Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB129: Commemorative Day Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies commemorative periods recognized by the state.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
Commemorative Day Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Heidi Balderree House Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies commemorative periods recognized by the state. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - establishes the first Friday in September as Utah Civic Engagement and Service Day; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-1-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 351 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 63G-1-401 is amended to read: 63G-1-401. Commemorative periods. (1) As used in this section, "commemorative period" means a special observance declared by the governor that annually recognizes and honors a culturally or historically significant day, week, month, or other time period in the state. (2) (a) The governor may declare a commemorative period by issuing a declaration. (b) The governor shall maintain a list of all commemorative periods declared by the governor. (3) (a) The governor's declaration of a commemorative period expires the year immediately following the day on which the governor issues the declaration. (b) Subsection (3)(a) does not prevent the governor from redeclaring a commemorative period before or after the commemorative period expires. (4) Notwithstanding Subsections (2) and (3) , the …
Sponsors
- Heidi Balderree (R, 22) · primary sponsor
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Held
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received from Senate
Votes
- House Comm - Held (February 11, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 6, 2026): 22 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 5, 2026): 24 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), State Symbols and Designations
Common questions
- What is SB129?
- SB129 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Commemorative Day Amendments.
- What does SB129 do?
- This bill modifies commemorative periods recognized by the state.
- What is the status of SB129?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB129?
- Heidi Balderree (R, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB129?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0129.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.