# Utah H.B. 54: Cannabinoid Amendments Utah H.B. 54, Cannabinoid Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB54-2025GS - 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. 54 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Cannabinoid Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-20 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Health and Human Services, Agriculture & Food - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 18 (190 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 17 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Qualifying cannabinoid products gain legal exemptions: benefit, medium. The law extends marijuana and THC possession or distribution exemptions to qualifying cannabinoid and expanded cannabinoid products complying with Section 26B-4-212. These product definitions no longer require a medicinal dosage form. Ingestible cannabinoid products contain cannabis extract or conc… - Care facilities can help cannabis patients: benefit, medium. Medical cannabis cardholders can designate an eligible assisted living facility, nursing care facility, or general acute hospital as their caregiver. The designated facility can assign staff to help with treatment and receive that person's cannabis shipments. The health department must set rules go… - Lower license fees for qualifying pharmacies: benefit, medium. Medical cannabis pharmacies in federally designated medically underserved areas pay license fees 50% below the standard fee. Pharmacies in Utah counties classified as third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class also qualify for a 50% reduction. The law does not state the standard dollar fee or require pha… - Cannabis patients get labels and guidance: benefit, low. Medical cannabis cardholders can ask to see a product's back label while in a pharmacy. Beginning July 1, 2025, pharmacies must also post pictures of those labels on their websites. At purchase, staff must verbally offer provider counseling to cardholders who have not already had the specified medi… - Patients get broader cannabis delivery options: benefit, low. Medical cannabis pharmacies authorized for home delivery can deliver electronic orders without routing them through the state patient portal. The department must approve an operating plan showing the pharmacy can accept electronic orders. Pharmacies can hire licensed couriers, with security and sta… - Hemp processors face stricter entry rules: cost, medium. Cannabinoid processor license applicants must be at least 18 and submit an FBI nationwide criminal history completed within 90 days. Any felony conviction disqualifies an applicant, as does a drug-related misdemeanor conviction within the past 10 years. Transporting industrial hemp concentrate into… - Cannabis couriers need licenses and checks: cost, low. Medical cannabis couriers need a state license, ownership disclosures, an operating plan, and application and annual renewal fees. People with at least 10% financial or voting interest, or management control, must pass fingerprint background checks and be 21 or older. They cannot have a felony conv… - Hemp retailers face cameras and checks: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, permitted hemp retailers must use tamper-proof video systems that monitor cannabinoid product buyers. They must retain footage for at least 45 days and give the agriculture department access on request. Officers can supervise under-21 buyers investigating suspected sales… - Cannabis citations carry hearing deadlines: mixed, low. People served a cannabis production citation have 30 calendar days to request a hearing. Without a timely request, the citation becomes the agriculture department's final order. Appeals of administrative actions under the cannabis production chapter go to an administrative law judge in an informal… - Cannabis shipment paperwork violations cost $100: mixed, low. Transporting medical cannabis with an improper shipment manifest is an infraction carrying a $100 fine per violation. The paperwork violation alone is not also a Utah Controlled Substances Act violation. That protection does not cover shipments exceeding listed quantities, except for a very small a… - Cannabis safety checks expand, recalls narrow: mixed, low. Before sale, independent labs must identify and measure every cannabinoid known to be present in a medical cannabis product. The agriculture department must seize, embargo, or destroy batches found through investigation to contain a significant human-health threat. However, its recall-protocol rule… - Consumers face bans on certain cannabinoids: mixed, low. Utah bans selling, distributing, or marketing cannabinoid products containing delta-9-THCP, delta-8-THCP, delta-9-THC acetate, delta-8-THC acetate, 9(s)-HHC, or 9(r)-HHC. The agriculture department can also cap or ban newly identified cannabinoids not already named in the chapter. It must adopt rul… - Closed-door cannabis pharmacies face strict limits: mixed, low. A licensed home delivery pharmacy can add one licensed closed-door pharmacy; an owner with multiple pharmacies still gets only one. Before July 1, 2027, the board can issue only one closed-door license, down from three. These sites must meet pharmacist supervision, staffing, security, records, and… - Independent cannabis pharmacies face ownership limits: mixed, low. The board must select one independent pharmacy license recipient before January 1, 2026. It must select the second during 2026, before January 1, 2027. Both pharmacies must serve federally designated medically underserved areas in Utah counties classified as third through sixth class. Recipients fa… - More cannabis pharmacies, different selection rules: mixed, low. The law raises Utah's medical cannabis pharmacy license cap from 15 to 17, including two independent pharmacy licenses. It does not require all 17 licenses to be issued. When applicants outnumber licenses, the licensing board selects recipients and may interview applicants in person. The board may… - Cannabis businesses get limited advertising options: mixed, low. Cannabis processors can post educational product information on websites that effectively block people under 21. This can include lab certificates and Utah purchase locations; targeted product, device, or brand marketing is also allowed under statutory limits. Public advertising by production estab… - Cannabis growers gain treatment options, duties: mixed, low. Cannabis growers can use radiation methods for quality assurance or remediation. Required department rules must cover batch records, amounts treated, methods used, and equipment disclosures to receiving processors. Separately, the agriculture department cannot require a third batch test after indep… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 67 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | fail | 1 | 5 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 3 | | | 2025-01-24 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-01-24 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (46) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-13: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-13: 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/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ circled (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) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-01-27: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-01-27: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-01-24: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-24: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-21: 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) - 2024-12-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0054.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054S02.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054S03.pdf) - Amended 2/25/2025 10:02:352, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0054S01_2025-02-25_10-57-02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-12-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054.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/HB0054.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054S02.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054S03.pdf) - [Amended 2/25/2025 10:02:352 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0054S01_2025-02-25_10-57-02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0054.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-HB54-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).