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The committee voted to favorably recommend the following measures: (1) Senate Bill 161, a set of cultural and community engagement code cleanups for the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement; (2) Senate Bill 226, the second substitute of artificial intelligence consumer-protection amendments narrowing upfront disclosure requirements to regulated industries and certain \"high risk\" transactions; (3) Senate Bill 289, changes to how community reinvestment/redevelopment agencies report to the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity; and (4) Senate Bill 86, a technical correction to workplace-harassment language (moved into this bill from other sponsors).

Votes at a glance:
• SB 161 (Cultural and Community Engagement amendments, first substitute): Motion to favorably recommend to the House — outcome: passed unanimously; exact tally not specified in the transcript. The bill codifies the Community Library Enhancement Fund (CLEF) in statute, adds the Women’s History Initiative to code, updates the Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism pilot (the 1 Utah Service Fellowship) to allow a tuition-only option for members in higher-education placements, restores cultural organizations affiliated with higher education to arts-and-museums grant eligibility, and corrects technical language in the State Historic Preservation Office related to ancient human remains. The department stated the programs already have funding; the fiscal note lists $715,000 but the department said \"no new money\" was requested because the funds already exist in program budgets.
• SB 226 (Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection, second substitute): Motion to favorably recommend to the House — outcome: passed unanimously; exact tally not specified. Sponsors said the bill narrows last year’s disclosure requirements to licensed, regulated industries and to \"high risk\" consumer transactions (health, financial, biometric, legal, mental-health or similar personalized advice), assigns enforcement to the Division of Consumer Protection and the attorney general, and preserves a safe harbor for companies that follow specified practices.
• SB 289 (Community Reinvestment/GOEO reporting, substitute): Motion to favorably recommend to the House — outcome: passed unanimously; exact tally not specified. The bill directs automation of redevelopment reporting so county auditors remit data directly to the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) to reduce manual re-upload errors and clarifies notification when a project-area fund collection period ends.
• SB 86 (Workplace-harassment technical correction, first substitute): Motion to favorably recommend to the House — outcome: passed unanimously; exact tally not specified. The committee heard from legislative staff (LRGC) that the change was drafting cleanup to align harassment language with Title 7 and a state code cross-reference (34A-5-106) and not intended to change the substantive standard for proving harassment.

Several of the items above were presented with short committee Q&A and no public comment. The committee used voice votes for most motions and recorded unanimous passage for the bills listed above.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee - March 04, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee met March 4, 2025, and moved multiple bills to the full House, including code cleanups for cultural and community engagement, AI consumer-protection amendments, automation of redevelopment reporting, and a technical workplace-harassment correction.","taxTitle","2025 Utah Legislature, Utah Legislature, Utah Legislative Branch, Utah","taxId",78171,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6300700,"Committee narrowly advances MIDA changes after debate over local control and environmental review",1264,1299000,2563000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2492734-db0eac828778539243a84cf8dcf35207&start=1299&end=2563","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2492734-db0eac828778539243a84cf8dcf35207/thumbnail_1299000.jpg","/articles/6300700/Utah/Committee-narrowly-advances-MIDA-changes-after-debate-over-local-control-and-environmental-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6300700-12b0bf897bfabd4f4e715217c50103e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140623&Signature=HiC8kP23fvZM1q6HhRdrPY1bbPcKMf2tWS3ob0vvupmLYJKoof7al20dZgNByHROID0TT1kvElPr1o7iY4huS9pa5bMgXJuc3A0ln7lSOkisVOAx5x9uuLJoCfEbzpDwk5uMbkn4NgC7~B0~zo9-eaPs2q6ubmvOJSiHLsjjOcJguiyvEd82F5-HN2J0GaYsOGNCOkswQg2aWvp-fnL590H808c9h091WplslqwSsFqXSXydMLmqX-UoG1QY7iV9sEU3FOHqRWlWyD0~89tCGQnOUoZgzFbaXTke7CB7kuA-tOw7NZO0zayXxsoN1dP4547SrXLWOg3~lft9AsSXrw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee on March 4, 2025, adopted and then favorably recommended the third substitute of Senate Bill 316, titled \"Military Installation Development Authority and other development zone amendments.\" The committee first adopted the third substitute on a recorded voice vote that the chair summarized as 6–1, with Representative Shelley recorded as voting no. Later the committee took a roll-call on the motion to favorably recommend the bill to the full House; the roll-call result was recorded as 4–3 in favor. The motion to adopt the third substitute was made by Chair Hawkins; the motion to favorably recommend was made by Chair Hawkins as well.

The bill’s sponsor, Senator Stevenson, told the committee the measure does three primary things: clarify how sales tax on construction materials in qualified development zones is allocated (so the portion belonging to the project entity can be collected and used for development, while state sales-tax shares are unaffected); allow MIDA flexibility to form PIDs either as MIDA subsidiaries or as independent entities; and confirm that MIDA can contract for revenue use from certain state-owned properties in project areas — for example, military-associated properties where MIDA’s work supports installation needs and adjacent development.

Committee members asked about several concerns raised in public correspondence. Representative Miller asked whether MIDA projects had provided public funding to private ski-resort developers; Senator Stevenson responded that MIDA worked with private developers in some projects (Mayflower was cited) but said those projects are privately owned and that the military connection involved property exchanges and discounted accommodations for military personnel, not ongoing public ownership. Representative Miller also pressed about environmental review language; Senator Stevenson said that an earlier request to allow MIDA to lead environmental analyses had been removed in the second substitute, and a staff witness (Nicole) confirmed: \"That request was actually removed from the second sub, so that is no longer there.\" Nicole also said the second sub removed that item because it created confusion and was unnecessary.

Representative Shelley and others pressed on local control and revenue diversion concerns. Senator Stevenson and his witnesses explained that MIDA project areas proceed only by invitation of local jurisdictions and that agreements with cities and counties set out inspection roles, utilities, revenue sharing and other operational details. The sponsor described prior MIDA projects tied to Hill Air Force Base, Camp Williams and Tooele, and emphasized that local municipalities had participated in boards and contracts for utilities and services.

The committee record shows two formal actions on SB 316 during the session: the adoption of the third substitute (adopted 6–1) and the motion to favorably recommend the adopted third substitute to the full House (passed 4–3 on roll call). The sponsor and supporters said the third substitute is primarily cleanup and grants MIDA operational flexibility; opponents raised concerns about local control and the earlier environmental-review language that the committee noted had been removed earlier in the process.

The bill will advance to the full House with the committee recommendation.","The House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee on March 4, 2025, adopted and then favorably recommended third substitute Senate Bill 316, the Military Installation Development Authority amendments, after an extended committee Q&A and a narrow roll-call vote.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances library, AI, redevelopment and workplace-harassment fixes; several bills pass unanimously

Committee narrowly advances MIDA changes after debate over local control and environmental review