| Members Present: Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Chair Rep. Jason B. Kyle, Vice Chair Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. Jefferson S. Burton Rep. James A. Dunnigan Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Hoang Nguyen Rep. Thomas W. Peterson Rep. Calvin Roberts Rep. Jake Sawyer | Speaker Mike Schultz Rep. Norman K Thurston Rep. Stephen L. Whyte Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Members Absent: Rep. Ashlee Matthews Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Staff Present: Rohnin Randles, Policy Analyst An Bradshaw, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Maloy called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. |
| 1.H.B. 322 Child Actor Regulations (Owens, D.) |
| Rep. Doug Owens presented the bill with the assistance of Kevin Franke, resident. |
| Dave Davis, representing Utah Creators and Influencers Coalition, spoke to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to replace H.B. 322 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 322.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Wilcox |
| MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 322 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Wilcox |
| MOTION:Rep. Kyle moved to approve the minutes of the February 13, 2025 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. A. Matthews Rep. M. Schultz Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 2.H.B. 432 Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Modifications (MacPherson, M.) |
| Rep. Matt MacPherson presented the bill to the committee. |
| Rep. Kyle assumed the chair. |
| Beau Maxon, Vice Chair, Utah Vapor Business Association (UVBA), spoke in support of the bill. |
| Art Brown, resident, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Brendon Gunn, UVBA, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Walter Plumb II, President, Drug Safe Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Ahmad Saif, UVBA, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Rey Alonzo, Utah Medical Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Hussein Yousef, UVBA, spoke in support of the bill. |
| Dr. Kelly Adams, Health Commissioner, Utah PTA, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to replace H.B. 432 with 1st Substitute H.B. 432.The motion passed with a vote of 14-0-2. | |||
| Yeas - 14 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. A. Matthews Rep. J. Teuscher |
| MOTION:Rep. Ballard moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 432 out favorably. |
| The motion passed with a vote 8-6-2. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 6 | Abs- 2 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. R. Wilcox | Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. A. Matthews Rep. J. Teuscher |
| 3.H.B. 279 Earned Wage Access Services Act (Maloy, A. Cory) |
| Rep. Maloy presented the bill with the assistance of Ryan Naples, Director of Public Policy, DailyPay. |
| Zach Drucker, Government Relations team, EarnIn, spoke in support of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to replace H.B. 279 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 279.The motion passed with a vote of 11-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Wilcox |
| MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to amend 2nd Substitute H.B. 279 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 11-1-4. | |||
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| Yeas - 11 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. J. Burton | Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Wilcox |
| MOTION:Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 279 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 4.H.B. 472 Senior Care Facility Amendments (Auxier, T.) |
| The bill was not heard. |
| 5.H.B. 480 Landlord Communication Amendments (Shallenberger, D.) |
| The bill was not heard. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dunnigan moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Burton Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. T. Peterson Rep. C. Roberts Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. N. Thurston Rep. S. Whyte | Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Wilcox |
| Chair Kyle adjourned the meeting at 10:05 a.m. |