Policy Committees
As the voice of business, the Salt Lake Chamber develops principles, policies and positions on major issues affecting Utah’s business community. Key to this effort is the work on policy related committees, subcommittees, task forces and councils involving more than 850 representatives of member corporations, organizations and the academic community who serve voluntarily. In almost every instance, significant public policy issue positions originate in one of these Chamber components.
Policy related committees, subcommittees, task forces and councils have three basic policy responsibilities:
- To recommend to the Chamber’s board of directors new policy and revisions of existing policy as needed to keep the Chamber’s position reflective of changing conditions and to be the proactive voice of business;
- To provide advice, guidance, expertise and informational resources to the Chamber and greater business community;
- To occasionally assist in providing expert witnesses to testify before legislative committees and regulatory agencies and demonstrate how Chamber members could be impacted by pending legislative proposals.
Committee Membership
Membership on a committee of the Salt Lake Chamber shall be limited to individuals whose employers are members of the Salt Lake Chamber.
It is the intent of the Chamber that committee memberships be reasonably balanced between representatives of top management and specialists in the committee’s particular field of responsibility. The Chamber shall also strive to establish committee membership that has a reasonable balance of the various segments of Utah businesses as well as a balance among geographic regions. Committees will meet quarterly, depending on needs.
QUESTIONS?
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The Chamber’s Capitol Club is composed of corporate government affairs representatives and business leaders with a keen interest in policy issues affecting our community. These meetings are organized by the Capitol Club Steering Committee with the goal of engaging with policy and business leaders regarding pressing policy concerns.
Meeting Dates: 2024 meetings will only be held during the normal legislative session from January 16-March 1, 2024. All meetings will be in the Olmsted Room in the East Senate Building.
- Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Olmsted Room
- Wednesday, January 24, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Olmsted Room
- Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Olmsted Room
- Wednesday, February 07, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Olmsted Room
- Wednesday, February 14, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Olmsted Room
- Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Olmsted Room
- Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Olmsted Room
Membership participation requirements: Salt Lake Chamber member aimed towards government relations representatives.
Meeting Dates: This committee meets on an ad hoc basis.
Utah continues to be a pro-business state and this committee is a gathering place for those with interests in doing business in Utah as well as discussing policy strategies about how to keep this state both business and consumer-friendly. This public policy committee analyzes and recommends legislative and public policy positions on issues concerning taxation policy, state and local fiscal matters and their impact on business costs and business competitiveness.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- November 1, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced
The Chamber’s Healthcare/ Life Sciences Committee is the only group that is made up of representatives from the healthcare industry. With large, medium, and small employers sitting at the table, this group tackles tough legislative issues and promotes business-friendly public policy. The Health Care Committee analyzes and recommends legislative and public policy positions on matters related to employer-sponsored health care. The committee examines the impact of proposed health care legislation on businesses in Utah. It makes recommendations for policies that improve the availability of cost and quality information for health care consumers while opposing government interference with, and mandates on, the provision of health care by businesses.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- October 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- December 13, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced
The Housing GAP Coalition’s goal is to ensure that the American Dream is kept alive for all Utahns by providing access to a variety of housing types for all income groups and closing the GAP between housing units and households. The coalition brings together the state’s brightest minds from the broader business community, academia, and government to tackle this housing crisis.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- October 31, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced
The Infrastructure Council is a group of business and civic leaders working together to protect Utah’s environment, improve the economy and preserve our quality of life through strategic infrastructure investments. The Council is an organization advocating specifically for responsible infrastructure investment to keep Utah’s economy moving. This group analyzes and recommends legislative and public policy positions on a variety of issues relating to physical infrastructure including transportation (roads, bridges, rail, ports, etc.), water and sewer and logistics.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- October 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced
The Natural Resources Business Council analyzes and recommends legislative and public policy positions concerning the many environmental laws and regulations that impact business in Utah. The committee develops policy statements for the Chamber in the areas of air, water and land quality to be presented to the various environmental boards and legislative committees.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- November 21, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced
The Professional Services Committee analyzes and recommends legislative and public policy positions in the broad area of professional services to include lawyers, architects, accountants, engineers and other professionals to improve the competitiveness of Utah’s business climate.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- November 7, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced
The Tech Committee is a collaboration of public-private partners to further the Chamber’s objective to bring businesses and lawmakers together, to educate on the efforts of technology and cybersecurity initiatives to strengthen education and awareness in Utah’s business community, and provide leadership and support to the broader community. The Tech Policy Committee will analyze and advocate legislative policy positions so Utah’s technology companies, entrepreneurs and innovation can better thrive.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- November 29, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced
The Workforce Committee is a group of business and civic leaders working together to facilitate a vision for businesses to create and advance policies that enable lawmakers to create a strong workforce development system for Utah. The Workforce Policy Committee analyzes and recommends legislative and public policy positions spanning the full continuum of Utah’s talent pipeline. The committee advocates for policies and practices that promote greater collaboration and coordination across Utah’s workforce development systems in alignment with the needs of employers and the state’s economy.
Meeting Dates: The committee meets quarterly from 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- December 7, 2023 at 9:00 AM
- 2024 Dates To Be Announced