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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah expands Spaceport Exploration Committee duties to include reentry operations and allows closed meetings for trade secrets
Last action · March 17, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Jerry Stevenson and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah law now allows the Spaceport Exploration Committee to hold s to discuss s with industry experts, expands its scope to include , and extends its final reporting deadline to November 30, 2026.
The measure alters how state legislative committees handle proprietary aerospace data and shifts the reporting timeline for potential commercial spaceport development in Utah.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Spaceport Exploration Committee
The committee gains the authority to hold closed meetings for trade secret discussions, expands its study scope to include reentry operations, and receives a revised reporting deadline.
Aerospace Industry Experts
Experts can participate in closed-door discussions with the state committee to share trade secret information without public disclosure.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
39 actions- Mar 17, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 5, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
Show 33 earlier actions
- Feb 23, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 19, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 19, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 11, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 10, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 9, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 6, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 5, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 5, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 23, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 19, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 17, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0132
- Jan 17, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0132
- Jan 14, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0132
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0132
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 13, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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