# Utah H.B. 59: Fireworks Modifications Utah H.B. 59, Fireworks Modifications, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by James A. Dunnigan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-02-27 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB59-2025GS - 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. 59 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Fireworks Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-12-20 - Last action: 2025-02-27, Governor Signed - Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Fireworks - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 14 (178 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Government agencies get illegal explosives handling rules: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, the Utah Fire Prevention Board must create one statewide policy for government handling of illegal explosives. It covers state, county, special district, and local agencies seizing, storing, reusing, destroying, or disposing of them. The policy covers Divisions 1.1G, 1.2G, 1.… - Businesses get an out-of-state explosives exemption: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah’s explosives chapter exempts qualifying explosives bound for destinations outside Utah. The exemption covers Divisions 1.1G, 1.2G, 1.3G, and 1.4G manufactured, stored, warehoused, or transported for those destinations. The explosives must not be intended for use in Utah. - Fireworks users and parents face fire costs: mixed, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, individuals owe firefighting costs and resulting damages for fires they negligently, recklessly, or intentionally cause or spread by discharging Division 1.4G explosives. Parents or legal guardians with legal custody are liable for a minor’s costs and damages. A court can wai… - Seasonal sales and safety rules for retailers: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, retailers can sell Division 1.4G common state-approved explosives June 24–July 25 and December 29–31. Sales are also allowed during the two days before and on Chinese New Year’s Eve. These sales windows do not limit online sales to people outside Utah for use outside the stat… - When Utah residents can set off fireworks: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, these rules cover Division 1.4G common state-approved explosives. You can discharge them July 2–5 and July 22–25, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Hours extend to midnight on July 4 and July 24. Discharge is also allowed December 31 from 11 a.m. through 1 a.m. the next day, and Januar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-10 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-02-27: Governor Signed - 2025-02-18: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-02-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-02-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-02-12: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-02-12: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-02-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-10: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-02-10: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-02-10: House/ circled (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-01-28: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-01-28: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-01-23: House/ circled (House) - 2025-01-23: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2024-12-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0059.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0059S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2024-12-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0059.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/HB0059.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0059S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0059.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-HB59-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).