# Utah S.B. 254: State Grant Revisions

Utah S.B. 254, State Grant Revisions, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Luz Escamilla (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-07 (Senate/ filed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah S.B. 254
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: State Grant Revisions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-03-07, Senate/ filed
- Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Funds and Accounts, Public Budgeting, Economic Development, Government Operations (State Issues), Appropriations, Grant Programs and Incentives
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (129 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Luz Escamilla (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
|   | Senate | Senate/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | Senate | Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules | fail | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2025-03-07: Senate/ filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ motion to reconsider (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ recalled by Senate (Senate)
- 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/ passed 3rd reading (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)
- 2025-03-03: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: House/ committee report favorable (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-24: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2025-02-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2025-02-21: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-19: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0254.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0254.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB254-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).