SB 28 Utah Senate · 2025 General Session

Livestock Brand Board Amendments

SB 28 extends the expiration date for Utah's Livestock Brand Board from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2035. This procedural bill directly affects the Livestock Brand Board, which oversees livestock identification and branding regulations in Utah. The key provision amends Utah Code Section 63I-1-204 to delay the board's automatic repeal by 10 years. No new policies or funding are introduced - this is solely a technical extension of the board's existing authority. The change ensures the board continues operating without needing reauthorization until 2035.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MINOR

This bill amends Utah Code Section 63I-1-204 to update sunset dates for various state boards and programs, most notably extending the sunset date for the Livestock Brand Board from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2035. The bill also updates sunset dates for several other agricultural and natural resource boards, with changes ranging from 2026 to 2034. The effective date of the bill is set for May 7, 2025.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on administrative sunset dates for existing state boards and programs, with no change to their core functions or eligibility criteria.

TIMELINE

The sunset date for the Livestock Brand Board was extended from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2035, giving the board ten additional years of operation.

Sunset dates for multiple other boards and programs were updated, including the Agricultural Advisory Board (2028), Pollinator Pilot Program (2026), State Weed Committee (2026), Utah Soil Health Program (2026), Utah Grazing Improvement Program Advisory Board (2032), Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board (2034), Domesticated Elk Act advisory council (2027), and Land Conservation Board (2027).

TECHNICAL

The bill text was reformatted from a legislative markup format to a clean enrolled copy format, with no substantive policy changes.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Feb 14, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Feb 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor