemptions currently for, for renders and, and require additional information. It simply deals with efficiency between, uh, accessing good information to make sure we we get our tax records and the assessors assessing of those properties. Correct. That'll yield.

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

  Sen. Stratton moves that the second substitute of H.B. 46 as amended be read a third time.

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  I move that HB 46 substitute second substitute as amended. Be read for the third time.

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• H.B. 49 Law Enforcement Salary Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Moves to pass HB 49 fourth substitute with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you Chair. I'd like to move House Bill 49 fourth substitute to law enforcement salary amendments with favorable recommendation.

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• H.B. 49 Law Enforcement Salary Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Says it is an honor to make the motion, commends conservation officers, and says the motion helps but more work remains.

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  Thank, thank you. It's an honor to make this motion. Uh, this certainly is the labor of love, but we have to support the loved ones and, and the, these, these good officers in their line of duty and just commend them most warmly for all that they do. And these are part of our first responders and, uh, we're there and, uh, help and protect many of the beauties that we, we just cherish here in the state. Our, our, our great natural resources that are so important for, uh, who we are as a state. And I, I want to thank this. Now the issue is, this is helpful motion to pass if it passes, but it's not …

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• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Noted past legislative funding for the lake and the creation of a commission, and asked whether the sponsor had consulted the Great Salt Lake commissioner and whether that office had taken a position.

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  Thank you, Mr. Chair. In recent years, the legislature's appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars to help the lake and there's been some good positive, uh, direction and, and a lot of positive, uh, things that happened two years ago. It raised four feet from its lowest level, and it's still above that. Uh, at one of the things we did is we set up a, uh, commission to study and make recommendations to the legislature, put that formal in process. Uh, just wondering if the sponsor has had any interaction with the, the director of the commission if, if they have taken a position on this.

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• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Said he would hold his follow-up until after public comment and confirmed that the sponsor had not spoken with the commissioner.

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  Follow up, Senator? No, I guess we'll hold my follow up until after public comment. Okay. Thank you. I, I assume then the sponsor has not spoken to him, is that maybe that is a question. Have, correct?

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• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Asked that anyone present from the Great Salt Lake Commissioner's office be given a chance to speak, even if comments are limited.

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  No. I, well, yes, I, I guess if the, anyone from the Salt Lake Commission is here to speak on it, I'd like to be able to hear from, I don't know if you're gonna limit the amount of, uh, comments, but if you choose to do that, I, and if someone from the commission is here, I'd like them to have an opportunity to speak.

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• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Moved to table the bill, calling it a good concept that needs more development through the water commission process, and suggested directing the $200 million to agricultural water optimization as one possible improvement.

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  I have a motion and then I'd like to explain the motion, if that's okay. Chair. Okay. My motion is to table this, this, this bill at this time. I'd like to speak to that. You wanna speak to that? Yes. This is a really good bill, a good concept. I love the, uh, the innovation and the comments. Uh, I don't think there's any disagreement in, in what we're trying to do, but from my perspective, what I see here is a really good idea that needs to mature a little bit, potentially. As the bill that you presented last week and presented at the beginning of this meeting, the process that goes through as the Chair of the …

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• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Raised a point of order asking whether a tabled bill could still be placed on a future agenda.

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  Point, point of order. Oh, sorry, you just to, just to the chair's point And staff's point tabling the bill would still allow you to bring the, put the bill on the agenda again, correct? Correct. Future agenda. Future agenda. So that I, I guess I,

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• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Amended his motion to hold the bill, disputed claims that the Legislature is not serious about the lake, said the commission should be consulted, and praised the youth and the sponsor.

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  Okay. Let me, I'd like to amend the motion to hold the bill. Okay. If that's my understanding was because we may need more time between now and the next agenda to work on it. But, but let me just give, let me just show something else out there. Two or three things I'd like to say. I, I don't, I don't think it's a fair indictment to the legislature to say we're not serious about trying to save this lake and, and have it in, in 2034 that I have, there is no evidence in my discussions and work that, that I, I can point to that would verify that there is certainly a tremendous need and a, a …

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• S.B. 250 Great Salt Lake Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Said the motion is not against the sponsor's goal, cited past state spending and evaporation data, and urged the sponsor, the commission and legislators to work together on a better version.

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  The good sponsor is, is a tremendous, powerful advocate and, and, and is making good points. But, but again, I th this, this is a, is a wonderful idea. Uh, we have this resource, I believe this resource will be used and, and potentially exactly with some, some strengthening language as it's proposed. But I, I also think there's a great le opportunity to leverage and just remind us, we have put hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars to this to date. We actually, it's interesting, it, at its lowest level, you lose 6,500 acres a day in evaporation. There's some science here and data here that needs to weigh in to, to, to what we're talking …

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• S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Comments that the bill fits a legislative and agency process for critical minerals and that the state should develop its mineral resources, and says the bill looks good.

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  Uh, not, not necessarily a question, but just a process and a comment. Uh, I, I think the bill is in a good place in, in, in this sense that we need to recognize that we have, we have a t the, the policy decision making, constitutional stewardship, rest with the legislature, the enforcing that policy rests with the agency. Uh, the critical aspect is we need to be able to bring, we need to be able to, to get the, the, the, uh, uh, best minds working together and creating the opportunity with legislative input. And then, and then at that point, when it's ripe, we bring it and, and we vet it through the environmental process. We vet …

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• S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Moves to pass SB 254 favorably and speaks in favor of responsible development of the state's mineral resources.

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  Thank you Chair. I'd like to move SB 2 54 critical Minerals Amendments with a favorable recommendation. Okay. That motion is in order. Uh, would you like to speak to it? I would like to speak to it. Thank you. I really appreciate the testimony, Mr. Erickson. And the last testimony, and, and I, I wanna point out two or three things. We have the capacity technology to build the, to do all that we're doing in a very environmentally wise and prudent way. Case in point, we've gone from a million 0.2 to three plus million and improved the quality of error in our state. There's lots of success stories like that. We gotta free up the, the, the, …

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• S.B. 254 Extracted Natural Resources Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 9, 2026

  Urges support for the bill and says the state should trust its people to develop the best solutions.

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  Thank you. I, I hope that we can vote for this and, and recognize that we need to trust our trust ourselves and the opportunity to get inspiration to come up with the best solutions and not to be our own worst enemy. Thank you.

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• H.B. 21 Senior Care Facility Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026

  Thanks the presiding officer and says the Senate discussed the bill yesterday and wants to reaffirm a point about it.

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  Senator Stratton. Thank you Mr. President. We discussed This yesterday, But to, uh, Just, just reaffirm that

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• H.B. 69 Drinking Water Restructuring Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026

  Explains that the bill creates a process for the agency to work with struggling water companies on drinking water quality, including possible receivership and a report to the legislature, and recommends passage.

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  Just, just reaffirm that what this bill is doing is creating a, a, a path for our smaller or water, not necessarily smaller, but any of our water companies throughout the state that are beginning to be stressed with resources or, or financial difficulties. What can happen is the, uh, company in their struggles, the the quality of the drinking water can really, uh, depreciate and not be where it needs to be up to standards. And so this puts in a process for the agency to, to engage and work for a solution synergistically. Ultimately, it does allow the agency to take, take the, take it into receivership. But we did put with this amendment that we passed yesterday, …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026

  Presents Senate Bill 100 on federal guidance letters, saying it closes gaps from last year's version and asks agencies to assess possible federalism issues for the federalism commission to track.

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  if they keep track of the amount of legislation they pass and rule and the, the amount of rules the agencies, there's it, it is like a one to a hundred in terms of comparison. And One way that our federal counterparts, uh, used to interact with and implement rules that are created is they send federal guidance letters to our agencies here in the state. This is a federalism, uh, bill that we worked on. And last year we passed a first version of this that really made a, we made a lot of ground in beginning to track the different letters that are coming in, uh, pulsing getting to getting te on the pulse to see whether or …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026

  Moves to advance Senate Bill 100 as amended to the third reading calendar.

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  so I'm going to go to you for a Motion. Thank you. I move that we move and pass, uh, federal guidance letter amendments SB 100 to third reading calendar.

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• S.B. 148 General Oversight Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 18) · Feb 6, 2026

  Explains his aye vote, describing oversight as a core legislative duty that requires caution and care, and thanks those involved in the work.

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  Thank you. I may, I'd like to just rise and explain my vote. As we look at a legislative body constitutionally, we have three central focuses, constitutional duties you could call 'em as well. One is to care for the fiscal health. One is set the policy, one is oversight. And it's important in this space that we get it right, that we use, use, caution and care as as a good, uh, minority leader said, this is a weighty, weighty, very weighty, uh, responsibility. Uh, but I command the work and, uh, want to again, extend appreciation. All those are involved and I will be voting. Aye.

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• S.B. 46 Water Wise Landscaping Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Presents SB 46, which adds definitions such as active use, canopy, and functional turf, makes technical changes, and sets waterwise landscaping practices intended to serve as a model for state facilities.

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  Thank you, chair. These are a lot of good water policy issues you have on the agenda. It's good to see 'em continue to be presented and, and moving along. Everybody brought their waiters today. We're ready. Ready to go. Waterwise Landscaping Amendments. Uh, this bill we've been working on a couple of years with, uh, a lot of the stakeholders and, uh, even, uh, nationally watching what we're doing here. But I, uh, am grateful for the opportunity to, to be in this committee today. Appreciate your, your good work and, and, uh, the vetting that you're doing. This bill does several things. It, it creates, uh, some definitions we haven't had in code and, uh, makes a few …

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• S.B. 46 Water Wise Landscaping Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Responds that the bill applies to state government facilities and state-owned facilities.

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  It apply. Thank you. Chair State government facilities? Correct. The state owned facility, uh, after commencing, when, when, and if a bit comes into, into, uh, into the code.

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• S.B. 46 Water Wise Landscaping Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Responds that the bill affects only new buildings.

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  This just affects new buildings and the thought is, is gonna be so beautiful and so appropriate that everybody's gonna be just following on themselves to do it. Okay. Thank you.

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• S.B. 46 Water Wise Landscaping Amendments · House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Feb 5, 2026

  Thanks the committee for the motion and notes the bill received extensive vetting, including review by the Legislative Water Development Commission.

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  Great. Grateful for the, the motion and the effort. I just point out that this is, uh, this had a lot of vetting, uh, legislative Water Development Commission, uh, as well. And, uh, appreciate your consideration moving forward.

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

  Moves a fifth substitute for H.B. 180 2 that would postpone the implementation date by one year, giving affected companies a two-year period to transition and comply.

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  Senator Stratton. Thank you Mr. President Online. I have a fifth substitute in my name. I'd like to move. Uh, the intent would be to postpone the, uh, implementation date another year so that we were providing a two year runway allowing the companies that are addressed in this, this bill to have, have the time to transition and come into compliance.

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• S.B. 75 Educator Salary Adjustment Eligibility · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Moves a motion on first substitute House Bill 69, Drinking water restructuring amendments.

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  Thank you. Thank You Mr. Present. Uh, motion to encircle HB 69 Drinking water restructuring amendments. We have a motion to encircle, gimme the bill number again if you can house Bill 69 House bill 69. First, first substitute. The motion is ENC circle first substitute House bill 69. Drinking water restructuring amendments.

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• S.B. 75 Educator Salary Adjustment Eligibility · Senate floor debate (day 17) · Feb 5, 2026

  Says House Bill 69, as substituted, deals with challenges that occur with

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  Thank you Mr. President House Bill 69. Uh, as substituted deals with challenges that occur with,

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• S.J.R. 7 Joint Resolution Regarding Utah's Protection and Advocacy Agency · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Began public comment noting he is a sitting senator speaking during public comment.

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  Thank you Chair. I believe your mic's on. You might need to pull it closer. Yeah, there it is. Thank, Thank you Chair. Pretty unique situation to have, uh, sitting senator coming during public comment, but I, I wanted to just take a minute if I can and, and give some context. Having

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• S.J.R. 7 Joint Resolution Regarding Utah's Protection and Advocacy Agency · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · Feb 4, 2026

  Speaking as a citizen and former sponsor of SB 199, said letters from 503 families showed a segment of disabled people is not represented by the center, which he said indicates good cause.

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  And I Go ahead. Am uh, not sitting as a senator in this, but as a citizen in, in this public comment, if I may. Thank you, thank you. But as a senator, I was a senate sponsor of the two bills that we've been talking about. The, uh, the, not, not only the, the, uh, SB 1 99, but also the supported decision making amendments. Both bills were really good and, and intended to work in concert with, with each other. I think the issue here is certainly not, number one, the, the Disability Law Center is not doing a wonderful job with, with many of those, those that I refer to as angels among us, people with disabilities, …

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• S.C.R. 5 Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Pain Medication · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Asks whether the resolution can direct PEHP, noting PEHP is state controlled and a resolution rather than a bill may be sufficient.

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  Chair, I, I'm curious, uh, is, is the resolution going to do it? I obviously it is, but I, I just, can I, can I speak because of the fact the PHP is is state controlled and we don't need code, just a resolution.

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• H.B. 199 Health Data Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Supported the motion and asked how far away individuals could carry all of their health data with them.

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  Thank you. I, I, uh, do support the motion. I do have a question though, for the, the sponsor. I'm wondering how far away we're gonna be from being able to carry all of our data right here and go, goes with us.

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Sen. Stratton introduced the bill as a short clarification to employment law at line 26 and turned to his presenter to explain the context.

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  Thank you Chair. I, uh, this is a really short change in, in our code, just line 26 deals with a, uh, I think the general description talks about a modification, but it's more of a clarification as we deal in the employment law and the intended legislature previously, uh, would like my to introduce the one here with me to give the context of this bill and, uh, then will swing back to me. Thank you. If that's okay. Thank

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• S.B. 213 Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations · Senate Business and Labor Committee · Feb 3, 2026

  Sen. Stratton thanked the committee, said the bill resolves an ambiguity consistent with longstanding intent and a recent Utah court ruling, and said he is open to further discussion.

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  You for the motion and appreciate the, the, the consideration. I think what, what we have here is you, we, we've had an opportunity to hear, hear the different perspectives. We have an ambiguity that was created and, uh, much, much ForSight, but to be consistent, not only with, uh, the, uh, intent longstanding, but also with the recent Utah court ruling. And this might be one case we'll agree with the, the Utah courts, that, that it ought to be one year. And I think that there's, there's some, there's some clarity here that's really important for our economy and our, both of our employees and our employers in moving forward. So I appreciate the support of the bill, …

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• H.B. 66 Soil Health Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Stratton says the Soil Health Program focuses on soil aggregation and cultural practices, and that HB 66 moves the program's sunset date from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2036.

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  Thank you Mr. President. The reason we have our our Soil health program is, is to focus on good aggregation as, as well as cultural practices across the state. To maintain the health and, uh, strength of our soils. Helps not only for water, but uh, uh, carbon sequestration and lots of across the board benefits. This, this bill simply moves the program Sunset date from July 1st, 2026. July 1st, 2036. Thank you. I need a motion to pass.

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• H.B. 66 Soil Health Program Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Stratton moves that the Senate pass HB 66 with a favorable recommendation and asks for a roll call vote.

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  Motion is we pass HB 66 with favorable recommendation. Thank You. And the, the question is, shall house bill 66? Pass a roll call vote.

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• H.B. 67 Lead Acid Battery Disposal Sunset Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 15) · Feb 3, 2026

  Explains that the bill strikes the sunset provision on lead acid battery disposal so the requirement stays permanently in statute, and moves to pass HB 67 with a favorable committee recommendation.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, lead acid battery disposal. Sunset Amendments. Uh, the reason we have our, this, this space in our code and in our environmental, uh, focus is we need to make sure that we're properly handling disposal of lead acid batteries. And what the C committee is recommending here is that we strike the Sunset provision and leave that as a permanent part of the statute. With that Mr. President, I'm glad to yield it. The motion is motion is we pass HB 67 less asset battery disposal sunsets with favor Recommendation.

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• H.B. 69 Drinking Water Restructuring Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Stratton says the substitute includes safety valves for legislative engagement if problems escalate, citing the Garfield Reservoir situation.

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  In addition to what the good representative has said and, and working with the director, we can talk about, we wanted to make sure that we have had some safety valves in place for legislative engagement, as if things begin to escalate similar to, uh, what we had with, uh, Garfield Reservoir earlier, and you were, I maybe in, in that, in that Legislative Water Development Commission meeting too. Uh, give us some support and make sure we're getting the best resolution forward. So that's in addition to what, uh, representative Barich has stated. That's what it

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• H.B. 69 Drinking Water Restructuring Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Stratton moves to replace the bill's title and body with the first substitute of HB 69.

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  Motion is, uh, we adopt, uh, we delete Title and Body House Bill 69. Replace it with first substitute House Bill 69, and further discussion to this motion.

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• H.B. 69 Drinking Water Restructuring Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 30, 2026

  Stratton says he would like to move the substitute with a favorable recommendation but wants to hear from the public first.

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  Yes, I, I would like to move house Bill 69 for substitute with favorable recommendation, Um, but not quite there yet until we get public on When you're ready.

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• H.B. 6 Criminal Justice Base Budget · Senate floor debate (day 10) · Jan 29, 2026

  Presents the social services base budget, HB 207.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is our social service base budget Bill HB 2 0 7.

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• H.B. 7 Social Services Base Budget · Senate floor debate (day 10) · Jan 29, 2026

  Presents HB 7, the Social Services base budget for the Department of Health and Human Services, outlining its total and fund amounts, federal funding, a Medicaid-related deposit, and that budget reductions are under review.

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  Bill HB 2 0 7. This Bill Appropriates, the base budget for the agencies are directly overseen by Social Service Appropriations Committee, the Department of Health and Human Services. As you've heard before, the base budget bill funds DHHS at the same amount as FY 2026 ongoing appropriations. This this, this bill also makes technical changes. The bill reduces the current fiscal year 2026 appropriation by 90.3 million For fiscal 2027 starting in July. This bill appropriates 8.6 billion total funds including 1.6 billion from the general fund and 4.4 million from income tax fund. The largest funding source in this bill is federal funds at a total of seven point billion 7.0 billion in fiscal year 2027. The largest …

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• H.B. 66 Soil Health Program Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Asks the witnesses for a specific example of how the program has had an impact, and says he is ready for a motion.

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  Thank you Chair. If I may, I, I would like to invite the two witnesses if your permission to just give a specific example of, of how this is impacted. I, you know, this, this bill is a pretty straightforward piece of legislation. We heard it in interim, but I think it'd be helpful to, to, uh, illuminate a little bit on, on the, we've talked, I appreciated the second witness talking about things been done, but do they have a specific case example either from the farm bureau, either one or both that they'd like to share? I, they don't, that's fine too. If you're ready for a motion. I'll make a motion

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• H.B. 66 Soil Health Program Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Asks the witness to expand on what the program does and its effectiveness.

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  We should hear more about the effectiveness of this. And, uh, just testified it just got up to speed. So, Mr. Boke, if you could expand more on what this program does.

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• H.B. 66 Soil Health Program Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Says he is ready to make a motion.

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  No, I'm ready to make a motion if you'd like. Uh, I'm open to that.

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• H.B. 66 Soil Health Program Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Moves that HB 66 receive a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you. I I would move House Bill 66. Soil Health Program amendments favorable recommendation.

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• H.B. 66 Soil Health Program Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  In summation, says the witness's points were useful, that he planted 75 acres using no-till, and that the program is a good opportunity to promote good practices over the next 10 years.

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  Well, I think my summation would include the, what the witness said, but I would just say that, uh, this, this very interesting, uh, I must admit that I just did, uh, planted 75 acres no-till using, using that system that I was first made aware of the comment that good Senator Hinkins Ferron made it about the no-till. So I, I think this is a great opportunity for us to promote good practices and look forward to, uh, the, the work of this, this, uh, program for the next 10 years.

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• H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Stratton asked about the 3,300-population threshold and how many water systems exist statewide.

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  Thank you. On line 1 21, we, we've uh, we've set a threshold for 3,300, I guess, uh, users of the system and above what, uh, percentage of, first of all, do you have the, to the director, if I may chair?

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• H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Stratton asked whether the division has an accurate count of water systems across the state.

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  Do, uh, the good sponsor mentioned roughly 2000. Do we have a, a accurate number of how many systems we have across the state?

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• H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Stratton asked how many of those systems fall below the 3,300 threshold.

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  That, that, that's the question I'm just, in my mind, I'm wondering how many of those 1200 would be less than 3,300? That, that below that threshold on line 1 21,

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• H.B. 19 Drinking Water Utilities Amendments · Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee · Jan 27, 2026

  Stratton supported the motion and asked about the costs to water users and companies.

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  Thank you. I I do support the, the motion. I would like to ask the question though, what type of cost this is gonna be to the water users and the company. If, if, if that has been considered financial cost to Senator Hinkins, it's gonna probably about Half of what it would be. If they don't have cyber security, It may, if it gives They get robbed or if something happens contaminate their water system, it's gonna be a whole lot more than what this is gonna cost, I believe. You know, to be be honest with you. I mean, it's something that they can't go out and get personally, and they, and you don't really know who you …

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• S.B. 141 Child Welfare Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Moved to adopt the second substitute for S.B. 141.

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  I'll move second. Substitute child welfare amendments. Okay. The motion forced is to adopt second substitute child welfare amendments.

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• S.B. 170 Vitamin K Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Raises concern that the bill requires providers to give the shot but does not clearly require them to provide the information, and says the language should be adjusted.

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  Thank you. I'm, I'm reading the language. I'm a bit concerned. It, it's not about, you know, the, the merits and the wisdom of, of doing this shot, but I think we have to adjust the language in this bill in line 28. Uh, the healthcare provider is, is required to issue the shot. And then in line 32, a parent may decline if the healthcare provider or unlicensed midwife provides a full and clear explanation of, so we have that you ha you shall provide the shot, but there's no, you shall provide the information. I think there's a, a challenge in meeting the intent of, as I understand, of what you're Trying to do with the, with the …

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• S.B. 170 Vitamin K Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Says the language should require providing information along with the shot, and asks whether the sponsor will make an amendment.

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  And I to the witness's point, I think that's, that's what we need to do in the language. It's not meeting the intent of what you are saying. Would You?

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• S.B. 142 Private Probation and Court Ordered Services Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Asks whether the bill has been substituted or amended and confirms it has been amended.

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  This has been substituted, right? Is this the Amend? It's been amended. Amended. Amended. Okay.

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• S.B. 142 Private Probation and Court Ordered Services Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Moves to pass SB 142 as amended with a favorable recommendation.

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  We, we move the private probation court ordered service amendments as amended Senate bill 1 42 with favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 142 Private Probation and Court Ordered Services Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Says he will not ask for the definition on the Senate floor and will have it printed out, then thanks the sponsor.

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  I I am not gonna ask you to define that on the Senate floor. I'm gonna have it printed out. Thank you. I'll with that.

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• S.B. 49 Natural Organic Reduction Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Said the bill raises health and safety questions, especially about where and how remains are placed after preparation, and asked staff about existing rules.

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  Thank you Chair. I, I appreciate this. The sponsor and, and the, the sensitivity and the, uh, that has been used in, in this discussion today by all those that have commented. And we need to have, uh, uh, in honor to, to the, the human remains and, and what it, what it, uh, how we treat that. One of our stewardships as a government entity is to protect the health, health, safety, and welfare of the citizens that are here. In that context, it, it seems that we really have two issues. And maybe they're rolled up into one here that that may be problematic in, in, in moving this bill forward in its current state. First of all, …

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• S.B. 49 Natural Organic Reduction Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Said he is not comfortable supporting the bill without rules on remains after cremation being settled, and said he is not opposed to the preparation.

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  So, so it's just on the fly. What I would say, I I I'm not comfortable supporting the legislation currently without having that nailed down. For example, if, and I, my understanding is that there is, there is some rules and regulations relating to how we take care of, uh, a cremated remains. I I may, is that correct? It's your space. Yes. That, so that's outta if that's case, the case, the, the, the point, the point I, the point, point is is I, I think it'd important to have the same in place across the board. That that's what I'm saying. So I, at this point, I'm not comfortable in, in, uh, supporting the bill, but Okay. I, …

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• S.B. 49 Natural Organic Reduction Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 26, 2026

  Explained his opposition, saying the bill appears to carve out an exemption from existing disposition rules that he is not satisfied is addressed.

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  My, my thank you chair. Let me just explain my vote. I, I, it appears to me, and I could be proven wrong with further for investigation, that we're carving out an exemption that doesn't cover whatever the rules and regulations are for any disposition, I think need to apply here. And if, and I'm not satisfied at this point that that's here in the legislation. So with that, I'll be voting in opposition that just explained my vault.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Presents Senate Bill 100 and the substitute, explaining that it clarifies reporting by state agencies on federal guidance letters and introduces Bill Duncan to add context.

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  Thank you Chair. Appreciate the opportunity to, uh, be here today. Hi. There is a substitute online. I'd like to, if we have that substitute, I'd like to speak that substitute, if that's with your Leave. Okay. Let's, let's do that and then we'll, we'll have a, so, And then I actually have a little amendment to the substitute, but we're Okay. We'll Do it at Time. Well, that's what committees are for, right? So, thank you. Try and get it right. But let me just, uh, explain. Last year, this is, this is coming from the Federalism Commission. Uh, last year we, we created a piece of legislation to have the agencies begin reporting on, uh, federal guidance letter. …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Answers that agencies would forward received guidance letters with a brief assessment, which he describes as a low workload with no fiscal note.

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  Mr. Chair? Uh, yes. That what what it is, is, is the, when an agency receives a, uh, federal guidance letter, there is a presumed assumption they're going to spend some time to read it, to assess it, to see if there's a, uh, addressing the questions that we're asked to, to include in that and then take action. What we're asking them to do is, uh, that they would forward. That to us. Sense is, it's probably a, in an eight hour day, it's probably a three minute forward. I don't know how long it takes to push send on the computer, but not, it's the, the, the sense it's, it's a, it's a, a low, low threshold. A …

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Says no concerns or resistance have been raised by agencies included in last year's process, and that responses have been positive.

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  What I can say is I have not heard any concern or resistance from all the other agencies that have been doing it again last year. We, we had, uh, all of our other agencies were included in it and the language and the, the, uh, response has been positive, appreciated the support and, and, and the coordination and the transparency opportunity to be aware of the challenges they're facing as, as in, in challenges and positives in working with our counterparts.

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• S.B. 100 Federalism Revisions · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee · Jan 23, 2026

  Summarizes the bill as a process tool for federalism that addresses which level of government has constitutional stewardship, and thanks the committee.

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  Go back to the sponsor summation, appreciate The work on the committee on this and helping me get, get it to the language where it needs to be. And I appreciate, uh, the motion. And, uh, I would just say that this is an effective tool. I don't, it's really not a political tool. It's a process tool. As we look at federalism, it, it really goes to who, who has the constitutional stewardship to determine, uh, the, the direction and, and appreciate the support of the, the committee on this bill.

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• S.B. 115 Child and Animal Abuse Cross-reporting Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Asked whether there is data on the number of animal abuse convictions in the state.

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  Uh, do you have any, do we have any data on how many convictions there are on animal abuse in the state?

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• S.B. 115 Child and Animal Abuse Cross-reporting Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Discussed tracking how many cases are filed compared with convictions. · speaker not certain

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  You could step back and if a case is filed, but there's not a conviction, oh, you know, maybe that's That. Yeah. That's Start. How many case has been filed and what are

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• S.B. 115 Child and Animal Abuse Cross-reporting Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Moved to pass SB 115 first substitute out of committee with a favorable recommendation.

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  Thank you Chair. I would move that we pass Senate Bill one 15, child and Animal Abuse cross reporting amendments first substitute with a favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 115 Child and Animal Abuse Cross-reporting Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Said he wants more data on the link between animal abuse and child abuse and thinks the discussion should continue.

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  I would, yes. Appreciate the sponsor's work on this. Uh, I'm really intrigued with the, I'd like to get some more data. I think that's gonna be helpful for us, that the number increases to 88% when the abuse is physical. The abuse is physical of the animal. I'm assuming that that 88%, uh, that data point would indicate there's challenges for the child abuse. And that is really the heart of what we're trying to address here. I wonder if, uh, on the other hand, if, if there's, uh, what, what the percentage would be, we probably don't have the data of those, you know, that have animals where there's physical abuse in the home. Maybe is that a …

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Asked what specific training would be required for animal control personnel under the designation and whether it is codified, noting that training varies by local jurisdiction and the bill has a zero fiscal note.

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  Thank you. There is training, pulse training for a lot of, when we become first responders, you know, there, there's, there's, uh, a lot of different trainings are involved in that. Mm-hmm. Uh, for our firemen and police officers and, and so forth. Is there, uh, specific training that would be added upon our animal control personnel to, to, to come to this? Or is it a, is it a, is it a codified designation? What, You know, that's, that's an interesting point. And I think, you know, I know, I do know we have some animal control folks here who may be able to give us a little more clarity on what that would, would mean. Uh, I am …

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Asked about the requirements, thresholds, and added costs or burdens on employees and municipalities that would come with the first responder designation.

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  Well, in the, in the testimony you talked about it would, if, if there's a first responder would then open up grants and so forth. I'm just wondering what the, the, uh, requirements thresholds, what additional costs, burdens on the employee as well as the municipality to meet that? Or is it just a designation In Utah, if you're working in an animal control, you're considered a first responder.

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Asked how an officer would respond if an owner became aggressive and threatened bodily harm during an incident.

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  If I may. So if you're in that situation and you say that you're called. I don't know how it would, I could see something happen where there, maybe there's a dog involved or something. Then the owner comes out and says, leave my dog alone. And becomes very aggressive towards you as an officer and threatens you bodily harm or that could happen. What then do you do?

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Said that coming from a first responder frame, officers may not know what situation they are walking into.

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  I'm just come from the frame of first responder. You don't know necessarily what situation going into, hopefully it's not violent with a human, but if it is, then

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Said the answer was helpful and asked how officers protect themselves if their life or limb is at risk, noting that firefighters and first responders generally do not carry firearms.

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  Senator Stratton. That, That, that's helpful context. I, I was the point of my question was, how do you protect yourself if your life of limb is at risk? I know firemen or first responders, I, I don't think they carry firearms. You know, I say my,

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Moved to pass SB 102 out favorably after asking to first ask the sponsor a few questions, and then asked whether it surprised the sponsor that animal control officers were not designated first responders.

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  Uh, I'd like, I'd like to make a motion, but I I'd like to, uh, ask, sponsor a couple questions, so that's okay. That's in order. Uh, Senator, as you began to wade into this space, did it surprise you that the animal control officers were not designated the first responder?

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Asked whether the sponsor had discussed including animal control in first responder definitions with designated first responders and what the response was.

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  Do you, one more question. I said a couple, uh, if it's okay, the second question is, is you've interacted with the, those that are designated first responders mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. In code, how's, have you talked about the, the notion of including animal controls first responders and what wa if you have Yeah. What was the response?

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Moved to pass SB 102 with a favorable recommendation.

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  Uh, chair i'd, I'd like to move, uh, senate bill 1 0 2, animal control first responders favorable recommendation.

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Said he would like more information from other first responders and suggested the sponsor meet with professional associations, and questioned why the definition appears to exclude animal control officers despite their role as first responders.

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  That? I would like to, yes. I would like to have more information from our first other first responders. I invite the, uh, the sponsor to visit with those, those mm-hmm. You know, professional associations we've heard from a former police officer, uh, now animal control officer specialist. Is it officer or, yeah, animal control officer and specialist as well. That supportive former police chief. Not sure where he was a police chief, but, but there's, there's a certainly a, a cooperation and, and cross pollination. I'd like to hear from them on that as well and, and see what the, their stance would be. The other comment I'd like to make is if, if, if you take first responder …

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• S.B. 102 Animal Control First Responder Amendments · Senate Health and Human Services Committee · Jan 21, 2026

  Said the discussion will help moving forward and that first responders should be asked for their views, and thanked the committee for its support.

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  Thank you. I think it's gonna help the discussion moving forward. If, if you, we address, we, we ask those that are already first responders, their thoughts and, and maybe get a support. I'm assuming, I don't, I'm gonna assume what it's gonna be, but, but we need to let them speak for themselves. And some of these other questions I think will help help in the, in the presentation because from the first flush, you know, you kinda ask why are we even having this discussion? Right? And, and so, but I think it's important one to have and support, support the, appreciate the support of the committee on this Point. Okay. Thank you.

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• S.B. 44 Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026

  Sen. Stratton presents S.B. 44, a recommended bill from the Federalism commission that updates the State Resource Management Plan and its annual amendments, which affect federal and state public lands.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this bill, this piece of legislation comes from our Federalism commission. It's a, it's a recommended bill. As you look on your desk, you have what is called our State Resource Management Plan. This is a, a, an important living document that is, uh, frequently updated. We do it on an annual basis. Included in the document is the recommended amendments to the state of summary of the recommended amendments to the the State Resource Management Plan. As you open up the front, uh, cover, the reason it's a draft is because it's remains a draft until tell. And if we pass this s sp 44, but the, the front cover, the table of context …

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• S.B. 46 Water Wise Landscaping Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026

  Presents S.B. 46 on water-wise landscaping, describing its origin in the Legislative Water Development Commission, its definitions, and its application to state facilities, then yields for questions and waives summation.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Appreciate the offer of, uh, taking a break. Rake Waterwise Landscaping Amendments. This is a piece of Legisl legislation came through the Legislative Water Development Commission. This is something we've been working on for, uh, two years with the across, uh, fields with the national and, and our good, uh, experts here within the state. This, uh, the intent of this bill is to create a pattern that we, we can look to and a definition we can look to, to what water-wise landscaping can be defined as we have. The bill itself applies specifically to state government facilities, but creates a pattern. And, uh, uh, a codified definition that can be used is as needed …

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• S.B. 130 River Restoration Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 2) · Jan 21, 2026

  Says the bill is also important for water infrastructure and the ecosystem, noting the overgrown river limited water flow from Utah Lake to the Great Salt Lake in a recent wet year.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Just a quick comment point of information. I agree with a good, uh, the comment from the, the Senator from Salt Lake, the, the beautification. But this is also critical for our, our infrastructure. Our ecosystem. It, it's interesting to note that two years ago when we had a really good record water year, that actually getting water from Utah Lake to the great Salt Lake was not the, the Jordan River didn't have the capacity 'cause the overgrown and the bad, the bad condition of it to get the water there, had to use some of our canals and other sources. So this, this is not only as a, an aesthetic, uh, uh, uh, not …

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• S.B. 20 Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Technical Changes · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Presents S.B. 20, a long technical bill that reduces code, repeals outdated reports and processes, updates the BLM land lease or sale process, and sets an October 1 deadline for a required report.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this piece of legislation worked on by the, during the, during the interim, uh, great work by our staff. They do such a great job for us, but, uh, this is, it's a long bill as presented almost 90 pages, but actually reduces, there's a lot of reductions in our code through these amendments. Uh, addressing and repealing outdated reports, sections and processes, two changes that involved, it updates the BLM land lease or sales process line 1736 to 1820. And also where there has been a report required to give, uh, puts a deadline about October 1st of each year to make that, uh, report available. That's my presentation. Mr. President.

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• S.B. 20 Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Technical Changes · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Thanks staff and the professionals who worked on the bill and moves the question.

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  Thank you. With that again, expression of appreciation to our staff and, and the great professionals we have working with us and, and, and, uh, helping us. And with that, I move the question.

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• S.B. 41 Business Entity Technical Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Presents S.B. 42, which extends the State Weed Committee for 10 years and gives it authority.

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  Thank you Mr. President. Senate Bill 42 State Weed Committee amendments. This extends this, this, uh, committee through the next 10 years and also gives them the authority

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• S.B. 42 State Weed Committee Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Explains that the bill gives the commission authority to nominate its members and urges careful attention to properly controlling noxious weeds.

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  and also gives them the authority to nominate members of the commission. Just note that as we look at our landscaping, what we're doing, we need to be very aw awake and attentive alert in, in this space to make sure that we're properly controlling our noxious weeds And appreciate any comment or

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• S.B. 26 Pest Control Amendments · Senate floor debate (day 1) · Jan 20, 2026

  Sponsor explains that the bill creates a separate path for more concentrated pest control applications, streamlines a seminar-based licensing option, and makes technical changes the department requested.

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  The genesis of this piece of legislation, uh, is reflected in a lot of what we're seeing as we seek to have more waterwise landscaping. And, uh, part of part of that is as we use and, uh, move from traditional forms of landscaping, we, we see a lot of, uh, uh, non turf use in areas and, and a lot of other alternative from our native plants being, being used. And what's happening is we're having a significant, uh, crop up obnoxious weeds. Uh, we have a significant, we traditionally have had a very significant licensing process that we go through for any type of applicator. And it's created a hindrance to, to the process of, of, of using …

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