MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE RULES STANDING COMMITTEE
Monday, March 2, 2026 • 12:00 p.m. • 450 State Capitol


Members Present:
Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher, Chair
Rep. Karen M. Peterson, Vice Chair
Rep. Jefferson S. Burton
Rep. Sandra Hollins
Rep. Trevor Lee
Rep. Ashlee Matthews
Rep. Calvin Roberts
Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox

Staff Present:
Megan L. Bolin, Senior Policy Analyst
Lorna Wells, Committee Secretary

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

Chair Teuscher called the meeting to order at 12:07 PM.
MOTION:Rep. Karen Peterson moved to approve the minutes of the February 25, 2026, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 5-0-3.
Yeas - 5Nays- 0Abs- 3
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. C. Roberts
1.H.B. 599 Social Services Funding Amendments(Ward, R.)
Rep. Ray Ward presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Karen Peterson moved to replace HB0599 with HB0599S01.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. C. Roberts
MOTION:Rep. Karen Peterson moved to pass HB0599S01 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 6-0-2.
Yeas - 6Nays- 0Abs- 2
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. C. Roberts
2.1st Sub. S.J.R. 6 Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Regarding Medical Malpractice(Sandall, S.)
Sen. Scott Sandall presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to replace SJR006S01 with SJR006S02.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Rep. Burton moved to pass SJR006S02 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
3.S.J.R. 13 Joint Resolution Honoring Irish and Irish-American Contributions to the Founding of the United States(Harper, W.)
Sen. Wayne Harper presented the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Wilcox moved to pass SJR013 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
4.H.R. 8 Resolution Admonishing and Censuring Judge Don M. Torgerson(MacPherson, M.)
Rep. Matt MacPherson presented the bill.
Michael Drechsel, Assistant State Court Administrator, spoke in opposition to the bill.
MOTION:Rep. Karen Peterson moved to amend HR0008 with Amendment #1.The motion passed with a vote of 7-1-0.
Amendment 1

1 .        Line 29 through 44 :  Line 29 through 44
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2 .        Line 63 through 71 :  Line 63 through 71
636465666768697071

Yeas - 7Nays- 1Abs- 0
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Rep. J. Burton
MOTION:Rep. Lee moved to pass HR0008 as amended out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
MOTION:Rep. Lee moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-0.
Yeas - 8Nays- 0Abs- 0
Rep. J. Burton
Rep. S. Hollins
Rep. T. Lee
Rep. A. Matthews
Rep. K. Peterson
Rep. C. Roberts
Rep. J. Teuscher
Rep. R. Wilcox
Chair Teuscher adjourned the meeting at 12:54 PM.