# Utah S.B. 135: Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments Utah S.B. 135, Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Derrin R. Owens (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB135-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 135 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Energy, Clean Energy, Nuclear Energy - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (116 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah pursues nuclear campus with safeguards: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s energy office must pursue a Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus, but construction is not guaranteed. Priorities include college workforce partnerships, willing communities’ consent to siting, safe transport under state and federal rules, and technologies that resist we… - Funding options for Utah nuclear campus: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, federal money made available for Utah campus development must enter the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund. The Utah Energy Council, consulting with the energy office, may use that fund for project financing and matching grants. This help is for entities participat… - Utah helps develop nuclear fuel recycling: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s Office of Energy Development must help develop nuclear fuel recycling facilities in Utah. It coordinates with companies, federal agencies, and local communities, brings groups together, promotes Utah, and identifies barriers. With the Utah Energy Council and Nuclear En… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carl R. Albrecht (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 59 | 12 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 2 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 21 | 5 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 1 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 1 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-10: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-22: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0135.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0135S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0135S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0135.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/SB0135.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0135S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0135S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0135.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-SB135-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).