H.B. 67 Lead Acid Battery Disposal Sunset Amendments

What this bill does

This bill removes the scheduled expiration date for Utah's lead acid battery disposal rules, so those rules would stay in state law permanently. Without the change, the rules would end on a set date under the state's sunset review process.

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Every vote

• 70 yes, 0 no, 5 absentFinal House vote · Jan 22, 2026Who voted how
• 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 27, 2026Who voted how
• 5 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: Consent Calendar Recommendation · Jan 27, 2026Who voted how
• 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 3, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Jan 22, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (5 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)43:21

     House Bill 67, LED acid battery disposal, Sunset Amendments by Representative Alberg. Representative Alberg.

  2. Rep. Carl R. Albrecht43:30

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Uh, this bill was also a committee bill from Natural Resources. Uh, it, all it does is remove the provisions related to lead acid battery disposal from the Sunset Act. So the original statute will stay intact and we'll still deal with that, uh, as a state agency under DEQ.

  3. Speaker (presiding)43:56

     Thank you, Representative Albrecht. Discussion to the bill Representative Monson.

  4. Rep. Logan Monson44:01

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. I, um, just want to thank the sponsor for, for his work on this and rise in support of of HB six seven. Thank you.

  5. Speaker (presiding)44:10

     Thank you, Representative Monson. Further discussion to the bill. Seeing none back to Representative Re for summation, I'll waive Summation has been waived. Voting will now be open on HB 67, seeing all present have voted. Voting is now closed. HP 67 passes this body with 70 yes votes, zero no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration. Madame Reading Clerk

• Jan 27, 2026 Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (16 turns)

  1. Committee chair (presiding)1:11:16

     Now we will call House Bill 67, lead acid battery disposal. Sunset Amendments. Another Sunset Bill. Representative Albrecht.

  2. Rep. Carl R. Albrecht1:11:23

     Yeah. Thank you Mr. Chair. This was a, a bill that we discussed in interim, uh, natural Resource Committee. Uh, what it did was remove the provisions, uh, related to, uh, lead acid battery disposal from the Sunset Act. So the statute on the books will continue as is.

  3. Committee chair (presiding)1:11:43

     Okay. That's your presentation? That's

  4. Rep. Carl R. Albrecht1:11:45

     My presentation. Good. I'll bring it to the committee if there's any questions about House Bill 67

  5. Committee chair (presiding)1:11:53

     seeing any lights, any online, I'll go to the public. Then anyone would like to speak to this bill. Okay. We'll close public comment and bring it back to the committee then for further clarify, uh, discussion or action on Senator Hinkins.

  6. Sen. David P. Hinkins1:12:12

     I would like to make a motion that we pass out House Bill 67 with a favorable recommendation.

  7. Committee chair (presiding)1:12:16

     Okay. That motion is in order. We should favorably recommend House Bill 67, uh, representative.

  8. Unknown speaker1:12:22speaker not certain

     You want sum? I'll Wa Wa Okay.

  9. Committee chair (presiding)1:12:26

     I forgot to ask further discussion on that, but I haven't seen any yet. So we'll go to the motion to favorably recommend Health Bill 67. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Mr. Chairman got that. Any, um, nay If anyone opposes, I'll rule it. Passage unanimously. Thank you. Go ahead.

  10. Committee chair (presiding)1:12:47

      Oh, let me get that back. Go ahead, Senator. Since

  11. Sen. David P. Hinkins1:12:50

      This was a non-controversial bill and it was unanimous, so I was wondering if the sponsor would like this put on consent. That'd be great. I'll make that motion. You'll agree.

  12. Committee chair (presiding)1:12:58

      Okay. Motion is that we place a house Bill 67 also on the consent calendar of the Senate. Any discussion? I'll place the motion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye and nay. If anyone opposed? Thank you. We'll rule that passage Unanim ly. We'll put that on consent.

  13. Rep. Carl R. Albrecht1:13:17

      Thank you Mr. Chair. Thank you representative.

  14. Committee chair (presiding)1:13:19

      Always good to have you in our committee. It's good to

  15. Rep. Carl R. Albrecht1:13:20

      Be here.

  16. Committee chair (presiding)1:13:23

      Okay. Back up to Senator Colmore is not here.

• Feb 3, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (5 turns)

  1. President Adams (presiding)27:58

     House Bill 67, lead acid battery disposal, Sunset Amendments. Senator Stratton, Back to you. Senator Stratton.

  2. Sen. Keven J. Stratton28:07

     Thank you Mr. President. Uh, lead acid battery disposal. Sunset Amendments. Uh, the reason we have our, this, this space in our code and in our environmental, uh, focus is we need to make sure that we're properly handling disposal of lead acid batteries. And what the C committee is recommending here is that we strike the Sunset provision and leave that as a permanent part of the statute. With that Mr. President, I'm glad to yield it. The motion is motion is we pass HB 67 less asset battery disposal sunsets with favor Recommendation.

  3. President Adams (presiding)29:00

     My mic's off. So me call that again. The question is, have you been read three times Shall house bill 67 pass. Roll call vote.

  4. President Adams (presiding)29:07

     Senator Vickers. Spery Lein Brammer Bus Comore Aye. Escamilla Aye. Fillmore Grover Harper Kinins Ipson Johnson. Juab, Consider action McKay. Mikel Aye. Milner Musselman Owens Pitcher Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton Vickers. Weiler Aye. Wilson Winterton Fillmore President Adams Aye. House bill 67.

  5. President Adams (presiding)30:03

     Having received 27, uh, yay votes, zero day votes, two being absent passes. This body will be signed by the President and return to the house for the signature of the speaker, we are actually gonna hold this bill. It's a Sunset review and so we're gonna, we may hold Sunset reviews in this body, so, uh, we'll hold the bill and we might reconsider actions we're checking with the house on it, just so you're aware.