2025 Legislative Watchlist

Below you will find the watchlist for all the bills that the Salt Lake Chamber is tracking during the 2024 Legislative Session. The list may be sorted by column or category.

The Chamber takes the following range of positions on bills:

  • “Monitor” means the bill is of interest to Chamber members, but the Chamber does not have a specific position on the bill.
  • “Concern” means the Chamber is concerned with the current status of the bill and is working with the bill sponsor.
  • “Oppose” means the Chamber is opposed to the bill as currently written.
  • “Support” means the Chamber supports passage of the bill.
  • “Priority” means the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Directors has designated this bill as priority for the business community. Legislators’ votes on Priority Bills are used to determine the Chamber’s Business Champion Awards.
Bill Number
Bill TitleSponsorSummaryPositionStatusLegislative Priority Area
HB 014Emergency Services Personnel AmendmentsRep. Norm ThurstonAllows a licensed EMT or paramedic to provide non-emergency services subject to their training and licensure in a setting that employs a medical director, has established processes for 911 emergency services initiation and does not purport to be an alternative to 911 emergency response. MonitorIntroducedHealthcare & Life Sciences
HB 018Petroleum Storage Tank AmendmentsRep. Steve EliasonCleans up references to petroleum storage tanks that are already subject to permitting processes. Increases the cap on the Petroleum Storage Tank Restricted Account from $50M to $60M and proposes a floor of $20M that would automatically increase the environmental assurance fees from 1/4 cent to 13/20 cent.MonitorIntroducedTaxes
HB 024Limitations on Liability AmendmentsRep. Nelson AbbottUpdates parameters on which liability is limited for employers who hire individuals with prior convictions or adjudications. A cause of action may be brought against an employer if their employee with a prior conviction or adjudication committed an offense related to their conviction or adjudication in the course of their employment.MonitorIntroducedWorkforce
HB 037Utah Housing AmendmentsRep. Jim DunniganAllows counties and municipalities to implement a density overlay to allow for increased and diverse housing options in a residentially zoned area. Allows deed restrictions in a density overlay if the residentially zoned area is still undeveloped. Also requires moderate income housing reports to include whether they used a density overlay, a five-year projection for housing demand, and the quantity of undeveloped land that is entitled or approved for housing in the specified county or municipality.MonitorIntroducedHousing
HB 050Occupational Safety and Health AmendmentsRep. Jim DunniganIncreases the state OSHA fines for various violations and citations and repeated offenses.MonitorIntroducedRegulatory
HB 052Health Insurance ModificationsRep. Kera BirkelandRequires any cost paid toward a patient's healthcare service (including drugs) to apply to their cost-sharing requirement, including pharmaceutical and manufacturer's coupons. The cost paid on behalf of the patient would not apply if the coupon is for a drug with a generic equivalent that a medical provider deems an appropriate form of treatment.ConcernIntroducedHealthcare & Life Sciences
SB 013Property Tax Reimbursement AmendmentsSen. Lincoln FillmoreThis bill allows certain rental businesses to charge a recovery fee for heavy equipment rentals to cover property taxes. The fee must be itemized, is not subject to sales tax, and cannot be charged to government entitites. The State Tax Commission, county auditors, and the Multicounty Appraisal Trust will study fee rates and report findings to the Legislature, with required data-sharing for the study. MonitorIntroducedTaxes
SB 015Certified Public Accountant Licensing AmendmentsSen. Evan VIckersThis bill removes CPA hour requirements, adds a bachelor's degree requirement, allows out-of-state CPAs to practice in Utah under certain conditions, permits fines for CPA-related violations, and makes technical changes.MonitorIntroducedWorkforce
SB 026Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone AmendmentsSen. Wayne HarperThis bill adjusts definitions, ties median income requirements for housing projects to county data, limits tax increment collection to three times per project, and makes technical changes.MonitorIntroducedEconomic Development
SB 036Water Quality Board AmendmentsSen. Todd WeilerGives the Utah Water Quality Board the authority to review and issue a final order when an alleged violator and the Director of the Division of Water Quality cannot come to an agreement. MonitorIntroducedWater
SB 038Manufacturing Modernization Grant Sunset AmendmentsSen. Ann MillnerExtends the Manufacturing Modernization Grant Program until 2028. SupportIntroducedEconomic Development