# Utah S.B. 62: Spaceport Exploration Committee Utah S.B. 62, Spaceport Exploration Committee, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Jerry W Stevenson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB62-2025GS - 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. 62 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Spaceport Exploration Committee - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-03 - Last action: 2025-03-27, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jerry W Stevenson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Technology, Business, Economic Development, Utah National Guard, Veterans and Military Affairs, Legislative Operations, Legislative Committees and Task Forces, Boards and Committees, Government Operations (State Issues), Sunsets and Repealers, Aeronautics, Airports, Transportation, Department of Transportation, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (163 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah funds study of possible spaceports: benefit, low. Effective May 7, 2025, the law creates a temporary, 15-member committee to study whether Utah should develop a spaceport. Its required studies cover demand, jobs, construction and operating costs, financing, possible sites, and space activities. They also examine environmental and public safety ris… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jerry W Stevenson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 25 | 1 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 63 | 8 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 1 | | | 2025-01-28 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-01-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2025-03-27: 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 - 2025-03-07: 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/ 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/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-06: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-31: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-01-24: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-03: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0062.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S02.pdf) - Amended 1/28/2025 12:01:432, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0062S01_2025-01-28_12-08-59.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062.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/SB0062.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S02.pdf) - [Amended 1/28/2025 12:01:432 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0062S01_2025-01-28_12-08-59.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0062.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-SB62-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).