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
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Utah sets up nuclear regulation office
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah creates the Nuclear Energy Regulatory Office inside the Division. The Office handles licensing, inspections, enforcement, and is the main link to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The law lets the Governor make federal‑state agreements so Utah takes over radiation oversight when approved. With NRC authorization, the Division regulates nuclear fuel cycle work like enrichment, fabrication, conversion, reprocessing, storage, and related waste. The Board sets rules on licensing, siting, safety, security, environmental protection, emergency plans, inspections, and decommissioning through the state rulemaking process. The Division studies and, if beneficial, seeks expanded Agreement State status, and may sign cooperative agreements for joint work and shared standards.
Some nuclear waste sites get exemptions
Beginning May 6, 2026, some interim nuclear waste storage is exempt from this chapter. All four must be true: the project is authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy, the waste is from a test reactor, it is made at a state‑owned facility, and the project is licensed by the Division. Also, the chapter on high‑level waste placement does not apply to fuel‑cycle activities that the Division licenses under the new chapter.
New state licenses and fees for operators
Beginning May 6, 2026, when Utah and the federal government sign an agreement, any active federal license is treated as a state license. That state license ends on the earlier of 90 days after the department receives a notice of expiration or the federal license’s listed end date. The Division also charges cost‑recovery fees for license reviews, inspections, program work, training, and federal coordination, following Section 63J‑1‑504. These fees go to the Environmental Quality Restricted Account. The law does not set dollar amounts.
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/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 23 • No: 2
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 23 • No: 1
House vote • 1/30/2026
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House 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 - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
House vote • 1/21/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 10 • 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