Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB499: Department of Environmental Quality Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 24, 2026
This bill addresses the Department of Environmental Quality.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
0 Department of Environmental Quality Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Casey Snider Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the Department of Environmental Quality. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies the qualifications of Air Quality Board members; - provides a transition for the Air Quality Board; - addresses adjacency between certain generation facilities; - removes regulations for water heaters in certain areas; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 19-2-103 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 529 19-2-107.7 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 247 19-2-108 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 256 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 19-2-103 is amended to read: 19-2-103. Members of board -- Appointment -- Terms -- Organization -- Per diem and expenses. (1) The board consists of the following nine members: (a) the following non-voting member, except that the member may vote to break a tie vote between the voting members: (i) the executive director; or (ii) an employee of the department designated by the executive director; and (b) the following eight voting members, who shall be appointed or reappointed by the governor …
Sponsors
- Snider, Casey (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Keven Stratton (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2025): 56 yea, 13 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 24, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2025): 11 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Department of Environmental Quality, Hazardous Materials, Emissions Control, Air Quality, Asbestos, Environment
Common questions
- What is HB499?
- HB499 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Department of Environmental Quality Amendments.
- What does HB499 do?
- This bill addresses the Department of Environmental Quality.
- What is the status of HB499?
- Chaptered as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB499?
- Snider, Casey (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB499?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0499.html
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