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House renames College of Eastern Utah to Utah State University Eastern
Summary
The House approved Senate Bill 258 to change the institution’s name to 'Utah State University Eastern' (commonly 'USU Eastern'). Sponsors said the change is largely nominal and has minimal fiscal impact; the bill passed unanimously in floor action recorded in the transcript.
The Utah House on March 14 approved Senate Bill 258 to change the name 'Utah State University College of Eastern Utah' to 'Utah State University Eastern.' Representative Jerry Anderson, the House sponsor, framed the item as a straightforward name change with minimal fiscal consequences.
Anderson recounted the institution’s history (formerly Carbon College) and community pride in the school. “This college goes back a long time in Price…so its name was Utah State University College of Eastern Utah…they’re in favor of having a shorter title…Utah State University Eastern,” Anderson said.
Colleagues offered brief personal remarks of support reflecting community ties to the institution, and Representative Perez asked about costs; the sponsor said any printing changes would be small. Summation was waived and the House passed the bill; the clerk recorded affirmative votes in the transcript (71 yes, 0 no; later return signatures referenced 73 yes). The bill will be signed by the Speaker and returned to the Senate for the President’s signature.
The House noted the bill did not have a House standing committee hearing but proceeded under the floor calendar; supporters described it as a symbolic but locally meaningful update.
