# Utah S.B. 234: Rulemaking Amendments Utah S.B. 234, Rulemaking Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Brady Brammer (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB234-2026GS - 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. 234 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Rulemaking Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Air Quality, Environment, Hazardous Materials, Waste, Water Quality, Health and Human Services, Legislative Operations, Legislative Committees and Task Forces, Legislative Organization, Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Drinking Water, Environmental Response and Remediation, Public Health, Water - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (109 yes, 26 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah agencies face new environmental rule limits: mixed, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah agencies generally cannot start rulemaking for numeric limits stricter or broader than federal standards. This applies when federal law covers the same or a substantially similar topic. Covered areas include drinking water, water pollution, hazardous substances, contamin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Colin W. Jack (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 56 | 11 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 2 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 20 | 7 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 5 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-25: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-03: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0234.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0234S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0234S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0234.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/SB0234.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0234S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0234S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0234.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-SB234-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).