Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB513: Utah Commission for Earthquake Preparedness
Status: Chaptered, March 24, 2026
This bill creates the Utah Commission for Earthquake Preparedness.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Utah Commission for Earthquake Preparedness 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates the Utah Commission for Earthquake Preparedness. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the Utah Commission for Earthquake Preparedness, addressing: - membership; - quorum requirements; - vacancies; and - compensation for commission members; - permits the commission to invite officials from certain state and executive agencies to participate in the commission's meetings as nonvoting members; - requires the Department of Natural Resources to staff the commission; - specifies duties and responsibilities of the commission; - establishes a January 1, 2031, sunset date for the commission; - subject to an exception, provides that money appropriated to the commission by the Legislature is nonlapsing; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63I-1-253 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 5 63I-1-263 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapter 4 63J-1-602.2 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 241, 285, 425, and 467 ENACTS: 63C-32-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 63C-32-102 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 63C-32-103 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the …
Sponsors
- Peterson, Thomas W. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Todd Weiler (R, 8)
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 - Substitute Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (March 4, 2025): 1 yea, 4 nay, failed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2025): 72 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Natural Resources, Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Department of Natural Resources, Boards and Committees, Emergency Management
Common questions
- What is HB513?
- HB513 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Utah Commission for Earthquake Preparedness.
- What does HB513 do?
- This bill creates the Utah Commission for Earthquake Preparedness.
- What is the status of HB513?
- Chaptered as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB513?
- Peterson, Thomas W. (R, 1), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB513?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0513.html
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