VOTING KEY. % = Percentage of Votes Favorable to NFIB Position. N/A = Not Enough Votes to Score (5 required)

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1 2016 Utah VOTING RECORD YOUR LEGISLATORS VOTING RECORD ON SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES 2016 EDITION Roll call votes by your state legislators on key small business issues are listed inside. Although this Voting Record does not reflect all elements considered by a lawmaker when voting, nor does it represent a complete profile of a legislator, it can be a guide in evaluating your legislator s attitudes toward small business. Please thank those legislators who supported small business. 1. Balanced Budget Amendment (HJR 7): Joint resolution of the Legislature calls for an Article V convention to propose a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution. A YES vote supports the NFIB position. The bill passed the House and the Senate Resolutions are not signed by the Governor. 2. Unincorporated Business Entities Related Amendments (SB 74): This bill sets a uniform standard across the state for permitted names related to a limited liability company and requires uniform submission and filing. A YES vote supports the NFIB position. The bill passed the Senate 24 0 and the House The governor signed it into law. 3. Property Tax Changes (HB25 3rd Sub): This bill clarifies when an increase in tax can be counted as new growth. It clearly states that business personal property tax cannot be counted as new growth. A YES vote supports the NFIB position. The bill passed the House 65 2 and the Senate The governor signed it into law. 4. Property Taxation Amendments (HB 104 1st Sub): This bill allows county auditors to provide certain notices by electronic means and will provide a uniform system statewide. A YES vote supports the NFIB position. The bill passed the House 70 0 and the Senate The governor signed it into law. 5. Determination of Employer Status Amendments (HB 116 3rd Sub): This bill addresses the determination of who is an employer and when a franchisor is considered an employer, and addresses federal executive branch rulings in determining whether two or more persons are joint employers. A YES vote supports the NFIB position. The bill passed the House and the Senate The governor signed it into law. 6. Computer Abuse and Data Recovery Act (HB 241): This bill provides civil penalties for an individual who, without authorization from a protected computer s owner, obtains information from and causes the transmission of a program, code or command. A YES vote supports the NFIB position. The bill passed the House 68 0 and the Senate The governor signed it into law. VOTING KEY Y = Voted Yes N = Voted No * = Did Not Vote SENATE VOTING RECORD % = Percentage of Votes Favorable to NFIB Position N/A = Not Enough Votes to Score (5 required) ISSUE NUMBER % NFIB POSITION Adams, J. Stuart (R-Davis, District 22) Y Y Y Y Y * 100% Bramble, Curtis (R-Utah and Wasatch, District 16) Y * Y * Y Y N/A Christensen, Allen M. (R-Morgan, Summit and Weber, District 19) N * Y Y Y Y 80%

2 NFIB POSITION Dabakis, Jim (D-Salt Lake, District 2) N Y Y * Y Y 80% Davis, Gene (D-Salt Lake, District 3) N Y * * Y Y N/A Dayton, Margaret (R-Utah, District 15) N * Y Y Y Y 80% Escamilla, Luz (D-Salt Lake,District 1) Fillmore, Lincoln (R-Salt Lake, District 10) * * Y Y Y Y N/A Harper, Wayne A. (R-Salt Lake, District 6) N Y Y Y Y * 80% Henderson, Diedre M. (R-Utah, District 7) Hillyard, Lyle W. (R-Cache and Rich, District 25) * Y Y Y * Y N/A Hinkins, David P. (R-Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Utah and Wasatch (District 27) Iwamoto, Jani (D-Salt Lake, District 4) N Y Y Y * * N/A ^Jackson, Alvin B. (R-Utah, District 14) Jenkins, Scott K. (R-Davis and Weber, District 20) Knudson, Peter C. (R-Box Elder, Cache and Tooele, District 17) Madsen, Mark B. (R-Salt Lake and Utah, District 13) Y Y * * Y * N/A Mayne, Karen (D-Salt Lake, District 5) N * Y Y Y Y 80% Millner, Ann (R-Davis, Morgan and Weber, District 5) Y Y Y Y * Y 100% Neiderhauser, Wayne L. (R-Salt Lake, District 9) Y Y * Y * * N/A Okerlund, Ralph (R-Beaver, Garfield, Juab, Kane, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, Utah and Wayne, District 24) Shiozawa, Brian E. (R-Salt Lake, District 8) Stephenson, Howard A. (R-Salt Lake and Utah, District 11) N * Y Y Y Y 80% Stevenson, Jerry W. (R-Davis, District 21) Y Y * Y Y * N/A Thatcher, Daniel W. (R-Salt Lake and Tooele, District 12) Y Y Y Y * Y 100% Urquhart, Stephen H. (R-Washington, District 29) Y Y * Y * Y N/A Van Tassell, Kevin T. (R-Daggett, Duchesne, Summit, Uintah, and Wasatch, District 26) Vickers, Evan J. (R-Beaver, Iron and Washington, District 28) Weiler, Todd (R-Davis and Salt Lake, District 23) ^Alvin Jackson resigned July 2016

3 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTING RECORD ISSUE NUMBER % NFIB POSITION Anderegg, Jacob L. (R-Utah, District 6) Anderson, Johnny (R-Salt Lake, District 34) Arent, Patrice M. (D-Salt Lake, District 36) Barlow, Stewart (R-Davis, District 17) Briscoe, Joel K. (D-Salt Lake, District 25) Brown, Melvin R. (R-Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich and Summit, District 53) Chavez-Houck, Rebecca (D-Salt Lake, District 24) Chew, Scott H. (R-Duchesne and Uintah, District 55) Christensen, LaVar (R-Salt Lake, District 32) Christofferson, Kay J. (R-Utah, District 56) Coleman, Kim (R-Salt Lake, District 42) Cox, Fred C. (R-Salt Lake, District 30) Cunningham, Rich (R-Salt Lake, District 50) Cutler, Bruce R. (R-Salt Lake, District 44) Daw, Brad M. (R-Utah, District 60) Dee, Brad L. (R-Davis and Weber, District 11) DiCaro, Sophia M. (R-Salt Lake, District 31) Draxler, Jack R. (R-Cache, District 3) Duckworth, Susan (D-Salt Lake, District 22) Dunnigan, James A. (R-Salt Lake, District 39) Edwards, Rebecca P. (R-Davis, District 20) Eliason, Steve (R-Salt Lake, District 45) Fawson, Justin L. (R-Weber, District 7) Froerer, Gage (R-Weber, District 8) * * * Y Y Y N/A * Y Y Y Y * N/A N Y Y Y N * 60% Y Y N Y Y Y 83% N * Y Y Y Y 80% Y * Y Y Y * N/A * Y Y Y Y Y 100%

4 NFIB POSITION Gibson, Francis D. (R-Utah, District 65) Greene, Brian M. (R-Utah, District 57) Grover, Keith (R-Utah, District 61) Hall, Craig (R-Salt Lake, District 33) Handy, Stephen G. (R-Davis, District 16) Hawkes, Timothy D. (R-Davis, District 18) Hemingway, Lynn N. (D-Salt Lake, District 40) Hollins, Sandra (D-Salt Lake, District 23) Hughes, Gregory H. (R-Salt Lake, District 51) Hutchings, Eric K. (R-Salt Lake, District 38) Ipson, Don L. (R-Washingon, District 75) Ivory, Ken (R-Salt Lake, District 47) Kennedy, Michael S. (R-Utah, District 27) King, Brad (D-Carbon, Duchesne, Emery and Grand, District 69) King, Brian S.(D-Salt Lake and Summit, District 28) Knotwell, John (R-Salt Lake, District 52) Last, Bradley G. (R-Iron and Washington, District 71) Lifferth, David E. (R-Utah, District 2) McCay, Daniel (R-Salt Lake, District 41) McIff, Kay L. (R-Emery, Grand, Sanpete and Sevier, District 70) McKell, Mike K. (R-Utah, District 66) Moss, Carol Spackman (D-Salt Lake, District 37) Nelson, Merrill F. (R-Beaver, Juab, Millard, Tooele, Utah, District 68) Noel, Michael E. (R-Beaver, Garfield, Kane, Piute, San Juan, Sevier and Wayne, District 73) Oda, Curtis (R-Davis, District 14) N Y Y Y Y * 80% Y Y Y Y N * 80% * * Y Y N Y N/A Y * * Y * * N/A Y Y Y * * Y N/A * Y Y Y Y * N/A

5 NFIB POSITION Owens, Derrin (R-Juab and Sanpete, District 58) Perry, Lee B. (R-Box Elder and Weber, District 29) Peterson, Jeremy A. (R-Weber, District 9) Peterson, Val L. (R-Utah, District 59) Pitcher, Dixon M. (R-Weber, District 10) Poulson, Marie H. (D-Salt Lake, District 46) Powell, Kraig (R-Summit and Wasatch, District 54) Ray, Paul (R-Davis, District 13) Redd, Edward H. (R-Cache, District 4) Roberts, Marc K. (R-Utah, District 67) Romero, Angela (D-Salt Lake, District 26) Sagers, Douglas V. (R-Tooele, District 21) Sandall, Scott D. (R-Box Elder and Cache, District 1) Sanpei, Dean (R-Utah, District 63) Schultz, Mike (R-Davis and Weber, District 12) Snow, V. Lowry (R-Washington, District 74) Spendlove, Robert M. (R-Salt Lake, District 49) Stanard, Jon E. (R-Washington, District 62) Stratton, Keven J. (R-Utah, District 48) Tanner, Earl D. (R-Salt Lake, District 43) Thurston, Norman K. (R-Utah, District 64) Ward, Raymond P. (R-Davis, District 19) Webb, R. Curt (R-Cache, District 5) Westwood, John R. (R-Iron, District 72) Wheatley, Mark A. (D-Salt Lake, District 35) Wilson, Brad R. (R-Davis, District 15) * * Y Y Y Y N/A Y * Y Y Y Y 100% N Y N Y Y Y 67% Y Y Y * * Y N/A Y Y Y Y * Y 100% * Y * Y Y Y N/A Y Y Y Y * Y 100%