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Utah's Spaceport Exploration Committee, the legislative body studying whether the state should build a facility to support rocket launches and related space industry activity, would gain the ability to hold closed meetings, or close part of a public meeting, when discussing trade secrets with industry experts. The bill also adds "reentry operations," meaning spacecraft returning from space, to the list of activities a potential Utah spaceport could support. Finally, it pushes back the committee's deadline for reporting its findings and recommendations to the Legislature from September 30, 2026 to November 30, 2026.