# Utah H.B. 78: Nuclear Regulatory Amendments Utah H.B. 78, Nuclear Regulatory Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Carl R. Albrecht (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB78-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 78 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Nuclear Regulatory Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-23 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Energy, Hazardous Materials, Clean Energy, Government Operations (State Issues), Nuclear Energy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (211 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Regulatory fees for nuclear fuel operators: cost, low. 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-… - New Utah oversight for nuclear facilities: mixed, low. 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 rela… - Nuclear waste activities gain state exemptions: mixed, low. 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 o… - Utah seeks more nuclear regulatory authority: mixed, low. 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 dire… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Derrin R. Owens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 61 | 8 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 23 | 2 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 1 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-01-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 75 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-30: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-29: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-01-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-01-21: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-20: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-23: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0078.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0078S01.pdf) - Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:161, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0078_2026-02-02_11-20-07.pdf) - Amended 1/23/2026 11:01:684, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0078_2026-01-23_11-10-10.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0078.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0078.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0078S01.pdf) - [Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:161 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0078_2026-02-02_11-20-07.pdf) - [Amended 1/23/2026 11:01:684 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0078_2026-01-23_11-10-10.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0078.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [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-HB78-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).