MINUTES OF THE
SENATE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY STANDING COMMITTEE
Thursday, February 26, 2026 • 8:00 a.m. • 220 Senate Building


Members Present:
Sen. Wayne A. Harper, Chair
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Karen Kwan
Sen. Ann Millner
Sen. Kathleen A. Riebe
Sen. Ronald M. Winterton
Members Absent:
President J. Stuart Adams
Sen. Chris H. Wilson

Staff Present:
Rachel Brooks, Policy Analyst
Zoe Adams, Committee Secretary

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
Chair Harper called the meeting to order at 08:08 AM.
MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to approve the minutes from February 24, 2026.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. C. Wilson
1.H.B. 118 Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments(Pierucci, C.)
Rep. Candice Pierucci presented the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to replace HB0118 with HB0118S02.
SUBSTITUTE MOTION:Sen. Kwan moved to replace HB0118 with HB0118S01.The substitute motion failed with a vote of 2-4-2.
Yeas - 2Nays- 4Abs- 2
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. C. Wilson
MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to replace HB0118 with HB0118S02.The motion passed with a vote of 4-2-2.
Yeas - 4Nays- 2Abs- 2
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. C. Wilson
Rick Clasby, Executive Director, Utah Trucking Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to pass HB0118S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-1-2.
Yeas - 5Nays- 1Abs- 2
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. C. Wilson
2.2nd Sub. H.B. 228 Vehicle Sales Amendments(Teuscher, J.)
Rep. Jordan Teuscher presented the bill.
HB228 S02 Vehicle Sales Amendments.pdf
MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to pass HB0228S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 2
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. C. Wilson
3.2nd Sub. H.B. 336 Recovery Operations Amendments(Christofferson, K.)
Rep. Kay Christofferson presented the bill with the assistance of Jesse Stauffer, Regional Director, Stauffer's Road Solutions.
H.B. 336.pdf
MOTION:Sen. Ipson moved to amend HB0336S02 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Amendment 1

1 .        Line 52 through 62 :  Line 52 through 62
5253545556575859606162

2 .        Line 102 through 110 :  Line 102 through 110
102103104105106107108109110
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 2
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. C. Wilson
Mike Sontag, Lobbyist, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Dave Kallas, Lobbyist, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, spoke in favor of the bill.
Rick Clasby, Executive Director, Utah Trucking Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Ipson moved to pass HB0336S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 2
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. C. Wilson
4.1st Sub. H.B. 276 Artificial Intelligence Modifications(Defay, A.)
Rep. Ariel Defay presented the bill with the assistance of Zach Boyd, Director, Office of Artificial Intelligence for the State of Utah.
H.B. 276.pdf
Margaret Woolley Bussey, Executive Director, Utah Department of Commerce, spoke in favor of the bill.
Christopher Bramwell, Chief Privacy Officer/Director, Utah Office of Data Privacy, spoke in favor of the bill.
May Kennedy, Chief of Staff, Abundance Institute, spoke to the bill.
Scott Stornetta, CEO, SureMark Digital, spoke in favor of the bill.
Nathan Trail, Vice President, State Government Affairs, spoke to the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to amend HB0276S01 with Amendment #3.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Amendment 3

1 .        Line 475 through 484 :  Line 475 through 484
475476477478479480481 482483484

2 .        Line 524 through 529 :  Line 524 through 529
524525525a526527528529
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. C. Wilson
MOTION:Sen. Millner moved to pass HB0276S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 3
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. C. Wilson
5.1st Sub. H.B. 357 Amendments to Motor Vehicle Data Privacy(Chevrier, K.)
Rep. Kristen Chevrier presented the bill with the assistance of Katie Hass, Director, Consumer Protection Division.
Machi Johnson, Lobbyist, Alliance for Automotive Innovation, spoke in favor of the bill.
Stefanie Sass, Uber Technologies, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to amend HB0357S01 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Amendment 1

1 .        Line 360 through 368 :  Line 360 through 368
360361362363364365366367368
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. C. Wilson
MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to pass HB0357S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. C. Wilson
6.H.B. 54 Boating Safety Education(Petersen, M.)
Rep. Michael Petersen presented the bill with Sen. Daniel McCay, and Ty Hunter, Manger, Boating Program, Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation.
Mike Swenson, represents, Brian Hirschi and BLH Enterprises, spoke in favor of the bill.
Brett Stewart, President, Utah OHV Advocates, spoke in favor of the bill.
Brent Hirschi, Owner, Bear Lake Rentals, spoke in favor of the bill.
MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to replace HB0054 with HB0054S01.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. C. Wilson
MOTION:Sen. Winterton moved to pass HB0054S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. C. Wilson
MOTION:Sen. Riebe moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 4-0-4.
Yeas - 4Nays- 0Abs- 4
Sen. W. Harper
Sen. D. Ipson
Sen. K. Riebe
Sen. R. Winterton
Sen. J. Adams
Sen. K. Kwan
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. C. Wilson
Chair Harper adjourned the meeting at 9:31 AM.
NOTE: H.B. 0436 was not discussed in the meeting.