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House Political Subdivisions Committee - February 12, 2026

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Recording 1 Chair Miller called the meeting to order at 08:08 AM. Rep. Ward moved to approve the minutes of the February 6, 2026 meeting. H.B. 212 County Formation Amendments(Teuscher, J.) Rep. Teuscher presented the bill. 212 S01 County Formation Amendments Rep. Karen Peterson moved to replace HB0212 with HB0212S01. Rep. Arthur moved to go to the next item on the agenda. Rep. Teuscher moved to pass HB0212S01 out favorably. H.B. 335 County Employment Amendments(Christofferson, K.) Rep. Kay Christofferson presented the bill with the assistance of Ryan Arbon, Sheriff Weber County. Kory Holdaway, Lobbyist, Utah Public Employees Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. Rep. Walter moved to replace HB0335 with HB0335S01. Rep. Ward moved to go to the next item on the agenda. H.B. 445 H.B. 445 County Government Land Purchasing(Strong, M.A.) Rep. Mark Strong presented the bill with the assistance of Mike Newton, County Commissioner, Morgan County. RuthAnne Frost, Drafting Attorney, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, answered committee questions. Greg Miles, Duschesne County Commissioner spoke in favor of the bill. Tyler Vincent, Box Elder County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill. Megan McKenna, Summit County Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. Garrett Smith, Morgan County Attorney, spoke in favor of the bill. Aimee Winder Newton, Chair, Salt Lake County Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. Jack Lytle, Daggett County Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill. Kate Becker, Morgan County Administrator, spoke in favor of the bill. Rep. Ward moved to pass HB0445 out favorably. H.B. 486 Fraudulent Deeds Amendments(Walter, N.) Rep. Walter presented the bill. Sarah Wade, Utah Land Title Association, spoke in favor of the bill. Rep. Fitisemanu moved to pass HB0486 out favorably. Rep. Ward moved to place HB0486 on the Consent Calendar. Rep. Kohler moved to adjourn. Chair Miller adjourned the meeting at 09:52 AM.

• H.B. 212 County Formation Amendments
• H.B. 335 County Employment Amendments
• H.B. 445 County Government Land Purchasing
• H.B. 486 Fraudulent Deeds Amendments

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• 212 S01 County Formation Amendments 212 S01 County Formation Amendments
• H.B. 212 County Formation Amendments H.B. 212 County Formation Amendments
• H.B. 335 County Employment Amendments H.B. 335 County Employment Amendments
• H.B. 445 County Government Land Purchasing H.B. 445 County Government Land Purchasing
• H.B. 486 Fraudulent Deeds Amendments H.B. 486 Fraudulent Deeds Amendments

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