MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE BUSINESS, LABOR, AND COMMERCE STANDING COMMITTEE
Friday, February 20, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. • 445 State Capitol


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. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Hoang Nguyen
Rep. Thomas W. Peterson
Rep. Calvin Roberts
Rep. Jake Sawyer
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher
Rep. Norman K Thurston
Rep. Stephen L. Whyte
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox

Members Absent:
Speaker Mike Schultz

Staff Present:
Rohnin Randles, Policy Analyst
Alyssa Castor, Administrative Assistant

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

Chair Maloy called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m.
1.1st Sub. H.B. 59 Identification Verification Amendments(Eliason, S.)
Rep. Steve Eliason, Art Brown, President, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Michele Corigliano, Executive Director, Salt Lake Area Restaurant Association, presented the bill.
Rep. Eliason answered questions from the committee.
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 59 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays- 0Abs- 3
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. J. Teuscher
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. N. Thurston
2.S.B. 160 Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Amendments(Weiler, T.)
Rep. Stephanie Gricius presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Sawyer moved to pass S.B. 160 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 13-0-3.
Yeas - 13Nays- 0Abs- 3
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. J. Teuscher
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. N. Thurston
MOTION:Rep. Sawyer moved to place S.B. 160 on the Consent Calendar.The motion failed with a vote of 11-2-3.
Yeas - 11Nays- 2Abs- 3
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. T. Peterson
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. M. Schultz
Rep. N. Thurston
3.1st Sub. H.B. 244 Employment Amendments(Shepherd, L.)
Rep. Lisa Shepherd requested to hold the bill.
4.H.B. 433 Professional Licensing Amendments(Wilcox, R.)
Rep. Wilcox, Margaret Woolley Busse, Executive Director, Department of Commerce, and Jeff Shumway, Director, Office of Professional Licensure Review, presented the bill and answered questions from the committee.
Public comment was heard from Michelle McOmber, CEO, Utah Medical Association.
MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to replace H.B. 433 with 1st Substitute H.B. 433.The motion passed with a vote of 15-0-1.
Yeas - 15Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. T. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION:Rep. Ivory moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 433 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 12-3-1.
Yeas - 12Nays- 3Abs- 1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. T. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION:Cochair Kyle moved to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2026, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 15-0-1.
Yeas - 15Nays- 0Abs- 1
Rep. M. Ballard
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. J. Dunnigan
Rep. K. Ivory
Rep. J. Kyle
Rep. A. Maloy
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. H. Nguyen
Rep. T. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Sawyer
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. N. Thurston
Rep. S. Whyte
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. M. Schultz
MOTION:Rep. Peterson moved to adjourn.
Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 9:02 a.m.