Bill requests, drafts and legislative activity
Legislative work continued after the 2026 general session ended March 6. Browse documented committee bill files and draft legislation for the next session, alongside scheduled meetings, studies, reports and selected historical committee proceedings.
2027 committee bill files and drafts
All 25 committee bill files in the Legislature's September 21, 2026 published snapshot are included below, with selected draft discussions, committee endorsements and October 21 draft agendas. A committee endorsement does not establish introduction, passage or enactment.
Search requests, drafts and activity
- Colorado River Authority Membership Amendments
Scheduled consideration of a draft adding an authority member and addressing appointments.
- Groundwater Management Amendments
Scheduled consideration of a draft addressing processes when water rights are subject to nonuse.
- Transfer of Water Interests
Scheduled consideration of a draft concerning water rights, water-company shares and land conveyances.
- Water Rights Restricted Account Amendments
Scheduled consideration of a draft changing restricted-account uses and prioritizing water rights adjudication.
- Commercial Driver Licenses Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. 2027 draft to end Utah's non-domiciled commercial driver license program. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Criminal Provision Technical Corrections
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. Draft making technical corrections to criminal-conduct provisions in the Utah Code. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Domesticated Elk Advisory Council Sunset Extension
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. Draft extending the Domesticated Elk Advisory Council sunset to January 1, 2032. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Glass Recycling Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. Draft addressing glass recycling. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Land Conservation Board Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. Draft extending the sunset for Land Conservation Board provisions to July 1, 2037. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Motorcycle Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. 2027 draft addressing the lane-filtering sunset review. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- National Register Review Committee Sunset Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. 2027 draft extending the National Register Review Committee sunset by ten years. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Open and Public Meetings Modifications
Scheduled consideration of a draft about open meetings. No introduced bill number or committee endorsement is established.
- Outdoor Recreation Sunset Extensions
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. Draft extending the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program sunset to January 1, 2033, and the Utah Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Advisory Committee sunset to July 1, 2032. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Portable Solar Device Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. 2027 draft listed for committee consideration; the agenda does not summarize specific operative provisions. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Precipitation Capture and Storage Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. Draft addressing precipitation capture, storage and use. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Resource Development Coordinating Committee Sunset Extension
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. Draft extending the Resource Development Coordinating Committee sunset to July 1, 2037. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Rural Opportunity Amendments
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. 2027 draft extending the committee sunset by five years and allowing funds to be used for agricultural purposes. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Sunset Extension for Service Programs
Scheduled consideration on October 21, 2026. 2027 draft extending sunsets for the One Utah Service Fellowship Program and Utah Commission on Service and Volunteerism Act by ten years. An agenda does not establish that consideration occurred or that the draft was approved, introduced or enacted.
- Amendments to Protective Orders and Stalking Injunctions
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Ballot Measure Deadlines Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Behavioral Health Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Election Deadline Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Food Recovery Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Health Professions Licensing Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- House Rules Resolution - Amendments to House Rules
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established. The same report describes an August 27 draft discussion about when a House standing committee may consider legislation without an approved fiscal note (page 4).
- Independent Entities Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established. On September 17, the committee discussed draft changes to the definition of independent entity, committee duties, and the review process (page 6).
- Joint Rules Resolution - Changes to Joint Rules
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established. The same report describes an August 27 draft discussion about terminology and interim-committee sunset reviews, using "Modifications to Joint Rules" in its narrative (page 4).
- Large Data Center Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Law Enforcement Technology Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Municipal Annexation Modifications
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Municipal Incorporation
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Open and Public Meeting Modifications
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established. On September 16, the committee considered draft provisions addressing attorney fees in certain Open and Public Meetings Act cases (page 6).
- Property Management Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Protection of Voter Registration Records of At-risk Voters
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Public Lands Planning Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Revisor's Supplemental Corrections to Utah Code
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Revisor's Technical Corrections to Utah Code
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Senate Rules Resolution - Amendments to Senate Rules
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established. The same report describes an August 27 draft discussion about allowing a call of the Senate during a vote (page 4).
- Skilled Nursing Facility Upper Payment Limit Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.
- Speedy Trial Amendments
Listed as a committee bill file for the 2027 General Session in the official September 21, 2026 snapshot. This is the source cutoff, not the file-opening date; no introduced bill number or later status is established.