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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Law Requires Organ Donation Information on Tax Booklets, Wildlife Websites, and Health Care Discharges
Last action · March 17, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Doug Owens and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts HB 117 to expand organ donation registration awareness by requiring information and registry links across state agency websites, tax instruction booklets, and health care facility discharge procedures, effective May 6, 2026.
Residents interacting with state tax materials, wildlife websites, or health care facilities will encounter organ donation registration prompts and instructions, while state agencies must coordinate life-saving public awareness campaigns.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Health care facilities
Licensed health care facilities must provide patients with information on how to access a donor registry prior to discharge.
State Tax Commission
The commission must include donor registration information and links in tax instruction booklets and on its website.
Division of Wildlife Resources
The division must host donor registration information and links on its website.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
47 actions- Mar 17, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 2, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 2, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 2, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Feb 26, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 26, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 25, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 13, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 12, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0117S01
- Feb 11, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0117S01
- Feb 11, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 10, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ substituted
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Feb 10, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 10, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0117S01
- Feb 10, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0117S01
- Feb 2, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 2, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 30, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Jan 28, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 15, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0117
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 13, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0117
- Dec 30, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0117
- Dec 30, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0117
- Dec 30, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 30, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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