| Members Present: Sen. Evan J. Vickers, Chair Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Chair Sen. Daniel McCay Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Todd Weiler Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Jason B. Kyle Rep. Hoang Nguyen Rep. Jake Sawyer Rep. David Shallenberger Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Norman K Thurston Rep. Stephen L. Whyte |
Members Absent: Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Sen. Scott D. Sandall Rep. Jon Hawkins Rep. Ashlee Matthews Speaker Mike Schultz Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Staff Present: Allison Cowdell, Policy Analyst Rohnin Randles, Policy Analyst Tyler Moore, Associate General Counsel Austin Weenig, Associate General Counsel Alyssa Castor, Administrative Assistant |
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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 Vickers called the meeting to order at 1:44 p.m. |
| 1.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Rep. Maloy moved to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2025, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-11. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 11 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. D. Shallenberger Rep. N. Thurston Sen. E. Vickers Sen. T. Weiler | Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Sen. D. McCay Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 1 - 2026 General Session Passed Bills |
| Rohnin Randles provided an overview of information about passed legislation from the 2026 General Session. |
| 2.Adoption of Study Items |
| 2 - 2026 Proposed Study Items |
| Rohnin Randles presented the proposed 2026 interim study items approved by the Legislative Management Committee. |
| MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to add Pricing Transparency to the 2026 interim study item list and approve the list, as amended.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-10. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 10 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. D. Shallenberger Rep. N. Thurston Sen. E. Vickers Sen. T. Weiler Rep. S. Whyte | Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Sen. D. McCay Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Wilcox |
| Rohnin Randles explained the rules about a chair's authority to open bill files. |
| MOTION:Rep. Thurston moved to allow the chairs to open committee bill files if the chairs determine an issue requires expediency, the issue is on the approved study item list, and the chairs notify notify the committee before opening a committee bill file. |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| Rep. Thurston's underlying motionpassed with a vote 10-0-10. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 10 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. D. Shallenberger Rep. N. Thurston Sen. E. Vickers Sen. T. Weiler Rep. S. Whyte | Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Rep. K. Ivory Rep. A. Matthews Sen. D. McCay Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Rep. R. Wilcox |
| 3.Sunset Review: Workers' Compensation Advisory Council |
| Allison Cowdell reviewed the procedures for conducting sunset reviews. |
| Austin Weenig provided an overview of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council. |
| Ron Dressler, Director, Division of Industrial Accidents, described the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council's membership and duties, and answered questions from the committee. |
| 4.Sunset Review: Alarm System and Security Licensing Advisory Board |
| Austin Weenig provided an overview of the Alarm System and Security Licensing Advisory Board. |
| 4 - Alarm System and Security Licensing Advisory Board Presentation |
| Adam Watson, Assistant Director, Division of Professional Licensing, provided background on the Alarm System and Security Licensing Advisory Board and answered questions from the committee. |
| 5.OPLR Annual Review: Initial Findings |
| 5 - OPLR Review Presentation |
| 5 - Overview of OPLR's Initial Findings |
| Jeff Shumway, Director, Office of Professional Licensure Review (OPLR), and Jennifer Adler, Head of Policy and Research, OPLR, presented preliminary findings from OPLR's annual review of healthcare licenses. |
| Jeff Shumway and Jennifer Adler answered questions from the committee. |
| Jeff Shumway continued his presentation and answered questions from the committee. |
| Public comment was heard from: |
| Michelle McComber, CEO, Utah Medical Association; |
| Daniel Reed, President, Utah Naturopathic Physicians; |
| Melissa Hinton, Legislative Committee Chair, Utah Nurse Practitioners; |
| Candace Daly, lobbyist, Utah Beauty School Owners Association; |
| Mark Taylor, optometrist, Utah Optometric Association; and |
| Kim Frost, Director of Government Relations, Regent's BlueCross BlueShield of Utah. |
| 6.Currency Availability |
| 6 - Currency Availability Presentation |
| Rohnin Randles presented information on the business and government impacts of currency availability. |
| 6 - Penny Shortage Presentation |
| Blake Young, Assistant Director, Division of Consumer Protection, presented information on currency availability and rounding policies. |
| 6 - Penny Shortage Letter |
| Rebecca Rockwell, Commissioner, Tax Commission, and Jason Gardner, Deputy Executive Director, Tax Commission, presented information on the impacts of rounding policies. |
| Dave Davis, President, Utah Retail Merchants Association, presented information on currency availability and rounding policies. |
| Ericka Evans, Executive Director, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services (DABS), and Todd Darrington, Deputy Director, DABS, presented information on how the department has handled currency availability. |
| 7.Other Items/Adjourn |
| MOTION:Sen. McCay moved to adjourn. |
| Chair Vickers adjourned the meeting at 3:49 p.m. |