| Members Present: Rep. Colin W. Jack, Chair Rep. Thomas W. Peterson, Vice Chair Rep. Carl R. Albrecht Rep. Scott H. Chew Rep. Rosalba Dominguez Rep. Carol S. Moss Rep. Nicholeen P. Peck Rep. Troy Shelley | Rep. Rex P. Shipp Rep. Christine F. Watkins Members Absent: Rep. Walt Brooks Rep. Casey Snider Staff Present: Samantha Merrell, Policy Analyst Jennifer Kunzler, 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 Peterson called the meeting to order at 8:08 AM. |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to approve the minutes from the February 6, 2026 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. C. Moss Rep. T. Peterson Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. C. Jack Rep. N. Peck Rep. T. Shelley Rep. C. Snider |
| 1.2nd Sub. H.B. 180 Dangerous Weapons at Daycares and Schools (Stoddard, A.) |
| Rep. Andrew Stoddard presented the bill. |
| Clark Aposhian, Chair, Utah Shooting Sports Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| Kathy Adams, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to hold HB0180S02.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. S. Chew Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. C. Moss Rep. T. Peterson Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. C. Jack Rep. N. Peck Rep. T. Shelley Rep. C. Snider |
| 2.H.B. 413 Surplus Interconnection Service Amendments(Watkins, C.) |
| Rep. Watkins with assistance from Josh Brown, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and Jon Cox, Principal, Utah Public Affairs, presented the bill. |
| Dylan Munn, resident, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Albrecht moved to hold HB0413.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. C. Moss Rep. T. Peterson Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. C. Jack Rep. N. Peck Rep. T. Shelley Rep. C. Snider |
| 3.H.B. 437 Environmental Permitting Amendments(Shallenberger, D.) |
| Rep. David Shallenberger with assistance from Tim Davis, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and Mick Thomas, Director, Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (OGM), presented the bill. |
| Mick Thomas, Director, OGM, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Jack moved to pass HB0437 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. C. Jack Rep. C. Moss Rep. T. Peterson Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. N. Peck Rep. T. Shelley Rep. C. Snider |
| 4.2nd Sub. S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments(Owens, D.R.) |
| Sen. Derrin Owens with assistance from Tim Davis, Director, DEQ, presented the bill. |
| Emy Lesofski, Director, Office of Energy Development (OED), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Nathan Hole, resident, spoke to the bill. |
| Carmen Valdez, Senior Policy Associate, Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah), spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Jack moved to pass SB0135S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-2-4. | |||
| Yeas - 6 | Nays- 2 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. C. Jack Rep. N. Peck Rep. T. Peterson Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. C. Moss | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. T. Shelley Rep. C. Snider |
| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. C. Albrecht Rep. R. Dominguez Rep. C. Jack Rep. C. Moss Rep. N. Peck Rep. T. Peterson Rep. R. Shipp Rep. C. Watkins | Rep. W. Brooks Rep. S. Chew Rep. T. Shelley Rep. C. Snider |
| Chair Peterson adjourned the meeting at 9:15 AM. |