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State Government / Utah / Legislation / SB 251

SB 251Session 2026SenateBecame law

Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination

Official source overview

This bill addresses civil penalties and reporting related to public health and the environment.

Published by Utah State Legislature for S.B. 251. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 25, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Feb 4, 2026
Latest passage
Mar 10, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • removes a requirement that the Department of Environmental Quality (department) report to the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee regarding the evaluation of a policy or rule that affects a local health department;
  • establishes a process for a local government or local health department to submit a reimbursement request to the department for a qualifying extraordinary expense incurred in a qualifying environmental enforcement activity;
  • authorizes rulemaking by the department related to the reimbursement for a qualifying extraordinary expense; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HealthEnvironment & Energy

Source subjects

Civil ProcedureDepartment of Environmental QualityEnvironmentLocal Health DepartmentsPublic Health

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorSandall, Scott D.
cosponsorPeterson, Karen M.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline41 actions⌄
  1. Mar 25, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 13, 2026

    Senate/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 13, 2026

    Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptSenate
  4. Mar 12, 2026

    Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

    Senate
  5. Mar 12, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledSenate
  6. Mar 10, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 10, 2026

    Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Mar 10, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

    PassageSenate
  9. Mar 10, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  10. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  11. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

    PassageSenate
  12. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  13. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  14. Mar 6, 2026

    House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

    House
  15. Mar 4, 2026

    House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules [House Rules Committee]

    House
  16. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  17. Mar 2, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  18. Mar 2, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  19. Feb 27, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  20. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  21. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  22. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  23. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  24. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  25. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  26. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  27. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  28. Feb 24, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  29. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  30. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  31. Feb 11, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  32. Feb 9, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  33. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptSenate
  34. Feb 6, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0251

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Feb 6, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0251

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  37. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptSenate
  38. Feb 4, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0251

    Utah State Legislature
  39. Feb 4, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0251

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Feb 4, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Feb 4, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.