Loading chat...
UT HB0369
Bill
Status
3/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Carl Albrecht
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Creates a new Weights and Measures Fund (capped at $1,000,000) for the Department of Agriculture and Food to maintain, repair, and purchase equipment including specialized vehicles, cranes, weight carts, and laboratory equipment
-
Clarifies that disaster relief loans from the Agriculture Resource Development Fund are limited to 10% of the combined fund balance and outstanding loans, rather than 10% of legislative appropriations
-
Authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Food to remove conservation district board members for cause with commission approval, and allows agricultural water optimization grant applicants to optionally consult with the Division of Water Rights
-
Updates the Agricultural Advisory Board membership to reference the renamed S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Utah State University, and removes tattoos from the definition of livestock "brand"
-
Repeals the requirement for farm name registration with the commissioner and transfers agricultural water optimization program reporting obligations from the Division of Water Resources to the Department of Agriculture and Food
Legislative Description
Agriculture and Food Amendments
Natural Resources
Last Action
House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
3/12/2026