# Utah H.B. 376: National Guard Amendments Utah H.B. 376, National Guard Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Burton, Jefferson S.; status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB376-2025GS - 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. 376 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: National Guard Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Burton, Jefferson S. - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Utah National Guard, Veterans and Military Affairs, Veterans and Military Benefits - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (116 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Military chaplains can perform Utah marriages: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah allows eligible military chaplains to perform marriage ceremonies. Eligible chaplains include commissioned officers in the Army or Navy Chaplain Corps, including the Coast Guard. Air Force personnel designated for chaplain duty also qualify. - College cost help for Guard members: benefit, low. Active Utah National Guard members can request college tuition and fee help each year, subject to funding and approval. Awards cannot exceed resident tuition and fees for the actual course, including required textbooks and course materials. The Guard pays approved aid directly to the school from ap… - Student loan help for Guard members: benefit, low. The adjutant general may use program funds to repay student loans for active National Guard members. The adjutant general sets added eligibility rules, repayment limits, and other program terms. The law does not guarantee funding or set an individual payment amount. - Guard armory property and funding rules: benefit, low. The law establishes a three-member State Armory Board: the governor, government operations director, and adjutant general. It controls Guard facilities, ranges, and training lands and can acquire, build, rent, sell, or lease property. The board can hold property, accept gifts, enter contracts, sue… - Guard legal leadership and case safeguards: benefit, low. The adjutant general must appoint a state staff judge advocate as the Guard's senior military justice legal adviser. Appointments of a state judge advocate, service legal advisers, and assistant state judge advocates are optional. All must be Guard officers, Utah State Bar members, and hold the req… - Guard takes charge of gift rules: benefit, low. The Utah National Guard replaces the department as the agency responsible for rules on accepting gifts. Its rules must cover who can accept gifts, acceptance methods and standards, and deposit accounts. They must also address how gifts are used, prohibited gifts, and exceptions. - Military defense duties allow regulated force: benefit, low. Military and Guard members on official duty defending military personnel or equipment may use force, including deadly force. They must follow applicable military regulations and guidance on defensive force. Before the assignment, the servicing military legal officer must explain the force rules. Me… - Guard leadership terms and eligibility limits: mixed, low. Beginning January 2027, the governor appoints the Guard's adjutant general every four years for a four-year term. Reappointments are allowed; replacements finish the remaining term, and the leader still serves at the governor's pleasure. Before 2027, a qualified temporary appointee fills a vacancy… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Burton, Jefferson S. - Cosponsor: Ann Millner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-03-25: 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 - 2025-03-07: 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) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: 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) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-24: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-14: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-14: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-03: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-31: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-31: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-30: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0376.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0376S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0376.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/HB0376.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0376S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0376.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-HB376-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).