Dear Friends and Neighbors,
We just completed week five of the 2022 Legislative Session! 160 bills have been passed by both the Senate and the House. I look forward to reviewing and discussing additional legislation during the two weeks we have left of this year’s session. It is an honor to represent you, please continue to reach out with your feedback and concerns!
Another busy week at the Capitol! It was an exciting week as S.B. 49, State Film
Production Incentives Amendments passed in the Senate and is now in the House for
further consideration. This week I presented SCR8 to a group for Agriculture Day at the
Capitol. We were able to talk about the important work of the agriculture industry. I also met with many students this week. Students visited from Heber, Roosevelt, Vernal, and Duchesne. This week high schoolers from the Utah All-State High School Art Show came and displayed their work. One of my constituents, Ethan Rude, was honored. I saw his great artistic talent. He also joined me on the Senate floor for a few minutes.
Senate Art Scholarships
Every year, high school students across the state submit artwork to the Utah All-State High School Art Show. This year, the Utah Senate awarded scholarships, made possible by generous donors, to six students who excelled in the competition. On Thursday, we recognized the Senate scholarship recipients and other participants on the Senate floor. I was amazed by these students’ wonderful talent, especially at such a young age. You can view a virtual gallery of the submissions here.
Utah’s Gold Star Families
Every general session, we take a few minutes to honor Utahns who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country and the loved ones they left behind. It is a selfless act to leave the comforts and freedoms we enjoy in Utah to step into harm’s way in defense of the oppressed in foreign lands and in preservation of the liberties we hold dear. It is only fitting that we pay tribute to the best of us who chose to honorably serve. I express my heartfelt sympathies to these Gold Star Families and pray for all our military. Listen to the citation that was read on the Senate floor here.
UHP Citation
On Monday, we read a citation on the Senate floor honoring the Utah Highway Patrol. From floor time to committee meetings, troopers can be found in every corner of the Utah Capitol complex, protecting elected officials, staff and the public. They’ve countered threats, de-escalated volatile confrontations and maintained order. They serve across the state, working long hours, responding to life-threatening incidents and keeping Utah safe. Listen to the citation here.