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Proposed Utah Firearm Legislation SB0079

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Legislation Overview

Title: Technical Code Amendments

Subject: Government Operations (State Issues): Revisor Legislation: Legislative Operations

Description: Technical Code Amendments

Session: 2025 General Session

Last Action: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling

Last Action Date: February 20, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

2 sponsors: Karen Kwan (D); Melissa Garff Ballard (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 7% (2 of 29)

History
Chamber Date Action
Feb 20, 2025 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Feb 20, 2025 Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Feb 19, 2025 Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate Feb 19, 2025 Senate/ received from House in Senate President
House Feb 18, 2025 Senate/ concurs with House amendment in House Speaker
House Feb 18, 2025 Senate/ to House in House Speaker
Senate Feb 18, 2025 House/ to Senate in Senate President
Senate Feb 18, 2025 House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate in Senate President
House Feb 18, 2025 House/ received from Senate in House Speaker
Senate Feb 14, 2025 Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar in Senate Concurrence Calendar
Senate Feb 14, 2025 Senate/ received from House in Senate Secretary
Senate Feb 13, 2025 House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary
Senate Feb 13, 2025 House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary
House Feb 13, 2025 House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House Feb 10, 2025 House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House Feb 10, 2025 House/ comm rpt/ substituted in House Revenue and Taxation Committee
House Feb 7, 2025 House Comm - Substitute Recommendation in House Revenue and Taxation Committee
House Feb 7, 2025 House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Revenue and Taxation Committee
House Feb 5, 2025 House/ to standing committee in House Revenue and Taxation Committee
Senate Feb 4, 2025 Senate/ 3rd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
House Feb 4, 2025 House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
House Feb 4, 2025 House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House
House Feb 4, 2025 Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House
House Feb 4, 2025 Senate/ passed 3rd reading in Clerk of the House
Senate Feb 3, 2025 Senate/ passed 2nd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate Feb 3, 2025 Senate/ 2nd reading in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate Jan 27, 2025 Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate Jan 27, 2025 Senate/ comm rpt/ amended in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Jan 24, 2025 Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Jan 24, 2025 Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Jan 21, 2025 Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Senate Jan 21, 2025 Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
Senate Jan 20, 2025 Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate Jan 16, 2025 Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Jan 9, 2025 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
Jan 9, 2025 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Substitute Feb 6, 2025 state link bill text
Amended Jan 27, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Amendment 1 Senate Amendment 1 Jan 23, 2025 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
01/24/2025 6 0 0 1 Yes
  • Blouin, Nate (D) Yea
  • McKell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Plumb, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Sandall, Scott (R) Absent
  • Thatcher, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Vickers, Evan (R) Yea
  • Winterton, Ronald (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/24/2025 6 0 0 1 Yes
  • Blouin, Nate (D) Yea
  • McKell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Plumb, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Sandall, Scott (R) Absent
  • Thatcher, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Vickers, Evan (R) Yea
  • Winterton, Ronald (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/3/2025 26 0 0 3 Yes
  • Adams, J. Stuart (R) Yea
  • Balderree, Heidi (R) Yea
  • Blouin, Nate (D) Yea
  • Brammer, Brady (R) Yea
  • Cullimore, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Escamilla, Luz (D) Yea
  • Fillmore, Lincoln (R) Absent
  • Grover, Keith (R) Absent
  • Harper, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Hinkins, David (R) Yea
  • Ipson, Don (R) Yea
  • Johnson, John (R) Yea
  • Kwan, Karen (D) Yea
  • McCay, Daniel (R) Absent
  • McKell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Millner, Ann (R) Yea
  • Musselman, Calvin (R) Yea
  • Owens, Derrin (R) Yea
  • Pitcher, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Plumb, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Riebe, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • Sandall, Scott (R) Yea
  • Stevenson, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Stratton, Keven (R) Yea
  • Thatcher, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Vickers, Evan (R) Yea
  • Weiler, Todd (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Winterton, Ronald (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/4/2025 29 0 0 0 Yes
  • Adams, J. Stuart (R) Yea
  • Balderree, Heidi (R) Yea
  • Blouin, Nate (D) Yea
  • Brammer, Brady (R) Yea
  • Cullimore, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Escamilla, Luz (D) Yea
  • Fillmore, Lincoln (R) Yea
  • Grover, Keith (R) Yea
  • Harper, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Hinkins, David (R) Yea
  • Ipson, Don (R) Yea
  • Johnson, John (R) Yea
  • Kwan, Karen (D) Yea
  • McCay, Daniel (R) Yea
  • McKell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Millner, Ann (R) Yea
  • Musselman, Calvin (R) Yea
  • Owens, Derrin (R) Yea
  • Pitcher, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Plumb, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Riebe, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • Sandall, Scott (R) Yea
  • Stevenson, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Stratton, Keven (R) Yea
  • Thatcher, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Vickers, Evan (R) Yea
  • Weiler, Todd (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Winterton, Ronald (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/7/2025 11 0 0 0 Yes
  • Barlow, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea
  • Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Eliason, Steve (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Koford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Jason (R) Yea
  • Nguyen, Hoang (D) Yea
  • Okerlund, Clinton (R) Yea
  • Shepherd, Lisa (R) Yea
  • Strong, Mark (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/7/2025 11 0 0 0 Yes
  • Barlow, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea
  • Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Eliason, Steve (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Koford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Jason (R) Yea
  • Nguyen, Hoang (D) Yea
  • Okerlund, Clinton (R) Yea
  • Shepherd, Lisa (R) Yea
  • Strong, Mark (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/13/2025 71 0 0 4 Yes
  • Abbott, Nelson (R) Yea
  • Acton, Cheryl (R) Yea
  • Albrecht, Carl (R) Yea
  • Auxier, Tiara (R) Yea
  • Barlow, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Bennion, Gay Lynn (D) Yea
  • Bolinder, Bridger (R) Absent
  • Brooks, Walt (R) Yea
  • Burton, Jefferson (R) Yea
  • Chevrier, Kristen (R) Yea
  • Chew, Scott (R) Yea
  • Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea
  • Clancy, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Cutler, Paul (R) Yea
  • Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Defay, Ariel (R) Yea
  • Dominguez, Rosalba (D) Yea
  • Dunnigan, James (R) Yea
  • Eliason, Steve (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Fiefia, Doug (R) Yea
  • Fitisemanu, Jake (D) Yea
  • Garff Ballard, Melissa (R) Yea
  • Gricius, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Gwynn, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Hall, Katy (R) Yea
  • Hawkins, Jon (R) Absent
  • Hayes, Sahara (D) Yea
  • Hollins, Sandra (D) Yea
  • Ivory, Ken (R) Yea
  • Jack, Colin (R) Yea
  • Koford, Jill (R) Yea
  • Kohler, Michael (R) Absent
  • Kyle, Jason (R) Yea
  • Lee, Trevor (R) Yea
  • Lisonbee, Karianne (R) Yea
  • Loubet, Anthony (R) Yea
  • MacPherson, Matt (R) Yea
  • Maloy, Cory (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Ashlee (D) Yea
  • Mauga, Verona (D) Yea
  • Miller, Grant (D) Yea
  • Miller, Tracy (R) Yea
  • Monson, Logan (R) Yea
  • Moss, Carol (D) Yea
  • Moss, Jefferson (R) Yea
  • Nguyen, Hoang (D) Yea
  • Okerlund, Clinton (R) Yea
  • Owens, Doug (D) Yea
  • Peck, Nicholeen (R) Yea
  • Petersen, Mike (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Karen (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Thomas (R) Absent
  • Peterson, Val (R) Yea
  • Pierucci, Candice (R) Yea
  • Roberts, Calvin (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Sawyer, Jake (R) Yea
  • Schultz, Mike (R) Yea
  • Shallenberger, David (R) Yea
  • Shelley, Troy (R) Yea
  • Shepherd, Lisa (R) Yea
  • Shipp, Rex (R) Yea
  • Snider, Casey (R) Yea
  • Stoddard, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Strong, Mark (R) Yea
  • Teuscher, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Thompson, Jason (R) Yea
  • Thurston, Norman (R) Yea
  • Walter, R. Neil (R) Yea
  • Ward, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Watkins, Christine (D) Yea
  • Welton, Doug (R) Yea
  • Whyte, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Wilcox, Ryan (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/18/2025 26 0 0 3 Yes
  • Adams, J. Stuart (R) Yea
  • Balderree, Heidi (R) Yea
  • Blouin, Nate (D) Yea
  • Brammer, Brady (R) Yea
  • Cullimore, Kirk (R) Absent
  • Escamilla, Luz (D) Yea
  • Fillmore, Lincoln (R) Yea
  • Grover, Keith (R) Absent
  • Harper, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Hinkins, David (R) Yea
  • Ipson, Don (R) Yea
  • Johnson, John (R) Yea
  • Kwan, Karen (D) Yea
  • McCay, Daniel (R) Yea
  • McKell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Millner, Ann (R) Yea
  • Musselman, Calvin (R) Yea
  • Owens, Derrin (R) Yea
  • Pitcher, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Plumb, Jennifer (D) Absent
  • Riebe, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • Sandall, Scott (R) Yea
  • Stevenson, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Stratton, Keven (R) Yea
  • Thatcher, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Vickers, Evan (R) Yea
  • Weiler, Todd (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Winterton, Ronald (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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