UT HB 59

enacted

Identification Verification Amendments

Utah · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did UT HB 59 pass?

Yes. UT HB 59 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): Governor Signed

What is UT HB 59 about?

UT HB 59 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Identification Verification Amendments”.

Who sponsors UT HB 59?

Eliason, Steve is the primary sponsor of UT HB 59, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-17 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-17
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-03-16
House/ to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-16
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
receipt
2026-03-12
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-12
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
enrolled
2026-03-10
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-10
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
receipt
2026-03-07
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
passage
2026-03-07
House/ received from Senate
receipt
2026-03-07
Senate/ to House
2026-03-07
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
passage
2026-03-07
Senate/ received from House
receipt
2026-03-06
House/ to Senate
2026-03-06
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
amendment-passage
2026-03-06
House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
2026-03-06
House/ received from Senate
receipt
2026-03-06
Senate/ to House with amendments
2026-03-06
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
passage
2026-03-06
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-03-03
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-03-03
Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ Consent Calendar [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
2026-03-03
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0059S05
2026-03-03
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0059S05
2026-03-03
Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
2026-03-03
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
substitution
2026-03-03
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0059S04
2026-03-02
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0059S05
2026-03-02
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0059S05
2026-03-02
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0059S04
2026-03-02
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0059S04
2026-02-27
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
referral-committee
2026-02-26
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0059S03
2026-02-26
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0059S03
2026-02-26
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-26
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0059S03
2026-02-26
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0059S03
2026-02-25
Senate/ received from House
receipt
2026-02-25
House/ to Senate
2026-02-25
House/ passed 3rd reading
passage
2026-02-25
House/ substituted
2026-02-25
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-25
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0059S02
2026-02-24
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0059S02
2026-02-23
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0059S02
2026-02-23
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0059S02
2026-02-20
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-20
House/ committee report favorable [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0059S01
2026-02-19
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0059S01
2026-02-18
House Comm - Not Considered [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
2026-02-17
House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
referral-committee
2026-02-17
Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]
substitution
2026-02-17
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0059S01
2026-02-17
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0059S01
2026-01-20
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
receipt
2026-01-14
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
receipt
2026-01-14
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0059
2026-01-13
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0059
2025-12-22
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0059
2025-12-22
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0059
2025-12-22
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2025-12-22
Bill Numbered but not Distributed

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Votes

House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-25 · 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
- 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
- Hawkins, J.: yes
- Hayes, S.: yes
- Hollins, S.: yes
- Ivory, K.: yes
- Koford, J.: yes
- Kohler, M.: yes
- Kyle, J.: yes
- Lee, T.: yes
- Lisonbee, K.: yes
- MacPherson, M.: yes
- Maloy, A. Cory: yes
- Matthews, A.: 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
- Pierucci, C.: yes
- Roberts, C.: yes
- Romero, A.: yes
- Sawyer, J.: yes
- Schultz, M.: yes
- Shallenberger, D.: yes
- Shipp, R.P.: 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
- Brooks, W.: other
- Jack, C.: other
- Loubet, A.: other
- Peterson, V.: other
- Shelley, T.: other
- Shepherd, L.: other
- Snider, C.: other
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-06 · pass · 25-0
Member-level votes (29)
- Adams, J. Stuart: yes
- Balderree, H.: yes
- Blouin, N.: yes
- Brammer, B.: yes
- Buss, E.: yes
- Escamilla, L.: yes
- Fillmore, L.: yes
- Grover, K.: yes
- Hinkins, D.: yes
- Ipson, D.: yes
- Johnson, J.: yes
- Kwan, K.: yes
- McCay, D.: yes
- McKell, M.: yes
- Millner, A.: yes
- Musselman, C.R.: yes
- Owens, D.R.: yes
- Pitcher, S.: yes
- Riebe, K.: yes
- Sandall, S.: yes
- Stevenson, J.: yes
- Stratton, K.: yes
- Vickers, E.: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Winterton, R.: yes
- Cullimore, K. A.: other
- Harper, W.: other
- Plumb, J.: other
- Weiler, T.: other
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
2026-03-06 · pass · 66-0
Member-level votes (75)
- Acton, C.K.: yes
- Albrecht, C.: yes
- Arthur, J.: 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
- Elison, J.: yes
- Fiefia, D.: yes
- Fitisemanu, J.: yes
- Gwynn, M.: yes
- Hall, K.: yes
- Hansen, L.: yes
- Hawkins, J.: yes
- Hayes, S.: yes
- Hollins, S.: yes
- Ivory, K.: yes
- Jack, C.: yes
- Koford, J.: yes
- Kyle, J.: yes
- Loubet, A.: yes
- MacPherson, M.: yes
- Maloy, A. Cory: yes
- Matthews, A.: 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
- Roberts, C.: yes
- Romero, A.: yes
- Sawyer, J.: yes
- Schultz, M.: yes
- Shallenberger, D.: yes
- Shelley, T.: yes
- Shepherd, L.: yes
- Shipp, R.P.: 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
- Abbott, N.: other
- Auxier, T.: other
- Eliason, S.: other
- Gricius, S.: other
- Kohler, M.: other
- Lee, T.: other
- Lisonbee, K.: other
- Pierucci, C.: other
- Snider, C.: other

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https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0059.html

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