2022 Legislative Watchlist
2022 Legislative Watchlist
Below you will find the watchlist for all the bills that the Salt Lake Chamber is tracking during the 2022 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 Title | Sponsor | Summary | Position | Status | Priority Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 011 S2 | Student Athletics Participation | Birkeland, Kera Bramble, Curtis | Triggers a commission if the sex on a student's birth certificate does not match the gender designation for the sport for which they want to play. If a student is undergoing or has undergone a transition and has an amended birth certificate, they are still required to report to the commission. The commission will determine if the athlete can play in the sport or not. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Diversity & Inclusion |
| HB 015 S2 | Child Care Amendments | Pulsipher, Susan | Directs the Department of Health to use funds to expand childcare locations. An unlicensed provider may care for 10 children in total under the age of 13. Requires grants for employer provided child care. | Support | To Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 017 | State Small Business Credit Initiative Program Fund Amendments | Moss, Carol Winterton, Ron | Transfers the administration of the State Small Business Credit Initiative Program Fund from the Department of Workforce Services to the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. | Support | To Governor | Small Business |
| HB 023 S2 | First Responder Mental Health Services Amendments | Wilcox, Ryan Ipson, Don | Requires employers to provide mental health services to public safety employees, their families, and retirees and that this information be kept completely confidential. Directs the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to create and implement a grant program to which first responder agencies may apply for grants to help implement mental health programs. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 025 S4 | Utah Rural Jobs Act Amendments | Abbott, Nelson Wilson, Chris | Requires each eligible small business that receives a growth investment to submit a document that directs and authorizes the State Tax Commission to disclose to the GO Utah office the eligible small business's returns; establishes a deadline for each rural investment company to exit the program. Targets aerospace; defense; energy and natural resources; financial services; life sciences; outdoor products; software development; information technology; manufacturing; or agribusiness. | Support | To Governor | Small Business |
| HB 026 | Renter's Credit Amendments | Eliason, Steve Davis, Gene | Standardizes the method used by the Tax Commission to establish renter's credits for utilities included in the base rent price that utilize natural gas or electricity. Provides the percentage that the commission shall deduct from rent when calculating a renter's credit if the rent includes electricity, natural gas, or both. | Monitor | To Governor | Housing |
| HB 032 S1 | Healthcare Worker Protection Amendments | Spendlove, Robert M. | This bill enacts enhanced penalties for assault on an owner, worker or contractor at a health care facility | Monitor | To Governor | Healthcare & Workforce |
| HB 033 S1 | Instream Water Flow Amendments | Ferry, Joel Sandall, Scott | Revises the application process by which someone may apply for a permanent or temporary alteration to a stream's flow for use or to maintain sovereign, irrigable, or public lands. | Support | To Governor | Water |
| HB 035 S3 | Economic Development Modifications | Handy, Stephen Winterton, Ronald | Requires the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, instead of the Business and Economic Development Subcommittee, to identify targeted industries for economic development in the state; modifies provisions related to the issuance of economic development tax credits by the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GO Utah office). | Priority Bill | To Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 036 | Commission on Housing Affordability Amendments | Waldrip, Steve Anderegg, Jacob | Establishes the Housing Affordability Subcommittee, formerly the Commission on Housing Affordability, as a permanent subcommittee of the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity; modifies the membership and duties of the subcommittee. | Support | To Governor | Housing |
| HB 037 | State Water Policy Amendments | Stratton, Keven J. Sandall, Scott D. | The bill amends state water policy and will recharge aquifers and promote conservation through upgrade of infrastructure | Support | To Governor | Water |
| HB 039 S2 | State Construction Code Amendments | Ferry, Joel Bramble, Curtis | This bill amends the International Residential, Plumbing and Mechanical Codes as well as the state Fire Code. Creates a licensing exemption for a person certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Techbnologies at Level III or IV in Water-Based System Layout or Fire Alarm Systems. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| HB 043 | Hospitality and Tourism Management CTE Pilot Program Sunset Extension | Ballard, Melissa | This bill extends the sunset date on the Hospitality and Tourism Pilot Program by two years. This is to allow more time for the program which was disrupted by COVID. | Support | To Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 046 S2 | Utah Energy Infrastructure Amendments | Albrecht, Carl Harper, Wayne | Clarifies the duties of the Utah Energy Infrastructure Board regarding the evaluation of an application for a tax credit under the High Cost Infrastructure Development Tax Credit Act | Monitor | To Governor | Infrastructure & Taxes |
| HB 050 S1 | Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Amendments | Handy, Stephen Winterton, Ronald | Requires various departments--Dept. of Cultural and Community Engagement, Dept. of Health, State Board of Education, & Dept. of Human Services-- to provide an annual report to the DWS. The report shall describe policies, procedures, programs that are designed to help break poverty cycle, and contain recommendations for the legislature on how to break the poverty cycle. Repeals the Intergenerational Poverty Advisory Committee, Intergenerational Welfare Reform Committee, and the Intergenerational Poverty Plan Implementation Pilot Program. | Support | To Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 052 | Hydrogen Tax Credit Amendments | Sagers, Douglas | Updates the definition for "infrastructure" and "high cost infrastructure project" to include pipelines, and manufacturing, distributing, or holding hydrogen fuel using renewable energy and other hydrogen fuel projects. Qualifies these projects for the high cost infrastructure tax development tax credit. | Support | In Committee | Infrastructure |
| HB 054 | Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Amendments | Sagers, Douglas | Establishes a tax credit for investment in plants, equipment and other depreciable property to produce or process hydrogen for the use of fuel, or to distribute/dispense hydrogen fuel. Also allows these credits to be used against existing taxes owed. | Support | In Committee | Energy |
| HB 060 S2 | Vaccine Passport Amendments | Brooks, Walt Kennedy, Michael | Makes it unlawful for a place of public accommodation to discriminate based on immunity status. Prohibits certain government entities from requiring proof of immunity status. Makes it unlawful discrimination for an employer to require proof of immunity. | Oppose | Passed Senate Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 063 S2 | Covid-19 Vaccine Exemptions | Hawkins, Jon | Prohibits an employer from requiring a vaccine if an employee or prospective employee submits a medical report that they have already been infected with COVID-19. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 064 S2 | Drinking Water Amendments | Watkins, Christine | This bill creates the "Drinking Water Capacity Account" fund. This fund would be used to help water drinking systems come up to standard by providing capital, assist with technology or training, assisting with planning for future growth, or to upgrade, expand or review an application for an existing water system. | Support | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Water |
| HB 069 | Division of Real Estate Amendments | Musselman, Calvin R. | This bill would create rules that would be put in place if a principal broker were to become incapacitated in the course of their duties. An applicant for a sales agent or real estate broker would need at least 120 hours of approved education. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| HB 071 | Utah Fair Housing Act Amendments | Collard, Clare | Clarifies a list of certain discriminatory housing practices. Technicality verbiage is any/or. | Support | In Senate | Housing |
| HB 095 S3 | Landscaping Requirement Prohibition | Ward, Raymond | Prohibits municipal, counties, and associations, or mobile park requirements for lawn or turf on private property or mobile park residents on property that they lease or rent. | Support | Held in Committee | Water |
| HB 100 S1 | Emergency Preparedness Amendments | Collard, Clare | This bill creates the Office of Earthquake Preparedness and Response within the Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management | Support | Failed to Pass Committee | Infrastructure |
| HB 101 | Rural Coworking and Innovation Center Grant Program Amendments | Albrecht, Carl | Prohibits a private company from receiving grants designated by the Rural Coworking and Innovation Center. | Support | To Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 103 | Student Intervention Early Warning Program | Peterson, Val | Removes the repeal date for the Student Intervention Early Warning Program, making it an ongoing program. The goal to intervene early before a child decides to quit school or drop out by using data/report sharing with teachers, parents, admin. | Support | To Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 109 | Death Certificate Amendments | Handy, Stephen | Allows a health care professional to indicate on a death certificate that air pollution was a factor in the death of the patient. | Monitor | Introduced | Air Quality |
| HB 113 S1 | Funding For Students with Disabilities | Judkins, Marsha | This bill amends a formula related to add-on weighted pupil units for students with disabilities. Increases the per pupil dollars for disabled students. | Support | To Governor | Education |
| HB 115 | Water Distribution Efficiency | Ballard, Melissa G. | Enacts the Water Distribution Efficiency Act: requires division of water resources to post a summary of water loss data, requires a creation and implementation of an acceptable water loss standard, addresses process of dealing with excessive water loss. | Monitor | Failed to Pass House | Water |
| HB 116 S1 | Medical Billing Amendments | Winder, MIke | Once a patient's service or procedure is completed, the medical facility must bill within 120 days the health plan on record. Some patients receive their bills a year plus after procedure. Sponsor notes that this happens rarely and this is a preventative measure. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 118 S1 | Wetland Amendments | Snider, Casey | Requires land use authorities to provide a copy of a land use permit that affects wetlands to the Utah Geological Survey. These permits are then to be published on the website of the Department of Natural Resources who will then make recommendations regarding the viability of an in-lieu fee program for wetland mitigation. | Monitor | To Governor | Natural Resources |
| HB 121 S1 | Water Conservation Modifications | Spendlove, Robert M. | Sets guidelines for state facilities to cut their water usage compared to FY20 and requires that all state facilities built after May 4, 2022 have no more than 20% of their grounds be lawn or turf. No state facility may water between 10 AM to 6 PM. | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| HB 130 S1 | Driver License Test Amendments | Bennion, Gay Lynn Mayne, Karen | This bill will allow the Driver's License Division to administer written exams for a Class D license in languages other than English. | Prority Bill | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Workforce & Diversity |
| HB 131 | Watershed Restoration Initiative | Bennion, Gay Lynn | This bill creates the Watershed Restoration Initiative within the DNR and creates the Watershed Restoration Expendable Special Revenue Fund. | Support | To Governor | Water |
| HB 146 | Food Truck Licensing Amendments | Lisonbee, Kari Ann | A food truck only has to get a license in the city that the owner resides in. Amended bill adds ice cream truck which maintains background check requirement. Reduces regulatory barriers for small businesses. | Support | Passed the Senate | Workforce |
| HB 150 | Disability Ombudsman Program | Dailey-Provost, Jennifer | This bill directs the Division of Services for People with Disabilities to create the position of Disability Ombudsman to develop and maintain expertise in laws and policies regarding those people with a disability, provide training and information to interested parties across the state, develop an easily accessible website, investigate complaints pertaining to this legislation. | Support | To Governor | Diversity & Inclusion |
| HB 151 S2 | Retail Facility Incentive Payment Amendments | Schultz, Mike | Public entities may not make retail facility incentive payments to retailers. Exemptions include retail facilities located entirely within census blocks where the AMI is less than 70% of the state median income, facilities in mixed developments where a portion of the development is dedicated to median income housing, or facilities that are in counties of the 4th, 5th, or 6th class. | Monitor | Passed the Senate | Business climate and Economy |
| HB 154 S1 | Occupational Therapist Licensure Compact | Ferry, Joel Bramble, Curtis | This bill creates the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact which aims to expand the availability of OT by supporting the lincenses of member states and increase telehealth OT use. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| HB 156 | Sale and Use Tax Refund Amendments | Watkins, Christine | This bill phases in a refund process for the state sales and use tax on machinery, equipment or other materials bought or leased by an oil/gas extraction establishment or a pipeline transportation establishment. | Support | Failed to Pass Committee | Natural Resources |
| HB 157 S1 | Sovereign Lands Revenues Amendments | Hawkes, Timothy | This bill modifies the Sovereign Lands Management Account statute to make funds in this account to only be used for the direct benefit of sovereign lands in addition to creating the Great Salt Lake Account which would include funding derived from those who mine minerals out of the sovereign land of the lake--the funds would be used to address lake levels. | Support | To Governor | Natural Resources |
| HB 162 | Period Products in Schools | Lisonbee, Karianne | This bill requires local school boards and charter schools to provide period products in certain restrooms within all school facilities free of charge. | Support | To Governor | Education |
| HB 163 S1 | Driver Licence Testing Modifications | Moss, Carol Bramble, Curtis | This bill would allow a humanitarian refugee to obtain a driver's license. | Support | Signed by Governor | Diversity and Workforce |
| HB 164 | Public Transit Fares | Briscoe, Joel | This bill prohibits large transit authorities from imposing fares on a public transit service. | Monitor | Held in Committee | Infrastructure |
| HB 168 | Preferences of Water Rights Amendments | Albrecht, Carl | This bill directs the state engineer to study and implement water preference during a temporary water shortage. This bill provides that drinking, sanitation, electricy generation and fire suppression would have preferential right over other uses during such emergencies. | Support | To Governor | Natural Resources: water |
| HB 176 S1 | Utah Health Workforce Act | Thurston, Norman | This bill will create the Health Workforce Advisory Council that will provide info about policy that affect the health workforce. This bill also creates the Health Workforce Information Center which will conduct research and analyze data regarding Utah's health workforce. | Monitor | To Governor | Healthcare and Workforce |
| HB 177 | Water Well Amendments | Ferry, Joel | Water production wells are not exempt from regulation when it comes to drilling, deepening, etc. | Monitor | To Governor | Natural resources & Infrastructure |
| HB 179 | Juvenile Record Amendments | Snow, Lowry | This bill sets forth parameters under which a juvenile record may be expunged and under which conditions a hearing for the petition for expungement may be waived. | Monitor | Introduced | Expungements |
| HB 181 S4 | Railroad Crossing Maintenance Amendments | Schultz, Mike | The Department of Transportation is to determine responsibility for maintaining railroad crossings between the railroad and the appropriate public agency. The department can determine that non-federal funded improvements and new crossings are required if they are determined to be in the interest of the public. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Infrastructure |
| HB 182 | Local Health Department Order Amendments | Strong, Mark | This bill deals with executive authority and exempts the Hill and state facilities from local health department jurisdiction, also prohibits a CEO of a municipality from exercising emergency powers. A local legislative body can veto a local executive order. | Monitor | To Governor | Business climate and Economy |
| HB 183 | In Person Learning Amendments | Teuscher, Jordan Weiler, Todd | Suspends test to stay programs in schools and changes the formula that would trigger a test to stay initiative. | Monitor | Governor Signed | Healthcare |
| HB 186 S2 | Vehicle Registration Amendments | Ward, Raymond | Registration for electric vehicles incrementally increases the rate per mile and cap charge and is set to sunset in 2032. Beginning on 01/01/23, the rate per mile will be $0.01 and the cap will be $130.25 annually or $100.75 for six months. | Support | To Governor | Infrastructure & Transportation |
| HB 189 S2 | Electric Vehicle Charging Modifications | Briscoe, Joel | Associations may not prohibit a tenant from installing an electric vehicle charging station and must make accomodations so that the tenant may install one near to a designated parking spot. This bill allows the association to require that the charging station be installed by a professional and fit within guidelines as well as puts the cost for installation on the tenant. | Monitor | Failed to Pass the House | Infrastructure |
| HB 192 S2 | Former Offender Employment Amendments | Judkins, Marsha | Prohibits a mental health professional from having their license revoked due to past criminal actions or participation in substance use treatment. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Healthcare & Workforce |
| HB 193 S4 | Full-Day Kindergarten | Waldrip, Steve | Directs school districts to provide an optional all-day kindergarten program starting July 1, 2024. | Priority Bill | To Governor | Education & Workforce |
| HB 194 | Department of Corrections Education Amendments | Ballard, Melissa | This bill directs the Dept. of Corrections to make education programs available to inmates. The department must also make financial aid resources available. | Monitor | To Governor | Education & Workforce |
| HB 197 | Income Tax Rate Modifications | Abbott, Nelson | Amends the franchise and income tax to 4.5% | Monitor | Introduced | Taxes and Budget |
| HB 202 | Employment Selection Procedures Act | Wheatley, Mark | Prohibits a prospective employer from inquiring about previous compensation. | Oppose | Introduced | Business Climate |
| HB 203 | Food Sales Tax Modifications | Rohner, Judy | Removes the state food tax. | Monitor | Introduced | Taxes and Budget |
| HB 210 | Primary Care Spending Amendments | Pierucci, Candice | Requires the Health Data Committee to issue a report on primary care spending. | Monitor | To Governor | Healthcare |
| HB 212 | Health Care Coverage Amendments | Dailey-Provost, Jennifer | This bill directs the Division of Medicaid and Health Financing to apply for a Medicaid waiver with CMS before July 1, 2022 to provide wraparound services to qualified individuals. | Monitor | Introduced | Healthcare |
| HB 214 | Fire Sprinkler Installation Certification Amendments | Matthews, Ashlee | Requires individuals to have passed completely the Star fire sprinklerfitting mastery examination and completed all requirements before they may work in fire sprinkler fitting. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 215 S2 | Public Service Commission Amendments | Albecht, Carl | Bill creates Project Oversight Committee which would act as an intermediary between the stakeholders and the public of a certain area and a project entity. Project entities must file certain financial information (including wholesale rates, financing sources and bond details, power sold, etc.) with the Committee which will then be made public. The committee will also take concerns from stakeholders and the community back to the project entity. | Monitor | To Governor | Energy |
| HB 220 | Pregnancy and Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Amendments | Lesser, Rosemary | Increases the Medicaid coverage for pregnant and postpartum women whose incomes that are less than 200% of the poverty level. | Monitor | Introduced | Healthcare |
| HB 221 | Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Vehicles | Harrison, Suzanne | Provides a tax credit for the purchase or lease of alternative fuel vehicle. | Monitor | Introduced | Energy & Transportation |
| HB 222 | Driving Privilege Card Amendments | Robertson, Adam | Sets a price for a driving privilege card at $32 for an original card and $23 for a renewal. | Support | To Governor | Transportation |
| HB 223 | Diabetes Supplies Amendments | Dailey-Provost, Jennifer | This bill caps the price that may be charged on insulin pumps and glucose monitors regardless of if a deductible has been met. This bill would cap the price of insulin at $100 and monitors at $40 starting Jan 1, 2023. | Monitor | Introduced | Healthcare |
| HB 224 S1 | Optometrist Practice Amendments | Dunnigan, James | This bill defines what types of surgeries an optometrist can and cannot do. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 225 S2 | Access to Medical Records Amendments | Dunnigan, James | This bill would create a HIPAA form for all healthcare providers to use for patients to access records. | Monitor | To Governor | Healthcare |
| HB 230 S2 | Refugee and Immigrant Student Policies Amendments | Johnson, Dan | Creates a central repository for schools to upload the transcripts of refugee or other foreign-born students who have not attended school in the United States before. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| HB 232 S1 | Utah Lake Authority | Brammer, Brady | Replaces the Utah Lake Commission with the Utah Lake Authority to monitor and advise on the quality of water going in and out of the lake, as well as managing invasive plant and fish species. | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| HB 236 | Behavioral Health Amendments | Eliason, Steve | Establishes the Collaborative Care Grant Program under the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health which will award 1-6 grants to small primary health care practices to implement an integrated physical and behavioral health program. Also allows the Suicide Prevention Program to fund educational efforts. | Support | To Governor | Healthcare |
| HB 240 S2 | Utah Lake Amendments | Stratton, Keven | Changes the authority of the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands to allow them to only recommend disposal of state land in and around Utah Lake by submitting a proposal to the legislature and the governor. | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| HB 242 S1 | Secondary Water Metering Amendments | Peterson, Val McKell, Michael | Requires full metering of pressurized secondary water to be metered no later than Jan 1, 2030. This bill also directs the Board of Water Resources to create grants for secondary metering for water systems in place but not metered before May 4, 2022. | Priority Bill | To Governor | Water |
| HB 243 S2 | Regulatory Sandbox Program Amendments | Maloy, Cory | The Regulatory Sandbox program will be exclusively in the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, and allows for innovative financial and insurance products or services. | Support | To Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 244 S2 | Geological Carbon Sequestration Amendments | Handy, Stephen | Sets up a process between the EPA, the Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, and under the Safe Drinking Water Act to determine who has authority over class VI injection wells and how that process will be funded as well as issuing carbon sequestration permits. Requires an individual to hold a permit to engage in carbon storage. | Monitor | To Governor | Energy |
| HB 245 | Occupational Safety and Health Amendments | Hawkes, Timothy | Increases the penalties to 13,653 from 7000 that may be imposed on an employer for various OSHA violations. This keeps Utah in control of the state OSHA program by keeping our fines in compliance with federal OSHA fines. | Monitor | To Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 252 | Employee Verification Requirements | Ferry, Joel | Increases the number of employees a private employer may have from 15-250 before they have to use a status verification system for a new hire. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| HB 255 | Utah Fit Premises Act Amendments | Bennion, Gay | Sets forth emergency provisions for which an owner or manager may enter a renter's unit without giving 24 hours notice and provisions for which a renter may not deny entry to the owner or manager. | Monitor | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 262 | Incentives Amendments | Christofferson, Kay | This bill would repeal several tax incentives related to renewable energy, research and development, recycling, solar projects, etc. | Oppose | Held in Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 263 | Utah Watersheds Council Amendments | Chew, Scott | Changes the membership of the Utah Watersheds Council to include an attorney who specializes in water law. The "Utah Watersheds Council" is created within the Department of Natural Resources. A majority of the members of the state council constitutes a quorum. The state council may hold regular and special meetings at such locations within the state. The council may invite federal agencies to name representatives as liaisons to state council . | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Water |
| HB 266 | Trauma-informed Research and Training Grant Program | Hawkins, Jon | Creates the Trauma-informed Research and Training Grant Program. This program will fund programs which seek to research, mitigate and prevent impacts that traumatic life experiences have on the economy and workforce. The research will then help to provide workforce education and training on mitigation of these impacts. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Workforce |
| HB 269 S2 | Capital Assets for Water | Stratton, Keven | Requires water providers to assess, maintain, and replace water assets and to verify the physical condition and performance and condition standards for these assets. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Water |
| HB 271 | Water Releases Amendments | Lisonbee, Karianne | A dam or reservoir operator may not increase the flow rate more than 25% of the rate of a natural channel. | Monitor | Introduced | Water |
| HB 272 | Energy Storage Amendments | Handy, Stephen | Establishes the sales and use tax exemption for the purchase of energy storage equipment. Establishes the Energy Storage Asset Pilot Grant Program to be administered by the Office of Energy Development. Grant funding--which is to be matched by the recipient--can be used to purchase energy storage assets. Grant awardees may still claim a renewable energy system tax credit. | Monitor | Introduced | Energy |
| HB 275 | Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program | Stenquist, Jeffrey | Creates the Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program to provide financial assistance to qualified vehicle owners to purchase replacement vehicles. Would require participating dealers to surrender the replaced vehicles that they receive under the program to a participating recycling facility. Program set to repeal on July 1, 2027. | Support | Failed to Pass Committee | Air Quality |
| HB 276 | Joint Tenancy Presumption Amendments | Musselman, Calvin | Changes "husband and wife" to "spouses" in the section that explains joint tenancy between two people. | Support | To Governor | Housing |
| HB 278 | Behavioral Health Treatment Access Amendments | Eliason, Steve | Requires a health benefit plan that offers mental health treatment to enter into a single case agreement with an enrollee to receive mental health treatment for an out-of-network mental health provider that is selected by the enrollee. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 279 | Regional Transmission Organization Study | Handy, Stephen | Directs the Public Service Commission to study the costs and benefits of joining a regional transmission organization and present their findings to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee. | Monitor | Introduced | Energy |
| HB 280 S2 | Cyber Security Commission | Handy, Stephen | Creates the Cybersecurity Commission which shall identify and inform the governor of threats and vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and other serious threats, and provide best practices, education and mitigation for public and private sector cyber attacks. | Support | To Governor | Tech |
| HB 282 S1 | Water Wise Landscaping Amendments | Wilcox, Ryan | Municipalities and associations may not prohibit water wise landscaping. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Water |
| HB 283 S1 | Mental Health Professional Licensing Amendments | Thurston, Norman | Lowers the clinical mental health counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist training hour requirements from 4000 to 3000 hours. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce & Healthcare |
| HB 288 S1 | New Growth Amendments | Ward, Raymond | Directs the county recorder to report the number of notices for new internal accessory dwelling units in the previous calendar year to the county assessor. The assessor will then multiply the number of notices by the median home value of the area--1/3 of this value will be added to the sum of the equation used to calculate locally assessed new growth (sum of real property of the previous year-sum of real property of the current year). | Monitor | Passed Committee | Housing |
| HB 289 S1 | Insurance Coverage for Emergency Medical Service Personnel | Johnson, Dan | Creates the Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Personnel Health Insurance Program to incentivize emergency medical service volunteers. Only emergency medical service personnel who are licensed, provide services for a local governmental entity and are not eligible for another health benefit plan qualify for the program. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| HB 293 | Ground Ambulance Interfacility Transport Licensing | Wilcox, Ryan Bramble, Curtis | Amends the Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act. The Department of Health may amend an existing ground ambulance interfacility transport license without an adjudicative proceeding unless the license is issued based on an exclusive geographic service requirement. | Monitor | To Governor | Healthcare |
| HB 295 S2 | Physician Workforce Amendments | Maloy, Cory | Creates a new section that directs the Medical Education Council to create a grant program that a Utah hospital can apply to to create a new residency position. Prioritization of grant funding will address workforce shortages and serve an underserved population. Also directs the council to create a grant for a forensic psychiatrist fellowship program. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| HB 303 S1 | Downzoning Notice Amendments | Peterson, Val | Creates a process for those whose real property is affected by a proposed zoning change to submit a land use application. Also requires a city to post a public notice that there will be a zoning change. | Monitor | To Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 308 S1 | Drug Pricing Nondiscrimination Act | Eliason, Steve | Prohibits benefit managers or insurers from refusing to contract with a 340B drug discount entity, or modifying the copay, coverage, or benefits of a 340B entity or its patients. A manufactureer or distributor of a pharmaceutical may not deny the access of a 340B entity to these pharmaceuticals. | Monitor | In Committee | Healthcare |
| HB 311 S1 | Alternative Fuel Heavy Equipment Tax Credit | Ballard, Melissa | Allows UIPA to administer grants to purchase certain zero emissions and near zero emissions heavy equipment. Allows for a nonrefundable tax credit equal to the zero emissions tax credit ($500 or $1000 multiplied by the horsepower rating of certain heavy equipment below and above 1000 horsepower respectively) or the near zero emissions credit ($25 or $50 multiplied by the horsepower rating of certain heavy equipment,below and above 1000 horsepower respectively). | Monitor | Failed to Pass the Senate | Air Quality |
| HB 312 | State Financial Contracts Amendments | Shipp, Rex | Before a public entity can enter into a contract with a financial institution, the financial institution must have a written certification that they do not have a policy of refusing to finance fossil-fuel operations unless the contract's value is under $100,000. | Monitor | Held in Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 319 S1 | Jordan River Improvement Amendments | Acton, Cheryl | Pollution runoff from the road directly into the Jordan River is to be addressed jointly by the Department of Transportation and the Jordan River Commission. | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| HB 322 S1 | Public Transit Capital Development Modifications | Christofferson, Kay | Tasks the Executive Director of the DoT with the oversight and supervision of any fixed guideway capital development project that is state funded. These projects could include double tracking commuter rail lines or the expansion of other public transit facilities and the related infrastructure particularly around the Point of the Mountain. | Monitor | To Governor | Infrastructure |
| HB 323 | Transient Room Tax Amendments | Last, Brad | This bill modifies provisions related to the transient room tax. This bill: authorizes certain counties to use a certain amount of transient room tax revenue for visitor management and destination development if the expenditure is prioritized and recommended by a county's tourism tax advisory board; modifies provisions related to a transient room tax reserve fund; modifies the general powers and duties of a county legislative body related to the transient room tax; modifies provisions related to an annual report by a county legislative body; and makes technical changes. | Monitor | To Governor | |
| HB 326 S1 | State Innovation Amendments | Moss, Jefferson | Creates the Utah Innovation Lab within the Utah System of Higher Education. Directs the lab to study issues currently facing Utah. Additionally the Lab in conjunction with the Governor's Office of Economic Oppotunity and either the Division of Air Quality or Division of Water Resources shall award grants (as part of the Strategic Innovation Grant Pilot Program) that address air quality or water conservation issues. | Support | To Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 327 | Airport Land Use Amendments | Ballard, Melissa | Defines an airport overlay zone and encourages a political subdivision to adopt one in addition to notifying a person building on or developing land near an airport of the noise and overflights, and to build within the parameters of "Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace" statute within 14 C.F.R. | Monitor | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 331 S5 | Hope Scholarship Program | Pierucci, Candice Cullimore, Kirk | Establishes the Hope Scholarship Program that will set up accounts for eligible students which can be used to pay the costs of private education goods and services. | Monitor | Failed to Pass the House | Education |
| HB 333 S1 | Economic and Workforce Development Amendments | Hawkes, Timothy | Moves various commissions, boards and programs from the GO Utah Office to other agencies. Issues various grants to support rural communities and return to work programs. Prohibits the GO Utah Offices from distributing pass through funding for things not expressly authorized by the legislature. Creates the Center for International Business and Diplomacy within the GO Utah Office. | Monitor | To Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| HB 335 S1 | Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force | Teuscher, Jordan | Creates the Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force which will advise on policy pertaining to promotion, incentivization and regulation of blockchain and digital financial industries. | Monitor | To Governor | Finance |
| HB 344 S2 | Utah Medical Candor Act | Nelson, Merrill Kennedy, Michael | creates a medical candor process where a health care provider may investigate an injury, or suspected injury, associated with a health care process and may communicate information about the investigation to the patient and any representative of the patient; addresses written notice of the medical candor process; adresses an offer of compensation made as part of the medical candor process; and addresses confidentiality, disclosure, and effect of communications made in preparation for or during the medical candor process. | Monitor | To Governor | |
| HB 358 | Mental Health Treatment Amendments | King, Brian | Requires any health plan offered by a governmental employer to comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Workforce & Healthcare |
| HB 359 S3 | Eviction Records Amendments | Judkins, Marsha | Provides for an automatic expungement of an eviction if the case has been dismissed and 10 days have passed from the dismissal. | Support | To Governor | Housing |
| HB 362 | Tax Entity Amendments | Winder, Mike | Allows a community reinvestment agency to still receive a tax increment if all entities in that area except one have entered into an interlocal agreement. | Monitor | Held in Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 364 | Minimum Wage Amendments | Collard, Clare | An employer must pay the minimum wage to an employee that also receives tips. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 370 | Mental Health Professional Amendments | Wilcox, Ryan | Makes mental health workers who work in underserved areas eligible for scholarships and loan repayment assistance under the Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program. | Support | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Workforce |
| HB 372 | Short-Term Property Rental Amendments | Moss, Carol | Cities and counties can zone specific areas to allow or prohibit short-term rentals. This bill also gives them the power to levy civil penalties against those who list an ineligible property on a short-term rental website. | Monitor | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 373 | Convention and Tourism Business Assessment Area Act | Spendlove, Robert | Allows a county to designate a benefitted area and levy an assessment on properties that are in that area. | Support | On House Concurrence Calendar | Economic Development |
| HB 377 | Water Rights Adjudication Amendments | Kohler, Mike | In the case of a water right adjudication, if the water right claimant does not respond to inquiries from the State Engineer, the engineer may make a recommendation to the court with the knowledge that they do have. | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| HB 379 | Association of Governments Amendments | Watkins, Christine | Creates a grant program to provide governmental associations with funding for infrastructure, transportation, housing, or other economic development projects. | Monitor | Introduced | Infrastructure & Housing |
| HB 385 | Hemp and CBD Amendments | Dailey-Provost, Jennifer Vickers, Evan | Sets forth parameters for applicants to process industrial hemp and prohibits transporting, producing, using, or selling canaboid products that can be smoked, added to food or drinks or that are marketed to be enticing to children. | Monitor | To Governor | Manufacturing |
| HB 389 | Nursing Education Program Amendments | Lisonbee, Karianne | A nursing program that is not accreditated may receive a temporary five year approval from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing under certain circumstances for the purpose of licensing graduates. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Workforce |
| HB 390 | Early College and Concurrent Enrollment Program Amendments | Snow, Lowry | Directs the State Board of Education to prioritize funding to cover early college tests for students experiencing economic disadvantage. | Monitor | In the Senate | Workforce & Education |
| HB 393 S1 | Water Reporting Amendments | Ferry, Joel | Directs the State Engineer to study the effects of producing hydrogen through electrolysis. | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| HB 396 | Paid Professional Hours for Educators | Moss, Jefferson | Directs LEAs to provide paid hours for professional development to teachers, counselors, administration, specialists, and psychologists. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce & Education |
| HB 398 | Traffic Safety Data Sharing Amendments | Johnson, Dan | Allows the Department of Health to share information about traffic accidents with the Department of Public Safety. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Transportation & Infrastructure |
| HB 400 | Associate Physician License Amendments | Barlow, Stewart | Allows an associate physician to practice for more than six years in more areas than just primary care. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce & Healthcare |
| HB 401 | Property Tax Relief Amendments | Waldrip, Steve | Increases the income threshold for a homeowner or renter credit. Increases the homeowner credit amount. | Support | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Housing |
| HB 404 | Large Public Transit District Amendments | Ballard, Melissa | When starting the procurement process for a zero emissions passenger railcar or more than 10 buses, the public transit district is to request information on different zero emissions propulsion systems and their costs. | Monitor | In the Senate | Transportation & Infrastructure |
| HB 405 | Switcher Amendments | Schultz, Mike | If there are more than four switchers in a yard, they are to be powered wholly by a hydrogen fuel cell or battery-electric power by 1/1/2028. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Air Quality |
| HB 407 | Short-term Rental Enforcement Amendments | Bennion, Gay Lynn | Allows municipalities to zone for areas that allow an prohibit short-term property rentals. Directs the court to fine a repeat offender with the maximum allowable fine that may not be reduced or waived. | Monitor | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 408 | Product Liability Amendments | King, Brian | Does not require proof of a safer alternative design for a defective product for a claimant to be successful in a civil procedure. | Oppose | Introduced | Business Climate |
| HB 410 | Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement | Wilson, Brad | Creates the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program which aims to address waterflow to the GSL, conserve & restore upstream habitats, conduct assessments and studies as needed and engage various stakeholders for the purpose of preserving and restoring the Great Salt Lake. | Priority Bill | To Governor | Water |
| HB 415 | Transit Worker Safety Amendments | Handy, Stephen | Makes assault of a transit worker a Class A misdemeanor. | Monitor | Failed to Pass the House | Workforce |
| HB 416 | Property Rights Ombudsman Amendments | Peterson, Val | Adds a responsibility to the Office of Property Rights Ombudsman--they shall review all local government's land use and development policy and ordinance to ensure compliance with state law. | Monitor | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 418 S1 | Grid Resilience Committee | Albrecht, Carl | Creates the Grid Resilience Committee who is tasked with advising the state on policy pertaining to grid resilience and its supporting critical infrastructure. | Support | To Governor | Infrastructure & Energuy |
| HB 424 | Workforce Development in the Skilled Trades Act | Dailey-Provost, Jennifer | A government project that will be worth more than $500,000 would be required to have at least 10% of the total project hours completed by an apprentice, except in areas where there is not an adequate number of available apprentices. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 425 | Beer Order and Delivery Amendments | Briscoe, Joel | Allows an off-premise retailer to apply for a license to deliver up to four cases of beer. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate |
| HB 427 | Wildlife Accident Protections | Owens, Doug | Requires the Department of Transportation to include any wildlife mitigation efforts in their annual report to the Transportation Interim Committee. | Monitor | Passed Senate Committee | Transportation |
| HB 429 | Great Salt Lake Amendments | Miles, Kelly | Directs the DWR to enact the Great Salt Lake Watershed Integrated Water Assessment to determine the quantity and quality of water resources, and best practices for maintaining the lake. | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| HB 431 | Social Credit Score Amendments | Acton, Cheryl | This bill prohibits an employer, government institution or financial institution from participating in setting up a social credit score system that could lead to adverse treatment of a person. Prohibits a financial institution from collecting, reporting, maintaining records of credit worthiness of their social network in determining credit worthiness of that individual. Allows for civil action. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate |
| HB 435 | Mining Regulation Amendments | Owens, Doug | Exempts small mining operations that are not in first or second class counties from filing a notice of intent to start a mining operation. | Monitor | Introduced | Natural Resources |
| HB 437 S1 | Education Research and Innovation Amendments | Moss, Jefferson | Changes the ULEAD steering committee to have two co-chairs, and directs the committees to report to the Interim Education Committee about innovative practices in Utah and other states. | Monitor | To Governor | Education |
| HB 438 S1 | Point of the Mountain State Land Authority Amendments | Snow, Lowry | Establishes a loan committee to recommend loans for infrastructure. Allows the authority board to set a maximum energy tax of 6%. Requires a lessee to pay an annual fee for land used. | Monitor | On House Concurrence Calendar | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 440 | Homeless Services Amendmnents | Eliason, Steve | Defines how much available funding different municipalities shall receive to provide services for those experiencing homelessness and mitigate the effects of homeless shelters in their municipality. | Monitor | To Governor | Housing |
| HB 441 | Community Paramedicine Amendments | Johnson, Dan | Allows an ambulance or quick response provider to provide medical care to a person who is not in need of ambulance transportation nor is in a health care facility. | Monitor | Passed the Senate | Healthcare |
| HB 443 S1 | Utah Inland Port Authority Amendments | Schultz, Mike | Reduces the board from 11 members to five and includes three nonvoting members, one of whom is a member of the Salt Lake City Council. Directs the UIPA to use the property tax differential to recruit business, and sets forth post-performance parameters (amount of money spent in the area, number of jobs created, etc.) for which a person may qualify to receive a business recruitment incentive. | Monitor | To Governor | Economic Development |
| HB 444 | Income Tax Revisions | Spendlove, Robert | Allows an entity to pay taxes on behalf of an individual and for the individual to claim those on their tax return. | Priority Bill | To Governor | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 445 | Homeowners Association Amendments | Lyman, Phil | Direct the Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman to include attorneys with various expertises in laws and acts related to housing. The office shall also help with mediation between lot owners, HOAs, and other stakeholders when there has been a violation. | Monitor | Introduced | Housing |
| HB 448 | Statute of Limitations Amendments | Collard, Clare | Modifies the statute of limitations for wage discrimination to be no more than two years after the discrimination happened. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 449 | Bereavement Leave Modifications | Shipp, Rex | Requires that three days of leave be provided to an employee following a miscarriage or stillbirth. | Monitor | In the Senate | Workforce |
| HB 452 | Corporation Reinstatement Amendments | Robertson, Adam | Directs the State Tax Commission to ensure all tax compliance for a nonprofit that has applied to have its nonprofit status be reinstated. | Monitor | In Committee | Business Climate |
| HB 453 | Alcohol Restrictions Amendments | Briscoe, Joel | Allows breweries that are zoned as such to sell their own product on the premises where the product was made. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate |
| HB 456 | Virtual Currency Payment Amendments | Teuscher, Jordan | Would allow for the payment of taxes with virtual currency. | Monitor | In the Senate | Business Climate & Economy |
| HB 457 | Consumer Data Privacy Amendments | Collard, Clare | Creates a section of code that will apply the Protection of Personal Information Act to state agencies. Also gives the AG the authority to use an injunction to enforce this bill. | Monitor | Introduced | Business Climate |
| HB 462 | Utah Housing Affordability Amendments | Waldrip, Steve | Also known as SB 34+. This bill requires cities to adopt an implementation plan for moderate income housing. Prioritizes certain funding for municipalities who demonstrate plans to implement a certain number of moderate income housing, and prohibits municipalities from receiving certain funds if they fail to comply with moderate income housing reporting. Requires the Point of the Mountain State Land Authority to designate a certain percentage of proposed housing units to be dedicated as affordable housing units. | Priority Bill | To Governor | Housing |
| HB 464 | Utah Clean Energy Fund | Briscoe, Joel | Enacts the Utah Clean Energy Fund that will direct 40% of funds to impacted communities. Develops and adopts work programs to institute qualified projects which include alternative fuel vehicle projects, energy efficiency projects, renewable energy projects, clean agriculture projects, etc. | Support | Introduced | Energy |
| HB 467 | School Health Services Amendments | Johnson, Dan | Makes certain speech-language pathologists and audiologists that work in schools eligible for Teacher Salary Supplment Program. | Support | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 470 | Higher Education Residency Amendments | Teuscher, Jordan | Defines an asylee applicant or refugee as a resident student and eligible for resident tuition for higher education purposes. | Support | Introduced | Workforce & Education |
| HB 474 | Municipal and County Land Use and Development Revisions | Waldrip, Steve | A municipality may allow for high density housing zoning as long as it is in compliance with state and municipality statutes and for the combining of lots for a subdivision. | Support | In Committee | Housing |
| HB 475 | Use of Public Education Stabilization Account One-Time Funding | Last, Bradley | Creates the Small School District Capital Projects Fund which will be funded by a one-time appropriation from the Executive Appropriations Committee. Creates the Capital Projects Evaluation Panel which will review, prioritize, and approve proposals for state funding. | Monitor | To Governor | Education |
| HB 478 | Minimum Basic Tax Rate Reduction | Last, Bradley | Repeals the WPU value rate and its related studies. Ends the minimum basic tax rate freeze on July 1, 2022. | Monitor | In the Senate | Education and Economy |
| HB 480 | Educational Psychologist Amendments | Barlow, Stewart | Creates licensure for educational psychologists. | Monitor | Introduced | Education & Workforce |
| HB 481 | Education Reporting Amendments | Pulsipher, Susan | Eliminates the assessment and reporting requirement for and LEA that is participating in the Digital Teaching and Learning Grant Program. | Monitor | To Governor | Education |
| HB 484 | Cosmetologist Regulation Amendments | Strong, Mark | Health Departments and local governments are not allowed to regulate or require an uncompensated person to be licensed to practice cosmetology. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HB 486 | License Complaint Amendments | Ward, Ray | Requires the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing to publish investigated claims against a licensee online. | Monitor | Introduced | Workforce |
| HCR 007 S2 | Concurrent Resolution Regarding Improving Air Quality Through Enhanced Zero Emission Rail | Ballard, Melissa G. | This bill seeks to curb pollution with emphasis on tech solutions and increase in shifting freight to rail traffic | Monitor | Signed by Governor | Air Quality |
| HCR 010 | Concurrent Resolution Regarding an Interlocal Agreement Creating the Jordan River Commission | Acton, Cheryl | Allows the Department of Transportation to enter into the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the Jordan River Commission. | Monitor | Signed by Governor | Water |
| HCR 011 | Concurrent Resolution Honoring the Work of Primary Care Providers to the Citizens of Utah | Dailey-Provost, Jennifer | Acknowledges and expresses gratitude for the ongoing work of primary care providers to maintain the health of Utah citizens. | Support | Signed by Governor | Healthcare & Workforce |
| HCR 019 | Concurrent Resolution Acknowledging and Highlighting the History, Culture, and Contributions of the Native American Peoples of Utah | Weight, Elizabeth | Encourages the education about the rich and diverse history of Native Americans, particularly those who live and have lived within on Utah lands, and the contributions that Native Americans make and have made to their communities, the state, and the nation. Also urges the State Board of Education and LEAs to engage with Utah Native American Leaders to increase students' opportunities to learn more about the eight tribal nations in Utah. Encourages schools, teams, and communities to engage in dialogue with local Native American communities about the use of Native American Mascots to find agreement or retire the use of these mascots out of respect. | Support | In the Senate | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion |
| HCR 022 | Concurrent Resolution Encouraging the Employment of Qualified Ex-Offenders by Public Entities | Matthews, Ashlee | Encourages the hiring of ex-offenders by public entities. | Support | Introduced | Workforce |
| HJR 012 | Joint Resolution Recognizing the Utah Olympic Legacy | Hawkins, Jon | Resolution to recognize the 20th anniversary of the 2002 Olympic Games and those who contributed to its success. | Support | To Governor | |
| HJR 015 | Joint Resolution Recognizing the Employment First Initiative | Eliason, Steve | This resolution supports the Employment First Initiative which seeks to help individuals with disabilities find employment. | Support | To Governor | Diversity and Workforce |
| HJR 016 | Joint Resolution Approving Exchange of School and Institutional Trust Lands | Hawkes, Timothy | Approves the proposed trade between the Dept. of the Interior and the Governor for state land that is completely surrounded by federal land. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| HJR 018 S2 | Joint Resolution Encouraging the Use by the State of Blended Cement | Handy, Stephen | Encourages the state to examine and determine the benefits of using blended cements in construction projects. | Monitor | Returned to Senate Rules Committee | Infrastructure |
| SB 014 S1 | Consumer Alcoholic Beverage Purchasing | Davis, Gene Hawkes, Timothy | This bill creates the consumer purchasing system which allows consumers to order wine online, though it must be through an approved vendor and picked up at a state liquor store or packaging facility. | Monitor | To Governor | Business Climate and Economy |
| SB 016 S2 | Licensing Amendments | Bramble, Curtis Ferry, Joel | Creates the Office of Occupational and Professional Licensure Review which reviews applications to establish a new regulated profession, respond to legislator inquiries regarding an occupational licensing matter. The Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Office will conduct a review for each application that seeks to newly regulate an occupation, review each occupation that requires a license at least once every ten years, and review and respond to legislative inquiries over occupational licensing matters. The creation of this office will help eliminate unnecessary licenses and work to give power back to the market when deciding if someone is qualified enough for a position. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 022 | Public-Private Partnership Amendments | Millner, Ann Moss, Jefferson | Allows GO Utah to be facilitator functions/responsibilities or to contract out those functions. Eliminates a provision putting a limit on a Public Private Partnership project. Defines the role of a facilitator and tasks them with creating a website about public-private partnerships opportunities. "through promotional, informational, and other activities, work to help move the state to the forefront throughout the country in the area of private participation in public infrastructure development through public-private partnerships." | Support | To Governor | Business & Economy |
| SB 026 | Division of Consumer Protection Amendments | Bramble, Curtis Ferry, Joel | Amends several consumer protection provisions and amends provisions regarding enforcement of the Business Opportunity Disclosure Act. Defines the disclosures process one must do to sell a franchise or business | Monitor | To Governor | Business climate and Economy |
| SB 028 S2 | Office of American Indian-Alaska Native Affairs | Iwamoto, Jani Watkins, Christine | Creates the Office of American Indian-Alaska Native Affairs which will work under DHHS. Also creates the Indian Child Welfare Act Liaison to work in conjunction with the American Indian-Alaska Native Health Liaison to ensure needs of healthcare and welfare are met and address any disparities. | Support | To Governor | Diversity & Inclusion |
| SB 031 | Water Rights Proofs on Small Amounts of Water | Sandall, Scott D. Ferry, Joel | Bill changes requirements on proof submitted to state engineer on small amounts of water, this includes a residence, 1/4acre irrigable land, livestock watering right for 10 cattle-will lower fees and regulatory burden | Support | To Governor | Water |
| SB 035 | Expungement Modifications | Weiler, Todd Ward, Raymond | Amends the procedures for the automatic expungement of certain offenses. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 039 | Mobile Workforce Income Tax Amendments | Bramble, Curtis Moss, Jefferson | This bill states that a nonresident individual's income is not subject to Utah income tax if 1) it is their only source of income from Utah for that taxable year, 2) the individual is in the state fewer than 20 days to do the work, and provided that the individual's resident state provides a similar exclusion OR does not impose a state individual income tax. This does not apply to professional athletes, performers or entertainers, laborers or other property constructors, key employees, or officers or top-50 earners of a company. | Monitor | To Governor | Taxes and Budget |
| SB 042 | Highter Education Performance Funding Goals | Millner, Ann Snow, Lowry | Creates a requirement for the Utah system of higher education to create a 5-year plan that helps to increase Utah high school graduates by 3%, a cohort earning degrees to increase 3% and high-yielding award cohorts to increase by 3%. | Support | To Governor | Workforce & Education |
| SB 043 S4 | Occupational and Professional Licensing Modifications | Bramble, Curtis Ferry, Joel | This legislation will allow the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing to issue an occupational license to a person who has come to Utah internationally or from a different state. Issuing a license to these persons will occur if they have at least one year of experience practicing the occupation they are seeking licensing for, it has been determined that their education experience and skills demonstrate competency, or if their previous jurisdictions licensing requirements were substantively similar to those in Utah when their previous license was issued. Additionally, this legislation creates a pathway for a person who did not previously hold an occupational license to receive one. A person in this scenario could become licensed if it is determined that their education and experience are substantively similar to what is required for that profession in Utah. | Support | In Conference Committee | Workforce & Education |
| SB 044 S1 | Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Amendments | Kennedy, Michael Nelson, Merrill | Reduces the number of clinical hours required for licensure as a mental health counselor from 4000 to 3000. Also extends the sunset date for the pathway to obtain licensure as an associate clinical mental health counselor provision. | Support | To Governor | Workforce & Education |
| SB 046 | MEDICAL CANNABIS PATIENT PROTECTION | Thatcher, Daniel | The current law already says employers shall treat employee use of medical cannabis in the same way they treat prescribed controlled substances. But SB 46 goes further to clarify they must treat the “status as a medical cannabis cardholder” or “cannabis recommendation” in the same way they treat an employee’s prescription for any controlled substance. | Monitor | To Governor | |
| SB 049 | State Film Production Incentives Amendments | Winterton, Ronald Handy, Stephebn | Exempts certain rural film productions from limits on the total amount of refundable motion picture tax credit incentives the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity may issue each fiscal year | Support | Passed House Committee | Business Climate and Economy |
| SB 059 S4 | State Income Tax Rate Reduction | McCay, Daniel | Lowers corporate and individual tax rate to 4.9%. Bill would take effect after current year in 1/1/23 | Monitor | Signed by Governor | Taxes and Budget |
| SB 062 S1 | Income Tax Rate Reduction | McCay, Daniel | Lowers the corporate and individual income tax to 4.6% for 2022. | Support | To Governor | Taxes and Budget |
| SB 076 | Targeted Business Income Tax Credit | McCay, Daniel | Allows a business applicant to claim the Targeted Income Tax Credit for an Enterprise Zone for a taxable year beginning before 1/1/23. Sets forth direction for the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to report on and present a summary and analysis for each tax credit. | Support | Passed House Committee | Taxes and Budget |
| SB 080 S2 | Real Property Recording Amendments | Winterton, Ronald | Stipulates that property recording must be done in the recorders office unless under certain expections | Monitor | To Governor | |
| SB 081 S3 | Affordable Housing Tax Amendments | Iwamoto, Jani Waldrip, Steve | This bill prescribes a valuation method for determining the fair market value of real property subject to a low-income housing covenant; requires a county assessor to send a form approved by the State Tax Commission to each owner of real property subject to a low-income housing covenant. | Monitor | To Governor | Housing |
| SB 089 | Water Amendments | Iwamoto, Jani | Modifies provisions regarding water conservation plan to include reduction goal, rate structures to encourage more efficient use, increases rates for additional use of water block usage | Support | To Governor | Water |
| SB 093 S1 | Business Tax Amendments | Fillmore, Lincoln | Exempts supplies used in the course of business from personal property tax, exempts certain tangible personal property consumed in the performance of a taxable service from sales and use tax, exempts certain tangible personal property used or consumed in the production or development of taxable computer software from sales and use tax. | Support | To Governor | Taxes and Budget |
| SB 095 S1 | Limitations on Employer Liability | Owens, Derrin | Addresses liability of an employer for negligently hiring, or failing to adequately supervise, an employee that has been previously convicted of an offense a cause of action may not be brought against an employer for negligently hiring, or for failing to adequately supervise, an employee based on evidence that the employee has been previously convicted in this state or in another jurisdiction of an offense. The bill would apply only to industries such as automotive, construction, culinary arts, manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, and transportation. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 097 | Solid and Hazardous Wast Amendments | Winterton, Ronald | This bill states that a facility that only receives waste from the exploration or production of oil and gas is not considered a commercial nonhazardous solid waste teratment, storage, or disposal facility. | Monitor | To Governor | Natural Resources |
| SB 100 S1 | Paid Leave Modifications | Weiler, Todd | State employers provide paid leave for birth, adoption, taking legal guardianship of minor | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 101 | Nurse Apprenticeship Licensing Act | Vickers, Evan | This bill allows Divison of Occupational and Professional Licensing to set forth a process to license a registered nurse apprentice and requirements for this license. Would create new path for persons seeking to enter the healthcare nursing field. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 104 | Community Health Worker Certification Process | Escamilla, Luz | This bill would create a certification process via the Department of Health for those completing 90hrs of competency based education and 300hrs of community involvement, process would ensure upholding national standards and best practices for community health workers who seek the certification. | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 110 S1 | Water as Part of General Plan | McKell, Michael K. | This bill requires counties and municipalities to incorporate water usage into their general plan, effects water conservation will have on development, and methods to reduce water demand as part of their plan. | Support | To Governor | Water |
| SB 112 | Pretrial Restorative Justice Amendments | Kitchen, Derek | Allows DA's to establish and operate a restorative justice pilot program, with the goal being to allow the offender to take responsbility, make restituiton and resolve the offense as appropriate | Support | Introduced | Workforce |
| SB 113 | In-Person Learning Modifications | Weiler, Todd | This bill clarifies when a student can return to in-person learning at school under test to stay programs, will support more in-person learning,provide remote learning for those not comfortable attending, and sets forth some exceptions when cases are high and risks of in-person learning outweigh value thereof. | Monitor | Introduced | Education |
| SB 117 | Utah Antidiscrimination Act Amendments | Kitchen, Derek | This bill updates the Utah Antidiscrimination Act to include traits associated with race including a protective hairstyle | Monitor | Held in Committee | Diversity and Inclusion |
| SB 121 | Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensing Act | McKell, Michael K. | This bill would require Physician Licensing Board to regulate anesthesiologist assistants, creates a license and qualifications for receiving it, waiting on fiscal note to review | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 122 S2 | Unmanned Aircraft Amendments | Kennedy, Michael | Creates the Utah Advanced Air Mobility Task Force to study issue and sets forth for the consideration of legislation for the next general session. Governor gets to appoint 2 members from the business community to the Task Force | Support | To Governor | Business Climate |
| SB 125 S1 | Hospitality Employee Tax Credit | Harper, Wayne | This bill will provide a one time refundable employee tax credit for hospitality workers who work 1560 hours as a food service employee | Support | Passed House Committee | Taxes & Workforce |
| SB 127 S1 | Early Literacy Outcomes Improvement | Millner, Ann | Requires state board to set up strategies and programs to improve literacy for K-3, requires diagnostic testing for students to target interventions for those lacking competency | Support | To Governor | Education |
| SB 129 | State Prevailing Wage Requirements | Kitchen, Derek | Requires workers on a state construction be paid the "prevailing wage" and gives the labor commission the authority to investigate alleged violations | Monitor | Held in Committee | Workforce |
| SB 131 | Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Sunset Extension | Weiler, Todd | Changes clinical mental health licensure to include 60 semester hours or 90 quater hours plus 4000hours clinical experience, to include 1000 hours of supervised work, with 100hrs direct supervision and a min of 2hrs for suicide prevention training | Monitor | Passed Committee | Workforce and Healthcare |
| SB 134 S2 | Special Education Amendments | Bramble, Curtis | This bill requires the LEA provide special education in the least restrictive manner, even in classes with non special ed students, funding will come from the special ed funds even if benefit accrues to other students | Monitor | Passed the House | Education |
| SB 135 | Income Tax Revenue Amendments | McCay, Daniel | State Tax Commission is directed to report on whether a new federal law will increase state income tax revenue to the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee who will then make recommendations to the Legislative Management Committee. | Support | In Committee | Taxes & Budgets |
| SB 136 | Air Quality Policy Amendments | Escamilla, Luz | This bill expands Air Quality Policy Advisory Board by 1 to 13 members, will make recommendations to the legislature on how to improve air quality in the state, oversee a study and make a recommendation to legislature on ways to implement a diesel emissions reduction program, offers inland port access preference for vehicles with current federal emission standards, electric, or clean fuel usage. | Monitor | Passed House Committee | Air Quality |
| SB 139 S1 | Prescription Cost Amendments | Vickers, Evan | This bill would allow prescription drug payments to count toward ones annual deductible and max out of pocket limit, broadens the application of "cost sharing agreement" which generally means copays, procedures, and other fees required under a plan-to now include Rx drug costs, addresses payments from HSA when drug is not preventive will only apply count once deductible is already met. | Monitor | Passed Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 140 S2 | Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments | Harper, Wayne | This bill stipulates municipalities or public transit counties may only propose housing and transit reinvestment zones along light rail or bus rapid transit, sets cap of 8 zones around light rail in a county and 3 around rapid bus in a county | Priority Bill | Reconsidered in the House | Housing/Transporation |
| SB 143 | Office of Student Health Affairs | Riebe, Kathleen | This bill creates the Office of Student Health Affairs within Dept of Health and Human Services, and will increase access to student health in primary schools | Monitor | In Committee | Healthcare |
| SB 146 S1 | Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Amendments | Winterton, Ronald | Gives the Division regulatory oversight of tar sands that are produced at the wellhead in liquid form through enhanced recovery operations | Monitor | To Governor | Energy |
| SB 148 S1 | Construction Registry Amendments | McCay, Daniel | Establish a contruction business registery of contact information for licensed contractors, permits charing a fee to be listed, calls for it to be online | Monitor | Passed House Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 159 | School Funding Provisions | Owens, Derrin | Changes the funding rules for school districts that consolidate schools, sets up a revolving loan account through the Uniform School Fund to provide rural district improvement loans to certain school districits | Monitor | Introduced | Education |
| SB 160 S1 | Colorado River Authority of Utah Amendments | Winterton, Ron | Amends the membership on the Colorado River Authority of Utah, requires the authority to consult with tribes; addresses rulemaking procedure requirements; addresses rulemaking procedure requirements; | Monitor | To Governor | Water |
| SB 172 S1 | Higher Education Student Assistance Amendments | Vickers, Evan | This bill would take funds from the dissolution of Utah Higer Education Assistance Loan Portfolio and create the Higer Education Student Success Endowment, and authorizes the Utah Board of Higer Ed to use those funds to advance higher ed system priorities | Monitor | To Governor | Workforce |
| SB 174 | Pollution Control Equipment Tax Amendments | Vickers, Evan | This bill sets for a depreciation schedule on pollution control equipment related to oil refinery and allows for taxpayers to appeal an assessment that deviates from the tax schedule | Monitor | To Governor | Natural Resources |
| SB 180 | Massage Therapy Practice Act Amendments | Bramble, Curt | This bill creates a pathway into massage under a new license classification labeled a certified massage practitioner, sets forward qualifications and requires a licensed therapist to supervise new practitioners | Support | In the House | Workforce |
| SB 182 S1 | Digital Assets Amendments | Cullimore, Kirk | The substitute dropped a fee schedule and sets forth ownership and custody for digital assets. | Support | To Governor | Innovation |
| SB 187 | Fossil Fuels | Kitchen, Derek | Carbon Tax | Monitor | Held in Committee | Business Climate |
| SB 188 | Energy Efficiency Amendments | Cullimore, Kirk | This bill directs the Point of The Mountain State Land Authority to study establishing a research center to look at air quality/energy efficiency and creates a clean fuels and vehicle tech fund to provide loans or grants to private sector businesses or govnerment vehicles to switch over to one using a clean fuel | Monitor | To Governor | Air Quality |
| SB 191 S2 | Regulatory Sandbox in Education | Fillmore, Lincoln | This bill allows public and charter schools to develop an innovation plan that covers staffing, curriculum, scheduling, employment, salary. Gives more control to local LEA for duration of innovation plan. | Monitor | To Governor | Education |
| SB 197 | Public Education Funding Amendments | Fillmore, Lincoln | This bill provides state offsets to cover funds allocated by the district to another entity so they meet funding the basic school services | Support | Held in Committee | Education |
| SB 198 | Electronic Free Speech Amendments | Mckell, Michael | This bill requires social media companies with over 1m users to clearly communicate to Utah account holders the social media corp's moderation practices beginning 1/7/23 and yearly thereafter, requires social media corp to notify Utah account holders within 24hrs if they moderate a post, must cite the terms of use the account or post violated, there is no private right of action but the Attorney General acting under the Division of Consumer Protection can upon referral from the Division initiate an enforcement action against the social media corp. | Oppose | Passed Committee | Business Climate |
| SB 208 | Alcholic Beverage Recycling Requirements | Kitchen, Derek | This bill requires ABC Commission to set up model recycling program, requires retail licensee to recycle bottles from alcholic beverages and requires retail licensee to submit recycling plan as part of license renewal, pertains to event recycling as well | Monitor | Held in Committee | Business Climate & Economy |
| SB 212 | Manufacturing Modernization Grant Program | Millner, Ann | This bill creates the manufacturing grant program under Go Utah with the purpose to establish, relocate, retain or develop manufacturing in the state to lessen dependence on manufacturing overseas. | Priority Bill | To Governor | Economic Development & Business Climate |
| SB 214 | Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission | Wilson, Chris | This will create the advisory commission to oversee a statewide digital connectivity plan. | Support | To Governor | Broadband access |
| SB 216 | Modifications to Driver License Amendments | Escamilla, Luz | Allows an individual to take the Class D driver test in one of five languages that will be determined by the Division of Multicultural Affairs | Priority | Passed the House | Diversity |
| SB 218 | Fund of Funds Modifications | Sandall, Scott | This bill repeals provisions relating to the Utah Capital Investment Corporation and the fund of funds, except that: the Utah Capital Investment Restricted Account remains intact but is modified to accept funds paid to the state by the Utah Capital Investment Corporation or the fund of funds | Monitor | Passed the House | Economic Development & Business Climate |
| SB 221 | Water Related Sales and Use Tax Amendments | Hinkins, David | This bill changes funding from "dedicated credits" to specific sales and use tax revenue toward water conservation, development, conducting studies and other funding needs. | Support | Passed the House | Water |
| SB 227 | Consumer Privacy Act | Cullimore, Kirk | The Act would apply to any "controller" or "processor" that conducts business in the state of Utah or which produces a product or service that is targeted to the residents of Utah The bill would provide consumers the right to access, correct, and delete certain personal data, as well as the right to opt out of collection and use personal information for certain purposes. In addition, the bill features mandated annual data protection assessments, but no private right of action. | Monitor | To Governor | Business Climate |
| SB 236 | Pharmacy Practice Amendments | Vickers, Evan | This bill stops the insurer or pharmacy benefit manager from asking the pharmacy or insured how a prescription was paid for except to insure compliance with state and federal law | Monitor | To Governor | Healthcare |
| SB 238 | Homeless Service Modifications | Anderegg, Jacob | This bill sets up a COVID19 homeless housing and grant services program. Will provide director and review applications and make recommendations to homelessness council. | Support | Passed the House | Housing |
| SB 250 | Mineral Exploration Tax Credit | Hinkins, David | This bill allows persons conducting exploratory activities in mining to claim a tax credit against their severance tax liability regarding mineral exploration costs. | Monitor | In the House | Energy |
| SB 251 | Grow Your Own Teacher and School Counselor Pipeline Program | Reibe, Kathleen | Allows local education agency to select a teacher for a scholarship award through this program to teachers who were paraprofessionals that became teachers and seeking licensure. | Support | To Governor | Workforce |
| SJR 10 | Joint Resolution Emphasizing a Desire and Readiness to Host a Future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games | Kitchen, Derek | Utah is ready to host another winter and paralympic games | Support | To Governor | Business Climate & Economy |