MINUTES OF THE
RULES REVIEW AND GENERAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 • 9:00 a.m. • 110 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Daniel McCay, Chair
Rep. R. Neil Walter, Chair
Sen. Luz Escamilla
Sen. John D. Johnson
Sen. Karen Kwan
Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion
Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost
Rep. Trevor Lee
Rep. Norman K Thurston

Members Absent:
Sen. Brady Brammer

Staff Present:
Rohnin Randles, Policy Analyst
Christopher Williams, Associate General Counsel
Tracey Fredman, Administrative Assistant

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
1.Committee Business
Chair Walter called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m.
MOTION:Sen. Johnson moved to approve the minutes of the May 22, 2025, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-3.
Yeas - 7Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Sen. L. Escamilla
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Kwan
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Walter
Sen. B. Brammer
Rep. T. Lee
Sen. D. McCay
2.State Tax Commission Updates to Unrelated Business Income Classification
2 - Proposed TC-20MC
2 - 59-7-801 DRAFT
Jason Gardner, Deputy Executive Director, and Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner, State Tax Commission, discussed proposed changes to corporate tax filings regarding unrelated business income on nonprofit entities and responded to questions from the committee.
Public comment was heard from Steve Young, state and local tax attorney, on the proposed changes.
3.Election Systems: Administration, Oversight, and Signature Verification
Reed Galen, Summit County resident, and Robert Dana Williams, former mayor of Park City, discussed a recent occurrence involving the issue of form requirements for petitions.
3 - 20A-7-604
Chris Williams reviewed the current statute regarding the manual referendum process.
3 - Letter from Summit County on Ordinance 987
Frank Pignanelli, Fox and Pignanelli, representing Summit County, referred committee members to the official letter from Summit County, which explained how the current law was applied by the county clerk.
Public comments on the issue were heard from:
Jimmy May; and
Angela Moschetta.
MOTION:Sen. McCay moved to open a committee bill file to address the petition and citizen initiative process.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-2.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. G. Bennion
Rep. J. Dailey-Provost
Sen. J. Johnson
Sen. K. Kwan
Rep. T. Lee
Sen. D. McCay
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. R. Walter
Sen. B. Brammer
Sen. L. Escamilla
4.Emergency Rules Oversight: Attorney General
4 - Regular Rulemaking v Emergency Rulemaking
4 - Utah Code Ann. Section 77-42-107
4 - Emergency Rule Proposal R105-5
4 - Emergency Rule Proposal R105-6
Chris Williams discussed the differences between the regular rulemaking and emergency rulemaking processes.
Rohnin Randles provided background on two emergency rules, R105.5, White Collar Crime Registry and R105.6, Child Protection Registry, from the Attorney General's Office.
Paul Tonks, Assistant Attorney General, and Mike Broschinsky, Director, Office of Administrative Rules, addressed the circumstances that necessitated emergency rulemaking to address the White Collar Crime Registry and the Child Protection Registry and responded to questions from the committee.
5.Emergency Rules Oversight: Division of Risk Management
Rohnin Randles introduced emergency rule, R37-4, Adjusted Utah Government Immunity Act Limitations on Judgments, from the Division of Risk Management.
Dennis Flynn, Assistant Utah Attorney General, Division of Risk Management, discussed the circumstances that necessitated emergency rule R37-4, Adjusted Utah Government Immunity Act on Limitations and Judgments, and responded to questions from the committee.
6.Review of Administrative Procedures Act: Mayhew v. Labor Commission
This agenda item was not discussed. Chair Walter indicated that it will be moved to the next meeting agenda.
7.Other Items/Adjourn
Sen. Johnson moved to adjourn the meeting.
Chair Walter adjourned the meeting at 10:52 a.m.