Governor Kevin Stitt signed 11 bills into law and issued vetoes for 3 others on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
The bills signed into law cover a range of subjects:
• SB 147 concerns the administration of elections, requiring the Secretary of the State Election Board to direct all counties to conduct postelection audits for specified elections.
• HB 1066 prohibits bail on appeal for certain offenses.
• HB 1095 creates the Municipal Carry Act, modifying the scope of lawful carry for certain individuals and authorizing certain carry by judges, elected officials, and designated employees under specific circumstances.
• HB 1183 addresses revenue and taxation, specifically motor vehicle excise tax and the value of vehicles.
• HB 1414 sets qualifications for county sheriffs, including military police service.
• HB 1850 creates the Uniform Trust Code, establishing definitions, rules for creditor claims, revocable trusts, trustee duties and powers, and trustee liability.
• HB 2036 pertains to condemnation proceedings, setting requirements for reimbursement of certain expenses.
• HB 2728 enacts the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025 within the administrative rule process.
• HB 2729 addresses the Administrative Procedures Act, judicial review, providing for the timing of certain claims, requiring interpretation of statutes, rules, or regulations, and establishing guidelines.
• HB 2798 modifies reporting requirements, making certain acts unlawful.
• SB 1024 modifies administrative rules, removing an expedited rule repeal exception and requiring approval prior to proceeding with the rulemaking process and an impact statement.
Governor Stitt also vetoed the following three bills:
• SB 443, concerning the practice of medicine, which modified certain powers and duties of the Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision and certain licensure requirements. In his veto message, Governor Stitt stated that the bill 'grows government unnecessarily by allowing the State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision to hire more personnel.' He added that 'Growing bureaucracy is not the same as improving accountability,' suggesting a preference for fewer boards operating more efficiently. He also questioned the Board's past operations if national background checks were only now being implemented.
• HB 1273, pertaining to domestic violence, which provided for alternative batterers' intervention programs. Governor Stitt's veto message argued that 'Someone who has committed violence against their spouse should not have an easy way out. They should go to jail.' He characterized the bill as allowing the batterers’ intervention program to be shortened from 52 weeks to a 26-week experimental pilot program, viewing it as a 'more lenient punishment' that would 'make it easier for abusers to sidestep meaningful consequences and avoid jail time with less effort.' He concluded that it was 'not meaningful reform—it’s a concession to abusers, and it puts victims at greater risk.'
• HB 1592, which addresses larceny and provides elements of organized retail crime. In his veto message, Governor Stitt stated this bill would extend the sunset on the Organized Retail Crime Task Force another two years. He expressed that 'It’s impossible to stimy the growth of government when every task force becomes a permanent government agency.'
The Governor's office released the details of the signed and vetoed legislation.
