# Utah H.B. 342: Federal Grant Process Amendments Utah H.B. 342, Federal Grant Process Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Val L. Peterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB342-2026GS - 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. 342 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Federal Grant Process Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Public Funds and Accounts, Public Budgeting, Legislative Operations, Legislative Committees and Task Forces, Legislative Organization, Government Operations (State Issues), Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (125 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah changes federal funding approval rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah changes approval rules for new federal funds and programs. The rules cover executive agencies, the Judicial Council, and the State Board of Education. The basic approval limit rises from $1 million to $5 million a year. Requests qualify only when they need no added perma… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerry W Stevenson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-02: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-27: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-27: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-10: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-26: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0342.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0342.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/HB0342.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0342.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-HB342-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).