All Roll Calls
Yes: 211 • No: 11
UtahH.B. 782026 General SessionHouse
Nuclear Regulatory Amendments
Sponsored By: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican)
Signed by Governor
EnergyHazardous MaterialsClean EnergyGovernment Operations (State Issues)Nuclear Energy
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 3 mixed.
Regulatory fees for nuclear fuel operators
Utah can charge nuclear fuel applicants and license holders fees to cover listed regulatory program costs. These include application processing, licensing reviews, inspections, administration, staff training, and cooperative work with federal agencies. Fee-setting must follow Utah Code Section 63J-1-504, and collections go into the Environmental Quality Restricted Account under Section 19-1-108. The law sets no fee amounts and appropriates no money for the program.
New Utah oversight for nuclear facilities
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah creates a Nuclear Energy Regulatory Office within its Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. With federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorization, Utah can oversee fuel enrichment, conversion, fabrication, reprocessing, nuclear material storage, and related waste management. The office handles licenses, permits, inspections, enforcement, applicant assistance, and federal contacts; Utah can hire staff as needed. The board can set rules for facility sites, safety, security, environmental protection, emergency plans, cleanup funding, decommissioning, qualifications, training, records, reporting, enforcement, and penalties through Utah’s rulemaking process. Annual reports to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee are due November 30, covering federal authority expansion, regulated activities, fees, staffing, training, federal coordination, and implementation challenges.
Nuclear waste activities gain state exemptions
Utah’s high-level nuclear waste placement rules do not apply to fuel-cycle activities regulated or licensed under the Nuclear Energy Regulation Act. A separate exemption removes nuclear energy regulation requirements for qualifying interim waste storage. The waste must come from a U.S. Department of Energy-authorized project and a test reactor at a Utah-owned facility. The division must also permit and license the project under Title 19. These exemptions reduce requirements for qualifying operators and remove the specified state rules from those activities.
Utah seeks more nuclear regulatory authority
Utah’s division must assess expanded Agreement State status, which allows states to take over additional federal nuclear regulation. It must pursue expansion if it finds doing so feasible and beneficial, and establish coordination procedures for responsibilities remaining federal. The division director can make federal agreements to align standards, share expertise and resources, and conduct joint inspections. The Governor can also make agreements transferring federal responsibilities for radiation sources to Utah; existing federal license holders then receive state license status. Those licenses expire on the federal expiration date or 90 days after notice of expiration, whichever comes first.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Carl R. Albrecht
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Derrin R. Owens
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 61 • No: 8
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 23 • No: 2
Senate vote • 2/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 23 • No: 1
Senate vote • 1/30/2026
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/30/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 1/26/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 75 • No: 0
House vote • 1/21/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 1/21/2026
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2026House/ to Governor
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/6/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/6/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/5/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/4/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ substituted
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/3/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
2/5/2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
2/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading
2/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
2/5/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2026
Substitute #1
2/26/2026
Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:161
2/2/2026
Amended 1/23/2026 11:01:684
1/23/2026
Introduced
12/23/2025