2019 Legislative Session – Utah Manufacturers Association

Simply put, advocacy is important to your business. Each day local and state policies are being decided, and most businesses do not have the time or resources to advocate for themselves. Does your business? By representing both large and small members of your industry, the Utah Manufacturers Association can speak about the impacts a policy could have on the entire industry.

To read the Week 1 Legislative review click here Week 1 Legislative Review

To read the Week 2 Legislative review click here Week 2 Legislative Review

To read the Week 3 Legislative review click here Week 3 Legislative Review

To read the March 4th – March 8th Legislative review click here March 4th-March 8th Legislative Review

During the 2019 legislative session, the UMA is watching – and taking action, as needed – on the following bills:

KEY: M=Monitor, M+=Monitor Plus, LP-S=Low Profile Support, HP-S=High Profile Support, LP-O=Low Profile Oppose, HP-O=High Profile Oppose

Bill Number	Sponsor	Short Title	Assigned To	UMA Position	Status
S.B. 17	Okerlund	Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Amendments	Jody	HP-S	L-RES
S.B. 18	Grover	Sunset Reauthorization – Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands	Bird	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 19	Grover	Sunset Reauthorization – Used Oil Management Act	Bird	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 20	Grover	Sunset Reauthorization – Solid and Hazardous Waste Act	Bird	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 21	Grover	Sunset Reauthorization – Air Conservation Act	Bird	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 22	Grover	Sunset Reauthorization – Safe Drinking Water Act	Bird	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 23	Grover	Sunset Reauthorization – Water Quality Act	Bird	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 24	Grover	State Energy Policy Amendments	Shelly	M	L-RES
S.B. 28	Bramble	Income Tax Revisions	Young	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 35	Harper	Municipal Incorporation Amendments	Holton	M	L-RES
S.B. 41	McCay	Interest Deductions Amendments	Young	M	S-FILE NP
S.B. 42	McCay	Tangible Personal Property Amendments	Young	LP-O	S-FILE NP
S.B. 46	Sandall	Tire Recycling Amendments	Todd	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 52	Anderegg	Secondary Water Metering Requirements	Jody	M	L-RES
S.B. 66	Sandall	Dam Safety Amendments	Jody	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 67	Anderegg	Reauthorization of Administrative Rules	Shelly	LP-O	L-RES
S.B. 76	Mayne	Workers’ Compensation Adjudication Amendments	Todd	LP-S	L GOV-OFF
S.B. 79	Harper	Sales and Use Tax Changes	Young	M	L-RES
S.B. 93	Sandall	Agricultural Nuisance Amendments	Todd	LP-S	L-RES
S.B. 94	Grover	Technical College Scholarship Amendments	Todd	LP-S	L-GOV OFF
S.B. 95	Bramble	Autism Amendments	Kate	M	L-RES
S.B. 97	Anderegg	Medicaid Program Revisions	Todd	M	S-FILE NP
S.B. 99	Harper	Sales Tax Amendments	Billy	M	S-FILE NP
S.B. 110	Hemmert	Family Medical Unpaid Leave Provisions	Kate	M	S-FILE NP
S.B. 111	Fillmore	Energy Storage Innovation, Research, and Grant Program Act	Kate	LP-S	S-FILE NP
S.B. 127	Anderegg	Business Incentives Amendments	Brian	LP-O	L-RES
S.B. 144	Escamilla	Environmental Quality Monitoring Amendments	Todd	LP-O	L-RES
S.B. 146	Kitchen	Sales Tax Exemption Modifications	Shelly	LP-S	S-FILE NP
S.B. 150	Hemmert	Energy Balancing Account Amendments	Todd	M+	L-RES
S.B. 152	Winterton	Community Impact Fund Board Amendments	Ben	LP-O	S-FILE NP
S.B. 153	Anderegg	Passenger Rail Car Sales and Use Tax	Todd	M+	S-FILE NP
S.B. 168	Bramble	Sales and Use Tax Revisions	Young	HP-S	L-RES
S.B. 172	Millner	Economic Development Amendments	Brian	LP-O	L-RES
S.B. 178	Okerlund	Oil, Gas, and Mining Revisions	Rikki	M	S-FILE NP
S.B. 179	Fillmore	Truth in Taxation Amendments	Young	HP-S	L-RES
S.B. 189	Okerlund	Temporary Land Use Regulation Amendments	Brian	HP-O	S-FILE NP
S.B. 193	Hillyard	Attorney General Enforcement Amendments	Shelly	M	L-RES
S.B. 200	Sandall	Rural Economic Development Modifications	Brian	M+	S-FILE NP
S.B. 201	Winterton	Oil and Gas Tax Incentives Amendments	Young	LP-S	S-FILE NP
S.B. 239	Anderegg	Natural Gas Market Fair Access Act	Rikki	M	S-FILE NP
S.J.R. 1	Iwamoto	Joint Resolution Supporting the Study of Water Banking in Utah	Jody	HP-S	L-RES
S.J.R. 3	McCay	Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution – Tangible Personal Property Tax Exemption	Young	LP-O	S-FILE NP
S.C.R. 8	Winterton	Concurrent Resolution Supporting Exports of Utah Natural Gas to International Markets	Des	M	L-RES
H.B. 11	Hawkes	Property Tax Amendments	Young	LP-S	L-GOV OFF
H.B. 12	Hawkes	Instream Flow Water Right Amendments	Zobell	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 14	Eliason	State Monuments Act Amendments	Brian	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 25	Eliason	Tax Commission Amendments	Young	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 31	Coleman	Water Supply and Surplus Water Amendments	Jody	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 32	Stratton	Rulemaking Fiscal Accountability Amendments	Jacob	M	L-RES
H.B. 33	Stratton	Utah Wholesome Food Act Amendments	Kate	M	L-RES
H.B. 34	Perry	Campaign Finance Amendments	Todd	HP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 41	Christofferson	Transportation Sales Tax Amendments	Des	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 49	Eliason	Repatriation Transition Act Amendments	Young	M	L-GOV OFF
H.B. 51	Christofferson	Free Market Protection and Privatization Board Revisions	Shelly	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 56	Dunnigan	Employer’s Reinsurance Fund Amendments	Todd	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 57	Hall	Electronic Information or Data Privacy	Todd	M	L-RES
H.B. 59	Robertson	Government Enterprise Amendments	Todd	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 64	McKell	Lobbyist Expenditures Amendments	Billy	M	L-RES
H.B. 66	Judkins	Year-Round Daylight Saving Time	Rikki	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 67	Wilde	Greenbelt Amendments	Holton	LP-S	H-FILE NP
H.B. 78	Albrecht	Federal Designations	Brian	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 84	Watkins	Economic Development Programs Amendments	Todd	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 87	Weight	Safe Storage of Firearms Amendments	Jocelyn	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 88	Nelson	Statewide Initiative Process Amendments	Denise	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 91	Snider	Agricultural Land Amendments	Des	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 93	Coleman	County Formation Amendments	Josh	LP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 96	Christofferson	Nighttime Highway Construction Noise Amendments	Todd	M	L-RES
H.B. 98	Handy	Freight Switcher Emissions Mitigation	Shelly	HP-S	H-FILE NP
H.B. 101	Spendlove	Autonomous Vehicle Regulations	Brian	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 107	Handy	Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act Amendments	Todd	LP-O	L-RES
H.B. 109	Sagers	Hydrogen Fuel Production Amendments	Des	LP-O	L-RES
H.B. 110	Albrecht	Rural Economic Development Incentives	Des	M	L-RES
H.B. 119	Daw	Initiatives, Referenda, and other political	Denise	M	L-RES
H.B. 122	Musselman	Property Rights Ombudsman Advisory Opinion Amendments	Ben	M	L-RES
H.B. 125	Albrecht	Quantity Impairment Modifications	Jody	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 127	Briscoe	Sales Tax Exemption Revisions	Shelly	LP-S	H-FILE NP
H.B. 133	Daw	Initiative Amendments	Denise	M	L-RES
H.B. 139	Romero	Motor Vehicle Emissions Amendments	Todd	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 143	Harrison	Water Conservation Plan Amendments	Jody	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 145	Thurston	Citizen Political Process Amendments	Denise	M	L-RES
H.B. 148	Arent	Vehicle Idling Revisions	Todd	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 160	Shipp	Workers’ Compensation Coverage Amendments	Todd	HP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 162	Handy	Damage to Underground Facilities Amendments	Rikki	HP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 180	Coleman	Agriculture Protection Act Amendments	Todd	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 181	King	Tax Credit Amendments	Todd	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 182	Coleman	Raw Milk Products	Todd	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 196	Sagers	Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Amendments	Shelly	LP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 197	Hawkes	Scenic Byway Amendments	Todd	LP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 204	Wheatley	Employment Selection Procedures Act	Bird	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 216	Stratton	Utah Wholesome Food Act Revisions	Todd	LP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 231	Lisonbee	Tangible Personal Property Revisions	Young	M	L-RES
H.B. 235	Knottwell	Municipal Tax Amendments	Young	M	L-RES
H.B. 242	Ballard	State Board of Education Revisions	Todd	LP-S	H-FILE NP
H.B. 247	Wilde	County Recorder Fee Amendments		M	L-RES
H.B. 260	Owens	Access Utah Promise Scholarship Program	Todd	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 288	Wilde	Critical Infrastructure Materials	Brian	M+	L-RES
H.B. 299	Seegmiller	Tax Changes	Young	M+	H-FILE NP
H.B. 304	Briscoe	Fossil Fuels Tax Amendments	Kate	HP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 307	Hutchings	Utility Online Usage Data Amendments	Des	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 310	Stratton	Solid and Hazardous Waste Amendments	Holton	LP-S	L-RES
H.B. 316	Sagers	Lobbyist Amendments	Holton	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 320	McKell	Container Regulation Act	Todd	HP-S	H-FILE NP
H.B. 351	Wilde	Oil and Gas Amendments	Rikki	HP-O	H-FILE NP
H.B. 357	Hawkes	Voluntary Wood Burning Conversion Program	Todd	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 358	Gibson	Right of Way Equity Amendments	Rikki	HP-S	L-RES
H.B. 378	Roberts	Regulatory Sandbox	Brian	M	L-RES
H.B. 387	Knotwell	Boards and Commissions Amendments	Brian/Todd	M	L-RES
H.B. 389	Christofferson	Incentive Program Amendments	Young	M+	L-RES
H.B. 390	Hutchings	Workplace Protection Amendments	Todd	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 411	Handy	Community Renewable Energy Act	Todd		L-RES
H.B. 433	Gibson	Inland Port Amendments			L-RES
H.B. 441	Quinn	Tax Equalization and Reduction Act			H-FILE NP
H.B. 452	Wilde	Water Facilities Amendments	Jodi	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 456	Handy	Water Amendments for Institutions of Higher Education	Jodi	M	H-FILE NP
H.B. 458	Handy	Tax Penalty Amendments			H-FILE NP
H.B. 489	Lisonbee	Concealed Carry Amendments			H-FILE NP
H.C.R 2	Arent	Concurrent resolution Supporting Rural Development of Wind, Solar, Hydrogen, Hydroelectric, and Geothermal Energy	Shelly	HP-S	L-RES
H.C.R. 3	Handy	Concurrent Resolution Urging the Environmental Protection Agency to Update Switcher Locomotive Emission Standards	Shelly	HP-S	L-RES
H.C.R. 5	Ward	Concurrent Resolution Urging Policies that Reduce Damage from Wildfires	Todd	HP-S	L-RES
H.C.R. 10	Hawkes	Concurrent Resolution to Address Declining Water Levels of The Great Salt Lake	Todd	LP-S	L-RES
H.C.R. 11	Harrison	Concurrent Resolution Encouraging the Purchase of Tier 3 Gasoline	Rikki	M	L-RES
H.J.R. 1	Stratton	Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution – Municipal Water Resources	Jody	LP-S	L-RES
H.J.R. 13	Ballard	Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution – State Board of Education	Todd	HP-S	H-FILE NP
H.J.R 23	Snider	Joint Resolution Withdrawing Approval for Class V Landfill	Todd	M	H-FILE NP