# Utah H.B. 185: Carbon Credit Amendments Utah H.B. 185, Carbon Credit Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Troy Shelley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB185-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 185 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Carbon Credit Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Troy Shelley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Energy, Air Quality, Emissions Control, Environment, Natural Resources, Attorney General, State Auditor - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (128 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah creates carbon credit lawsuit fund: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah creates the Carbon Credit Litigation Fund. It receives covered lawsuit judgments and settlements after reimbursing the Attorney General's related litigation costs. Legislative funding and earnings from State Treasurer investments also go into the fund; the law provides n… - State agencies keep credits, report sales: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah state entities keep control of carbon credits they create or buy. This replaces proportional state ownership based on state funding and state-treasurer management. Before selling or exchanging credits, entities must get a digital ID from a governmental or accredited veri… - Utah defines which carbon credits count: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, carbon credits include payments, payment offers, and other financial benefits for carbon-emission offsets. They include natural asset credits for preserving natural and biological processes on land or company activities covered by Section 63L-13-203. Carbon credits exclude pa… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Troy Shelley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Derrin R. Owens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 19 | 6 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 3 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Held | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Held - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-10: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-02-09: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0185.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0185.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0185.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB185-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).