# Utah H.B. 343: Cannabis Production Amendments Utah H.B. 343, Cannabis Production Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Paul A. Cutler (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB343-2025GS - 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. 343 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Cannabis Production Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Agriculture, Counties, Land Use, Controlled Substances, Health and Human Services, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Agriculture & Food, Local Government Ordinances, Medical Cannabis - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (88 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah can fund odor-control equipment: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's Department of Agriculture and Food can use the Qualified Patient Enterprise Fund for equipment. This authority covers a one-time purchase to meet the law's cannabis odor-control requirements. The law sets no purchase amount and does not require payments to producers or… - Cannabis sites lose special land-use protection: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, the law removes a special protection against enforcing later land-use rules on cannabis production sites. That protection covered rules adopted after a site submitted a complete application. Cities and counties must follow the state's municipal and county land-use laws when r… - Cannabis producers face new odor rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, cannabis production sites in industrial zones must submit odor plans when applying for or renewing licenses. Plans must follow local nuisance rules and identify odor sources, control measures, and equipment maintenance needs. All cannabis production sites must provide odor-em… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 51 | 15 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-13: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-13: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-21: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2025-02-14: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-14: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0343.pdf) - Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:52, 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0343_2025-02-14_11-14-52.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0343.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/HB0343.pdf) - [Amended 2/14/2025 11:02:52 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0343_2025-02-14_11-14-52.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0343.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-HB343-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).