HB 51 Utah House · 2025 General Session

Higher Education Reporting Amendments

HB 51 eliminates several reporting requirements for Utah's higher education programs, specifically removing an annual reporting obligation for the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. The center, which focuses on workplace safety training, will no longer need to submit detailed reports on donations and expenditures to the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst. The bill also makes technical adjustments to related statutes to align with these changes. This reduces administrative burdens for the center and other higher education entities previously subject to these reporting rules.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add a Senate sponsor and update the list of affected code sections to include a new section establishing the Utah Board of Higher Education. The core reporting requirements for occupational health donations and revenue bond authorizations remained largely unchanged, though minor formatting and section numbering adjustments were made throughout the text.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded by incorporating the Utah Board of Higher Education into the list of affected code sections, reflecting a new legislative addition that was not present in the original version.

SCOPE

Added 'Senate Sponsor: Keith Grover' to the bill header, indicating the bill has now passed the Senate and is ready for final passage.

Updated the 'Utah Code Sections Affected' list to include Section 53B-1-402, which establishes the Utah Board of Higher Education, ensuring the new board is covered by this reporting bill.

TECHNICAL

Corrected section numbering in the body of the bill (e.g., changing 'Section 3' to 'Section 4' for the Utah Promise Program report) to align with the new inclusion of the Board of Higher Education section.

Adjusted internal lettering in lists (e.g., changing 'Section 3' to 'Section 4' within a paragraph) to maintain consistency after the insertion of the new board section.

Fixed a date typo in the Board of Higher Education reporting requirements, changing 'October 31December 1' to 'October 31, December 1'.

Standardized the formatting of the 'expend money' clause in the occupational health donation section by removing a stray colon.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Feb 11, 2025

Legislature · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ concurs with Senate amendment

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ to House with amendments

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor