# Utah S.B. 220: Construction Modifications Utah S.B. 220, Construction Modifications, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Calvin R. Musselman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB220-2025GS - 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. 220 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Construction Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Construction, Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (160 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Builders get clearer runoff plan reviews: benefit, low. Municipal authorities must post preferred runoff-control practices and a checklist for complete prevention-plan applications on their websites. Application demands generally cannot exceed federal requirements, except through the law's process for stricter rules. Authorities must review plans within… - Construction projects need runoff permit coverage: cost, low. Construction that disturbs at least 1 acre of soil requires stormwater permit coverage. Smaller projects also need coverage when they are part of a common development or sale plan. Covered projects must meet permit requirements for controlling construction runoff. - Builders face photo-based runoff inspections: mixed, low. The municipal system owner receiving runoff must inspect construction sites and publish inspection procedures or forms; applicants must allow inspections. Authorities must use a pre-construction review checklist consistent with the current federal Construction General Permit. Applicants or their re… - Construction violations carry broader enforcement risks: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, the Division of Water Quality can stop construction through the stormwater enforcement process. State and local enforcement officials can seek injunctions and civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation day. Criminal sanctions can include imprisonment and daily fines up to $2… - Utah limits stricter local water rules: mixed, low. Utah generally limits state and municipal water rules to federal standards. For stricter rules, the Water Quality Board must hold public comment and a hearing and issue written, evidence-based findings. Those findings must show that federal rules fail to protect public health and the environment, a… - Builders face fines with appeal rights: mixed, low. Before fining, municipal authorities must give written notice, at least one business day to correct, then a written warning. A fine can follow after at least one additional business day without correction. Fines per occurrence are $500 for working without an approved permit, $300 for road mud, and… - Builders get stop-work limits, face cleanup costs: mixed, low. Municipal authorities cannot stop construction solely because a preferred runoff-control practice proves deficient when properly chosen and used for the site. A documented immediate threat to water quality still allows an earlier stop-work order. Authorities can recover reasonable cleanup costs whe… - Road projects get separate runoff rules: mixed, low. Utah's transportation department is exempt from specified construction stormwater prevention-plan and enforcement requirements. It can set stricter water requirements when acting under a federal water-pollution consent decree, with record-based justification. For state transportation projects, it c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Thomas W. Peterson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 0 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2025-03-24: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-07: 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/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-25: 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 (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0220.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0220S02.pdf) - Amended 2/21/2025 16:02:368, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0220S01_2025-02-21_16-15-35.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0220S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0220.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/SB0220.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0220S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/21/2025 16:02:368 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0220S01_2025-02-21_16-15-35.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0220S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0220.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) - 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