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My Work in the Legislature

Throughout my time in the Legislature, I have sponsored and passed several bills to improve public safety and support working families.

Here is a list of my bills and what they proposed:

HB 520 Higher Education Student Housing Study [PASSED]—This bill requires Utah's higher education system to conduct a feasibility study and report on student housing needs, capacity, and potential policy options for expanding student housing.
HB 265 Non-nicotine Inhalation Product Amendments [PASSED]—This bill regulates non-nicotine inhalation products (such as certain vape products), including registration, enforcement, and restrictions on unapproved cannabinoid inhalation products.
HB 190 Child Care Business Tax Credit [PASSED]— This bill expands and enhances tax credits for employers that provide or help pay for employee child care, including support for off-site child care arrangements and larger credits for small businesses.
SB 181 School Discipline Amendments [PASSED]—This bill establishes statewide safety standards for school seclusion rooms and creates a grant program to help schools bring existing facilities into compliance.
SB 58 Public School Attendance Amendments [PASSED]—This bill creates stronger attendance-monitoring, chronic absenteeism intervention, reporting, and accountability requirements for Utah public schools.
SB 53 Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments [PASSED]—This bill expands the Public Land Management Advisory Board by adding representatives from historic preservation and Utah's School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA).

HB 361 Opioid Overdose Training Amendments [PASSED]— This bill provides training and education to individuals seeking an alcohol server license to recognize an opioid-related drug overdose and administer naloxone (Narcan).
HB 373 Service Marketplace Platforms Amendments [PASSED]— This bill allows daycare providers to hire independent contractors through service marketplace platforms.
HB 389 Child Care Business Tax Credit—This bill would have provided a tax credit for qualified businesses that pay for childcare services for their employees or build/expand their childcare facilities.
HB 524 Supplement Inhalation Product Amendments— This bill would have regulated supplement inhalation products, such as vitamin vapes, that have been fraudulently marketed for unproven health benefits and do not have FDA approval.