# Utah S.B. 154: Legislative Audit Amendments Utah S.B. 154, Legislative Audit Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Brady Brammer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB154-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 154 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Legislative Audit Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Legislative Operations, Legislative Organization, State Tax Commission, Revenue and Taxation, Legislative Staff Offices - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 17 (185 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Audited agencies must report corrective steps: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, auditors must identify the responsible chief officer and attach the entity's signed response plan. The officer must submit the plan before the audit report reaches the Legislative Audit Subcommittee. Progress updates are due within 180 days after referral to a legislative com… - Utah auditors gain stronger investigation tools: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, entities subject to legislative audits must provide requested records, electronic data, staff, recordings, and resources. The state-law requirement applies despite conflicting laws and removes the prior exception for conflicts with federal law. Auditors can subpoena banks and… - Utah colleges face closer legislative review: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, legislative auditors can review Utah's higher education system when directed by the Legislative Audit Subcommittee. Reviews cover the system, its board, and its institutions. Auditors can identify ways to improve performance and efficiency and list high-risk programs, operati… - Federal privacy limits govern tax sharing: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah tax officials and covered county, city, and town officials must follow federal disclosure limits. They cannot share information from state tax returns when federal law prohibits disclosure. This rule protects tax information; it does not change tax bills. - Audit privacy protections limit public access: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, audited entities can share protected legal materials without losing privilege protections in other proceedings. Privileged items and supplemental information given to auditors are excluded from Utah's public-records law. Entities withholding requested materials must explain t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 20 | 5 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 75 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 3 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 12 | 1 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (48) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-14: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-11: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-03-08: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-08: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ circled (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2025-03-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-03-03: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Senate Comm - Not Considered (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0154.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154S02.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154S03.pdf) - Amended 3/4/2025 09:03:206, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S01_2025-03-04_09-43-31.pdf) - Amended 2/21/2025 15:02:339, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S01_2025-02-21_15-26-19.pdf) - Amended 2/18/2025 11:02:568, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S01_2025-02-18_11-37-09.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154.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/SB0154.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154S02.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154S03.pdf) - [Amended 3/4/2025 09:03:206 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S01_2025-03-04_09-43-31.pdf) - [Amended 2/21/2025 15:02:339 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S01_2025-02-21_15-26-19.pdf) - [Amended 2/18/2025 11:02:568 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S01_2025-02-18_11-37-09.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0154.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-SB154-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).