# Utah S.B. 276: Utah Horse Racing Commission Amendments Utah S.B. 276, Utah Horse Racing Commission Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Michael K. McKell (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB276-2025GS - 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. 276 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Utah Horse Racing Commission Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-03-27, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Economic Development, Boards and Committees, Agriculture & Food - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (109 yes, 16 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New hearing rules for Utah horse racing: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah Horse Racing Commission hearings on license denials, suspensions, revocations, and fines follow state informal hearing procedures. Applicants and license holders must receive written notice at least seven days before the hearing, at their last address on file. Hearings t… - Court appeals for racing decisions carry costs: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, people harmed by a final Utah Horse Racing Commission decision can appeal to a court. The decision takes effect immediately and stays in place unless a court pauses it. When the commission wins, the court must award Utah's Department of Agriculture and Food costs, fees, attor… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Casey Snider (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 52 | 16 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | | | | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ uncircled | fail | | | | | | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-03-27: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-13: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-13: 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/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ uncircled (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ circled (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-07: 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) - 2025-03-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0276.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0276S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0276.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/SB0276.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0276S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0276.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-SB276-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).