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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah regulates raw milk production, requiring producer registration and setting safety and labeling standards
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Mike Kohler
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 283 establishes a mandatory postcard registration requirement for raw milk producers, sets strict operational and temperature standards, and outlines department enforcement mechanisms for s starting May 6, 2026.
Raw milk producers must register annually, maintain specific herd health and temperature logs, use tamper-resistant containers, and face administrative fines ranging from $500 to $3,000 for safety violations or operating unregistered.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
raw milk producers
Producers must complete annual postcard registrations, adhere to strict sanitation and temperature standards, maintain extensive health and sales records, and face administrative fines or cease-and-desist orders for violations.
consumers
Consumers purchasing raw milk are impacted by mandatory warning labels, tamper-resistant packaging, safety testing standards, and public notifications regarding foodborne illness outbreaks.
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
The department is granted new authority to register producers, conduct inspections, test milk samples, enforce administrative penalties, and issue cease-and-desist orders during illness outbreaks.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
22 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 20, 2026HouseHouse/ lifted from standing committee
- Feb 18, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0283S02
Show 16 earlier actions
- Feb 18, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0283S02
- Feb 13, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0283S02
- Feb 13, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0283S02
- Feb 11, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0283S01
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0283S01
- Feb 6, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0283S01
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 22, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0283
- Jan 21, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0283
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0283
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0283
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 19, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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