---
type: "Bill"
title: "S.B. 137 Medical Cannabis Amendments"
description: "S.B. 137 Medical Cannabis Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 137"
citation: "Utah SB 137 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Medical Cannabis"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Escamilla, Luz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88b44f5e-3d01-4d20-bea7-de37cce53caf"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/static/SB0137.html"
source_hash: "69166278ee76100d1aaeb4ffca372099cf2a010f854d5b0c51e3292435b64833"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---

# Utah SB 137 (2023) — S.B. 137 Medical Cannabis Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/sbillint/SB0137S02.pdf)
2. **Amended** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/sbillamd/SB0137S02.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/~2023/bills/sbillenr/SB0137.pdf)

## Votes

- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1 — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- concurs with House amendment — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- passed 2nd reading — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- passed 3rd reading — **62–4** (pass) · lower
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 1 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- passed 3rd reading — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- passed 3rd reading — **67–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Escamilla, Luz — primary (person)
- Ward, Raymond P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-25** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2023-01-25** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2023-01-26** received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2023-01-26** 1st reading (Introduced) `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-26** to Senate Health and Human Services Committee
- **2023-01-31** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1
- **2023-01-31** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-01** comm rpt/substituted
- **2023-02-01** placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2023-02-07** fiscal note sent to sponsor
- **2023-02-08** to Printing with fiscal note
- **2023-02-13** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13** substituted from # 1 to # 2 `substitution`
- **2023-02-13** passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-14** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-14** passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2023-02-14** to House
- **2023-02-14** received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-02-14** 1st reading (Introduced) `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** to House Health and Human Services Committee
- **2023-02-21** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 1 `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-02-21** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-22** comm rpt/amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-22** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-23** passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2023-02-23** to Senate
- **2023-02-23** recalled by House
- **2023-02-23** received from House `receipt`
- **2023-02-23** placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2023-02-23** to House
- **2023-02-23** received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-02-24** motion to reconsider
- **2023-02-24** floor amendment # 3
- **2023-02-24** passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2023-02-24** to Senate
- **2023-02-24** placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2023-02-27** concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2023-02-27** to House
- **2023-02-27** received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-02-27** signed by Speaker/returned to Senate `passage`
- **2023-02-27** to Senate
- **2023-02-28** received from House `receipt`
- **2023-02-28** signed by President/sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2023-02-28** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2023-02-28** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2023-03-10** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2023-03-10** enrolled bill to Printing
- **2023-03-13** received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2023-03-13** to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-15** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88b44f5e-3d01-4d20-bea7-de37cce53caf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).