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1	Utah Legislative Session 2026 - Real Impact Cedar City Positions and How Reps Voted
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3	Chamber	Number	Name	General Description	Highlighted provisions	RICC Position	Notes	Sponsor	Rex Shipp	Carl Albrecht	Evan Vickers	Gov Signed
4	SB	21	Geothermal Amendments.		This bill proposes changes to Utah’s laws regarding geothermal resources and fluids. Indirectly alligned to Utah's push for AI data centers but intentionally aligned, not explicitly stated.	Oppose	Unless Utah residents can share in the benefits of increased power production?	M. McKell (R); C. Albrecht Floor	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/26)
5	SB	22	Minor Driving Hours Amendments	This bill clarifies who can supervise a minor with a learner permit while operating a vehicle.	Defines terms; clarifies that a stepparent or foster parent can supervise a minor with a learner permit; and makes technical changes.	Support	No notes	W. Harper (R)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
6	SB	23	Airborne Chemicals Amendments		Criminalizes intentional release of chemicals from aircraft for solar geoengineering purposes	Support	How will Utah police?	J. Adams (R)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
7	SB	24	Health Care Providers Immunity Amendments	This bill addresses the repeal of the Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act.	Modifies the repeal date of the Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act.	Oppose	No notes	(Sen. Pitcher, S.)	NA	NA	Yea	Failed
8	SB	25	Retirement Modifications		Proposes changes to the state’s public employee retirement and benefits laws. The bill does not create new retirement programs, but amends existing statutory language that affects how retirement benefits are structured and applied.	NP	Seems to be for updated management only and no new costs to taxpayer	W. Harper	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
9	SB	26	Pest Control Amendments		updates how pest control is regulated in Utah. The bill modifies certain definitions related to pest control and impacts rulemaking authority in that area. It refines statutory language to clarify how pest control operations are defined and overseen under state law.	NP	Seems to have no new taxes, fees, licenses or expaned enforcement	R. Stratton*	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
10	SB	27	Assault or Threat of Violence Amendments		This bill addresses the offense of assault or threat of violence against a peace officer or military service member.	Oppose	The threats are not tightly defined, and yes, the language can be abused, primarily because SB0027 relies on existing Utah threat standards that are broad and interpretation-driven, then adds penalty enhancement based on victim status, not on a narrower threat definition.	W. Harper	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
11	SB	28	County Classification Modifications		proposes changes to how counties in Utah are classified and reclassified under state law.	Oppose	Centralizes power at the state level. The cure is worse that the problem	R. Winterton	—	—	—	Failed
12	SB	29	Child Care Advisory Committee Amendments		proposes amendments to Utah Code regarding the Child Care Advisory Committee. The core change is extending the sunset date (the date after which the committee would automatically expire) from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2029.	Oppose		K. Kwan	—	—	—	Failed
13	SB	30	Human Trafficking, Exploitation, and Smuggling Amendments		SB 30 proposes changes to Utah’s existing laws related to human trafficking, exploitation, and smuggling. Specifically, it: Revises and clarifies how different forms of human trafficking are defined and prosecuted. Addresses both labor trafficking and sexual exploitation. Includes provisions related to human smuggling. Aims to improve legal clarity about what constitutes these offenses and how state statutes handle them.	Support		C. Musselman	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
14	SB	31	Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments		Proposes comprehensive revisions to how Utah regulates and reviews occupational licensing rules for multiple health and allied health professions.	Oppose	Increases state control and licensing for specific medical professionals	E. Vickers	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
15	SB	32	Child Abuse Homicide Corrections		revisions to the state’s law on child abuse homicide. It corrects an error in the current statutory language by clarifying which offenses are included under the child abuse homicide offense.	Support	the bill removes an incorrect inclusion of “child torture” from the definition or list of offenses that qualify as child abuse homicide.	D. Ipson	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
16	SB	33	Office of Professional Licensure Review Sunrise Amendments		Removing the mandatory sunrise review before introduction potentially lowers procedural barriers for legislators to propose new occupational regulations. This could lead to more regulatory legislation being introduced without prior structured analysis of public harm or necessity	Oppose	Makes it easier to centralize more control	E. Vickers	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
17	SB	34	Public Education Revisions	This bill amends provisions and programs regarding the operation of the public education system.	Corrects references regarding the State Superintendent's Annual Report; authorizes the State Board of Education (state board) to appoint the state superintendent of public instruction as the superintendent of the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB) and provides associated delegation authority; renames the Catalyst Center Grant Program to the Applied Educational Experience Grant Program and amends associated provisions regarding eligibility for and use of program funds; aligns terminology regarding juvenile justice reintegration to apply to all local education agencies rather than only school districts; amends provisions to allow the USDB to coordinate with the state security chief rather than the county security chief of the county for each USDB campus; allows the state board to reduce suicide prevention grant amounts in certain circumstances; and makes technical and conforming changes.	Oppose	This bill pushes suspect ideas on local schools and districts	J. Johnson	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
18	SB	55	Placental Tissue Amendments	This bill addresses stem cell therapy.	Imposes a notice requirement on persons who supply or provide human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products for utilization in stem cell therapy.	Oppose unless changes	The bill states in line 25 section (1)(c) " "(i)Stem cell therapy" means a treatment involving the use of afterbirth placental perinatal stem cells or human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products. (ii)"Stem cell therapy" does not include treatment or research using human cells or tissues that were derived from a fetus or embryo after an abortion.". Expressly prohibiting use of tissues derived from an abortion is important to remain in alignment with the values of Real Impact.	(Sen. Vickers, E.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
19	SB	35	Amendments to Interdisciplinary Parental Representation Pilot Program		designed to improve legal representation for parents involved in child welfare cases by integrating interdisciplinary support (such as social work expertise) into legal defense teams.	Oppose unless safeguards	Extends an existing programs for another 5 years. continued extensions without strict metrics invite mission creep	K. Cullimore (R)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
20	SB	36	Transportation Commission Amendments		purpose of the bill is to add specific study tasks for the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and make related technical adjustments to Transportation Commission statutes. The text indicates that the changes focus more on procedural or advisory functions rather than substantive policy shifts.	NP	administrative in nature; it adjusts oversight and study responsibilities within state transportation governance.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
21	SB	37	George E. Wahlen Memorial Highway Designation		establishes an official honorary name — the George E. Wahlen Memorial Highway — for a portion of Route 126 in Weber County, Utah.	NP	This bill includes no appropriation of funds and does not authorize new spending directly		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
22	SB	38	Consumer Protection Modifications		Defines and clarifies key terms related to consumer protection law. Renumbers and restructures several existing chapters in Title 13 (business and consumer-related statutes). Adds a new chapter on Generative Artificial Intelligence – Consumer Disclosures and Enforcement, bringing AI-related disclosures under the Division of Consumer Protection’s enforcement authority. Strengthens the Division of Consumer Protection’s investigatory authority and clarifies how it can enforce laws. Adjusts requirements related to filings, surety bonds, certificates of deposit, registration and renewals, and background checks. Updates required consumer disclosures from sellers. Clarifies when a court may order remedies (including disgorgement of money) and under what conditions certain documents can be denied, suspended, or revoked.	Lean Oppose	Requires a business to disclose if using AI if the consumer asks. Civil and administrative penalties are allowed for violations of the AI disclosure requirements: Administrative fines up to $2,500 per violation are common for disclosure failures.Court-imposed civil penalties for violating administrative or court orders can be up to $5,000 per violation		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
23	SB	39	Investment Zones Amendments		updates to Utah’s investment zones laws, which are economic development tools that allow designated areas to capture tax increment financing or other incentives to encourage investment and development. The bill renumbers, reorganizes, and amends provisions related to these zones under state code, consolidating and clarifying language about how investment zones operate.	Oppose	centralizes authority within the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO), which increases its influence over who benefits and who does not from investment-zone incentives		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
24	SB	40	Business Entity Amendments		Creates a new standardized chapter (Title 16, Chapter 1a) governing general provisions applicable to all types of business entities (corporations, LLCs, partnerships, etc.). Establishes uniform filing and reporting requirements for business entities, including annual reports and name standards. Defines processes for entity filings, name reservations, mergers, dissolutions, and reinstatements after administrative dissolution. Establishes registration requirements for “doing business as” (DBA) names and procedures for amending or canceling DBAs. Sets criteria for registered agents and delivery of records. Repeals and updates redundant existing code, consolidating business entity law provisions into the new chapter.	Lean Oppose	purpose to modernizes and consolidates Utah’s business entity regulations into a coherent statutory framework, aiming to streamline corporate filings and compliance across entity types. From “business-friendly with flexibility” → “business-friendly with formal compliance.”		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
25	SB	41	Business Entity Technical Amendments		the bill reorganizes and cleans up statutory provisions to align the business entity code structure and naming conventions, improving clarity and consistency for businesses and legal practitioners.	NP	Administrative. No new filing or cost/fee requirements.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
26	SB	42	State Weed Committee Amendments		proposes changes to Utah’s law governing the State Weed Committee, principally extending the repeal date (sunset date) of the committee.	Oppose	Let it end or the State will keep it forever. People can manage their own weeds.	K Stratton; C. Albrecht Floor	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
27	SB	43	Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office Amendments		updates state law governing the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office (LTPAO). It clarifies the office’s authority, core purpose, and duties, restructures some of its responsibilities, and introduces accountability requirements for how trust funds are distributed and reported. It establishes clearer roles and guidelines for the office and those it works with to protect beneficiaries of state trust lands (primarily education-related funds and institutions).	Support	Reduces bureaucratic overlap and finger-pointing when problems arise. Responsibility is more clearly assigned. Improves governance quality without expanding government size or budget. Less exposure to lawsuits, audits, or politically driven reinterpretations of authority.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
28	SB	44	Statewide Resource Management Plan Amendments		updates Utah’s existing statewide resource management plan by adopting a newly revised plan (dated May 6, 2026) to replace the previously adopted version (dated May 7, 2025). The statewide resource management plan guides how state agencies coordinate and manage natural resources across Utah. The bill also details processes for future modifications to the plan, including monitoring, notifications, commission involvement, annual reporting, and legislative approval requirements for any changes.	NP			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
29	SB	45	Kratom Adjustments		proposes significant changes to how kratom is treated under Utah law. It would: Repeal the existing Kratom Consumer Protection Act (a statute that currently regulates kratom products rather than banning them). Add alkaloids found in or derived from kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) — specifically mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine — to the state’s Schedule I controlled substances list. This places them alongside substances with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use.	Oppose	From natural leaf, market shifted to concentrated forms. This bill wants to 86 it entireley rather than tighten on an existing legal framework that could work with controlled dosages		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/26)
30	SB	46	Water Wise Landscaping Amendments		amends Utah law to establish water-wise landscaping requirements specifically for state government facilities. It adjusts landscaping and outdoor water use standards, focusing on water-efficient practices rather than outright turf bans. Key provisions include defining what qualifies as “functional turf,” imposing limits on non-functional turf at state sites, and requiring efficient watering and landscape design (e.g., canopy coverage and irrigation controls) on properties built or reconstructed on or after May 6, 2026	Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
31	SB	47	Reauthorization of Administrative Rules		would reauthorize all existing administrative rules of Utah state agencies. Administrative rules are the detailed regulations state agencies adopt to implement and enforce laws passed by the Legislature. Because many administrative rules include expiration or reauthorization requirements, this bill’s sole purpose is to continue those rules in force beyond their current authorization period.	Oppose	No provision on if the rule extended should be extended or not or the application of the rule. Blanket reauthorization.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
32	SB	48	Kratom Revisions.		amends Utah’s laws regarding kratom, a plant-derived substance sold in some supplements. The bill: Defines key terms related to kratom products. Adds certain kratom compounds (including 7-hydroxymitragynine above a threshold and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl) to the state’s Schedule I controlled substances list. Imposes requirements on kratom product processors, including labeling and registration. Makes it a misdemeanor for processors to sell products that violate the statutory requirements. Clarifies that synthetically derived kratom alkaloids also fall under restricted substance definitions in some cases.	Support	A more reasonable step then SB 45 and outright ban. If this doesn't work then ban outright		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
33	SB	49	Funeral Services Amendments		updates Utah law governing funeral services and funeral service establishments. It adds legal definitions and authorizes new options for human remains disposition, including natural organic reduction (a process that turns human remains into soil).	Oppose	Soilent Green is PEOPLE!		NA	NA	Yea	Failed
34	SB	50	Anesthesia Dosage Amendments		requires health insurance plans in Utah to cover medically necessary anesthesia services without limiting coverage based on preset time limits. Specifically: Health benefit plans must provide coverage for medically necessary anesthesia services for any covered procedure. Insurers are prohibited from denying claims for anesthesia solely because the anesthesia service lasted longer than an insurer’s preset time limit. The requirement applies to health benefit plan contracts entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2027.	Oppose	Government should not be telling businesses what services to offer. The market should decide that.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
35	SB	55	Placental Tissue Amendments	This bill addresses stem cell therapy.	Imposes a notice requirement on persons who supply or provide human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products for utilization in stem cell therapy.	Oppose unless changes	The bill states in line 25 section (1)(c) " "(i)Stem cell therapy" means a treatment involving the use of afterbirth placental perinatal stem cells or human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products. (ii)"Stem cell therapy" does not include treatment or research using human cells or tissues that were derived from a fetus or embryo after an abortion.". Expressly prohibiting use of tissues derived from an abortion is important to remain in alignment with the values of Real Impact.	Sen. Vickers, E.; R. Shipp Floor	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
36	SB	150	Healthcare Providers Scope of Practice Amendments		modifies how the Office of Professional Licensure Review handles reviews of scope-of-practice for healthcare professions. Specifically, the bill: Defines key terms related to scope-of-practice and technology innovations in healthcare. Requires the Office of Professional Licensure Review to conduct a “scope of practice review” when requested. Sets out how to request and process such a review. Establishes who should be involved in the review, including representatives from affected professions and educators. Requires the office to evaluate whether a new technology (including AI or medical equipment) that could improve care should be incorporated into a healthcare profession’s permitted scope of practice. Requires formal reports outlining findings and recommendations to a legislative interim committee.	NP	does not immediately expand or restrict anyone’s scope of practice. Instead, it changes the rules of the game for how scopes of practice are reviewed and potentially expanded—especially when new technologies (including AI, devices, diagnostics, or procedures) are involved.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/24)
37	SB	151	Public Safety Funding Amendments		proposes modifications to how funds for public safety employees are allocated or transferred. The bill is titled Public Safety Funding Amendments, and its intent appears to be adjustments in the funding formulas, revenue transfers, or related appropriations for public safety personnel and programs.	Oppose	Reallocates funds. A required annual $3,000,000 transfer into the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account for Highway Patrol staffing. A $5,000,000 appropriation for FY 2027 funded from the Transportation Fund ($2M) and the Motor Vehicle Safety Impact Restricted Account ($3M).	W. Harper; C Pierucci Floor	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/26)
38	SB	152	Public and Higher Education Collaboration		create a formal, statewide process for sharing student educational data (specifically grades 7–12) from local public education systems with the Utah System of Higher Education. The purpose is to support: students’ access to college-readiness programs such as concurrent enrollment, early college, technical training, and initial credentials; higher education admissions, financial aid, scholarships, and enrollment processes; audit and evaluation functions; and state, federal, and local reporting requirements tied to education data. It also requires parent notification and opt-out rights, hands down training requirements for higher education personnel with access to the data, and directs boards to adopt administrative rules to govern how data is shared and protected. The bill specifically mandates compliance with federal privacy laws (e.g., FERPA, IDEA) and Utah’s own student data protection standards.	Oppose	Too much opportunity for misuese of data		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/19)
39	SB	153	Voter Registration Records Amendments		Voter Registration Records Amendments updates how voter registration information is structured, collected, and stored in state statute. The bill modifies existing provisions related to voter registration records—including definitions and some procedures for what information is maintained and potentially how it is shared or used by election officials. It modernizes or clarifies statutory text in the Utah Code related to voter rolls.	Support	Problem: Election administrators need clear statutory authority for what information they may collect, store, and disclose—and under what conditions. fix: Cleans up definitions Clarifies what belongs in voter registration records Aligns statute with how modern registration systems actually work		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
40	SB	154	Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting		This bill creates or modifies reporting requirements related to Utah’s state Protection and Advocacy Agency, which is the agency that helps protect the legal rights of people with disabilities.	NP	This is an administrative accountability bill aimed at improving reporting from a state agency that protects disability rights. No direct restrictions on individual liberties or property rights appear in the summaries available. Minimal budget impact is expected beyond internal reporting costs unless the fiscal note indicates otherwise once released. The focus is on transparency of government activities rather than regulation of private conduct.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
41	SB	155	Unclaimed Property Amendments		The bill proposes changes to Utah’s unclaimed property laws, modifying how unclaimed property (intangible property such as forgotten funds or accounts) is handled and reported. The intent is to update statutory provisions related to unclaimed property and the mechanisms used by the State Tax Commission.	NP	best understood as a property-owner protection and clarification bill, not a revenue-acceleration or state-power expansion bill. It prevents premature transfer of retirement assets to the state rather than enabling faster takings.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/23)
42	SB	156	Constable Amendments		Changes to how constables operate in Utah. The draft legislation would revise existing statutory provisions governing constables — historically local law enforcement officers with specific duties — to adjust enforcement and administrative procedures, including giving constables greater flexibility in managing delinquent accounts before using property seizure.	Support	A Utah constable is a court-appointed peace officer whose role is narrowly focused on civil court enforcement, not general policing. They function as civil enforcement officers, carrying out court orders rather than investigating crimes.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
43	SB	157	New Motorboat Distributor Act		This bill creates a regulatory framework governing the relationship between motorboat manufacturers/distributors and dealerships (distributees) in Utah. It defines industry terms, sets registration requirements, prohibits certain unfair practices by distributors, establishes rights for dealerships, and provides enforcement mechanisms.	Oppose	The bill attempts to protect independent motorboat dealerships from unfair or coercive practices by manufacturers or distributors. It establishes standards and legal protections to ensure transparency, fairness, and continuity in distributor–dealership relationships. It also adds a lot of new governement regulation and control. Cure may be worse than the problem		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/17)
44	SB	158	Recreational Therapy Program Amendments		Modifies Medicaid reimbursement law to expand which entities can be reimbursed for recreational therapy services under Medicaid and directs the Utah Department of Health and Human Services to pursue necessary waivers to implement the change.	Oppose	clinical health service that uses structured activity-based interventions to help individuals with illness, disability, or mental health conditions improve or maintain physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning. Approximately 34,800 additional hours of recreational therapy annually at $1,328,000 per year (state and federal funds). ~$38 per session hour. Pay privately		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
45	SB	159	Dyslexia Screening Amendments		This bill would require schools and educational agencies in Utah to screen young students for dyslexia so that students showing signs of reading difficulties can be identified early. Large school districts must screen all enrolled students in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 each school year and use allocated funds to hire staff and cover screening costs. Regional education service agencies must screen students in small school districts and optional charter school students and use funds to hire staff and cover costs.	Oppose	Put in staff and top down testing apparatus. And presto look at the dyslexic kids!		NA	NA	NA	Failed
46	SB	160	Medicaid Reimbursement Rate Amendments		This bill: ▸makes a temp program permanent. the budgeting mechanism under which Medicaid reimbursement rates for applied behavior analysis may increase. (autism therapy)	Oppose	solves a political risk problem, not an economic one: “If providers pull out or kids lose services, the Legislature gets blamed. This bill lowers that risk.” That is the core benefit.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
47	SB	161	Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments		The bill updates provisions related to the guardianship process, including clarifications and technical edits concerning how courts evaluate whether someone needs a guardian. It is primarily procedural and appears to adjust existing statutory wording rather than create major new programs or services.	NP	Guardianship is a legal process in which a court may appoint someone (a guardian) to make decisions for an individual who cannot manage their personal or financial decisions. SB0161 appears to aim at ensuring that the evaluation process used to determine the need for guardianship is clear and consistent, possibly reducing ambiguity in how courts assess incapacity or need for support.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/23)
48	SB	162	Online Sales Tax Amendments		updates how Utah applies sales and use tax to online sales and transactions. It modifies existing tax law definitions and provisions so that additional online transactions are subject to Utah sales tax. The changes are intended to clarify the taxability of various online sales and expand the tax base for online purchases.	OPPOSE	Increase state and local sales tax revenue by ensuring online transactions that were previously unclear are now included in the taxable base. Fiscal estimates suggest additional tax revenue collections beginning after enactment. It's a $3.4 million more taxes per year to the General Fund		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/23)
49	SB	163	Municipal Prosecutor Amendments		modifies current municipal law to allow city attorneys in Utah to: Employ a deputy attorney to carry out duties as a public prosecutor or civil counsel for the city, and Temporarily deputize an attorney (licensed and in good standing with the Utah State Bar) for a limited time or specific purpose to assist with prosecution or civil counsel duties.	Oppose	Municipal legal workloads can exceed the capacity of a single city attorney. Municipality pays for the additional help		N/A	N/A	No Vote	No (Failed/Filed)
50	SB	164	School Construction Amendments		revises how public school construction is overseen in Utah. Currently, the State Board of Education has broad responsibility for construction oversight; SB 164 transfers that oversight to the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM) within state government. It sets up new permitting, inspection, planning, and compliance systems under DFCM authority, standardizes construction rules, and requires local education agencies (LEAs) to follow new procedures for planning and building public schools. It also creates fees, enforcement mechanisms, and an appeals process. 1.25% construction cost oversight fee	Support	Will this make school construction cheaper? Probably not. Will this make school construction more controlled, standardized, and less prone to failure or scandal? Yes — that is the real objective.		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/19)
51	SB	165	Economic Mobility Initiative		Economic Mobility Initiative creates a state-supported program to improve economic mobility and educational outcomes in Utah communities by organizing local partnerships and providing competitive grant funding. The bill directs the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity to contract with a technical assistance provider that will manage the program. The initiative aims to help communities develop cooperative strategies involving education, workforce training, housing, health, and other cross-sector services to improve outcomes such as income, school proficiency, graduation rates, employment, and family stability.	Oppose	This is a soft-power mechanism: no one is forced to participate, but money flows only to those who comply.	(Sen. Fillmore, L.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
52	SB	166	Line-of-Duty Death Benefit Amendments		modifies how certain death benefit funds can be used for local public safety and firefighter personnel who die in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill allows the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund Board to use money from the fund to reimburse employers for health coverage costs they already paid for a surviving spouse and dependent children after a line-of-duty death that occurred within a defined past period.	Oppose unless conditions are met	The amount of money expended from the Local Public Safety and Firefighter Surviving Spouse Trust Fund must have a dollar limit for each instance of use. For example it is understood the the language in the bill previously had a cap of $40,000.	(Sen. Owens, D.R.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/23)
53	SB	167	Reintegration for Disciplined Students		makes changes to how students with disciplinary issues are handled in public schools, focusing on: Modifying when schools can deny open-enrollment requests based on disciplinary history. Updating requirements for how quickly and in what form student records (including discipline files) must be transferred between schools. Changing the reintegration plan rules for students who have committed serious offenses, including timelines and multidisciplinary involvement. Requiring digital maintenance and secure transfer of certain student records. Clarifying notification obligations when a minor is taken into temporary custody for certain offenses. Updating juvenile justice coordination and related juvenile justice system oversight duties.	Oppose	This is to mitigate lawsuits against LEAs primarily. AI estimates 3000 kids a year face reintegration. LEAs are subject to lawsuits for not reintegrating kids. SB 34 also addresses this issue. SB0167 = control, information flow, and authority SB0034 = process, support, and rehabilitation. Issue: Standardization lacks justice on a case by case basis	(Sen. McCay, D.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/19)
54	SB	168	School Attendance Amendments		Establishes a new statutory framework aimed at improving graduation access and support for high school students who are experiencing homelessness or are involved in the child welfare system. The bill: Defines terms for eligible students in these categories; Sets a statewide baseline graduation standard that school districts must offer and award to eligible students; Limits additional local requirements that might impede graduation; Requires acceptance and consolidation of full and partial credit from various educational settings; Implements academic supports, personal graduation planning, and priority placement in needed courses; Adds restorative disciplinary protections for eligible students; Protects the right to stay in the school of origin under McKinney-Vento provisions; Mandates data collection and reporting on outcomes; Requires annual training and designation of school contacts; and Provides authority for the State Board of Education to adopt implementing rules.	Oppose	SB0168 is fundamentally about raising graduation rates for students whose life circumstances make traditional attendance unrealistic, by changing the rules of the system rather than expecting the student to conform to it.		N/A	N/A	No Vote	No (Failed/Filed)
55	SB	169	High School Graduation Amendments		bill requires public school districts and charter schools (local education agencies or LEAs) to allow any student who has met all graduation requirements to participate in graduation ceremonies and related activities (like commencement and honors events), including those in online programs. Schools can only prohibit participation if there is a significant safety concern. It also gives the Utah State Board of Education oversight to ensure consistent graduation policies across districts.	Oppose	This bill aims to make participation in graduation celebrations a right tied directly to earning a diploma		NA	NA	Yea	Failed
56	SB	170	Vitamin K Amendments		would require medical providers and unlicensed direct-entry midwives to administer vitamin K to newborn infants within the first 24 hours after birth. It also establishes a process for parents to decline vitamin K administration, provided they receive a full explanation of: Why vitamin K is given to newborns, and The risks if their child does not receive the dose. If a parent chooses to decline, they must sign a form acknowledging that they understand both the purpose of the vitamin K shot and the potential health risks of declining it. That signed acknowledgment becomes part of the newborn’s medical record.	Oppose	Government Overreach and fearmongering. Let parents decide.		Yea	Nea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
57	SB	171	State Commercial Driver License Amendments		Creates a new restricted commercial driver license category that allows individuals who are authorized to work in the United States but are not domiciled in Utah to obtain a restricted intrastate commercial driver license (bearing a “K” restriction)	Oppose	Adds more foreign born competition to local intrastate hauling. Favors businesses to get cheaper local hauling rates		N/A	N/A	No Vote	No (Failed/Filed)
58	SB	172	Airport and Air Amendments		proposes revisions to Utah laws governing airports, aircraft operations, and unmanned aircraft systems (drones). The bill updates definitions, licensing requirements, how airports manage lost property, and how law enforcement can use drone-collected data. It also makes technical corrections to existing statutes.	Support	Increases need for warrant required for drone use and data collection		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
59	SB	173	Cryptocurrency Amendments		Modify Utah’s existing Money Transmitter Act to specifically regulate virtual currency kiosk operators and virtual currency transactions conducted through kiosks.	Oppose	Caviet Emptor. Bill goes beyond fraud warnings into too much regulation	Sen K. Stratton	N/A	N/A	No Vote	No (Failed/Filed)
60	SB	174	Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments		expands legal protection for individuals’ and entities’ rights to refuse participation in certain activities based on religious beliefs or personal conscience. The bill clarifies or broadens when a person may decline involvement in specified services (particularly health care–related) that conflict with their religious or conscientious convictions, and it prevents discrimination against someone for exercising that right. It prohibits adverse treatment for asserting this right and requires certain disclosures by health care payers related to conscience protections.	Support	does not clearly or explicitly protect individuals against forced medical interventions during a declared emergency or pandemic. Its protections are indirect and likely limited in that context. These protections are strongest in employment, licensing, and professional participation contexts.	Sen K. Stratton	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/25)
61	SB	200	Impound Vehicle Amendments			Support			N/A*	N/A*	Yea	Failed (3/6)
62	SB	201	Animal Euthanasia Amendments			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/25)
63	SB	202	Mowing Ordinance Amendments			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
64	SB	203	Local Option Sales Tax Amendments			Oppose			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/25)
65	SB	204	Physical Therapy Payment Amendments			NP			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
66	SB	205	Law Enforcement AI Amendments			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/25)
67	SB	206	Multicounty Appraisal Trust Amendments			NP			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
68	SB	207	Protection from Unfair Treatment Based on Religion or Other Irrelevant Characteristics			Oppose in current form	Rewrite so that law includes a definition of "Irrelevant Characteristics"		No Vote	No Vote	No Vote	Failed
69	SB	208	Vehicle Emission Inspection Program Revisions			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
70	SB	209	Gooseberry Narrows State Park			Oppose in current form			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/25)
71	SB	210	Nicotine Amendments			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/23)
72	SB	211	Tort Adjustments			NP			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
73	SB	212	Free Exercise of Religion Provisions			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/25)
74	SB	213	Utah Payment of Wages Act Statute of Limitations			NA			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/25)
75	SB	214	Home-based Childcare Solutions			Oppose in current form	Unless work out single care given / replace options if staff unavailable		Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
76	SB	215	Eviction Record Amendments			Oppose			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
77	SB	216	Higher Education Performance and Enrollment Funding			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/19)
78	SB	217	Local Food Amendments			Support			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed
79	SB	218	Constable Modifications			NP			Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (3/18)
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81	HB	42	School Cybersecurity Amendments	This bill establishes minimum cybersecurity standards for local education agencies (LEAs)and expands the Utah Cyber Center's services to include educational institutions.	Establishes minimum cybersecurity standards for LEAs; requires LEAs to implement specific cybersecurity measures; expands the Utah Cyber Center's duties to include services for LEAs; requires coordination between the Utah Cyber Center, LEAs, and the Utah Education and Telehealth Network; establishes reporting requirements for cybersecurity incidents in educational settings; requires the State Board of Education to develop implementation guidelines; and makes conforming changes.	Oppose	No notes	(Rep. Wilcox, R.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (03/18)
82	HB	79	First Substitute -- Governmental Immunity Amendments	This bill amends the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.	Defines terms; provides that a governmental entity and the governmental entity's employees are immune from suit for engaging in the following activities: responding to a disaster or potential disaster; or if the employee is a first responder, providing emergency medical services; clarifies that immunity from suit for providing emergency medical services is not limited to providing medical services resulting from emergencies of a certain type; and makes technical and conforming changes.	No Position	No notes	(Rep. Gwynn, M.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (02/27)
83	HB	80	Firearm Storage Requirements	This bill addresses the storage of firearms.	This bill addresses the storage of firearms. Sets a criminal penalty in certain circumstances when an individual fails to lawfully store the individual's firearms and the firearm is then accessed by a minor in an unlawfulmanner.	No Position	No notes	(Rep. Stoddard, A.)	Nay	Nay	N/A	FAILED (House)
84	HB	82	First Substitute -- Judgment Information Amendments	This bill addresses information necessary to file a judgment lien against real property.	Modifies the information required to file a judgment lien against real property if the judgment debtor is an individual; and makes technical and conforming changes.	No Position	No notes	(Rep. MacPherson, M.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Yes (03/16/26)
85	HB	86	Restricted Person Amendments	This bill amends provisions relating to those who are restricted persons regarding dangerous weapons.	Makes a person a restricted person if the person has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for any criminal offense, not just a felony level offense; and makes a person a restricted person if the person has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial for any criminal offense, not just a felony level offense.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Mauga, V.)	Yea	Yea	N/A	No (Died in Senate)
86	HB	114	Adult-oriented Performance and Material Amendments	This bill addresses criminal offenses relating to adult-oriented performances and materials.	Removes unlawful pornographic performances from the offense of distributing pornographic material and places the conduct into a new stand-alone offense; removes aiding or abetting a minor in an unlawful pornographic performance from the offense of aiding or abetting a minor in distributing pornographic material and places the conduct into a new stand-alone offense; removes engaging in a performance that is harmful to minors while in the presence of a minor from the offense of distributing material harmful to minors and places the conduct into a new stand-alone offense; changes the mental state required to be convicted of engaging in a performance that is harmful to minors while in the presence of a minor; amends penalties for committing the offense of distributing material harmful to minors; removes aiding or abetting a minor to engage in a performance that is harmful to minors while in the presence of another minor from the offense of aiding or abetting a minor in distributing material harmful to minors and places the conduct into a new stand-alone offense; revises the criminal conduct referenced above for clarity, including penalty provisions; adds the new stand-alone offenses to statutes in which the current offenses are referenced, including: the offense of creating, viewing, or accessing pornographic or indecent material on school property; and statutes concerning patterns of unlawful activity, property subject to forfeiture, court orders for criminal investigations, and civil enforcement actions; and makes technical and conforming changes.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Jack, C.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Yes (03/18/26)
87	HB	118	Driver Training Schools for Commercial Driver License Amendments	This bill addresses driver training schools for commercial driver license (CDL) applicants.	Requires a CDL applicant to sign a form attesting to the applicant's English language ability; and requires reporting regarding CDL driver training schools.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Pierucci, C.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Yes (03/16/26)
88	HB	122	Pregnant and Postpartum Inmate Amendments	This bill addresses issues related to inmates who are pregnant or in postpartum recovery.	Requires the Department of Corrections (the department) and each county jail to report to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice: the number of known pregnant inmates in custody; and the number of inmates in custody who are parents to a minor child; clarifies that the postpartum recovery period for pregnant inmates is 12 weeks after the day on which the inmate gives birth; prohibits the restraining of an inmate during postpartum recovery unless an individualized determination of certain security risks is made that details why the restraints are necessary; increases the period of time that the department and each county jail is required to provide access to a social worker to an inmate who is pregnant, or who has recently given birth, from six weeks to 12 weeks, to help the inmate: arrange childcare; establish a reunification plan; and establish a substance abuse treatment plan, if needed; clarifies that the department and each county jail is required to provide an inmate in postpartum recovery access to postpartum care for 12 weeks after the inmate gives birth; clarifies that health care providers in general may make certain decisions regarding pregnant inmates; and makes technical and conforming changes.	Oppose	Language on line 204 section (7)(b) "Subject to Subsection (7)(a) and Section 17-72-503, a sheriff may provide psychotherapy, mental health care, or any other necessary and appropriate treatment to treat a prisoner's gender dysphoria and any co-occuring mental health disorder." is not in alignment with the Real Impact values. Stay updated on the status of this bill and notify the church if this passes.	(Rep. Pierucci, C.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Yes (03/03/26)
89	HB	123	First Substitute -- Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments	This bill amends provisions related to registration on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry.	Clarifies that an individual who has committed an offense in another jurisdiction that would require the individual to register on this state's Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry is required to register in this state; and makes technical and conforming changes.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Acton, C.K.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Yes (03/12/26)
90	HB	133	Use of Force Reporting Requirements	This bill addresses the justified use of force.	Requires an individual to report using force; and establishes that an individual must report use of force in order to receive a pretrial justification hearing.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Kohler, M.)	N/A*	N/A*	N/A*	No (Failed)
91	HB	138	Child Suicide Amendments	This bill addresses suicide by a child who has been abused or tortured.	Clarifies that it is not a defense to the criminal offense of child abuse homicide if the child commits suicide after being subjected to child abuse or child torture and the suicide is a direct or proximate result of the abuse or torture; corrects an error in the child abuse homicide offense's penalty subsection; and makes technical and conforming changes.	Oppose unless conditions are met	The term abuse must be clearified and defined to specify physical abuses and torture. Concern is for conviction of parents who choose not to practice medical treatments or precedures for various religious or personal beliefs. Medical freedom for parents over their children must be protected here to be in alignment with the values of Real Impact.	(Rep. Shepherd, L.)	Yea	Yea	Nay	FAILED (Senate)
92	HB	139	Female Genital Mutilation Amendments	This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.	Repeals the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a community education program regarding female genital mutilation; removes the statute of limitation for the prosecution of the offense of female genital mutilation; and makes technical and conforming changes.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Ballard, M.G.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Yes (02/20/26)
93	HB	149	Sexual Material Modifications	This bill amends provisions relating to liability for obscenity, a child sex doll, or child sexual abuse material.	Defines terms; exempts an individual from liability relating to child sexual abuse material when the individual acts in the individual's capacity of representing a client or potential client; provides that an individual has a cause of action if a person exposes the individual to or depicts the individual in obscenity or child sexual abuse material; provides that an individual has a cause of action if a person depicts or intends to depict the individual's likeness as a minor on a child sex doll; provides requirements for an individual bringing an action under provisions this bill enacts; provides the relief a court may grant an individual bringing an action under the provisions this bill enacts; provides that a commercial entity that provides access to the internet is not liable under the provisions this bill enacts, if the entity did not create the content; authorizes an individual to bring an action regardless of whether conduct has resulted in a criminal conviction; and makes technical changes.	Support	Stay updated on the status of this bill and notify the church if this passes.	(Rep. Peck, N.)	No Vote	Yea	N/A	FAILED (Senate)
94	HB	151	Teaching Materials Amendments	This bill exempts certain courses from requirements regarding the instructional material for those courses.	Amends a definition to add certain course material as exempt from sensitive material requirements when a parent gives consent.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Moss, C.)	Nay	Nay	N/A	FAILED (House)
95	HB	152	Second Substitute -- Educational Vaccine Exemption Amendments	This bill amends provisions regarding a vaccination exemption form for required immunizations in the public education system.	Repeals a requirement to complete an online education module to access a vaccination exemption form; requires the Department of Health and Human Services to: provide an online vaccination exemption form; and ensure the transmission of a completed online vaccination exemption form to the relevant school or LEA; and makes technical changes.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Lee, T.)	Yea	Yea	N/A	FAILED (Senate)
96	HB	156	Blood Transfusion Amendments	This bill addresses blood transfusions.	Except in certain situations, disallows a health care facility or provider from prohibiting a patient from providing the patient's own blood product or the blood product of the patient's directed donor for any potential transfusion related to the patient's health care; provides immunity from liability to health care providers and facilities for a patient's injury, damages, or death occurring in connection with a transfusion of blood product provided by the patient; and defines terms.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Chevrier, K.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (03/24)
97	HB	158	First Substitute -- Unlawful Tracking Amendments	This bill addresses the unlawful tracking of an individual.	Amends the offense of unlawful installation of a tracking device by: renaming the offense to unlawful use of a tracking device or tracking application; broadening the offense to include placing a tracking device on certain personal property and using a tracking application to track another individual's movements; clarifying that an actor commits the offense if the victim had previously given consent for the actor to use the tracking device or tracking application and later revoked that consent, and the actor continued to use the tracking device or tracking application; and requiring statutory damages in a successful civil action brought by a victim if the victim elects to receive the statutory damages instead of compensatory damages; and makes technical and conforming changes.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Owens, D.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Signed (03/24)
98	HB	159	First Responder Volunteer Tax Credit	This bill enacts an income tax credit for first responder volunteers.	Enacts a nonrefundable income tax credit for certain first responder volunteers in an amount corresponding to hours of service; and requires first responder volunteers to obtain certification from the first responder agency to claim the tax credit.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Monson, L.)	Yea	Yea	Yea	Yes (03/24)
99	HB	160	Statewide Initiative Modifications	This bill modifies provisions governing statewide initiatives.	Increases the percentage of legal signatures a person must obtain to have an initiative submitted to the Legislature from 4% to 8%; equalizes the percentage described above with the percentage of legal signatures a person must obtain to have an initiative submitted to a vote of the people; requires an initiative not enacted by the Legislature to automatically be submitted to a vote of the people at the next regular general election; and makes conforming changes.	Oppose	No notes	(Rep. Stoddard, A.)	NA	NA	NA	Failed
100	HB	161	Property Tax Modifications	This bill modifies the property tax exemption for primary residential property.	Contingent on passage of a proposed constitutional amendment, increases the percentage of the fair market value of primarily residential property that is exempt from property tax.	Support	No notes	(Rep. Koford, J.)	NA	NA	NA	Failed