SB 47 Utah Senate · 2026 General Session

Reauthorization of Administrative Rules

SB 47 reauthorizes all existing administrative rules used by Utah state agencies, ensuring their continued operation without requiring new approvals. This affects Utah state agencies directly, as it preserves their current day-to-day regulations governing public services and compliance. The bill takes effect on May 6, 2026, unless overridden by a two-thirds legislative vote before May 1, 2026, with additional provisions for gubernatorial approval or veto overrides.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Signed Mar 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Substitute #1 Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 17, 2026
MINOR
The bill text remains substantively identical, reauthorizing all Utah state agency administrative rules except for five specific exceptions. The only change is a timestamp update at the bottom of the document, indicating the file was edited or saved later on March 12th compared to March 2nd, but this does not alter the law's content.
Scope change
No change in scope, applicability, or legal effect.
TIMELINE

The timestamp at the bottom of the document was updated from March 2, 2026, to March 12, 2026, likely reflecting a file edit time rather than a legislative change.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2026 · House Mar 7, 2026

How they voted

220
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 29
Mar 3, 2026
D Democratic6
6 Yea
100% Yea
N Forward1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican22
15 Yea 7
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 17, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
upper
Mar 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
upper
Mar 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ committee report favorable [House Health and Human Services Committee]
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee]
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0-7)
senate
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors