Derrin R. Owens

Bills they wrote

Bills where Sen. Derrin R. Owens is the main sponsor: they brought the bill and presented it.

• S.B. 43 Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office Amendments · Became law
• S.B. 51 School Safety Modifications · Became law
• S.B. 93 Corrections Amendments · Became law
• S.B. 135 Nuclear Reprocessing Amendments · Became law
• S.B. 166 Line-of-Duty Death Benefit Amendments · Became law
• S.B. 209 Gooseberry Narrows State Park Study · Became law
• S.C.R. 1 Concurrent Resolution Regarding Nuclear Energy · Became law

Bills they carried in the Senate

Bills written by a member of the House that Derrin R. Owens sponsored and presented once they reached the Senate (the “floor sponsor”).

• H.B. 12 Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 49 Law Enforcement Salary Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 64 School and Institutional Trust Lands Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 78 Nuclear Regulatory Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 93 Goshen Bay Waterfowl Management Area · Became law
• H.B. 99 Eyewear Sales Tax Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 130 Employment Medical Examination Expense Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 185 Carbon Credit Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 225 Boundary Line Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 240 Carbon Dioxide System Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 288 Voting Registration Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 292 Rule Against Perpetuities Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 326 Animal Depredation Amendments · Did not pass
• H.B. 378 Fugitive Dust Mitigation Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 412 Energy Development Planning Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 431 Wildlife Crossing Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 466 Utah Rural Jobs Act Modifications · Did not pass
• H.B. 472 Division of Licensing and Background Checks Amendments · Became law
• H.B. 494 Transfer of Water Interests · Did not pass
• H.B. 496 Forestry and Fire Amendments · Became law

Budget requests (RFAs)

Besides writing bills, legislators can ask the budget committees to fund a program or project with a Request for Appropriation. Here is each one Sen. Derrin R. Owens sponsored in the 2026 General Session, and what the final budget gave it.

• St. George Regional Airport Terminal Expansion Funded

  Transportation and Infrastructure · asked for $20 million · funded $10 million · official request

• Student Credential Account (SCA) Statewide Usage Funded

  Public Education · asked for $3.8 million · funded $3.8 million · official request

• Wildfire Crews and Detection Technology Funded

  Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality · asked for $2.5 million · funded $1.1 million (includes ongoing money) · official request

• Intervention, Leadership, and Reentry Support Funded

  Criminal Justice · asked for $510,000 · funded $510,000 · official request

• Local Administrator Advisor Program Funded

  General Government · asked for $500,000 · funded $500,000 (includes ongoing money) · official request

• Abandoned Mine Land Critical Mineral Recovery Not funded

  Economic and Community Development · asked for $1.5 million · official request

• International Diplomatic Hosting and Trade Mission Not funded

  Economic and Community Development · asked for $340,000 · official request

From the Legislature's budget system (COBI) and the RFA forms filed with each budget subcommittee.