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House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee - February 24, 2026

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Recording 1 Cochair Kyle called the meeting to order at 4:17 p.m. Chair Maloy moved to approve the minutes of the February 20, 2026, meeting. H.B. 394 Veterinary Amendments(Thurston, N.) Rep. Thurston presented the bill. Rep. Thurston moved to replace H.B. 394 with 1st Substitute H.B. 394. Rep. Matthews moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 394 out favorably. H.B. 442 Feminine Hygiene Products Amendments(Chevrier, K.) 2 - H.B. 442 Handout Rep. Kristen Chevrier presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. Public comment was heard from: Delayne England, resident; Edwin Borbon, lobbyist, Center for Baby and Adult Hygiene Products; and Lindsi Lake, resident, Lehi. Rep. Matthews moved to replace H.B. 442 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 442. Rep. Matthews moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 442 out favorably. H.B. 478 Residential Rental Modifications(Arthur, J.) Rep. John Arthur presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. Chair Maloy moved to move to next agenda item. Rep. Teuscher raised a point of order. Chair Maloy's motion to move to next agenda item Public comment was heard from: Justin Allen, Government Affairs Director, Rental Housing Association; Zoe Newmann, project manager, Utah Housing Coalition; Jeremiah Maughan, resident, Mapleton; and Seth Stewart, resident, American Fork. Rep. Thurston moved to move to next agenda item. S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments(Plumb, J.) Sen. Jen Plumb presented the bill and answered questions from the committee. Rep. Thurston moved to pass S.B. 80 out favorably. S.B. 145 Lobbying Amendments(Brammer, B.) Sen. Brady Brammer presented the bill. Rep. Wilcox moved to pass S.B. 145 out favorably. 2nd Sub. S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments(McKell, M.) Sen. Michael McKell presented the bill with assistance from: Kelly Pehrson, Commissioner, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food; Brandon Forsyth, Director, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food; Megan Broekemeier, Drug Overdose Fatality Examiner, Department of Health and Human Services; and Tim Miller, resident, Virginia. Sen. McKell, Brandon Forsyth, and Megan Broekemeier answered questions from the committee. Public comment was heard from: Spencer Hansen, addiction psychiatrist, who also answered questions from the committee; Gayle Ruzicka, President, Utah Eagle Forum; Ryan Niddel, Chief Executive Officer, Diversified Botanics; Walter Plumb, President, Drug Safe Utah; Ryan Niddel, who also answered questions from the committee; Matt Asay, VP Sales and Customer Relations, Streamline Manufacturing, LLC; Mac Haddow, Senior Fellow on Public Policy, American Kratom Association; Lora Romney, resident, Davis County, who also answered questions from the committee; Dani Bordeaux, attorney; Judy Jepson, resident, Saratoga Springs, who also answered questions from the committee; Joel Badger, owner, Grow Kratom; and Maryann Christensen, Executive Director, Utah Legislative Watch. Rep. Thurston moved to replace 2nd Substitute S.B. 45 with 3rd Substitute S.B. 45. Rep. Ivory moved to pass 3rd Substitute S.B. 45 out favorably. Rep. Peterson moved to adjourn. Cochair Kyle adjourned the meeting at 6:37 p.m.

• H.B. 394 Veterinary Amendments
• H.B. 442 Feminine Hygiene Products Amendments
• H.B. 478 Residential Rental Modifications
• S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments
• S.B. 145 Lobbying Amendments
• 2nd Sub. S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments

• MINUTES MINUTES
• 2 - H.B. 442 Handout 2 - H.B. 442 Handout
• H.B. 394 Veterinary Amendments H.B. 394 Veterinary Amendments
• H.B. 442 Feminine Hygiene Products Amendments H.B. 442 Feminine Hygiene Products Amendments
• H.B. 478 Residential Rental Modifications H.B. 478 Residential Rental Modifications
• S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments S.B. 80 Physician Practice Amendments
• S.B. 145 Lobbying Amendments S.B. 145 Lobbying Amendments
• 2nd Sub. S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments 2nd Sub. S.B. 45 Kratom Adjustments

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