# Utah H.B. 239: Disaster Funds Revisions Utah H.B. 239, Disaster Funds Revisions, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Carl R. Albrecht (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB239-2025GS - 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. 239 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Disaster Funds Revisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Emergency Management, Health and Human Services, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Legislative Operations, Legislative Committees and Task Forces, Legislative Organization, Public Safety, Department of Government Operations, Government Operations (State Issues), Appropriations, Division of Finance - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (133 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Communities face fewer disaster grant costs: benefit, low. Effective May 7, 2025, the law removes mandatory local cost-sharing as a stated condition for disaster response and recovery grants. Grants can help disaster-affected individuals, public facilities, and public infrastructure. Applications require a presidential, state, or local disaster declaration… - Communities gain funding to reduce disaster risks: benefit, low. Utah can use leftover disaster account money for community projects that reduce future disaster risks. Money must remain at fiscal year-end after disaster response and recovery spending or commitments. Spending must leave at least $5 million in the account. Communities must apply during the current… - Utah expands funding for disaster response: benefit, low. Utah raises its annual emergency disaster services spending threshold from $500,000 to $3 million before higher-level approval is required. Spending or commitments above $3 million through $10 million require governor approval, notice within 72 hours, and reporting. Above $10 million, governor appr… - Utah updates local emergency loan funding: benefit, low. Utah updates the transfer calculation that supports its Local Government Emergency Response Loan Fund. Under the rule applying from July 1, 2020 onward, the transfer rate is 10%. The law bases that calculation on the full specified transfer to the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account, not jus… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-03-19: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-03: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-24: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-16: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0239.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-16: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0239.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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0239.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0239.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-HB239-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).