republic-os/legislation/us/states/ut/2026/hb-16.md

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Bill	Solar Power Plant Amendments	Solar Power Plant Amendments	us/states/ut	Utah Legislature	2026	HB 16	Utah HB 16 (2026)	bill	Clean Energy Electricity Energy Public Utilities Public Utilities and Technology Utilities Siting and Permitting	enacted	Jack, Colin W.	12	56	4	2025-09-02T18:49:15+00:00	2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/6dcd26be-49ba-43ac-81bc-163b4e7ed581	https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0016.html	9bd2f6ff15011d5bd17fb16afca20c89cfca12db4a0808d2cc3765b5410459ea	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ut

Utah HB 16 (2026) — Solar Power Plant Amendments

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amended 1/30/2026 10:01:881 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:286 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amended Excerpts 1/30/2026 10:01:881 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amended Excerpts 2/2/2026 11:02:286 (committee substitute) — source
6. Comparison to Original Bill (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0016 To HB0016S01.pdf)
7. Comparison to Sub #1 (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0016S01 To HB0016S02.pdf)
8. House Amendment 1 (committee substitute) — source
9. House Amendment 2 (committee substitute) — source
10. Substitute #1 (committee substitute) — source
11. Substitute #2 (committee substitute) — source
12. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• House/ passed 3rd reading — 61–8 (pass) · lower
• Senate/ passed 3rd reading — 20–6 (pass) · upper
• House/ concurs with Senate amendment — 61–6 (pass) · lower
• Senate/ passed 2nd reading — 21–7 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jack, Colin W. — primary (person)
• Hinkins, David P. — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-09-02T18:49:15+00:00 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0016
• 2025-09-02T18:49:15+00:00 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0016
• 2025-09-15T18:38:51+00:00 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0016
• 2025-12-04T21:47:56+00:00 Bill Numbered but not Distributed
• 2025-12-04T21:47:56+00:00 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
• 2025-12-04T21:48:01+00:00 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0016
• 2026-01-14T20:36:34+00:00 House/ received bill from Legislative Research receipt
• 2026-01-14T21:18:35+00:00 House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst receipt
• 2026-01-20T17:43:19+00:00 House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
• 2026-01-20T18:33:48+00:00 House/ to standing committee [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] referral-committee
• 2026-01-21T21:52:54+00:00 House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-01-22T18:14:23+00:00 House/ committee report favorable [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-01-22T18:14:24+00:00 House/ 2nd reading
• 2026-01-23T18:43:33+00:00 House/ 3rd reading
• 2026-01-23T18:45:36+00:00 House/ floor amendment
• 2026-01-23T18:54:55+00:00 House/ passed 3rd reading passage
• 2026-01-23T18:54:57+00:00 House/ to Senate
• 2026-01-23T19:33:13+00:00 Senate/ received from House receipt
• 2026-01-26T18:17:30+00:00 Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
• 2026-01-28T18:21:57+00:00 Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] referral-committee
• 2026-01-30T22:05:59+00:00 Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] amendment-introduction
• 2026-01-30T22:31:21+00:00 Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-02T18:18:02+00:00 Senate/ comm rpt/ amended [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] amendment-passage
• 2026-02-02T18:18:03+00:00 Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
• 2026-02-05T14:58:33+00:00 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0016S01
• 2026-02-05T14:58:33+00:00 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0016S01
• 2026-02-05T18:52:44+00:00 Senate/ 2nd reading
• 2026-02-05T18:53:35+00:00 Senate/ substituted
• 2026-02-05T18:57:12+00:00 Senate/ passed 2nd reading reading-2
• 2026-02-05T18:57:16+00:00 Senate/ 3rd reading
• 2026-02-05T18:57:33+00:00 Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
• 2026-02-06T23:17:15+00:00 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0016S02
• 2026-02-06T23:17:15+00:00 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0016S02
• 2026-02-09T03:54:42+00:00 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0016S01
• 2026-02-09T15:18:10+00:00 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0016S01
• 2026-02-10T21:36:23+00:00 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0016S02
• 2026-02-11T18:51:51+00:00 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0016S02
• 2026-02-18T21:16:53+00:00 Senate/ substituted
• 2026-02-18T21:25:42+00:00 Senate/ passed 3rd reading passage
• 2026-02-18T21:25:43+00:00 Senate/ to House with amendments
• 2026-02-19T17:22:57+00:00 House/ received from Senate receipt
• 2026-02-19T17:22:58+00:00 House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
• 2026-02-20T17:35:25+00:00 House/ concurs with Senate amendment amendment-passage
• 2026-02-20T17:35:26+00:00 House/ to Senate
• 2026-02-20T20:48:33+00:00 Senate/ received from House receipt
• 2026-02-20T20:48:34+00:00 Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House passage
• 2026-02-20T20:48:35+00:00 Senate/ to House
• 2026-02-20T22:22:23+00:00 House/ received from Senate receipt
• 2026-02-20T22:22:24+00:00 House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling passage
• 2026-02-24T19:54:05+00:00 Bill Received from House for Enrolling
• 2026-02-24T19:54:08+00:00 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
• 2026-03-12T17:56:48+00:00 Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate enrolled
• 2026-03-12T17:56:50+00:00 House/ enrolled bill to Printing
• 2026-03-16T20:36:12+00:00 House/ received enrolled bill from Printing receipt
• 2026-03-16T20:36:14+00:00 House/ to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00 Governor Signed executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6dcd26be-49ba-43ac-81bc-163b4e7ed581. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).