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Passed Utah Firearm Legislation HB0481

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention Education Requirements

Subject: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: Weapons: Education: K-12 Education: Mental Health: Suicide: Human Services

Description: Firearm Safety and Suicide Prevention Education Requirements

Session: 2023 General Session

Last Action: Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

Last Action Date: March 20, 2023

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

2 sponsors: Sahara Hayes (D); Stephanie Pitcher (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (2 of 75)

History
Chamber Date Action
Mar 20, 2023 Governor Signed in Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Mar 13, 2023 House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
House Mar 13, 2023 House/ received enrolled bill from Printing in Clerk of the House
House Mar 9, 2023 House/ enrolled bill to Printing in Clerk of the House
House Mar 9, 2023 Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate in Clerk of the House
Mar 3, 2023 Bill Received from House for Enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Mar 3, 2023 Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate Mar 2, 2023 Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Mar 2, 2023 House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling in Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House Mar 2, 2023 House/ received from Senate in House Speaker
House Mar 2, 2023 Senate/ to House in House Speaker
House Mar 2, 2023 Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House in House Speaker
Senate Mar 2, 2023 Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension in Senate President
Senate Mar 1, 2023 Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate Feb 28, 2023 House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary
House Feb 28, 2023 House/ uncircled in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House Feb 28, 2023 House/ substituted from # 1 to # 3 in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
Senate Feb 28, 2023 House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary
Senate Feb 28, 2023 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available in Senate Secretary
Senate Feb 28, 2023 Senate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate Feb 28, 2023 Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
House Feb 27, 2023 House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended in House Education Committee
House Feb 27, 2023 House/ circled in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House Feb 27, 2023 House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House Feb 27, 2023 House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House Feb 24, 2023 House Comm - Substitute Recommendation from # 0 to # 1 in House Education Committee
House Feb 24, 2023 House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Education Committee
House Feb 24, 2023 House Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 2 in House Education Committee
House Feb 24, 2023 House Comm - Amendment Recommendation # 1 in House Education Committee
House Feb 23, 2023 House/ to standing committee in House Education Committee
House Feb 22, 2023 House/ to Printing with fiscal note in House Education Committee
House Feb 21, 2023 House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House Rules Committee
House Feb 16, 2023 House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
House Feb 16, 2023 House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
Feb 15, 2023 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
Feb 15, 2023 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Enrolled Mar 9, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 28, 2023 state link bill text
Amended Feb 27, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 24, 2023 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 15, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
House Committee Amendment 1 House Committee Amendment 1 Feb 24, 2023 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment 2 House Committee Amendment 2 Feb 24, 2023 State Link amendment text No
House Committee Amendment 1 House Committee Amendment 1 Feb 24, 2023 State Link amendment text Yes
House Committee Amendment 2 House Committee Amendment 2 Feb 24, 2023 State Link amendment text Yes
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/24/2023 10 0 0 6 Yes
  • Birkeland, Kera (R) Absent
  • Clancy, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Hall, Katy (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Dan (R) Yea
  • Lisonbee, Karianne (R) Yea
  • Lund, Steven (R) Yea
  • Moss, Carol (D) Yea
  • Moss, Jefferson (R) Absent
  • Peterson, Karen (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Val (R) Absent
  • Pierucci, Candice (R) Yea
  • Pulsipher, Susan (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Schultz, Mike (R) Absent
  • Walter, R. Neil (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/24/2023 10 0 0 6 Yes
  • Birkeland, Kera (R) Absent
  • Clancy, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Hall, Katy (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Dan (R) Yea
  • Lisonbee, Karianne (R) Yea
  • Lund, Steven (R) Yea
  • Moss, Carol (D) Yea
  • Moss, Jefferson (R) Absent
  • Peterson, Karen (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Val (R) Absent
  • Pierucci, Candice (R) Yea
  • Pulsipher, Susan (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Schultz, Mike (R) Absent
  • Walter, R. Neil (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/24/2023 10 0 0 6 Yes
  • Birkeland, Kera (R) Absent
  • Clancy, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Hall, Katy (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Dan (R) Yea
  • Lisonbee, Karianne (R) Yea
  • Lund, Steven (R) Yea
  • Moss, Carol (D) Yea
  • Moss, Jefferson (R) Absent
  • Peterson, Karen (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Val (R) Absent
  • Pierucci, Candice (R) Yea
  • Pulsipher, Susan (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Schultz, Mike (R) Absent
  • Walter, R. Neil (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/24/2023 10 0 0 6 Yes
  • Birkeland, Kera (R) Absent
  • Clancy, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Hall, Katy (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Dan (R) Yea
  • Lisonbee, Karianne (R) Yea
  • Lund, Steven (R) Yea
  • Moss, Carol (D) Yea
  • Moss, Jefferson (R) Absent
  • Peterson, Karen (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Val (R) Absent
  • Pierucci, Candice (R) Yea
  • Pulsipher, Susan (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Schultz, Mike (R) Absent
  • Walter, R. Neil (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/28/2023 71 0 0 4 Yes
  • Abbott, Nelson (R) Yea
  • Acton, Cheryl (R) Absent
  • Albrecht, Carl (R) Yea
  • Barlow, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Bennion, Gay Lynn (D) Yea
  • Birkeland, Kera (R) Yea
  • Bolinder, Bridger (R) Yea
  • Brammer, Brady (R) Yea
  • Briscoe, Joel (D) Yea
  • Brooks, Walt (R) Yea
  • Burton, Jefferson (R) Yea
  • Chew, Scott (R) Yea
  • Christofferson, Kay (R) Yea
  • Clancy, Tyler (R) Yea
  • Cobb, James (R) Yea
  • Cutler, Paul (R) Yea
  • Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Dunnigan, James (R) Yea
  • Eliason, Steve (R) Yea
  • Elison, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Garff Ballard, Melissa (R) Yea
  • Garner, Brett (D) Yea
  • Gricius, Stephanie (R) Yea
  • Gwynn, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Hall, Katy (R) Yea
  • Hawkins, Jon (R) Yea
  • Hayes, Sahara (D) Yea
  • Hollins, Sandra (D) Yea
  • Ivory, Ken (R) Yea
  • Jack, Colin (R) Yea
  • Jimenez, Tim (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Dan (R) Yea
  • Judkins, Marsha (R) Yea
  • King, Brian (D) Yea
  • Kohler, Michael (R) Yea
  • Kotter, Quinn (R) Yea
  • Kyle, Jason (R) Yea
  • Lee, Trevor (R) Yea
  • Lesser, Rosemary (D) Yea
  • Lisonbee, Karianne (R) Yea
  • Loubet, Anthony (R) Yea
  • Lund, Steven (R) Yea
  • Lyman, Phil (R) Yea
  • Maloy, Cory (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Ashlee (D) Yea
  • Moss, Carol (D) Yea
  • Moss, Jefferson (R) Absent
  • Musselman, Calvin (R) Yea
  • Owens, Doug (D) Yea
  • Petersen, Mike (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Karen (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Peterson, Val (R) Yea
  • Pierucci, Candice (R) Yea
  • Pulsipher, Susan (R) Yea
  • Romero, Angela (D) Yea
  • Schultz, Mike (R) Absent
  • Shipp, Rex (R) Yea
  • Snider, Casey (R) Yea
  • Spendlove, Robert (R) Yea
  • Stenquist, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Stoddard, Andrew (D) Yea
  • Stratton, Keven (R) Yea
  • Strong, Mark (R) Yea
  • Teuscher, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Thurston, Norman (R) Yea
  • Walter, R. Neil (R) Yea
  • Ward, Raymond (R) Yea
  • Watkins, Christine (D) Yea
  • Weeks-Rohner, Judy (R) Yea
  • Welton, Doug (R) Yea
  • Wheatley, Mark (D) Yea
  • Whyte, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Wilcox, Ryan (R) Absent
  • Wilson, Brad (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/2/2023 24 0 0 5 Yes
  • Adams, J. Stuart (R) Yea
  • Anderegg, Jacob (R) Yea
  • Blouin, Nate (D) Yea
  • Bramble, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Buxton, Gregg (R) Yea
  • Cullimore, Kirk (R) Yea
  • Escamilla, Luz (D) Yea
  • Fillmore, Lincoln (R) Absent
  • Grover, Keith (R) Yea
  • Harper, Wayne (R) Yea
  • Hinkins, David (R) Yea
  • Ipson, Don (R) Yea
  • Johnson, John (R) Yea
  • Kennedy, Michael (R) Yea
  • Kwan, Karen (D) Yea
  • McCay, Daniel (R) Absent
  • McKell, Mike (R) Yea
  • Millner, Ann (R) Absent
  • Owens, Derrin (R) Yea
  • Pitcher, Stephanie (D) Yea
  • Plumb, Jennifer (D) Yea
  • Riebe, Kathleen (D) Yea
  • Sandall, Scott (R) Yea
  • Stevenson, Jerry (R) Absent
  • Thatcher, Daniel (R) Absent
  • Vickers, Evan (R) Yea
  • Weiler, Todd (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Chris (R) Yea
  • Winterton, Ronald (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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