Bill Tracker

2022 Bill Tracker

Category	Bill number	Stance	Bill Name	Description	Sponsor / Co-Sponsor	Status	Bill Breakdown
Air Quality	SB 140	Watching	Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone Amendments	This bill amends provisions related to housing and transit reinvestment zones	Sen. Harper, Wayne A.	Last Action: 23 Feb 2022, House/ circled Last Location: House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
Clean Air	HB 164	Support	Public Transit Fares	Bill would make all public transit via UTA "free", would be paid within the budget surplus.	Rep. Briscoe, Joel K.	Last Action: 27 Jan 2022, House/ to standing committee Was assigned to House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tue. Feb 22, 8:00 AM .Will be voted on before it moves on to the house floor.	Watch here
Clean Air	HB 189	Support	Electric Vehicle Charging Modificaitons	Bill language prevents community associations like HOAs from restricting home owners installation of electric vehicle charging station.	Rep Joel Briscoe	Last Action: 28 Feb 2022, LFA/ fiscal note publicly available Last Location: Fails to pass the House Floor	Watch here
Clean Air	SB 136	Support	Air Quality Policy Amendments	Bill would task a study for the Air Quality Policy Board regarding implementation of a diesel emissions reduction program	Sen. Luz Escamilla	Last Action: 28 Feb 2022, House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact Last Location: House Rules Committee	Watch here
Clean Air	HB 109	Support	Death Certificate Amendments	Allows a health professional to indicate air pollution factored into an individual's death on a death certificate	Rep. Handy, Stephen	House/ 1st reading (Introduced)	Watch here
Clean Air	HCR007	Watching	Concurrent Resolution Regarding Improving Air Quality Through Enhanced Zero Emission Rail	This concurrent resolution addresses improving air quality through encouraging rail development and zero emission technology deployment.	Rep. Ballard, Melissa G.	Last Action: 18 Feb 2022, House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar Last Location: Passed the House (69 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent) and moved on and passed favorably in Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
Clean Air	SB 51	Oppose	Transportation Amendments	Bill originally would update vintage vehicle emissions but was amended with language that could possibly fund fossil fuel projects.	Harper	New amendment removed Throughput Infrastructure fund language and passed the Senate Floor (24 yeas, 0 nays, 5 being absent) and will be sent to the House for the signature of the speaker.	Watch here
Clean Air/Climate	HJR 3	Watching	Joint Resolution Supporting Federal Carbon Fee and Dividend Program	This joint resolution addresses the environmental impact that CO2 pollution creates and supports the use of border-adjusted carbon fees to encourage the development of clean energy technologies.	Rep. Ward	Last Action: 26 Jan 2022, House/ to standing committee Last Location: House Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
Clean energy/ Clean Air	HB 052	Watching	Hydrogen Tax Credit Amendments	This bill gives a tax credit for hydrogen fuel if made from renewable sources.Environmental groups are concerned about this bill as Utah’s renewable energy definition includes biofuels.	Rep. Sagers, Douglas	Last Action: 28 Feb 2022, House Comm - Returned to Rules Last Location: House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Climate	HCR 001	Watching	Concurrent Resolution to Work Together to Address the Climate, Public Lands, and Carbon Sequestration	This resolution pushes carbon sinks as the only solution to climate change and wants the State and Federal Government to focus on carbon sinks over other combating strategies.	Rep. Keven Stratton; Sen. David Hinkins	Last Action: 22 Feb 2022, Governor Signed Last Location: Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Clean Energy	HB 046	Watching	Utah Energy Infrastructure Amendments	Amends the energy act and gives tax credits to Fuel Standard Compliance Projects. A fuel standard compliance project is a project designed to retrofit a fuel refinery in order to make the refinery capable of producing fuel that complies with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 3 gasoline sulfur standard.	Rep. Albrecht, Carl R.	Last Action: 31 Jan 2022, Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation Last Location: Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee Committee Note: The Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee recommended this bill. (11-0-4)
Clean Energy	HB 221	Support	Tax Credit for Alternative Fuel Vehicles	This bill enacts income tax credits for the purchase or lease of an alternative fuel vehicle requires the Air Quality Board to create a form to facilitate assignment of the tax credit	Rep. Harrison, Suzanne	Still has not been assigned to a House Committee, stuck in rules committee.	Watch here
Clean Energy	HB 244	Watching	Geological Carbon Sequestration Amendments	While Carbon Sequestration is a positive in cleaning emissions it takes us a step back and incentivizes the fossil fuel industry to continue to produce emissions.	Rep. Stephen Handy	Last Action: 24 Feb 2022, Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar Last Location: Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Climate	SB 187	Support	Fossil Fuel Tax Amendments	This bill creates a tax on carbon dioxide emissions.	Sen. Kitchen, Derek L.	Passed the House (69 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent) and moved on to the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee were it was held as a study item for the following interim session.	Watch here
Climate	SCR 002	Watching	Concurrent Resolution Highlighting Utah's Willingness to Cooperate with the Federal Partners for Efficient and Sustainable Management of Public Lands	This resolution prioritizes state control of public lands and aims to open state public lands up to extractive industries.	Rep. Keven Stratton; Sen. David Hinkins	Last Action: 17 Feb 2022, Governor Signed Last Location: Lieutenant Governor's office for filing Committee Note: The Federalism Commission recommended this bill. (8-0-1)
Climate	HB 186	Watching	Vehicle Registration Amendments	This bill would raise the registration fee for electric vehicles to make up for road maintenance taxes usually paid through gas taxes.	Rep. Ward, Raymond P.	Last Action: 31 Jan 2022, House Comm - Favorable Recommendation Last Location: House Transportation Committee
Climate	HB 156	Watching	Sales and Use Tax Refund Amendments	Enacts a refund of state sales and use tax paid for the purchase or lease of machinery, equipment, normal operating repair or replacement parts, or materials by an oil and gas extraction or a pipeline transportation establishment.	Rep. Watkins, Christine F., Sen. Fillmore, Lincoln	Last Action: 28 Feb 2022, House Comm - Returned to Rules Last Location: House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Nuclear Waste	SCR 003	Against	Concurrent Resolution Highlighting Utah's Rare Earth Mineral Position	Line 79-81 includes Uranium which currently is not listed as a federal rare earth mineral and current reserves show sufficient stock for over 130 years, therefore, should not be included in this resolution supporting Utah’s Rare Earth Mineral Position.	Sen David Hinkins; Rep Carl Albrecht	Passed Senate and House/ on its way to governor.
Nuclear Waste	SB 97	Watching	Solid and Hazardous Waste Amendments	Would permit frack waste and other oil and gas wastes to be dumped in a nonhazardous waste facility.	Winterton	Last Action: 16 Feb 2022, Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared Last Location: Legislative Research and General Counsel/Enrolling
Nuclear Waste	HB 250	Watching	Environmental Quality Revenue Amendments	This bill addresses fees and funds related to environmental quality.	Rep. Barlow, Stewart E.	17 Feb 2022, Senate/ to standing committee
Agriculture	SCR 8	Support	Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the Importance of the Agriculture Industry	This concurrent resolution recognizes the importance of the agriculture industry to the state and declares the Decade of Agriculture.	Sen. Winterton, Ronald M.	Last Action: 14 Feb 2022, House/ 1st reading (Introduced) Last Location: House Rules Committee
Air Quality	HB 275	Watching	Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program	This bill creates the Vehicle Emissions Reduction Program to provide financial assistance to an eligible individual in the purchase of a lower emissions motor vehicle under certain conditions.	Rep. Stenquist, Jeffrey D.	Last Action: 28 Feb 2022, House Comm - Returned to Rules Last Location: House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Air Quality	HB 332	Support	Clean Air for Schools Program	This bill creates the Clean Air for Schools Pilot Program; requires the State Board of Education to award grants to eligible local education agencies to provide portable air filtration systems to schools	Rep. Owens, Doug	Last Action: 11 Feb 2022, House/ to standing committee Last Location: House Education Committee
Air Quality	HB 312	Watching	State Financial Contracts Amendments		Rep. Shipp, Rex P.	Last Action: 22 Feb 2022, House Comm - Held Last Location: House Business and Labor Committee
Air Quality	HB 322	Watching	Public Transit Capital Development Modifications	This bill requires a large public transit district to coordinate with the Department of Transportation regarding certain public transit facilities associated with a transit oriented development;	Rep. Christofferson, Kay J.	Last Action: 16 Feb 2022, LFA/ fiscal note publicly available 17 Feb 2022, House/ to Senate
Air Quality	HB 186	Watching	Vehicle Registration Amendments	This bill would raise the registration fee for electric vehicles to make up for road maintenance taxes usually paid through gas taxes.	Rep. Ward, Raymond P./Sen. Harper, Wayne A.	Last Action: 22 Feb 2022, Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared Last Location: Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Air Quality	SB 174	Watching	Pollution Control Equipment Tax Amendments	This bill enacts provisions related to the assessment of certain pollution control equipment.	Sen. Vickers, Evan J.	Passed House Revenue and Taxation Committee with favorable recommendation assigned to House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
Air Quality	HB 286	Watching	Mining Surety Requirements	This bill exempts the state and political subdivisions from the requirement to provide surety related to reclamation of a mining operation	Rep. Lyman, Phil	Last Action: 28 Feb 2022, House Comm - Returned to Rules Last Location: House Political Subdivisions Committee
Air Quality	SB 146	Watching	Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining Amendments	This bill amends the definitions of "crude oil" and "oil" to clarify regulatory authority over tar sands production and defines that tar sands are exempt from state severance tax.	Sen. Winterton, Ronald M.	Passed House Floor ( 70 yeas, 0 nays, 5 absent) sent to the house for the signature of the speaker.
Clean Energy	HB 272	Support	Energy Storage Amendments	This bill addresses accessablility of energy storage and incentivizes their adoption.	Rep. Handy, Stephen G.	Last Action: 01 Feb 2022: LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor Last Location:Received a fiscal note a couple of weeks ago but STILL has not been assigned to a standing committee and is stuck in the House Rules Committee.	Watch here
Clean Energy	HB 311	Watching	Alternative Fuel Heavy Equipment Tax Credit	This bill provides incentives for the purchase of alternative fuel heavy equipment.	Rep. Ballard, Melissa G.	Held during the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee.
Clean Energy	HB 326	Watching	State Innovation Amendments	This bill addresses state innovation.	Rep. Moss, Jefferson	Last Action: 28 Feb 2022, Senate/ to standing committee Last Location: Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Clean Energy	HB 215	Watching	Project Entity Oversight Committee	This bill creates the Project Entity Oversight Committee.	Rep. Albrecht, Carl R./ Sen. Hinkins, David P.	Last Action: 18 Feb 2022, LFA/ fiscal note publicly available Last Location:Passed house (65 yeas,4 nays, 6 abent) and Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee, on senate floor 2nd reading calendar.
Clean energy	HB 46	Watching	Utah Energy Infrastructure amendments	This bill repeals the Utah Energy Infrastructure Authority and modifies provisions related to the Utah Energy Infrastructure Board.	Rep. Albrecht, Carl R./Sen. Harper, Wayne A.	Last Action: 16 Feb 2022, Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared Last Location: Legislative Research and General Counsel/Enrolling Committee Note: The Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee recommended this bill. (11-0-4)
Clean Energy	SB 188	Support	Energy Efficiency Amendments	This bill modifies provisions related to encouraging energy efficiency and related air quality effects	Sen. Cullimore, Kirk A.	Was successfully subsituted and passed on the Senate Floor ( 20 yeas, 3 nays, 6 being absent) and will be sent to the House Floor for its consideration.
Climate	SB 152	Support	Community Association Regulation Amendments	This bill amends provisions of the Condominium Ownership Act and the Community Includes; vehicle charging stations and solar panels.	Sen. Harper, Wayne A./Rep. Maloy, A. Cory	Passed the Senate floor ( 23 yeas, 0 nays, 6 absent ) and will be sent to the House Floor for the signature of the speaker.
Climate	HB 244	Watching	Geological Carbon Sequestration	This bill authorizes the Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining and the Board of Oil, Gas, and Mining to establish regulations for the geologic storage of carbon.	Rep. Handy, Stephen G./Sen. Hinkins, David P.	Last Action: 18 Feb 2022, Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) Last Location: Received a second substitution during the House Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Committee and passed out of committee with a favorable recommendation (9 yeas, 0 nays, 3 absent). Passed out of the house with 71 yeas, 1 nay and 3 absent and has been sent on to the senate.