| Members Present: Sen. Evan J. Vickers, Chair Rep. A. Cory Maloy, Chair Sen. Daniel McCay Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Scott D. Sandall Sen. Todd Weiler Rep. Melissa G. Ballard Rep. Jon Hawkins Rep. Ken Ivory Rep. Jason B. Kyle Rep. Ashlee Matthews Rep. Hoang Nguyen Rep. Jake Sawyer Rep. David Shallenberger |
Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Norman K Thurston Rep. Stephen L. Whyte Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox Members Absent: Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore Speaker Mike Schultz 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. |
| Chair Maloy called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. |
| 1.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to approve the minutes of the May 20, 2026, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-10. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 10 | |
| Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. C. Snider Rep. N. Thurston Sen. E. Vickers Sen. T. Weiler Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox |
Rep. M. Ballard 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. D. Shallenberger |
| 2.Homeowners' Insurance |
| 2 - Homeowners Insurance Affordability Presentation |
| Rohnin Randles presented information on trends in the affordability of homeowners' insurance premiums and answered questions from the committee. |
| 2 - Homeowners Insurance Trends Presentation |
| Jon Pike, Commissioner, Insurance Department, presented information on trends in homeowners' insurance markets and answered questions from the committee. |
| Clint Smith, Fire Chief, Draper City, spoke about fire services as they relate to the Wildland Urban Interface. |
| 2 - Wildfire Risk Reduction Presentation |
| Michael Newman, General Counsel, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, presented information on wildfire risk reduction. |
| 3.Proposed Legislation: Representative Thomas Peterson |
| 3 - Draft Legislation "Construction Amendments" (v009) (Drafter: T. Moore) |
| Rep. Thomas Peterson presented 2027 General Session Proposed Legislation, "Construction Amendments." |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to adopt 2027 Proposed Legislation, "Construction Amendments," as a committee bill. |
| Sen. Vickers withdrew his motion. |
| Bryan Romney, architect, provided public comment. |
| Gavin Gilbert, lobbyist, Associated General Contractors of Utah, provided public comment. |
| MOTION:Sen. Vickers moved to grant 2027 General Session Proposed Legislation, "Construction Amendments," a committee stamp of approval.The motion passed with a vote of 15-0-5. | |||
| Yeas - 15 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 5 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Sen. D. McCay Rep. H. Nguyen Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. D. Shallenberger Rep. N. Thurston Sen. E. Vickers Sen. T. Weiler Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox |
Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. S. Sandall Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider |
| 4.Insurance Market Updates |
| Allison Cowdell introduced the agenda item. |
| 4 - Insurance Market Updates Presentation |
| Jon Pike presented trends in insurance markets and answered questions from the committee. |
| 5.Consumer Protection Issues |
| Allison Cowdell introduced the agenda item. |
| 5 - Consumer Protection Presentation |
| Katie Hass, Director, Division of Consumer Protection, presented information related to scams and consumer protection. |
| Blake Young, Assistant Director, Division of Consumer Protection, presented information on the Construction Fraud Task Force. |
| Katie Hass and Blake Young answered questions from the committee. |
| Allison Cowdell introduced the next issue, ticket pricing. |
| Rep. Thurston introduced Noelle and Keith Stubbs, Owners, Wiseguys Comedy Clubs. |
| Noelle and Keith Stubbs provided background on ticket resellers and chargeback notices and answered questions from the committee. |
| Sen. Vickers discussed the possibility of opening a bill file about unfair and deceptive pricing. |
| 6.Response to OPLR's Policy Recommendations in Annual Review |
| 6 - OPLR 2026 Legislative Recommendations |
| Sen. Vickers reviewed previous presentations from the Office of Professional Licensure Review and continued the discussion. |
| MOTION:Chair Maloy moved to open a committee bill file about Medical Licensing Reviews.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Sen. D. McCay Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. D. Shallenberger Rep. N. Thurston Sen. E. Vickers Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox |
Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Sen. T. Weiler |
| 7.Other Items/Adjourn |
| Chair Maloy presented the Workers Comp Report. |
| 7 - Workers' Compensation Carriers Market Report |
| MOTION:Rep. Matthews moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 12-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 12 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. M. Ballard Rep. K. Ivory Rep. J. Kyle Rep. A. Maloy Rep. A. Matthews Sen. D. McCay Rep. H. Nguyen Rep. D. Shallenberger Rep. N. Thurston Sen. E. Vickers Rep. S. Whyte Rep. R. Wilcox |
Sen. K. Cullimore Rep. J. Hawkins Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. S. Sandall Rep. J. Sawyer Rep. M. Schultz Rep. C. Snider Sen. T. Weiler |
| Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 3:53 p.m. |