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Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee - February 12, 2026

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Recording 1 Chair Owens called the meeting to order at 02:09 PM. Sen. Sandall moved to approve the minutes from the February 4, 2026, and February 9, 2026, meetings. S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development(Sandall, S.) Sen. Sandall presented the bill. Sen. Hinkins moved to pass SR0004 out favorably. H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments(Albrecht, C.) Rep. Carl Albrecht presented the bill with the assistance of Michelle McConkie, Director, Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, and Leland Pollock, Chair, Garfield County Commission. Sen. Hinkins moved to amend HB0064 with Amendment #1. Sen. Hinkins assumed the chair. Kim Christy, Director, Utah Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office, spoke in favor of the bill. Sen. Sandall moved to pass HB0064 as amended out favorably. H.B. 238 Utah Energy Generation and Transmission Planning(Albrecht, C.) HB 238 Rep. Carl Albrecht presented the bill with the assistance of Jerry Fenn, Chair, Utah Public Service Commission, and Jon Cox. Sen. Blouin moved to replace HB0238 with HB0238S03. Dan Dugan, Chair, Utah Renewable Communities, spoke in favor of the bill. Thom Carter, Vice President of Government Affairs, Rocky Mountain Power, spoke in favor of the bill. Nathaniel Johnson, Executive Director, Utah Rural Electric Cooperative Association, spoke in favor of the bill. Gay Lynn Bennion, Mayor, Cottonwood Heights, spoke in favor of the bill. Dylan Munn, resident, spoke to the bill. Nathan Hole, resident, Davis County, spoke to the bill. Sen. Blouin moved to pass HB0238S03 out favorably. Chair Owens resumed the chair. H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments(Maloy, A. Cory) Rep. A. Cory Maloy presented the bill. Sen. Stratton moved to amend HB0101 with Amendment #1. Clark Aposhian, Chairman, Utah Shooting Sports Council, spoke in favor of the bill. Sen. Hinkins moved to pass HB0101 as amended out favorably. 1st Sub. H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments(Shallenberger, D.) Rep. David Shallenberger presented the bill with the assistance of Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer and Director, Utah Division of Water Rights. Brian Steed, Commissioner, Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner, spoke in favor of the bill. Herbert Ley, resident, Millcreek, spoke in opposition to the bill. Alta Fairbourne, Water Advocate, Utah Rivers Council, spoke in opposition to the bill. Sarah Schear, pediatrician, spoke in opposition to the bill. Jarom Gillins, resident, Utah County, spoke in opposition to the bill. Brian Moench, doctor, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment, spoke in opposition to the bill. Caroline Joyce, doctor, spoke in opposition to the bill. Conner Peterson, Director of Legislative and Government Affairs, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), spoke in favor of the bill. Pamela Cassidy, resident, Millcreek, spoke in opposition to the bill. Justin Lee, Deputy Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, spoke to the bill. Steve Erickson, Great Basin Water Network, spoke to the bill. Warren Peterson, Utah Farm Bureau, spoke in favor of the bill. Travis Padilla, resident, West Point, spoke in opposition to the bill. Erina Horikawa, doctor, Salt Lake City, spoke in opposition to the bill. Sen. Hinkins moved to pass HB0060S01 out favorably. 1st Sub. H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments(Shallenberger, D.) Rep. Shallenberger presented the bill with the assistance of Chelsea Duke, Assistant Chief of Habitat, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Sen. Stratton moved to pass HB0030S01 out favorably. H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area(Welton, D.) Rep. Doug Welton presented the bill with the assistance of Sam Brager, Deputy Director, Utah Lake Authority. Chelsea Duke, Assistant Chief of Habitat, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, spoke in favor of the bill. Matt Anderson, Director, Utah Sportsmen's Caucus, spoke in favor of the bill. Sen. Stratton moved to pass HB0093 out favorably. 1st Sub. H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments(Chew, S.) HB 238 Rep. Scott Chew presented the bill with the assistance of Ted Sonnenburg, Director, Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, Utah Department of Environmental Quality. Sen. Stratton moved to amend HB0037S01 with Amendment #1. Sen. Stratton moved to pass HB0037S01 as amended out favorably. H.B. 63 Livestock Watering Amendments(Chew, S.) Rep. Chew presented the bill with the assistance of Teresa Wilhelmsen, State Engineer and Director, Utah Division of Water Rights. Terry Camp, Vice President of Public Policy, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, spoke in favor of the bill. Conner Peterson, Director of Legislative and Government Affairs, UDAF, spoke in favor of the bill. Sen. Hinkins moved to pass HB0063 out favorably. Sen. Hinkins moved to adjourn. Chair Owens adjourned the meeting at 04:13 PM.

• S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development
• H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments
• 1st Sub. H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments
• 1st Sub. H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments
• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments
• H.B. 238 Utah Energy Generation and Transmission Planning
• H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area
• 1st Sub. H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments
• H.B. 63 Livestock Watering Amendments

• MINUTES MINUTES
• HB 238 HB 238
• HB 37 Handout HB 37 Handout
• S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development S.R. 4 Resolution Encouraging the Integration of Agriculture into Residential Development
• H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments H.B. 101 Firearm Background Check Amendments
• 1st Sub. H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments 1st Sub. H.B. 60 Water Rights Amendments
• 1st Sub. H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments 1st Sub. H.B. 30 Wildlife Management Area Amendments
• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments
• H.B. 238 Utah Energy Generation and Transmission Planning H.B. 238 Utah Energy Generation and Transmission Planning
• H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area
• 1st Sub. H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments 1st Sub. H.B. 37 Used Oil Management Act Amendments
• H.B. 63 Livestock Watering Amendments H.B. 63 Livestock Watering Amendments

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