HB0564 • 2026

Pollution Standards Amendments

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. Stoddard, Andrew
Last action: 2026-03-06
Official status: House/ filed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Pollution Standards Amendments

This bill addresses pollution standards for particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.

What This Bill Does

This bill addresses pollution standards for particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-06 House file for bills not passed
House/ filed
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
House/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-05 House Rules Committee
House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
2026-03-02 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
2026-02-19 House Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-17 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-17 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0564
2026-02-16 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0564
2026-02-13 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-13 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-13 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-02-13 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0564
2026-02-13 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0564
2026-02-13 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses pollution standards for particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.

Current Bill Text

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19-2-109.8
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Pollution Standards Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard
Senate Sponsor:
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses pollution standards for particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms; and
establishes a total annual emissions limit for PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides from point
sources in certain counties.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
19-2-109.8
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
19-2-109.8
is enacted to read:
19-2-109.8
. Total annual emissions limit -- Particulate matter -- Nitrogen oxides.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
(i)
"Major nonattainment county" means a county:
(A)
of the first or second class, as described in Section
17-60-104
; and
(B)
in a nonattainment area, as that term is defined in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7501, for
ozone, PM2.5, or nitrogen oxides.
(ii)
"Major nonattainment county" includes:
(A)
Davis County;
(B)
Salt Lake County;
(C)
Utah County; and
(D)
Weber County.
(b)
"PM2.5" means airborne particulate matter approximately 2.5 micrometers or
smaller in diameter.
(2)
The total annual emissions from point sources in major nonattainment counties may not
exceed:
(a)
1418 tons of PM2.5 per year; and
(b)
8870 tons of nitrogen oxides per year.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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2-13-26 10:05 AM