---
type: "Bill"
title: "Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence"
description: "Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HCR 12"
citation: "Utah HCR 12 (2026)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["Charter Schools", "Education", "Government Operations (State Issues)", "Higher Education", "Local Education Agencies (LEAs)", "Resolutions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilcox, Ryan D."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06T16:50:31+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-25T16:25:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed88f3b7-d101-41de-ba28-ba57dcaad101"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HCR012.html"
source_hash: "6629fa29bb6da8ca4cb3a7b537ab61e2f84a3cfa79d3f775c300defd945b7ee6"
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 HCR 12 (2026) — Concurrent Resolution Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HCR012.xml)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HCR012.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **65–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wilcox, Ryan D. — primary (person)
- Stratton, Keven J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06T16:50:31+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-02-06T16:50:31+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-02-06T16:50:32+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HCR012
- **2026-02-06T16:50:32+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HCR012
- **2026-02-06T17:15:24+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-02-06T18:26:10+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-06T22:07:34+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HCR012
- **2026-02-06T22:07:35+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HCR012
- **2026-02-09T14:51:17+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-12T18:41:33+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18T15:00:00+00:00** House Comm - Not Considered [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]
- **2026-02-19T23:46:09+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20T17:22:16+00:00** House/ committee report favorable [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-20T17:22:17+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-23T17:24:01+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-23T17:26:16+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-23T17:26:18+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-23T19:22:32+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-23T21:41:37+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-25T21:16:34+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T23:40:43+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26T23:44:52+00:00** Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- **2026-02-27T17:22:10+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
- **2026-02-27T17:22:11+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04T16:41:52+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-04T16:42:13+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-03-04T17:06:32+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-03-04T17:09:48+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-04T17:09:49+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-04T17:09:50+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-04T19:24:37+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-04T19:24:38+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-05T14:56:08+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-05T14:56:12+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-05T15:30:07+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05T15:30:10+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-11T19:17:24+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-11T19:17:26+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-25T16:25:00+00:00** 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/ed88f3b7-d101-41de-ba28-ba57dcaad101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).