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UT HB 259

enacted

Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments

Utah · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did UT HB 259 pass?

Yes. UT HB 259 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-26): Governor Signed

What is UT HB 259 about?

UT HB 259 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments”.

Who sponsors UT HB 259?

Petersen, Michael J. is the primary sponsor of UT HB 259, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2026-02-27
Latest action
2026-03-26 — Governor Signed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Petersen, Michael J.primary
  • Brammer, Bradycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-26

    Governor Signed

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-03-12

    House/ to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-03-12

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-11

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. 2026-03-11

    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. 2026-03-06

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    passage

  9. 2026-03-06

    House/ received from Senate

    receipt

  10. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ to House

  11. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    passage

  12. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ received from House

    receipt

  13. 2026-03-06

    House/ to Senate

  14. 2026-03-06

    House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    amendment-passage

  15. 2026-03-06

    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

  16. 2026-03-06

    House/ received from Senate

    receipt

  17. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ to House with amendments

  18. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  19. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ substituted

  20. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  21. 2026-03-05

    Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

  22. 2026-03-05

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0259S06

  23. 2026-03-05

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0259S06

  24. 2026-03-05

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0259S06

  25. 2026-03-05

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0259S06

  26. 2026-03-05

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

    reading-2

  27. 2026-03-02

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0259S05

  28. 2026-03-02

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0259S05

  29. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  30. 2026-02-27

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    amendment-passage

  31. 2026-02-27

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0259S04

  32. 2026-02-27

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-02-27

    Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    amendment-introduction

  34. 2026-02-27

    Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    amendment-introduction

  35. 2026-02-27

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    substitution

  36. 2026-02-27

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0259S05

  37. 2026-02-27

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0259S05

  38. 2026-02-26

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0259S04

  39. 2026-02-25

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-02-25

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0259S04

  41. 2026-02-25

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0259S04

  42. 2026-02-20

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  43. 2026-02-19

    Senate/ received from House

    receipt

  44. 2026-02-19

    House/ to Senate

  45. 2026-02-19

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    passage

  46. 2026-02-19

    House/ substituted

  47. 2026-02-19

    House/ uncircled

  48. 2026-02-19

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0259S03

  49. 2026-02-19

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0259S03

  50. 2026-02-18

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0259S03

  51. 2026-02-18

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0259S03

  52. 2026-02-18

    House/ circled

  53. 2026-02-18

    House/ 3rd reading

  54. 2026-02-11

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0259S02

  55. 2026-02-11

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0259S02

  56. 2026-02-10

    House/ 2nd reading

  57. 2026-02-10

    House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

  58. 2026-02-10

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  59. 2026-02-10

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    substitution

  60. 2026-02-09

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0259S02

  61. 2026-02-09

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0259S02

  62. 2026-02-04

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0259S01

  63. 2026-02-03

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0259S01

  64. 2026-02-02

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0259S01

  65. 2026-02-02

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0259S01

  66. 2026-01-29

    House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    referral-committee

  67. 2026-01-20

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  68. 2026-01-20

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    receipt

  69. 2026-01-20

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    receipt

  70. 2026-01-17

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0259

  71. 2026-01-17

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0259

  72. 2026-01-14

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0259

  73. 2026-01-14

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0259

  74. 2026-01-14

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  75. 2026-01-14

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House/ passed 3rd reading

    2026-02-19 · pass · 61-11

    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
    • 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
    • Hawkins, J.: yes
    • Hollins, S.: yes
    • Ivory, K.: yes
    • Jack, C.: 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
    • Matthews, A.: yes
    • Miller, T.: yes
    • Monson, L.: yes
    • Okerlund, C.: yes
    • Peck, N.: yes
    • Petersen, M.: yes
    • Peterson, K.: yes
    • Peterson, T.: yes
    • Pierucci, C.: yes
    • Sawyer, J.: yes
    • Schultz, M.: yes
    • Shallenberger, D.: yes
    • Shelley, T.: yes
    • Shepherd, L.: yes
    • Shipp, R.P.: yes
    • Snider, C.: yes
    • Stoddard, A.: 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
    • Dailey-Provost, J.: no
    • Dominguez, R.: no
    • Fitisemanu, J.: no
    • Hansen, L.: no
    • Hayes, S.: no
    • Mauga, V.: no
    • Miller, G.: no
    • Moss, C.: no
    • Nguyen, H.: no
    • Owens, D.: no
    • Romero, A.: no
    • Brooks, W.: other
    • Peterson, V.: other
    • Roberts, C.: other

  • Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    2026-03-06 · pass · 22-6

    Member-level votes (29)
    • Adams, J. Stuart: yes
    • Balderree, H.: yes
    • Brammer, B.: yes
    • Buss, E.: 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
    • Vickers, E.: yes
    • Wilson, C.: yes
    • Winterton, R.: yes
    • Blouin, N.: no
    • Escamilla, L.: no
    • Kwan, K.: no
    • Pitcher, S.: no
    • Plumb, J.: no
    • Riebe, K.: no
    • Weiler, T.: other

  • House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    2026-03-06 · pass · 56-14

    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
    • 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
    • Jack, C.: yes
    • Koford, J.: yes
    • Kohler, M.: yes
    • Kyle, J.: yes
    • Lee, T.: yes
    • Lisonbee, K.: yes
    • Loubet, A.: yes
    • Maloy, A. Cory: yes
    • Miller, T.: yes
    • Monson, L.: yes
    • Okerlund, C.: yes
    • Peck, N.: yes
    • Petersen, M.: yes
    • Peterson, T.: yes
    • Peterson, V.: yes
    • Roberts, C.: yes
    • Sawyer, J.: yes
    • Schultz, M.: 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
    • 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
    • Moss, C.: no
    • Nguyen, H.: no
    • Owens, D.: no
    • Romero, A.: no
    • Stoddard, A.: no
    • Abbott, N.: other
    • Defay, A.: other
    • MacPherson, M.: other
    • Peterson, K.: other
    • Pierucci, C.: other

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