# Utah H.B. 94: Exemptions from Dangerous Weapons Provisions Utah H.B. 94, Exemptions from Dangerous Weapons Provisions, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Calvin Roberts (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2025GS - 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. 94 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Exemptions from Dangerous Weapons Provisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-03 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Calvin Roberts (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Livestock, Natural Resources, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Weapons, Animal Food Products - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Weapon discharge exemption for licensed farm slaughter: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah exempts qualifying licensed farm slaughter from dangerous-weapon discharge restrictions and felony firearm-discharge penalties. The person must act under a farm custom slaughter license. The weapon discharge must comply with Utah Code Subsection 4-32-108(3); the exemptio… - Weapon discharge exemption for specified official duties: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah exempts qualifying official-duty conduct from dangerous-weapon discharge restrictions and felony firearm-discharge penalties. Covered duties include those authorized by Utah Code Sections 23A-2-207 and 79-2-704. The exemption covers only duties and other authorizations l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Calvin Roberts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ronald M. Winterton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 19 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-02-28: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-02-27: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-02-24: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-02-24: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-01-29: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-27: House/ to standing committee (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) - 2025-01-03: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0094.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0094.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/HB0094.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0094.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-HB94-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).