# Utah H.B. 85: Environmental Permitting Modifications Utah H.B. 85, Environmental Permitting Modifications, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Clancy, Tyler; status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB85-2025GS - 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. 85 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Environmental Permitting Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-02 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Clancy, Tyler - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Air Quality, Emissions Control, Environment, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (128 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More air permit guidance for businesses: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's air agency must provide guidance and rules for facility-wide air pollution limits. These limits give facilities flexibility to change operations while staying within an overall emissions cap. Rules must cover applications, reopening or adjusting limits, facility input… - More air permit options for businesses: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's air agency must study expanding its permit-by-rule program, which sets standard rules for source categories. By November 30, 2025, it must adopt rules adding at least five categories from the law's list. Listed categories include boilers, concrete batch plants, fuel di… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clancy, Tyler - Cosponsor: Ronald M. Winterton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 23 | 1 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 17 | 4 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 2 | 1 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 9 | | | 2025-01-24 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-01-24 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 2 | | | | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-05: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-14: 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/ floor amendment failed (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) - 2025-01-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0085.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0085S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0085.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/HB0085.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0085S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0085.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-HB85-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).