Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB553: State Grant Process Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill modifies provisions related to state grants.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
State Grant Process Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Val L. Peterson Senate Sponsor: Jerry W. Stevenson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions related to state grants. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - for direct award grants, prohibits an administering agency from using grant funds to administer the grant, unless otherwise provided in the grant appropriation's intent language; - modifies certain reporting requirements for competitive grants; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-6b-101 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 300 63G-6b-201 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 300 63G-6b-301 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 300 63G-6b-401 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 300 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 63G-6b-101 is amended to read: 63G-6b-101. Definitions. As use in this chapter: (1) "Administering agency" means a state agency that administers a grant. (2) "Competitive grant" means a grant that is not a direct award grant. (3) "Direct award grant" means a grant that is funded by money that the Legislature intends the state agency to pass through to one or more recipients without …
Sponsors
- Peterson, Val L. (R, 56) · primary sponsor
- Stevenson, Jerry W (R, 6)
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
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2025): 74 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 28, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Appropriations, Public Funds and Accounts, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HB553?
- HB553 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): State Grant Process Amendments.
- What does HB553 do?
- This bill modifies provisions related to state grants.
- What is the status of HB553?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB553?
- Peterson, Val L. (R, 56), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB553?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0553.html
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