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House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee - February 09, 2026

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Recording 1 Cochair Kyle called the meeting to order at 4:08 p.m. Rep. Matthews moved to approve the minutes of the February 4, 2026, meeting. H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications(Dailey-Provost, J.) Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. Brandon Forsyth, Director, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, answered questions from the committee. Public comment was heard from: Amber Brown, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Food; Joel Badger, owner, Grow Kratom; Dalton Locke, founder, Diversified Botanics, who also answered questions from the committee; Lora Romney, resident, Davis County; Walter Plumb, President, Drug Safe Utah; Sen. Evan Vickers, who also answered questions from the committee; Melody Woolf, resident, Michigan; Matt Salmon, chairman, American Kratom Association; Sheldon Bradshaw, attorney, Virginia; Brandon McLaren, Vice President, DBZ Enterprises, LLC; Misty Brown, resident, Colorado; Steven Hill, massage therapist, Lindon; Jessica Gerding, dietary supplement manufacturer, Florida; Christopher Deaney, resident, New Jersey; Shannon Hareld, resident, Massachusetts; and Chad Potts, resident, Salt Lake City. Rep. Nguyen moved to pass H.B. 387 out favorably. Rep. Dunnigan raised a point of order. Chair Maloy assumed the chair. 1st Sub. H.B. 374 Speech, Language, and Hearing Occupations Licensing Amendments(Ballard, M.G.) 2 - 1st Substitute H.B. 374 Bill Summary Sen. Vickers, Rep. Ballard, and Jeff Shumway, Director, Office of Professional Licensure Review, presented the bill. Public comment was heard from: Lee Robinson, President, Utah Speech and Hearing Association; Kristin Norris, speech-language pathologist, Jordan School District; Kate Johnson, audiologist, University of Utah Hospital; and Bryan Allen, International Hearing Society. Rep. Peterson moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 374 out favorably. H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments(Nguyen, H.) Rep. Ngyuen and Tony Allred, member, Fire Marshals Association of Utah, presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. Ronald Longley, contractor, CO2 Monitoring LLC, spoke in favor of the bill and answered questions from the committee. Shelby Willis, Vice President, Utah State Fire Chiefs Association, spoke in favor of the bill. Rep. Dunnigan moved to amend H.B. 240 with Amendment #1. Rep. Matthews moved to favorably recommend H.B. 240 with Amendment #1. H.B. 245 Construction Wage Standard Act(Clancy, T.) 3 - H.B. 245 Handout Rep. Tyler Clancy presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. Public comment was heard from: Gavin Gilbert, Director of Government Affairs, Associated General Contractors of Utah, who also answered questions from the committee; Kevin Conner, labor economist; Jason Nancino, owner, Denali Energy, LLC, who also answered questions from the committee; Bronson Thackeray, owner, BRPI Mechanical; Collin Armstrong, business owner, Salt Lake City; and Eben Wright, resident, Cache Valley. Rep. Matthews moved to replace H.B. 245 with 1st Substitute H.B. 245. Rep. Dunnigan moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 245 out favorably. H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments(Petersen, M.) Rep. Michael Petersen presented the bill. Vice Chair Kyle assumed the chair. Gayle Ruzicka, President, Utah Eagle Forum, spoke in favor of the bill. Rep. Burton moved to replace H.B. 259 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 259. Chair Maloy assumed the chair. Cochair Kyle moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 259 out favorably. H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments(Peterson, T.) Rep. Peterson presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. Public comment was heard from: Jared Tingey, Legal Director, League of Cities and Towns; Ross Ford, Executive Director, Utah Homebuilders Association; Clint Smith, member, Utah State Fire Chiefs Association; and Riley Pilgrim, President, Utah State Fire Chiefs Association. Rep. Burton moved to replace H.B. 41 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 41. Rep. Burton moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 41 out favorably. Rep. Nguyen moved to adjourn. Chair Maloy adjourned the meeting at 7:02 p.m.

• H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments
• 1st Sub. H.B. 374 Speech, Language, and Hearing Occupations Licensing Amendments
• H.B. 245 Construction Wage Standard Act
• H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments
• H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications
• H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments

• MINUTES MINUTES
• 2 - 1st Substitute H.B. 374 Bill Summary 2 - 1st Substitute H.B. 374 Bill Summary
• 3 - H.B. 245 Handout 3 - H.B. 245 Handout
• H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments
• 1st Sub. H.B. 374 Speech, Language, and Hearing Occupations Licensing Amendments 1st Sub. H.B. 374 Speech, Language, and Hearing Occupations Licensing Amendments
• H.B. 245 Construction Wage Standard Act H.B. 245 Construction Wage Standard Act
• H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments H.B. 259 Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments
• H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications H.B. 387 Kratom Modifications
• H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments H.B. 41 Construction and Fire Codes Amendments

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