Utah · House Bill 253 · 2026 General Session

Marijuana Use or Possession Penalty Amendments

HB 253 Sponsored by Grant Amjad Miller Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 26, 2026
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill changes criminal penalties for the use or possession of 14 grams or less of marijuana.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0253
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0253
  5. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0253
  6. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  7. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  8. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0253
  9. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
  11. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0253S01
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0253S01
  13. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0253S01
  14. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0253S01
  1. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0253S02
  2. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0253S02
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0253S02
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0253S02
  5. CommitteeHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
  6. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
  7. HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
  8. HouseHouse/ filed

Roll calls

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Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.