House Speaker Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, and Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, issued announcements on Friday listing who will serve in powerful roles leading the Executive Appropriations Committee (the Legislature’s lead budgetary body). They also announced other important positions like who will lead the House and Senate rules committees (which decide what bills get prioritized for consideration in committees and on House and Senate floors).

In the House, Rep. Val Peterson, R-Orem, will again serve as House chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee. Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, will also continue serving as Senate chair of that committee. Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George, and Sen. Scott Sandall, R-Tremonton, will serve as House and Senate vice chairs of the budgetary body.

For the House Rules Committee, Schultz picked Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan, to serve as chair and Rep. Karen Peterson, R-Clinton, for vice chair. In the Senate, Adams chose Sen. Lincoln Fillmore, R-South Jordan, for Senate Rules Committee Chair and Sen. Keith Grover, R-Provo, for vice chair. They’ll help decide what bills are given committee hearings and what bills will be prioritized for consideration in House and Senate chambers as they progress through the legislative process.

The House speaker and Senate president also issued committee assignments, deciding who will lead all of the legislative committees during the 2025 session. The chairs and vice chairs set committee agendas and preside over the committees’ meetings.

Earlier this month, House and Senate Republicans — who hold supermajority control in the Utah Legislature — announced who their caucuses elected to fill higher-ranking leadership positions including majority leaders and whips.

The House and Senate standing committee leadership assignments are listed below. For a full list of all other legislative assignments — including what other lawmakers will be serving on what committees, including appropriations committees — visit the House and Senate websites.

House committee leadership

House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee

• Chair – Rep. Cory Maloy, R – Lehi
• Vice Chair – Rep. Stephen Whyte, R-Mapleton

House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee

• Chair – Rep. Jon Hawkins, R- Provo
• Vice Chair – Rep. Paul Cutler, Centerville

House Education Committee

• Chair – Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Herriman
• Vice Chair – Rep. Mike Kohler, R-Midway

House Government Operations Committee

• Chair – Rep. Jefferson Burton, R-Salem
• Vice Chair – Rep. Mike Petersen, R-North Logan

House Health and Human Services Committee

• Chair – Rep. Bridger Bolinder, R-Grantsville
• Vice Chair – Rep. Katy Hall, R-Ogden

House Judiciary Committee

• Chair – Rep. Nelson Abbott, R-Orem
• Vice Chair – Rep. Tyler Clancy, R-Provo

House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee

• Chair – Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-Ogden
• Vice Chair – Rep. Mark Strong, R-Bluffdale

House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee

• Chair – Rep. Carl Albrecht, R-Richfield
• Vice Chair – Rep. Rex Shipp, R-Cedar City

House Political Subdivisions Committee

• Chair – Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville
• Vice Chair – Rep. Trevor Lee, R-Layton

House Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee

• Chair – Rep. Colin Jack, R-St. George
• Vice Chair – Rep. Tom Peterson, R-Brigham City

House Revenue and Taxation Committee

• Chair – Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy
• Vice Chair – Rep. Joe Elison, R-Toquerville

House Transportation Committee

• Chair – Rep. Kay Christofferson, R-Lehi
• Vice Chair – Rep. Ariel Defay, R-Kaysville

Senate committee leadership

Senate Business and Labor Committee

• Chair — Sen. Evan Vickers, R-Cedar City

Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee

• Chair — Sen. Ann Millner, R-Ogden

Senate Education Committee

• Chair — Sen. John Johnson, R-North Ogden

Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee

• Chair — Sen. Ron Winterton, R-Roosevelt

Senate Health and Human Services Committee

• Chair — Sen. Keith Grover, R-Provo

Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee

• Chair — Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross

Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Committee

• Chair — Sen. Derrin Owens, R-Fountain Green

Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee

• Chair — Sen. Daniel McCay, R-Riverton

Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee

• Chair — Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville

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