2019 Legislative Session
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
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 | H-NAE |
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 | H-RT |
S.B. 35 | Harper | Municipal Incorporation Amendments | Holton | M | H-RULES |
S.B. 41 | McCay | Interest Deductions Amendments | Young | M | S-RT |
S.B. 42 | McCay | Tangible Personal Property Amendments | Young | LP-O | S-RT |
S.B. 46 | Sandall | Tire Recycling Amendments | Todd | LP-S | H-NAE |
S.B. 52 | Anderegg | Secondary Water Metering Requirements | Jody | M | S-2nd READ |
S.B. 66 | Sandall | Dam Safety Amendments | Jody | LP-S | H-NAE |
S.B. 67 | Anderegg | Reauthorization of Administrative Rules | Shelly | LP-O | S-2nd READ |
S.B. 76 | Mayne | Workers’ Compensation Adjudication Amendments | Todd | LP-S | L-RES |
S.B. 79 | Harper | Sales and Use Tax Changes | Young | M | H-RULES |
S.B. 93 | Sandall | Agricultural Nuisance Amendments | Todd | LP-S | S-3rd READ |
S.B. 94 | Grover | Technical College Scholarship Amendments | Todd | LP-S | H-EDU |
S.B. 95 | Bramble | Autism Amendments | Kate | LP-O | S-2nd READ |
S.B. 97 | Anderegg | Medicaid Program Revisions | Todd | M | S-HHS |
S.B. 99 | Harper | Sales Tax Amendments | Billy | M | H-RULES |
S.B. 110 | Hemmert | Family Medical Unpaid Leave Provisions | Kate | M | S-2nd READ |
S.B. 111 | Fillmore | Energy Storage Innovation, Research, and Grant Program Act | Kate | LP-S | S-3rd READ |
S.B. 127 | Anderegg | Business Incentives Amendments | Brian | LP-O | S-2nd READ |
S.B. 144 | Escamilla | Environmental Quality Monitoring Amendments | Todd | LP-O | S-NAE |
S.B. 146 | Kitchen | Sales Tax Exemption Modifications | Shelly | LP-S | S-RT |
S.B. 150 | Hemmert | Energy Balancing Account Amendments | Todd | LP-O | S-TRANS |
S.B. 153 | Anderegg | Passenger Rail Car Sales and Use Tax | Todd | M+ | S-RT |
S.B. 159 | Weiler | Department of Workforce Services Amendments | S-ECON | ||
S.B. 168 | Bramble | Sales and Use Tax Revisions | S-RT | ||
S.B. 172 | Millner | Economic Development Amendments | S-RULES | ||
S.B. 179 | Fillmore | Truth in Taxation Amendments | S-RULES | ||
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-RT |
Boxcar | Anderegg | Energy Production Finance Amendments | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Davis | Medicaid Expansion Amendments | In Process | ||
H.B. 11 | Hawkes | Property Tax Amendments | Young | LP-S | H-CC |
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 | H-NAE |
H.B. 32 | Stratton | Rulemaking Fiscal Accountability Amendments | Jacob | M | S-GOV |
H.B. 33 | Stratton | Utah Wholesome Food Act Amendments | Kate | M | L-RES |
H.B. 34 | Perry | Campaign Finance Amendments | Todd | HP-O | H-GOV |
H.B. 41 | Christofferson | Transportation Sales Tax Amendments | Des | M | S-TRANS |
H.B. 49 | Eliason | Repatriation Transition Act Amendments | Young | M | EX B-GOV |
H.B. 51 | Christofferson | Free Market Protection and Privatization Board Revisions | Shelly | M | H-BUS |
H.B. 56 | Dunnigan | Employer’s Reinsurance Fund Amendments | Todd | LP-S | L-RES |
H.B. 57 | Hall | Electronic Information or Data Privacy | Todd | HP-O | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 59 | Robertson | Government Enterprise Amendments | Todd | M | H-RULES |
H.B. 64 | McKell | Lobbyist Expenditures Amendments | Billy | M | H-CC |
H.B. 66 | Judkins | Year-Round Daylight Saving Time | Rikki | M | H-RULES |
H.B. 67 | Wilde | Greenbelt Amendments | Holton | LP-S | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 78 | Albrecht | Federal Designations | Brian | LP-S | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 84 | Watkins | Economic Development Programs Amendments | Todd | LP-S | S-ECON |
H.B. 87 | Weight | Safe Storage of Firearms Amendments | Jocelyn | M | H-LAW |
H.B. 88 | Nelson | Statewide Initiative Process Amendments | Denise | M | H-RULES |
H.B. 91 | Snider | Agricultural Land Amendments | Des | M | S-SEC |
H.B. 93 | Coleman | County Formation Amendments | Josh | HP-O | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 96 | Christofferson | Nighttime Highway Construction Noise Amendments | Todd | M | S-2nd READ |
H.B. 98 | Handy | Freight Switcher Emissions Mitigation | Shelly | HP-S | S-RULES |
H.B. 101 | Spendlove | Autonomous Vehicle Regulations | Brian | HP-S | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 107 | Handy | Sustainable Transportation and Energy Plan Act Amendments | Todd | LP-O | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 109 | Sagers | Hydrogen Fuel Production Amendments | Des | LP-O | S-SEC |
H.B. 110 | Albrecht | Rural Economic Development Incentives | Des | M | S-CC |
H.B. 119 | Daw | Initiatives, Referenda, and other political | Denise | M | H-GOV |
H.B. 122 | Musselman | Property Rights Ombudsman Advisory Opinion Amendments | Ben | M | S-GOV |
H.B. 125 | Albrecht | Quantity Impairment Modifications | Jody | LP-S | S-NAE |
H.B. 127 | Briscoe | Sales Tax Exemption Revisions | Shelly | LP-S | H-RT |
H.B. 133 | Daw | Initiative Amendments | Denise | M | H-GOV |
H.B. 139 | Romero | Motor Vehicle Emissions Amendments | Todd | HP-S | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 143 | Harrison | Water Conservation Plan Amendments | Jody | M | H-NAE |
H.B. 145 | Thurston | Citizen Political Process Amendments | Denise | M | H-RULES |
H.B. 148 | Arent | Vehicle Idling Revisions | Todd | HP-S | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 160 | Shipp | Workers’ Compensation Coverage Amendments | Todd | H-BUS | |
H.B. 162 | Handy | Damage to Underground Facilities Amendments | Rikki | LP-O | H-PUET |
H.B. 180 | Coleman | Agriculture Protection Act Amendments | Todd | M | H-NAE |
H.B. 181 | King | Tax Credit Amendments | Todd | LP-S | S-RULES |
H.B. 182 | Coleman | Raw Milk Products | Todd | M | H-NAE |
H.B. 196 | Sagers | Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Amendments | Shelly | H-RT | |
H.B. 197 | Hawkes | Scenic Byway Amendments | Todd | LP-O | H-TRANS |
H.B. 204 | Wheatley | Employment Selection Procedures Act | Bird | M | H-ECON |
H.B. 216 | Stratton | Utah Wholesome Food Act Revisions | Todd | LP-O | H-BUS |
H.B. 231 | Lisonbee | Tangible Personal Property Revisions | Young | M | H-3rd READ |
H.B. 235 | Knottwell | Municipal Tax Amendments | Young | H-PS | |
H.B. 242 | Ballard | State Board of Education Revisions | Todd | LP-S | H-EDUC |
H.B. 260 | Owens | Access Utah Promise Scholarship Program | H-3rd READ | ||
H.B. 288 | Wilde | Critical Infrastructure Materials | Brian | LP-S | H-NAE |
H.B. 299 | Seegmiller | Tax Changes | Young | M+ | H-RULES |
H.B. 304 | Briscoe | Fossil Fuels Tax Amendments | Kate | HP-O | H-RULES |
H.B. 307 | Hutchings | Utility Online Usage Data Amendments | H-PUET | ||
H.B. 320 | McKell | Container Regulation Act | H-RULES | ||
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 | S-RULES |
H.C.R. 5 | Ward | Concurrent Resolution Urging Policies that Reduce Damage from Wildfires | Todd | HP-S | H-NAE |
H.C.R. 10 | Hawkes | Concurrent Resolution to Address Declining Water Levels of The Great Salt Lake | Todd | LP-S | S-RULES |
H.C.R 13 | Arent | Concurrent Resolution Encouraging Utah Refiners To Manufacture Tier 3 Gasoline to Improve Air Quality | Rikki | M | S-NAE |
H.J.R. 1 | Stratton | Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution – Municipal Water Resources | Jody | LP-S | H-NAE |
H.J.R. 13 | Ballard | Proposal to Amend Utah Constitution – State Board of Education | Todd | HP-S | H-EDUC |
Boxcar | Handy | Tax Penalty Amendments | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Knotwell | Boards and Commissions Amendments | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Lisonbee | Concealed Carry Amendments | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Ray | Eminent Domain Amendments | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Ray | Storm Water Protection Plan Amendments | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Roberts | Regulatory Sandbox | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Spendlove | Economic Development Zone Amendments | In Process | ||
Boxcar | Wilde | Water Facilities Amendments | In Process |