MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 13, 2026 • 8:30 a.m. • 445 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Kay J. Christofferson, Chair
Rep. Calvin Roberts, Vice Chair
Rep. Rosalba Dominguez
Rep. Ken Ivory
Rep. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Clinton D. Okerlund
Rep. Michael J. Petersen
Rep. Angela Romero
Rep. Jake Sawyer
Rep. Norman K Thurston

Members Absent:
Rep. Kristen Chevrier
Rep. Ariel Defay

Staff Present:
Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst
Tisha Gibby, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

Chair Christofferson called the meeting to order at 8:38 a.m.
1.2nd Sub. H.B. 119 Automotive Repair Business Amendments(Jack, C.)
Rep. Colin Jack presented the bill.
Gavin Magor, Weiss Ratings, provided additional information on the bill.
Gerald Higgins, Higgins Body and Paint, further clarified the bill.
Sam Plumb, Alpine Auto Renovation, added information on the bill.
Richard Seaman, Salt Lake Valley Auto Group, and Sky Auto Group, presented further clarification on the bill.
Dave Kallas, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, spoke to the bill.
Catalina Jelkh Pareja, LKQ Corporation, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Mike Sonntag, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, and Bear River Insurance, spoke to the bill.
Matt Child, Utah Independent Insurance Agents in the state of Utah, spoke in opposition to the bill.
Cory Stanger, Alpine Body Shop, spoke in favor of the bill.
Gerald Higgins, Higgins Body and Paint, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to hold HB0119S02.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Chair Christofferson made a substitute motion to amend HB0119S02 with Amendment #1.
Amendment 1

1 .        Line 7 through 19 :  Line 7 through 19
78910111213141516171819

2 .        Line 263 through 274 :  Line 263 through 274
263264265266267268269270271272273274

Rep. Matthews withdrew the motion to hold.
Chair Christofferson's motion to amendpassed with a vote 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. R. Dominguez
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. K. Chevrier
Rep. A. Defay
MOTION:Chair Christofferson moved to pass HB0119S02 out favorably as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 7-3-2.
Yeas - 7Nays- 3Abs- 2
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. R. Dominguez
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. K. Chevrier
Rep. A. Defay
2.S.B. 144 Relocation Assistance Amendments(Balderree, H.)
Sen. Heidi Balderree presented the bill.
Jehicob Torres, attorney, speaking on his own behalf, provided additional information on the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to pass SB0144 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. R. Dominguez
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. K. Chevrier
Rep. A. Defay
MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-2.
Yeas - 10Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. K. Christofferson
Rep. R. Dominguez
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Okerlund
Rep. M. Petersen
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. A. Romero
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. K. Chevrier
Rep. A. Defay
Chair Christofferson adjourned the meeting at 9:51 a.m.