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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah restricts medical cannabis pharmacy relocations to current geographic regions and limits total licenses to 17
Last action · March 26, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Evan Vickers and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah prohibits the medical cannabis licensing board from approving pharmacy relocation requests outside of the applicant's established geographic region and caps the maximum number of statewide medical cannabis pharmacy licenses at 17, effective upon gubernatorial approval.
Changes where medical cannabis pharmacies can relocate and caps the number of statewide licenses at 17, directly affecting business operators seeking to move locations and patients accessing medicine.
- Utah established its medical cannabis program following voter approval of Proposition 2 in 2018, which created a state-regulated system for cultivation, processing, and pharmacy distribution. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medical cannabis pharmacies
Pharmacies are restricted from changing locations outside of their currently established geographic region and must adhere to a statewide license cap.
Medical cannabis cardholders
Patients rely on regional geographic dispersal to maximize access to medical cannabis pharmacies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
38 actions- Mar 26, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Feb 20, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 20, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 20, 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/ 3rd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 10, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 10, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 9, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 9, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 12, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 7, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 2, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0066
- Jan 2, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 2, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
- Nov 17, 2025Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0066
- Nov 4, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0066
- Nov 4, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0066
Version history
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Geographic Containment for Pharmacies
The legislation introduces a strict regional boundary for pharmacy relocations, preventing businesses from moving across designated administrative district lines.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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