Bill Tracker
Out of the 800+ bills introduced each year, Red Acre Center chooses those that connect to our mission: to promote and protect farmers, rural and urban farms, artisan producers, and the right to choose what you eat.
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NOTE: Check back often. We update the status of each Bill here on the Tracker, and as the session progresses, new bills are added regularly.
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The Path of Every Bill
Step 1: An idea is formed
A legislator draws from personal experiences, constituents, government agencies, lobbyists, and other groups for ideas on what should become a bill.
Step 2: Needs a sponsor
A legislature member sponsors a bill and becomes that Bill's Chief Sponsor. A House Bill: sponsored by a representative in that House and will begin in the House of Representatives.
A Senate Bill: sponsored by a representative in the Senate, which will begin in the Senate.
The Bill will remain in the respective state legislature where it was sponsored until it is passed in the respective Legislature. Then the process repeats in the opposite Legislature before becoming a law.
Step 3: Becomes drafted
A bill request is made to the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, which reviews and formats into a bill.
Step 4: Receives a number
Step 5: Sent to Rules Committee
The Bill remains in the Rules Committee until assigned to a specific committee.
Step 6: The committee then hears the Bill.
A committee reviews the Bill and allows public testimonies. They can approve, revise, hold, and make suggestions to the Bill. A report about the Bill is then made to the floor. If the Bill passes the committee, it moves to the floor or the chamber.
Step 7: Debated and voted on the floor
The Bill can be amended, held (circled), or passed. 38 votes in the House of Representatives. 15 votes in the Senate
Step 8: The process is repeated
If the Bill passes on the floor, it starts again in a second stage, moving to the House or Senate, depending on where it began. The Bill now has another sponsor, a floor sponsor.
Step 9: Passes in both Houses of the Legislature
The Bill is passed in both legislatures and signed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate President.
Step 10: The Governor to sign:
The Governor can sign or veto the Bill
Step 11: Becomes Law
Vaccine Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill addresses vaccines or vaccine material.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Passed House and Senate. Waiting for Governor's Signature.
Food Labeling Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill addresses labeling of meat type products.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Passed House and Senate. Waiting for Governor's Signature.
Urban Farming Assessment Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to property tax assessment under the Urban Farming Assessment Act.
Position:
Priority (We brought this bill forward)
Status:
Passed House, on Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Agriculture and Food Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill addresses issues related to the regulation, oversight, or encouragement of
agriculture and food.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Passed House and Senate. Waiting for Governor's Signature.
SNAP Funds Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill enacts provisions related to the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Passed House, waiting to be heard by Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
Agritourism Building Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill addresses building code requirements related to agritourism.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Return to rules
Agricultural Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill was in committee last year. The sponsor chose to hold it. This could be an important study for agriculture in Utah moving forward.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Passed House and Senate, headed to Senate Floor
Microenterprise Home Kitchens Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill allows for preparation of food more than 24 hours before serving.
Position:
Priority (We brought this bill forward)
Status:
Passed House and Senate, headed to House Floor
Food Cart Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill clarifies that a food cart may be moved with an electric assisted bicycle.
Position:
Support
Status:
Passed House and Senate. Waiting for Governor's Signature.
Urban Farming Assessment Modifications
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the application for assessment under the Urban
Farming Assessment Act.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Passed House and Senate. Waiting for Governor's Signature.
Pollinator Program Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill makes changes to the pollinator pilot program.
Position:
Support
Status:
Passed House, on Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Foods Available at Schools Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill enacts provisions to prohibit certain food additives from being served in a public
school.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Passed House, on Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Raw Milk Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill addresses enforcement steps with regard to raw milk, including when raw milk is
suspected in a food borne illness outbreak.
Position:
Priority (We brought this bill forward)
Status:
Passed House and Senate, headed to Senate Floor
Building Code Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill modifies local government provisions relating to high tunnel structures.
Position:
Support
Status:
Passed House, waiting to be assigned to a Senate Committee
Local Agritourism Ordinance Amendments
Sponsor:
Description:
This bill defines agritourism in the state of Utah.
Position:
Watching
Status:
Waiting to be assigned to a House Committee