UT HB0253 | 2026 | General Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-06 - House/ filed in House file for bills not passed
Text: Latest bill text (Substitute) [PDF]

Summary

Marijuana Use or Possession Penalty Amendments

Tracking Information

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Title

Marijuana Use or Possession Penalty Amendments

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-06HouseHouse/ filed in House file for bills not passed
2026-03-06HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause in Clerk of the House
2026-03-05HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules in House Rules Committee
2026-03-03HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules in House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-10 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0253S02 in Released
2026-02-06 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0253S02 in Version Sponsor
2026-02-04 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0253S02 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-02-04 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0253S02 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-30 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0253S01 in Released
2026-01-29 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0253S01 in Version Sponsor
2026-01-27 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0253S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-01-27 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0253S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-26HouseHouse/ to standing committee in House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-01-21HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House Rules Committee
2026-01-21 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0253 in Released
2026-01-20HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
2026-01-20HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
2026-01-17 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0253 in Version Sponsor
2026-01-14 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0253 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-01-14 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0253 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-14 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2026-01-14 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
58378(n/a)See Bill Text
6414204(n/a)See Bill Text
78A7301(n/a)See Bill Text

Utah State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0253.html
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0253.pdf
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0253S01.pdf
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0253S02.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/HB0253.fn.pdf
Supplementhttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP%20HB0253%20To%20HB0253S01.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/HB0253S01.fn.pdf
Supplementhttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP%20HB0253%20To%20HB0253S02.pdf
Supplementhttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP%20HB0253S01%20To%20HB0253S02.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/HB0253S02.fn.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/comreport/HB0253H02.pdf

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