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HB 78

Signed into Law

Nuclear Regulatory Amendments

Introduced 2025-12-23Last action 2026-03-25 — Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filingCommittee Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology

Sponsor

Albrecht, Carl R.R

Cosponsors

Owens(R)Derrin R.
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Signed into Law

Legislative Progress

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Introduced
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In Committee
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Passed Chamber
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Enacted / Signed

Votes

House2026-03-05PassedSee how each member voted →
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yea 61 · 7 D · 54 RNay 8 · 7 D · 1 RNV 0 · Absent 6
Senate2026-03-04PassedSee how each member voted →
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yea 23 · 3 D · 19 R · 1 otherNay 2 · 2 DNV 0 · Absent 4
Senate2026-02-05PassedSee how each member voted →
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yea 23 · 4 D · 18 R · 1 otherNay 1 · 1 DNV 0 · Absent 5
Senate2026-01-30PassedSee how each member voted →
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yea 5 · 2 D · 3 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 3
Senate2026-01-30PassedSee how each member voted →
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yea 5 · 2 D · 3 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 3
House2026-01-26PassedSee how each member voted →
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yea 75 · 14 D · 61 RNay 0
House2026-01-21PassedSee how each member voted →
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yea 10 · 2 D · 8 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 2
House2026-01-21PassedSee how each member voted →
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yea 9 · 2 D · 7 RNay 0NV 0 · Absent 3

Summary

This bill amends existing nuclear regulatory definitions by expanding the legal definition of "nuclear fuel cycle" to explicitly include fuel conversion as a recognized activity related to nuclear energy production, alongside existing categories like uranium enrichment, fuel fabrication, fuel reprocessing, storage, and waste management. The amendment reorganizes and renumbers these activities to accommodate the addition of fuel conversion, ensuring it is formally recognized within the regulatory framework. By clarifying and broadening what constitutes nuclear fuel cycle activities, this bill likely aims to ensure comprehensive regulatory oversight and facilitate more complete regulation of all stages of nuclear energy production processes.

Bill history

  1. 2025-12-23
    Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
  2. 2025-12-23
    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
  3. 2025-12-23
    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0078 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
  4. 2025-12-23
    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0078 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
  5. 2026-01-05
    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0078 in Version Sponsor
  6. 2026-01-14
    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0078 in Released
  7. 2026-01-14 · House
    House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
  8. 2026-01-20 · House
    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Clerk of the House
  9. 2026-01-20 · House
    House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
  10. 2026-01-20 · House
    House/ to standing committee in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
  11. 2026-01-21 · House
    House Comm - Amendment Recommendation in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
  12. 2026-01-21 · House
    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
  13. 2026-01-22 · House
    House/ comm rpt/ amended in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee
  14. 2026-01-22 · House
    House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
  15. 2026-01-26 · House
    House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
  16. 2026-01-26 · Senate
    House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary
  17. 2026-01-26 · Senate
    House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary
  18. 2026-01-26 · Senate
    Senate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
  19. 2026-01-27 · Senate
    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
  20. 2026-01-29 · Senate
    Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  21. 2026-01-30 · Senate
    Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation in Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  22. 2026-01-30 · Senate
    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  23. 2026-02-02 · Senate
    Senate/ comm rpt/ amended in Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee
  24. 2026-02-02 · Senate
    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
  25. 2026-02-05 · Senate
    Senate/ 2nd reading in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
  26. 2026-02-05 · Senate
    Senate/ passed 2nd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
  27. 2026-02-05 · Senate
    Senate/ 3rd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
  28. 2026-02-05 · Senate
    Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar Table
  29. 2026-02-26
    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0078S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
  30. 2026-02-26
    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0078S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
  31. 2026-03-02
    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0078S01 in Version Sponsor
  32. 2026-03-02
    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0078S01 in Released
  33. 2026-03-03 · Senate
    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
  34. 2026-03-04 · Senate
    Senate/ substituted in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
  35. 2026-03-04 · House
    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension in Clerk of the House
  36. 2026-03-04 · House
    Senate/ to House with amendments in Clerk of the House
  37. 2026-03-04 · House
    House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House
  38. 2026-03-04 · House
    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar in House Concurrence Calendar
  39. 2026-03-05 · Senate
    House/ concurs with Senate amendment in Senate President
  40. 2026-03-05 · Senate
    House/ to Senate in Senate President
  41. 2026-03-05 · Senate
    Senate/ received from House in Senate President
  42. 2026-03-05 · House
    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House in House Speaker
  43. 2026-03-05 · House
    Senate/ to House in House Speaker
  44. 2026-03-05 · House
    House/ received from Senate in House Speaker
  45. 2026-03-05
    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
  46. 2026-03-06
    Bill Received from House for Enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
  47. 2026-03-06
    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
  48. 2026-03-12 · House
    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate in Clerk of the House
  49. 2026-03-12 · House
    House/ enrolled bill to Printing in Clerk of the House
  50. 2026-03-16 · House
    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing in Clerk of the House
  51. 2026-03-16
    House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
  52. 2026-03-25
    Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

Note

Historical import. Session: 2026

Full Bill Text
https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0078_2026-01-23_11-10-10.pdf
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