| Members Present: Sen. John D. Johnson, Chair Sen. Heidi Balderree Sen. David P. Hinkins Sen. Michael K. McKell Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe Sen. Chris H. Wilson |
Members Absent: Sen. Lincoln Fillmore Staff Present: Micah Ann Wixom, Policy Analyst Cassie Sudekum, 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 Johnson called the meeting to order at 08:07 AM. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to approve the minutes from the February 19, 2026 meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Wilson |
| 1.1st Sub. H.B. 293 Public Education Student Athlete Protections(Hall, K.) |
| Rep. Katy Hall presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Hinkins moved to amend HB0293S01 with Senate Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
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| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. H. Balderree Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Wilson |
| Jan Whittaker, Assistant Director, Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass HB0293S01 as amended out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-1-2. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 1 | Abs- 2 | |
| Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. H. Balderree | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. C. Wilson |
| 2.H.C.R. 11 Resolution Urging Healthy Activities in Schools(Hall, K.) |
| Rep. Katy Hall presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Hinkins moved to pass HCR011 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION:Sen. Hinkins moved to place HCR011 on the Consent Calendar.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Wilson |
| 3.2nd Sub. H.B. 150 School-based Speech-language Pathologist Funding Amendments(Koford, J.) |
| Rep. Jill Koford presented the bill. |
| Sara Jones, Director, Utah Education Association (UEA), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Cassen Williams, Speech Language Pathologist, Jordan School District, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass HB0150S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 4 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson Sen. K. Riebe | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Wilson |
| 4.1st Sub. H.B. 448 Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind Amendments(Whyte, S.) |
| Rep. Whyte presented the bill with the assistance of LeAnn Wood, Vice Chair, Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Molly Hart, Superintendent, USBE. |
| HB 448 handout |
| Alisa Ensign, parent, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Matt Hymas, Chair, Utah State Board of Education (USBE), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Amanda Bollinger, Vice Chair, Utah State Board of Education (USBE), spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to pass HB0448S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION:Sen. Balderree moved to saunter.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe Sen. C. Wilson |
| 5.H.B. 353 Higher Education Credit Transfer Amendments(Wilcox, R.) |
| Rep. Ryan Wilcox presented the bill. |
| MOTION:Sen. Hinkins moved to pass HB0353 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe Sen. C. Wilson |
| MOTION:Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 3-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 3 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Sen. H. Balderree Sen. D. Hinkins Sen. J. Johnson | Sen. L. Fillmore Sen. M. McKell Sen. K. Riebe Sen. C. Wilson |
| Chair Johnson adjourned the meeting at 09:06 AM. |