# Utah H.B. 187: Imitation Firearm Amendments Utah H.B. 187, Imitation Firearm Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Jake Fitisemanu (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-07 (House/ filed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB187-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 187 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Imitation Firearm Amendments - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-03-07, House/ filed - Sponsor: Jake Fitisemanu (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Weapons - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (107 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jake Fitisemanu (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 57 | 11 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Comm - Held | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | fail | 5 | 5 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-03-07: House/ filed (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-21: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ held (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ circled (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (House) - 2025-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-12: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-12: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-06: House Comm - Held (House) - 2025-02-06: House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (House) - 2025-02-06: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-13: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Amended 2/21/2025 11:02:414, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0187S03_2025-02-21_11-16-13.pdf) - Amended 2/13/2025 09:02:702, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0187S03_2025-02-13_09-59-11.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Amended 2/21/2025 11:02:414 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0187S03_2025-02-21_11-16-13.pdf) - [Amended 2/13/2025 09:02:702 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0187S03_2025-02-13_09-59-11.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0187.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB187-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).