Senate Business and Labor Committee - January 26, 2026

Utah Legislature committee hearing · January 26, 2026

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Senate Bill 145 — Lobbying amendments (presentation and amendment)

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Sponsor outlines Senate Bill 145 to tighten rules on contingency fees for lobbyists, increase small gift thresholds to account for inflation, and align rules for nonprofit universities; sponsor offers Senate Amendment 1 to remove language that would have allowed former legislators to lobby outside their branch during the cooling-off period. Senator McKay moves the amendment; the committee adopts it unanimously.

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A Utah legislative committee heard multiple bills, including lobbying amendments, adoption of the 2024 International Fire Code, a contested bill (Senate Bill 45) to restrict or ban kratom products after extensive expert and public testimony, and a set of administrative and marketplace bills; most items moved forward with committee recommendations.

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