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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Geothermal Amendments"
description: "Geothermal Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 21"
citation: "Utah SB 21 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Natural Resources", "Public Lands", "State Engineer", "Trust Lands", "Water", "Water Rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKell, Michael K."]
version_count: 16
action_count: 70
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-10-16T15:47:36+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-26T19:42:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4fa5109-b97d-401c-bdbc-42f2c6dde4b5"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0021.html"
source_hash: "bd15eba054287712d5c95afe4ad020f31e6871764d581f2872a665cdc9d7b556"
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 21 (2026) — Geothermal 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/SB0021.xml)
2. **Amended 2/23/2026 15:02:235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0021S02_2026-02-23_15-32-14.pdf)
3. **Amended 2/26/2026 11:02:89** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0021S03_2026-02-26_11-14-50.pdf)
4. **Amended Excerpts 2/23/2026 15:02:235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0021S02_2026-02-23_15-32-14.pdf)
5. **Amended Excerpts 2/26/2026 11:02:89** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0021S03_2026-02-26_11-14-50.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0021 To SB0021S01.pdf)
7. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0021S01 To SB0021S02.pdf)
8. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0021S02 To SB0021S03.pdf)
9. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0021S03 To SB0021S04.pdf)
10. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0021S03.Hamd.1.pdf)
11. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0021S02.Samd.1.pdf)
12. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0021S01.xml)
13. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0021S02.xml)
14. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0021S03.xml)
15. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0021S04.xml)
16. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0021.xml)
## Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **240** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **240** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **671** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **270** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- McKell, Michael K. — primary (person)
- Albrecht, Carl R. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-10-16T15:47:36+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0021
- **2025-10-16T15:47:36+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0021
- **2025-11-13T23:40:56+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0021
- **2025-12-05T00:47:44+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2025-12-05T00:47:44+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2025-12-05T00:47:54+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0021
- **2026-01-07T17:03:43+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Printing `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T18:07:24+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-20T22:08:34+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22T21:00:00+00:00** Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-02-03T19:01:34+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0021S01
- **2026-02-03T19:01:34+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0021S01
- **2026-02-04T17:27:54+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0021S01
- **2026-02-04T17:27:55+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0021S01
- **2026-02-04T21:40:33+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0021S02
- **2026-02-04T21:40:33+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0021S02
- **2026-02-04T23:23:17+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-02-04T23:31:08+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-05T22:39:32+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0021S02
- **2026-02-05T22:39:33+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0021S02
- **2026-02-06T18:27:13+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee]
- **2026-02-06T18:27:14+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-20T23:09:39+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-20T23:09:54+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-20T23:35:16+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-20T23:38:25+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-23T18:23:01+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-23T18:23:15+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-23T21:57:34+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-23T21:58:52+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-23T22:00:34+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-23T22:00:35+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-23T23:46:43+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-24T17:16:19+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-24T23:03:27+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T19:11:34+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0021S03
- **2026-02-25T19:11:34+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0021S03
- **2026-02-25T23:24:51+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee]
- **2026-02-25T23:26:08+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-25T23:26:31+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26T17:18:42+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [House Public Utilities and Energy Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-26T17:18:44+00:00** House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]
- **2026-02-26T22:43:43+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0021S03
- **2026-02-26T22:43:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0021S03
- **2026-02-27T23:21:39+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-27T23:21:40+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-02T23:32:35+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0021S04
- **2026-03-02T23:32:35+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0021S04
- **2026-03-03T15:39:26+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0021S04
- **2026-03-03T15:39:27+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0021S04
- **2026-03-05T23:25:50+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-05T23:27:01+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-03-05T23:30:04+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-05T23:30:06+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T16:47:46+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T16:47:47+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T17:03:40+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T17:03:41+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T17:31:07+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T17:31:08+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-06T17:31:09+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T21:08:24+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T21:08:25+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T18:01:14+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T18:01:16+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-11T19:33:03+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11T19:33:07+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-13T15:05:43+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-13T15:05:45+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-26T19:42:54+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/e4fa5109-b97d-401c-bdbc-42f2c6dde4b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).