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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah bill repeals the state Right to Work Law and changes union security rules
Last action · March 6, 2026: Senate/ filedSponsor: Nate Blouin
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill repeals Title 34, Chapter 34 of the Utah Code, eliminating the state's starting May 6, 2026, with specific provisions taking effect on November 28, 2026. The repeal removes prohibitions against agreements that make union membership or financial support a condition of employment.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Employers
Employers are subject to changed statutory rules regarding union membership requirements and dues deductions upon contract renewal or extension.
Labor organizations
Labor organizations operate under repealed restrictions concerning union security agreements, mandatory dues, and collective bargaining arrangements.
Employees
Employees experience changes in workplace rules regarding union membership and the requirement to pay fees or dues as a condition of employment.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
13 actions- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Jan 30, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Not Considered
- Jan 28, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
Show 7 earlier actions
- Jan 26, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0178
- Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0178
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0178
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 21, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Elimination of Right to Work Statutes
The bill completely strikes down Title 34, Chapter 34, removing decades-old statutory provisions governing union security and collective bargaining conduct in Utah.
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Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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