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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Solar Power Plant Amendments"
description: "Solar Power Plant Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 16"
citation: "Utah HB 16 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Clean Energy", "Electricity", "Energy", "Public Utilities", "Public Utilities and Technology", "Utilities Siting and Permitting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack, Colin W."]
version_count: 12
action_count: 56
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-09-02T18:49:15+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-25T15:37:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dcd26be-49ba-43ac-81bc-163b4e7ed581"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0016.html"
source_hash: "9bd2f6ff15011d5bd17fb16afca20c89cfca12db4a0808d2cc3765b5410459ea"
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 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](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0016.xml)
2. **Amended 1/30/2026 10:01:881** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0016_2026-01-30_10-22-38.pdf)
3. **Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:286** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0016_2026-02-02_11-18-29.pdf)
4. **Amended Excerpts 1/30/2026 10:01:881** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0016_2026-01-30_10-22-38.pdf)
5. **Amended Excerpts 2/2/2026 11:02:286** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0016_2026-02-02_11-18-29.pdf)
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](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0016.Hamd.1.pdf)
9. **House Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0016.Hamd.2.pdf)
10. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0016S01.xml)
11. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0016S02.xml)
12. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0016.xml)
## Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **618** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **206** (pass) · upper
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **616** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **217** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6dcd26be-49ba-43ac-81bc-163b4e7ed581`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).