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UT HB 242

enacted

Initiative and Referendum Signature Gathering and Removal Amendments

Utah · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did UT HB 242 pass?

Yes. UT HB 242 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-07): Governor Signed

What is UT HB 242 about?

UT HB 242 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Initiative and Referendum Signature Gathering and Removal Amendments”.

Who sponsors UT HB 242?

Peterson, Karen M. is the primary sponsor of UT HB 242, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-07 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Peterson, Karen M.primary
  • Musselman, Calvin R.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-07

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-07

    House/ to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-03-07

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-07

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. 2026-03-07

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    enrolled

  6. 2026-03-07

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. 2026-03-07

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    receipt

  8. 2026-03-07

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    passage

  9. 2026-03-07

    House/ received from Senate

    receipt

  10. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ to House

  11. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    passage

  12. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ received from House

    receipt

  13. 2026-03-07

    House/ to Senate

  14. 2026-03-07

    House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    amendment-passage

  15. 2026-03-07

    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

  16. 2026-03-07

    House/ received from Senate

    receipt

  17. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ to House with amendments

  18. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  19. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ substituted

  20. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  21. 2026-03-07

    Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

  22. 2026-03-06

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0242S03

  23. 2026-03-06

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0242S03

  24. 2026-03-06

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0242S03

  25. 2026-03-06

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0242S03

  26. 2026-03-05

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0242S02

  27. 2026-03-05

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0242S02

  28. 2026-03-05

    Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    reading-2

  29. 2026-03-04

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0242S02

  30. 2026-03-04

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0242S02

  31. 2026-03-04

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0242S02

  32. 2026-03-03

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0242S01

  33. 2026-03-03

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0242S01

  34. 2026-02-27

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0242S01

  35. 2026-02-27

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0242S01

  36. 2026-02-26

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  37. 2026-02-26

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-26

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-20

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-02-05

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  41. 2026-02-04

    Senate/ received from House

    receipt

  42. 2026-02-04

    House/ to Senate

  43. 2026-02-04

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    passage

  44. 2026-02-04

    House/ 3rd reading

  45. 2026-01-27

    House/ 2nd reading

  46. 2026-01-27

    House/ committee report favorable [House Government Operations Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2026-01-26

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. 2026-01-23

    House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

    referral-committee

  49. 2026-01-20

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  50. 2026-01-20

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    receipt

  51. 2026-01-17

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0242

  52. 2026-01-17

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0242

  53. 2026-01-14

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    receipt

  54. 2026-01-13

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0242

  55. 2026-01-13

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0242

  56. 2026-01-13

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  57. 2026-01-13

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House/ passed 3rd reading

    2026-02-04 · pass · 68-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abbott, N.: yes
    • Acton, C.K.: yes
    • Albrecht, C.: yes
    • Arthur, J.: yes
    • Auxier, T.: yes
    • Ballard, M.G.: yes
    • Barlow, S.: yes
    • Bolinder, B.: yes
    • Brooks, W.: yes
    • Burton, J.: yes
    • Chevrier, K.: yes
    • Chew, S.: yes
    • Christofferson, K.: yes
    • Clancy, T.: yes
    • Cutler, P.: yes
    • Dailey-Provost, J.: yes
    • Defay, A.: yes
    • Dominguez, R.: yes
    • Dunnigan, J.: yes
    • Eliason, S.: yes
    • Elison, J.: yes
    • Fiefia, D.: yes
    • Fitisemanu, J.: yes
    • Gricius, S.: yes
    • Gwynn, M.: yes
    • Hall, K.: yes
    • Hansen, L.: yes
    • Hayes, S.: yes
    • Hollins, S.: yes
    • Ivory, K.: yes
    • Jack, C.: yes
    • Koford, J.: yes
    • Kohler, M.: yes
    • Kyle, J.: yes
    • Lee, T.: yes
    • Loubet, A.: yes
    • MacPherson, M.: yes
    • Maloy, A. Cory: yes
    • Mauga, V.: yes
    • Miller, G.: yes
    • Miller, T.: yes
    • Monson, L.: yes
    • Moss, C.: yes
    • Nguyen, H.: yes
    • Okerlund, C.: yes
    • Owens, D.: yes
    • Peck, N.: yes
    • Petersen, M.: yes
    • Peterson, K.: yes
    • Peterson, T.: yes
    • Peterson, V.: yes
    • Pierucci, C.: yes
    • Sawyer, J.: yes
    • Shallenberger, D.: yes
    • Shelley, T.: yes
    • Shepherd, L.: yes
    • Shipp, R.P.: yes
    • Snider, C.: yes
    • Strong, M.A.: yes
    • Teuscher, J.: yes
    • Thompson, J.: yes
    • Thurston, N.: yes
    • Walter, N.: yes
    • Ward, R.: yes
    • Watkins, C.: yes
    • Welton, D.: yes
    • Whyte, S.: yes
    • Wilcox, R.: yes
    • Hawkins, J.: other
    • Lisonbee, K.: other
    • Matthews, A.: other
    • Roberts, C.: other
    • Romero, A.: other
    • Schultz, M.: other
    • Stoddard, A.: other
  • Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    2026-03-07 · pass · 21-7

    Member-level votes (29)
    • Adams, J. Stuart: yes
    • Balderree, H.: yes
    • Brammer, B.: yes
    • Cullimore, K. A.: yes
    • Fillmore, L.: yes
    • Grover, K.: yes
    • Harper, W.: yes
    • Hinkins, D.: yes
    • Ipson, D.: yes
    • Johnson, J.: yes
    • McCay, D.: yes
    • McKell, M.: yes
    • Millner, A.: yes
    • Musselman, C.R.: yes
    • Owens, D.R.: yes
    • Sandall, S.: yes
    • Stevenson, J.: yes
    • Stratton, K.: yes
    • Weiler, T.: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Winterton, R.: yes
    • Blouin, N.: no
    • Buss, E.: no
    • Escamilla, L.: no
    • Kwan, K.: no
    • Pitcher, S.: no
    • Riebe, K.: no
    • Vickers, E.: no
    • Plumb, J.: other
  • House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    2026-03-07 · pass · 57-12

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Acton, C.K.: yes
    • Albrecht, C.: yes
    • Auxier, T.: yes
    • Ballard, M.G.: yes
    • Barlow, S.: yes
    • Bolinder, B.: yes
    • Brooks, W.: yes
    • Burton, J.: yes
    • Chevrier, K.: yes
    • Chew, S.: yes
    • Christofferson, K.: yes
    • Clancy, T.: yes
    • Cutler, P.: yes
    • Defay, A.: yes
    • Dunnigan, J.: yes
    • Eliason, S.: yes
    • Elison, J.: yes
    • Fiefia, D.: yes
    • Gricius, S.: yes
    • Gwynn, M.: yes
    • Hall, K.: yes
    • Hansen, L.: yes
    • Hawkins, J.: yes
    • Ivory, K.: yes
    • Koford, J.: yes
    • Kohler, M.: yes
    • Kyle, J.: yes
    • Lee, T.: yes
    • Lisonbee, K.: yes
    • Loubet, A.: yes
    • MacPherson, M.: yes
    • Maloy, A. Cory: yes
    • Miller, T.: yes
    • Monson, L.: yes
    • Moss, C.: yes
    • Peck, N.: yes
    • Petersen, M.: yes
    • Peterson, K.: yes
    • Peterson, T.: yes
    • Peterson, V.: yes
    • Pierucci, C.: yes
    • Sawyer, J.: yes
    • Schultz, M.: yes
    • Shallenberger, D.: yes
    • Shelley, T.: yes
    • Shepherd, L.: yes
    • Shipp, R.P.: yes
    • Strong, M.A.: yes
    • Teuscher, J.: yes
    • Thompson, J.: yes
    • Thurston, N.: yes
    • Walter, N.: yes
    • Ward, R.: yes
    • Watkins, C.: yes
    • Welton, D.: yes
    • Whyte, S.: yes
    • Wilcox, R.: yes
    • Arthur, J.: no
    • Dailey-Provost, J.: no
    • Dominguez, R.: no
    • Fitisemanu, J.: no
    • Hayes, S.: no
    • Hollins, S.: no
    • Matthews, A.: no
    • Mauga, V.: no
    • Miller, G.: no
    • Nguyen, H.: no
    • Romero, A.: no
    • Stoddard, A.: no
    • Abbott, N.: other
    • Jack, C.: other
    • Okerlund, C.: other
    • Owens, D.: other
    • Roberts, C.: other
    • Snider, C.: other

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