My Recent Votes
You can view the full text of any bill here.Bill - Vote Description Vote Result SJR010 - Yea Joint Resolution Dissolving Newton, Amalga, and Lewiston Justice Courts View Bill pass SB0184S02 - Yea Pharmacist Dispensing Authority Amendments View Bill pass SB0175 - Yea Metro Township Modifications View Bill pass SB0169 - Yea Motor Home Statewide Fee Amendments View Bill pass SB0168 - Yea Utah Agricultural Code Amendments View Bill pass SB0166 - Yea Energy Facility Amendments View Bill pass SB0163 - Yea Repeal of International Relations and Trade Commission Provisions View Bill pass SB0156 - Yea Unclaimed Property Act Amendments View Bill pass SB0151 - Yea Court Security Funding Amendments View Bill pass SB0020S02 - Yea Misdemeanor Amendments View Bill pass HJR011 - Favor Joint Rules Resolution on Base Budgeting Provisions View Bill HCR017 - Yea Concurrent Resolution Calling on Congress to Develop a Responsible Monetary Policy View Bill pass HB0484S01 - Yea Winter Sports Venues View Bill pass HB0475 - Yea Dedicated Credits and Nonlapsing Authority Revisions View Bill pass HB0472 - Yea Medicaid Expansion Revisions View Bill pass HB0471 - Yea Initiative Amendments View Bill pass HB0470 - Yea Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice Amendments View Bill pass HB0465 - Yea Alcoholic Beverage Control Funding Amendments View Bill pass HB0456S01 - Yea Alcohol Amendments View Bill pass HB0454S01 - Yea Homeowners Association Modifications View Bill pass HB0452 - Yea Legislative Fiscal Analyst Amendments View Bill pass HB0443 - Yea Offender Supervision Amendments View Bill pass HB0440 - Yea Presentence Investigation and Probation Report Amendments View Bill pass HB0439S01 - Yea Coordinated Penalties for Sexual Abuse View Bill pass HB0437 - Yea Career and Technical Education Scholarships View Bill pass HB0415 - Yea Catastrophic Wildfire Revisions View Bill pass HB0404S01 - Nay Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Act View Bill pass HB0394S03 - Yea Health Information Exchange Amendments View Bill pass HB0393 - Yea Lobbyist Expenditures Amendments View Bill pass HB0383S02 - Yea Work Environment and Grievance Procedure Amendments View Bill pass HB0381S01 - Yea Agricultural Water Optimization View Bill pass HB0378 - Yea Support Special Group License Plate for Motorcycle Safety Awareness View Bill pass HB0376S01 - Yea Interlocal Provision of Law Enforcement Service View Bill pass HB0375S01 - Yea Personal Property Tax Revisions View Bill pass HB0373S01 - Yea Waste Management Amendments View Bill pass HB0369S01 - Yea Auto Dealership License Amendments View Bill pass HB0343S01 - Yea Youth and Child Welfare Amendments View Bill pass HB0336S01 - Yea Fine Amendments View Bill pass HB0333S01 - Yea Domestic Violence Response Amendments View Bill pass HB0325S04 - Yea Primary Care Network Amendments View Bill pass HB0309S01 - Yea Drug Distribution Induced Homicide View Bill pass HB0303S02 - Yea Drinking Water Source Sizing Requirements View Bill pass HB0298S01 - Yea Victim Advocate Confidentiality Amendments vView Bill pass HB0248S01 - Yea Compensatory Service in Lieu of Fine Amendments View Bill pass HB0203S01 - Yea Nighttime Highway Construction Noise Amendments View Bill pass HB0083S01 - Yea Forcible Entry and Warrants Amendments View Bill pass HB0008S01 - Yea STATE AGENCY FEES AND INTERNAL SERVICE FUND RATE AUTHORIZATION AND APPROPRIATIONS View Bill pass HB0002 - Yea New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations Act View Bill pass SB0153 - Favor Carson Smith Scholarship Amendments View Bill HB0468 - Favor Residential Vocational and Life Skills Program Amendments View Bill HB0458 - Favor Jail Beds Amendments View Bill HB0435S01 - Favor Medicaid Dental Benefits View Bill HB0434 - Favor Controlled Substances Act Amendments View Bill HB0417S01 - Favor Federal Grants Management Amendments View Bill HB0400S01 - Favor Controlled Substance Abuse Amendments View Bill HB0399S01 - Favor Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendments View Bill HB0395S02 - Favor Technology Innovation Amendments View Bill HB0382S02 - Favor Radiology Practitioner Amendments View Bill HB0365S02 - Favor Department of Environmental Quality Amendments View Bill HB0361S01 - Favor Billboard Amendments View Bill HB0348 - Favor Secondhand Merchandise Dealers Amendments View Bill HB0278S01 - Favor Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit View Bill HB0259S01 - Favor Moderate Income Housing Amendments View Bill HB0258S02 - Favor Women's Cancer Screening Notification Amendments View Bill HB0225S04 - Favor Initiatives, Referenda, and Other Political Activities View Bill HB0167S02 - Favor Incapacitated Person Revisions View Bill HB0087S02 - Yea Suicide Prevention Training Amendments View Bill fail SJR013 - Favor Joint Resolution Recognizing Fifty Years of Emergency Medicine as a Medical Specialty View Bill SCR011 - Favor Concurrent Resolution on Awareness and Treatment of Maternal Depression and Anxiety View Bill SB0170 - Favor Conservation District Amendments View Bill SB0167S01 - Favor Food Truck Regulation Amendments View Bill SB0148 - Favor Public Education Enrollment Application Amendments View Bill SB0147 - Favor Nursing Initiative View Bill SB0128S02 - Favor Transportation Revisions View Bill SB0107 - Favor Third District Court Judge View Bill SB0105 - Favor Crime Statistics Reporting Amendments View Bill SB0083S02 - Favor State Real Property Amendments View Bill HCR018 - Favor Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the Work of the Stop the Bleed Initiative and Campaign View Bill HB0448S01 - Oppose Podiatric Physician Practice Amendments View Bill HB0441 - Favor Settlement Agreement Amendments View Bill HB0422S01 - Yea Natural Gas Infrastructure Amendments View Bill pass HB0402 - Yea Probate Code Amendments View Bill pass SJR011 - Favor Joint Resolution Authorizing Energy Solutions to Create a Landfill for Non-Radioactive Waste View Bill SJR008 - Favor Joint Resolution Granting Legislative Approval for the Sale or Long-term Lease of Utah State Developmental Center Land and Water Rights View Bill SCR002S01 - Favor Concurrent Resolution Encouraging the Use of Shielded Light Fixtures on Outdoor Lights View Bill SB0178 - Favor Interlocal Entities Amendments View Bill SB0133 - Favor Design and Build Amendments View Bill SB0129 - Oppose Private Investigator License Revisions View Bill SB0125 - Favor Child Welfare Amendments View Bill SB0124S01 - Favor Budget Deadline Amendments View Bill SB0120 - Favor Local Government Fees and Taxes Amendments View Bill SB0116 - Oppose Revisor's Technical Corrections to Utah Code View Bill SB0115S01 - Favor Upstart Program Amendments View Bill SB0114 - Oppose Disposal of County Property Amendments View Bill SB0111 - Oppose Community Reinvestment Agency Changes View Bill SB0109 - Favor Debt Collection Amendments View Bill SB0101 - Favor Tax Amendments View Bill SB0076S01 - Oppose Commercial Property Tax Amendments View Bill SB0071S04 - Favor Road Tolls Provisions View Bill SB0070S01 - Favor Human Resource Requirements View Bill HB0462S01 - Favor Homeless Services Amendments View Bill HB0444 - Favor Martha Hughes Cannon Statue Oversight Committee View Bill HB0430S02 - Favor Affordable Housing Amendments View Bill HB0406 - Favor Political Subdivision Boundary Shift Amendments View Bill HB0372S01 - Favor Point of the Mountain State Land Authority View Bill HB0324S01 - Favor Tobacco Regulations Amendments View Bill HB0310S04 - Favor Professional Licensing Amendments View Bill SCR010S01 - Favor Concurrent Resolution on the Topaz Internment Camp View Bill HR0004 - Favor House Rules Resolution -- Procedures Amendments View Bill HR0001S01 - Favor House Resolution Urging Restorative Justice in Utah's Education System View Bill HJR018 - Favor Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution -- Special Sessions of the Legislature View Bill HJR016S02 - Favor Joint Rules Resolution -- Procedure Amendments View Bill HJR012 - Favor Joint Resolution Calling Upon the Attorney General to Sue Prescription Opioid Manufacturers View Bill HB0457 - Favor Consumer Ticket Protection Amendments View Bill HB0409S01 - Yea Utah Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Amendments View Bill pass HB0390 - Yea Rural Economic Development Incentives View Bill pass HB0380S01 - Yea Utah School Readiness Initiative Amendments View Bill pass HB0377 - Yea Land Use Amendments View Bill pass HB0370S01 - Yea Suicide Prevention and Medical Examiner Provisions View Bill pass HB0367S01 - Yea Transient Room Tax Amendments View Bill pass HB0358S01 - Yea State Databases Amendments View Bill pass HB0354 - Yea Student Prosperity Savings Program Amendments View Bill pass HB0349 - Yea Higher Education Legacy Scholarship Amendments View Bill pass HB0347 - Yea Law Enforcement Agreements View Bill pass HB0344 - Favor Special Congressional Election Amendments View Bill HB0344 - Yea Special Congressional Election Amendments View Bill pass HB0342 - Nay Division of Facilities Construction and Management Property Amendments View Bill pass HB0340 - Yea High Cost Infrastructure Tax Credit Amendments View Bill pass HB0302 - Yea Cultivation of Industrial Hemp View Bill pass HB0287S03 - Yea Aggravated Kidnapping Amendments View Bill pass HB0279S01 - Yea Design Professionals Liability Amendments View Bill pass HB0277S01 - Yea Nonrefundable Retirement Tax Credits View Bill pass HB0275S01 - Yea State Monuments Act Amendments View Bill pass HB0274S02 - Yea Brine Shrimp Royalty Amendments View Bill pass HB0272S01 - Yea Utah Lake Amendments View Bill pass HB0263S02 - Yea Assisted Living Facilities Amendments View Bill pass HB0261S01 - Yea Renewable Energy Amendments View Bill pass HB0260S01 - Yea Professional Licensing Revisions View Bill pass HB0254S01 - Nay Campus Sexual Violence Reporting View Bill pass HB0251S01 - Yea Utah Wholesome Food Act Amendments View Bill pass HB0218S05 - Yea Modifications to Election Law View Bill pass HB0175S04 - Nay Legislative Oversight Amendments View Bill pass HB0161S02 - Yea Auto Registration Requirements View Bill pass HB0132S03 - Yea Juvenile Justice Modifications View Bill pass HB0127S01 - Yea Controlled Substance Database Act Amendments View Bill pass HB0291S01 - Yea Sentencing Commission Length of Supervision Guidelines View Bill pass HB0273S01 - Yea Criminal Judgment Account Receivable Amendments View Bill pass HB0234 - Favor Compulsory Education Revisions View Bill HB0209S01 - Yea Mental Health Protections for First Responders View Bill pass HB0168S03 - Favor Political Subdivision Lien Authority View Bill HB0115S02 - Yea Abuse of Process and Demands Concerning Americans with Disabilities Act View Bill pass HB0081S01 - Favor Safety Belt Violations Amendments View Bill HB0058S01 - Yea Traffic Control Signs for Bicycles View Bill pass HB0054S01 - Favor Individual Income Tax Addition and Deduction Amendments View Bill HB0411 - Yea Motor Vehicle Franchise Amendments View Bill pass HB0407 - Yea Assistance Animals Amendments View Bill pass HB0396 - Yea Special Designation of Route 6 View Bill pass HB0389 - Yea Manufacturer License Plates View Bill pass HB0334 - Yea Human Trafficking Amendments View Bill pass HB0295S01 - Yea Driving Under the Influence Modifications View Bill pass HB0234 - Yea Compulsory Education Revisions View Bill pass HB0017S02 - Favor Community Reinvestment Agencies Revisions HB0017S02 - Yea Community Reinvestment Agencies Revisions pass HB0346S01 - Yea Local Government Plan Review Amendments pass HB0339 - Yea Sales and Use Tax for Public Transit Amendments pass HB0327S01 - Yea Rural Online Initiative pass HB0323S02 - Nay Licensing and Practice Acts Amendments pass HB0322 - Yea Non-emergency Patient Transportation Safety Amendments pass HB0321 - Yea Arrest Amendments pass HB0317 - Yea Special Education Amendments pass HB0312 - Yea Concealed Carry Amendments pass HB0311 - Yea Retirement Amendments pass HB0301 - Nay Legal Notice Amendments pass HB0281S01 - Yea Voter Eligibility Amendments pass HB0257S01 - Yea Sentinel Landscape Designation pass HB0249S02 - Yea Statewide Resource Management Plan Adoption pass HB0243 - Favor Division of Real Estate Amendments HB0233S01 - Yea Teacher Salary Supplement Revisions pass HB0215S01 - Yea Navajo Trust Fund Amendments pass HB0211 - Yea Freight Switcher Emissions Mitigation pass HB0149S01 - Yea Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Funding Amendments pass HB0128S01 - Yea Utah Retirement System Amendments pass HB0101S02 - Yea Air Quality Emissions Testing Amendments pass HB0099 - Favor Substance Abuse and Mental Health Act Amendments HB0098 - Yea Driving Under the Influence Revisions pass HB0017S02 - Yea Community Reinvestment Agencies Revisions pass HB0346S01 - Yea Local Government Plan Review Amendments pass HB0339 - Yea Sales and Use Tax for Public Transit Amendments pass HB0327S01 - Yea Rural Online Initiative pass HB0323S02 - Nay Licensing and Practice Acts Amendments pass HB0322 - Yea Non-emergency Patient Transportation Safety Amendments pass HB0321 - Yea Arrest Amendments pass HB0317 - Yea Special Education Amendments pass HB0312 - Yea Concealed Carry Amendments pass HB0311 - Yea Retirement Amendments pass HB0301 - Nay Legal Notice Amendments pass HB0281S01 - Yea Voter Eligibility Amendments pass HB0257S01 - Yea Sentinel Landscape Designation pass HB0249S02 - Yea Statewide Resource Management Plan Adoption pass HB0243 - Favor Division of Real Estate Amendments HB0233S01 - Yea Teacher Salary Supplement Revisions pass HB0215S01 - Yea Navajo Trust Fund Amendments pass HB0211 - Yea Freight Switcher Emissions Mitigation pass HB0149S01 - Yea Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Funding Amendments pass HB0128S01 - Yea Utah Retirement System Amendments pass HB0101S02 - Yea Air Quality Emissions Testing Amendments pass HB0099 - Favor Substance Abuse and Mental Health Act Amendments HB0098 - Yea Driving Under the Influence Revisions pass HB0017S02 - Favor Community Reinvestment Agencies Revisions SJR007 - Yea Joint Resolution Designating Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and Month pass SJR006S01 - Yea Joint Resolution Encouraging the Reduction of Pediatric Deaths from Injury and Illness pass SJR001 - Yea Joint Resolution Recognizing Educators of the Deaf and American Sign Language Instructors pass SCR003 - Yea Concurrent Resolution on the Importance of Civil Liberties for Students pass SB0119 - Yea Special Group License Plate Amendments pass SB0097 - Yea Driving Without Insurance Amendments pass SB0082 - Yea Utah Transparency Advisory Board Amendments pass SB0077 - Yea Tax Administration Amendments pass SB0072 - Yea Business Income Tax Modifications pass SB0057S01 - Yea Police Service Animal Amendments pass SB0045 - Yea Water Law Amendments -- Diligence Claims pass SB0042 - Yea Sunset Amendments for State Services Agreements pass SB0038 - Yea Local Elected Officer Amendments pass SB0019S01 - Yea Competency to Stand Trial Amendments pass HCR019 - Yea Concurrent Resolution Regarding the Impact of Federal Lands on the State Education System pass HCR014S01 - Yea Concurrent Resolution Recognizing Utah's Robust Economic Growth and Urbanization pass HB0368 - Yea Autism License Plate Amendments pass HB0357 - Yea Evaluating Tax Revenue Foregone from Federally Controlled Lands pass HB0353 - Yea Fund of Funds Amendments pass HB0320 - Yea Campaign Finance Modifications pass HB0313S01 - Nay Charter School Revisions pass HB0308S01 - Yea Telehealth Mental Health Pilot Program pass HB0307S01 - Yea Property Tax Changes pass HB0294S02 - Yea Municipal Forms of Government Amendments pass HB0284 - Nay Criminal Procedure Amendments fail HB0276 - Yea Social Security Tax Credit pass HB0250 - Yea Building Permit and Impact Fees Amendments pass HB0173S02 - Yea Occupational Licensing Requirement Amendments pass SCR013 - Yea Concurrent Resolution Honoring Senator Orrin Hatch pass HCR011 - Yea Concurrent Resolution Urging Congress to Repeal the Jones Act pass HB0318 - Yea Stray Current or Voltage Remediation Act pass HB0300 - Yea Higher Education Governance Amendments pass HB0289 - Yea Public Education Exit Survey pass HB0265S01 - Yea Body Camera Amendments pass HB0241S01 - Yea Post-employment Restrictions Amendments pass HB0224S03 - Yea County Government Change Election Amendments pass HB0196 - Yea Breastfeeding Protection Act pass SB0043S01 - Yea State Dinosaur Amendment pass HB0360 - Yea State Board of Education Finance Amendments pass HB0341 - Yea Government Nonprofit Amendments pass HB0314S01 - Yea Class B and Class C Road Funds Amendments pass HB0290S01 - Yea Local District Board Amendments pass HB0285S01 - Yea Rate Committee Amendments pass HB0269S01 - Yea Identity Theft Paraphernalia Provisions pass HB0266S01 - Yea Limited Access Highway Amendments pass HB0256 - Yea Electric Service District pass HB0240 - Yea Utah State Fair Board Amendments pass HB0238 - Yea School Trust Fund Amendments pass HB0219 - Yea State Money Management Act Amendments pass HB0216S02 - Yea Jordan River Recreation Area pass HB0214 - Yea Agricultural Advisory Board Amendments pass HB0208 - Favor Utah National Guard Amendments HB0179 - Yea State Training and Certification Requirements pass HB0153 - Yea Homestead Exemption Amendments pass HB0148S01 - Yea Tax Revisions pass HB0141 - Yea Early Voting Amendments pass HB0136S01 - Yea Federal Designations pass HB0070 - Yea Costs for Aggravated Murder Offenses pass HB0059S02 - Favor Unmanned Aircraft Revisions HB0046S01 - Favor Educator Licensing Modifications HB0035S02 - Yea Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project pass HB0020S01 - Favor Political Activities and Elections HB0125S01 - Nay Duty to Assist in an Emergency fail HB0123S01 - Favor Child Care Licensing Amendments HB0106S01 - Yea Education Grant Program for Individuals in the Justice System pass HB0077S02 - Yea Criminal Code Amendments pass HB0075S01 - Yea Child Sexual Abuse Amendments pass HB0071 - Yea Adoption Amendments pass HJR006 - Yea Joint Resolution Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Fair Housing Act pass HJR001 - Yea Joint Resolution Urging Exemption from the Antiquities Act pass HCR012S01 - Yea Concurrent Resolution Calling upon Congress to Assure a Complete and Accurate 2020 Census pass HCR002 - Yea Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Congress to Propose an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States View Bill pass HB0264 - Yea Elementary School Counselor Program View Bill pass HB0258S01 - Yea Women's Cancer Screening Notification Amendments View Bill pass HB0252S01 - Yea DUI Program Amendments View Bill pass HB0231 - Yea Charter School Funding Amendments View Bill pass HB0228 - Yea Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Training Amendments View Bill pass HB0198S02 - Yea Attorney General Responsibility Amendments View Bill pass HB0184S01 - Yea Driver License Form Amendments View Bill pass HB0165S01 - Yea Pretrial Release Amendments View Bill pass HB0160 - Yea Domestic Violence Provisions View Bill pass HB0157 - Yea Justice Reinvestment Amendments View Bill pass HB0142 - Yea Impact Fees Amendments pass HB0116S01 - Yea Student Civil Liberties Protection Act View Bill pass HB0103S01 - Yea Water Conservation Revisions View Bill pass HB0079 - Yea Private Attorney General Doctrine View Bill pass HB0076 - Yea Tire Recycling Amendments View Bill pass HB0069S01 - Yea National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact View Bill pass SB0080 - Yea Exempt and Apportioned License Plate Amendments View Bill pass HJR010 - Yea Joint Resolution Approving a Class VI Commercial Nonhazardous Solid Waste Landfill View Bill pass HCR008 - 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I’m just a bill here on Capitol Hill
I was the sponsor of the following bills. Bill text, status, related documents, and video/audio of the committee and floor hearings can be found on the links below. HB0278S01 Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit HB0283S01 Workplace Protection Amendments … Continue reading
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Day 45 — Day 450
Today marks Day 45 of my 10th legislative session, which makes it Day 450 spent in this chamber serving as the Representative for House District 20. What a privilege it is to serve the good constituents of south Davis County. … Continue reading
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Day 44 — Twas the Night Before Sine Die
‘Twas the night before our last And all through the House Lots of bills were left waiting For the click of a mouse, So they could be opened After much work and care Knowing that the legislators Soon would be … Continue reading
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Day 43 — Our Students Now
Several bills were considered in the last week of the session that were a result of a compromise between the proponents of the Our Schools Now initiative and legislative leadership. I was the sponsor on two of these bills, HJR … Continue reading
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A 2018 Session Summary
Thanks to Carolyn Phippen, Utah House of Representatives Majority Chief of Communications, Policy and Messaging, for the most in-depth analysis of the 2018 legislative session I’ve seen, detailing hundreds of bills listed by issue. For a “summary” it’s still very … Continue reading
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Balancing the Budget
The Utah 2019 State Budget After all is said and done, the legislature passed a balanced state budget. Several tools will be helpful in understanding, in both quick and detailed ways, the budget. Budget Quick Facts A quick look at our … Continue reading
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Day 39 — Animal Print Friday
The final Animal Print Friday was today. Enough said.
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Day 38 — The youth movement
The power of youth made real impact today. First, as they testified for HCR 7, Concurrent Resolution on Environmental and Economic Stewardship, in the Senate Natural Resources Committee. This was the second time students from McGillis School and West High … Continue reading
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Day 37 — Home sweet home
Affordable Housing advocates held a press conference today highlighting several bills related to housing affordability. One of my bills, HB 430, was included. More on that below. The highlight for me, was meeting Alexandra, a young mother, who attended … Continue reading
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