Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB542: Economic Development Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 27, 2025
This bill amends provisions of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Economic Development Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jon Hawkins Senate Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends and defines terms; - amends provisions of the Office of Homeless Services regarding certain legislative appropriations; - amends provisions of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity; - repeals the Unified Economic Opportunity Commission and associated committees and subcommittees; - renumbers and amends the Utah Broadband Center and Access Act; - makes technical and conforming changes; and - provides intent language regarding the transfer of funding from the Utah Board of Higher Education - Administration fund to the Utah Board of Higher Education Nucleus Institute upon passage of this bill and H.B. 530, Utah Innovation Lab Modifications. Money Appropriated in this Bill: This bill transfers money from the funds or accounts of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity - Economic Prosperity to the funds or accounts of the Utah Board of Higher Education - Administration. This bill appropriates $1,900,000 in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2026, all of which is from the General Fund. Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 11-59-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, …
Sponsors
- Hawkins, Jon (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- Wilson, Chris H. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : Senate/ received from House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 7, 2025): 17 yea, 9 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 7, 2025): 39 yea, 26 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2025): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 28, 2025): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Technology, Public Utilities and Technology, Department of Transportation, Broadband, Education, Housing, Economic Development, Transportation
Common questions
- What is HB542?
- HB542 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Economic Development Amendments.
- What does HB542 do?
- This bill amends provisions of the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity.
- What is the status of HB542?
- Signed into law as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB542?
- Hawkins, Jon (R, 55), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB542?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0542.html
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