UT SB0008 | 2026 | General Session

Utah Senate Bill 8

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on March 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-26 - Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations

Title

State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations

Roll Calls

2026-03-04 - House - House/ passed 3rd reading (Y: 67 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-03-03 - Senate - Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Y: 24 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-26		Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
2026-03-16		Senate/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
2026-03-16	Senate	Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing in Senate Secretary
2026-03-13	Senate	Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing in Senate Secretary
2026-03-13	Senate	Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate in Senate Secretary
2026-03-06		Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
2026-03-06		Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
2026-03-04		Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate/ received from House in Senate President
2026-03-04	Senate	House/ to Senate in Senate President
2026-03-04	Senate	House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate in Senate President
2026-03-04	House	House/ passed 3rd reading in House Speaker
2026-03-04	House	House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
2026-03-03	House	House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
2026-03-03	House	House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar in House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
2026-03-03	House	House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
2026-03-03	House	House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House
2026-03-03	House	Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House
2026-03-03	House	Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension in Clerk of the House
2026-03-03	Senate	Senate/ floor amendment failed in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-03	Senate	Senate/ substituted in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-03	Senate	Senate/ uncircled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-03		LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0008S01 in Released
2026-03-03		LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0008S01 in Version Sponsor
2026-03-02		LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0008S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-03-02		LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0008S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-03-02	Senate	Senate/ circled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-02	Senate	Senate/ 2nd reading in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-02	Senate	Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-02	Senate	Senate/ lifted from Rules in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-20	Senate	Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
2026-01-20	Senate	Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
2026-01-19		LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0008 in Released
2026-01-19	Senate	Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
2026-01-18		LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0008 in Version Sponsor
2026-01-16		LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0008 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-01-16		LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0008 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-16		Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2026-01-16		Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Subjects

Agriculture & Food
Appropriations
Business
Cultural and Community Engagement
Department of Agriculture and Food
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services
Department of Commerce
Department of Corrections
Department of Cultural and Community Engagement
Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Financial Institutions
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Public Safety
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
Department of Workforce Services
Economic Development
Education
Environment
Government Operations (State Issues)
Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
Health and Human Services
Higher Education
Insurance Department
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Natural Resources
Public Budgeting
Public Funds and Accounts
Transportation
Veterans and Military Affairs
Workforce Services

Utah State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0008.html
Text	https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0008.pdf
Text	https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0008S01.pdf
Text	https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0008.pdf
Amendment	https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0008S01.Samd.1.pdf
Supplement	https://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/SB0008.fn.pdf
Supplement	https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP%20SB0008%20To%20SB0008S01.pdf
Supplement	https://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/SB0008S01.fn.pdf
Roll Call	https://le.utah.gov/DynaBill/svotes.jsp?sessionid=2026GS&voteid=1547&house=S
Roll Call	https://le.utah.gov/DynaBill/svotes.jsp?sessionid=2026GS&voteid=1135&house=H