# Todd Weiler

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For the American businessman and public servant, see [Todd A. Weiler](/source/Todd_A._Weiler).

**Todd Weiler** (born May 4, 1967) is a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Utah State Senate](/source/Utah_State_Senate). He lives in [Woods Cross, Utah](/source/Woods_Cross,_Utah). Weiler was first [appointed](/source/Swearing-in) to the state Senate in January 2012.

## Early life, education, and career

Weiler received his [business degree](/source/Business_school) from [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University) and continued on there to get his [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from [J. Reuben Clark Law School](/source/J._Reuben_Clark_Law_School).[1] Senator Weiler is affiliated with the [Utah State Bar](/source/Utah_State_Bar), and is associated with the [Utah League of Cities and Towns](/source/Utah_League_of_Cities_and_Towns).[1] Weiler is an [attorney](/source/Lawyer) by [profession](/source/Profession).[1] Weiler has worked in-house for Logistics Specialties, Inc.[2] He served as vice president of legal and general counsel, where he manages a [small business](/source/Small_business) unit and conducts all in-house legal needs.[2]

Weiler has been [married](/source/Marriage) to his wife Elizabeth since 1991.[3] They have four children.[3]

## Political career

Weiler was appointed to his Senate seat on January 13, 2012, by the Governor.[1] Before his job as Senator, Weiler was a member of [Woods Cross](/source/Woods_Cross,_Utah) City Council.[1] From 1999 to 2011 he served as a [delegate](/source/Delegate_(American_politics)) on the [Rob Bishop](/source/Rob_Bishop) for Congress Finance Committee and the Utah GOP State Central Committee. He was also the [Davis County](/source/Davis_County,_Utah) Republican Party [Chair](/source/Chairperson) and the Utah GOP Vice Chair.[3]

Weiler maintains a dismissive view of [socialism](/source/Socialism) and [communism](/source/Communism).[4]

In 2015, Weiler voted in favor of the landmark [LGBTQ rights](/source/LGBT_rights_in_Utah) [bill](/source/Bill_(law)) "Antidiscrimination and Religious Freedom Amendments" which bans [discrimination](/source/Discrimination) against [lesbian](/source/Lesbian_rights_in_the_United_States), [gay](/source/Gay_rights_in_America), [bisexual](/source/Bisexuality_in_the_United_States) and [transgender](/source/Transgender_rights) people in [employment](/source/Employment) and [housing](/source/Housing).[5][6][7]

In 2016, Weiler was on the following committees:[8]

- Retirement and Independent Entities Appropriations Subcommittee (Senate Chair)
- Social Services Appropriations Subcommittee
- Senate Business and Labor Committee
- Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
- Senate Retirement and Independent Entities Committee (Chair)
- Senate Rules Committee

### Election

**2024**

**2020**

**2016**

#### 2012

[9]

## Legislation

### 2016 sponsored bills

Bill number Bill title Bill status S.B. 5 Retirement and Independent Entities Base Budget Governor Signed 2/16/2016 S.B 19 Phased Retirement Governor Signed 3/25/2016 S.B. 20 Retirement Systems Audit Recommendations Amendments Governor Signed 3/25/2016 S.B. 24 Utah Housing Corporation Sunset Extension Governor Signed 3/18/2016 S.B. 29 Retirement Systems Amendments Governor Signed 3/23/2016 S.B. 37 Human Resource Management Rate Committee Governor Signed 3/23/2016 S.B.43 Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention in Public Schools Governor Signed 3/22/2016 S.B. 54 Controlled Substance Database Modifications Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B. 59 Antidiscrimination and Workplace Accommodations Revisions Governor Signed 3/28/2016 S.B. 60 Low-income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Amendments Governor Signed 3/25/2016 S.B. 111 Guardianship - Right of Association Governor Signed 3/25/2016 S.B. 113 Subjecting a Minor to Sexual Material Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B. 133 Small Employer Retirement Program Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B. 142 Improvement District Amendments Governor Signed 3/28/2016 S.B. 148 Workforce Services Revisions Governor Signed 3/25/2016 S.B. 155 Indigent Defense Commission Governor Signed 3/22/2016 S.B. 169 Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund Amendments Governor Signed 3/21/2016 S.B. 208 Retirement Amendments Governor Signed 3/25/2016 S.B 213 Small Claims Court Amendments Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B. 219 Fair Housing Act Amendments Governor Signed 3/23/2016 S.B. 223 Adoption Amendments Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B. 225 Notice of Pendency of Action Amendments Governor Signed 3/25/2016 S.B. 229 Unlawful Detainer Amendments Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B. 230 Civil Stalking Offense Amendments Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B 233 Collection Process Amendments Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.B. 243 Indigent Counsel in Private Parental Termination Cases Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016 S.C.R. 9 Concurrent Resolution on the Public Health Crisis Governor Signed 3/29/2016 S.C.R. 18 Concurrent Resolution Designating Official Hashtag for the State of Utah Senate/Filed for bills not passed 3/10/2016

### Notable 2017 sponsored bills

Bill number Bill title Bill status S.B. 185 Cause of Action for Minors Injured by Pornography Governor Signed 3/28/2017 S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution on Increasing Pay for Certain Public Safety Officers and Firefighters Governor Signed 3/23/2017

### Notable 2018 sponsored bills

Bill number Bill title Bill status S.B. 87 School Security Locks Governor Signed 3/16/2018 S.B. 27 Relationship Violence and Offenses Amendments Governor Signed 3/19/2018 S.B. 118 Abortion Law Amendments Governor Signed 3/19/2018 S.B. 184 Pharmacist Dispensing Authority Amendments Governor Signed 3/19/2018

### Notable legislation

- In 2014, Weiler also sponsored S.B. 229 Fourth Substitute Adoption Act Amendments, which helps give fathers more rights if a mother is putting the child up for adoption.[10] This bill passed and was signed by the governor.[10] He also ran S.B. 227 Exposure of Children to Pornography, which provides that a district court shall consider, when determining child custody in a separation or divorce, whether the parent has intentionally exposed the child to pornography or material harmful to a child; this bill also passed.[11]
- During the 2016 legislative session Weiler sponsored and passed a joint resolution calling [pornography](/source/Pornography) a public health crisis in the state of Utah.[12] He also sponsored a bill that would allow parents to opt their children into a gun safety education course through school. The course teaches students what to do if they come across a gun while at school.
- During the 2020 [COVID-19 pandemic in Utah](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Utah), Weiler supported legislation to stockpile the experimental medication [hydroxychloroquine](/source/Chloroquine_and_hydroxychloroquine_during_the_COVID-19_pandemic).[13] On Twitter the Senator stated that "While the funds could be used for drugs like HCQ, they could be used for other potential treatments as well.”[14] Soon it emerged that Utah had already purchased $800,000 worth of the drug, at vastly inflated prices, from a local pharmacy with connections to [Senate President Stuart Adams](/source/J._Stuart_Adams).[15][16][17]

## Sources

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1. ["Weiler, Todd"](http://senate.utah.gov/senators/district23.html). Utah State Senate. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

1. Daniel Burton. ["Meet Senator Todd Weiler of Utah's 23rd Senate District"](http://www.publiusonline.com/meet-senator-todd-weiler-of-utahs-23rd-senate-district/). Publius Online. Retrieved April 15, 2014.

1. ["About Me"](http://senatedist23.wordpress.com/about/). senatedist23. January 12, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2014.

1. Cortez, Marjorie (2019-03-08). ["Utah Senate OKs push to teach about 'failed' economic systems of socialism, communism"](https://www.deseret.com/2019/3/8/20667829/utah-senate-oks-push-to-teach-about-failed-economic-systems-of-socialism-communism). *Deseret News*. Retrieved 2021-06-29.

1. Goodstein, Laurie (2015-03-12). ["Utah Passes Antidiscrimination Bill Backed by Mormon Leaders"](https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/us/politics/utah-passes-antidiscrimination-bill-backed-by-mormon-leaders.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. [ISSN 0362-4331](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2021-07-17.

1. Bever, Lindsey (March 12, 2015). ["Utah—yes, Utah—passes landmark LGBT rights bill"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/12/utah-legislature-passes-landmark-lgbt-anti-discrimination-bill-backed-by-mormon-church/). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

1. Whittney, Evans (March 13, 2015). ["Utah's Governor Signs LGBT Anti-Discrimination Bill"](https://www.npr.org/2015/03/13/392718531/utahs-governor-signs-lgbt-anti-discrimination-bill). *[National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio)*. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

1. ["District 23 Senator - Utah State Senate"](http://senate.utah.gov/senators/district23.html). *senate.utah.gov*. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

1. ["Todd Weiler - Ballotpedia"](https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Weiler). *ballotpedia.org*. Retrieved 2025-08-06.

1. ["S.B. 229 Fourth Substitute Adoption Act Amendments"](http://le.utah.gov/~2014/bills/static/SB0229.html). Retrieved April 14, 2014.

1. ["S.B. 227 Exposure of Children to Pornography"](http://le.utah.gov/~2014/bills/static/SB0227.html). Retrieved April 15, 2014.

1. ["Herbert signs hundreds of bills into law"](http://www.thespectrum.com/story/news/2016/03/31/governor-acts-on-more-than-450-measures-approved-by-legislature/82482912/). *The Spectrum & Daily News*. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

1. Gifford, Bill (December 29, 2020). ["Red State Rebellion"](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/12/red-state-rebellion-utah-supermajority/). *Mother Jones*. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

1. Weiler, Todd (April 23, 2020). ["from:@GOPtodd "1253497431980863488""](https://twitter.com/goptodd/status/1253497431980863488). *Twitter*. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

1. McKellar, Katie (2020-04-23). ["Utah bought $800K in controversial drugs weeks ago but health officials didn't know"](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/4/23/21232945/utah-coronavirus-drugs-stockpile-malaria-hydroxychloroquine-unproven). *Deseret News*. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

1. Harrison, Suzanne (April 24, 2020). ["from:@votesuz "1253812950499901440""](https://twitter.com/votesuz/status/1253812950499901440). *Twitter*. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

1. Rodgers, Bethany (April 13, 2020). ["Pharmacist who's amassed malaria drugs has ear of Utah leaders about COVID-19 treatment"](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/04/13/pharmacist-whos-amassed/). *The Salt Lake Tribune*. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

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