S.B. 132
Signed into LawSpaceport Amendments
Spaceport Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Jan 23
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 5
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 6
House Rules
Feb 9
House Committee
Feb 11
House Floor Vote
Feb 19
Governor Signed
Mar 17
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to the Spaceport Exploration Committee.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- allows the Spaceport Exploration Committee (committee) to have a closed meeting or close a portion of a public meeting to discuss information that may include trade secrets;
- expands the scope of the supported activities that the committee may consider to include reentry operations; and
- extends the date of a required report from the committee.
Plain-Language Summary
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Three small changes update how Utah's Spaceport Exploration Committee — the legislative body studying whether Utah should build a facility to support rocket launches and other space industry activity — operates and reports. The bill allows the committee to hold closed meetings when discussing trade secrets with industry experts, adds "reentry operations" (the process of spacecraft returning from space) to the list of activities a potential Utah spaceport could support, and pushes the committee's deadline to deliver its findings to the Legislature from September to November 30, 2026.
S.B. 132
Signed into LawSpaceport Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Jan 23
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 5
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 6
House Rules
Feb 9
House Committee
Feb 11
House Floor Vote
Feb 19
Governor Signed
Mar 17
IntroductionJan 20
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeJan 23
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 5
Senate 3rd ReadingFeb 6
House RulesFeb 9
House CommitteeFeb 11
House Floor VoteFeb 19
Governor SignedMar 17
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to the Spaceport Exploration Committee.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- allows the Spaceport Exploration Committee (committee) to have a closed meeting or close a portion of a public meeting to discuss information that may include trade secrets;
- expands the scope of the supported activities that the committee may consider to include reentry operations; and
- extends the date of a required report from the committee.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Three small changes update how Utah's Spaceport Exploration Committee — the legislative body studying whether Utah should build a facility to support rocket launches and other space industry activity — operates and reports. The bill allows the committee to hold closed meetings when discussing trade secrets with industry experts, adds "reentry operations" (the process of spacecraft returning from space) to the list of activities a potential Utah spaceport could support, and pushes the committee's deadline to deliver its findings to the Legislature from September to November 30, 2026.
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Original
Subjects
Action History39
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Senate/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Senate Secretary
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:44 PM