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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah HB 167 requires public posting of verified petition signatures and sets fraud reporting rules
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Mike Kohler
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 167 requires election officials to post the names and dates of verified signers on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 90 days following the primary election, effective May 6, 2026. The legislation mandates that election officials notify county or district attorneys within three business days if a signer reports a fraudulent signature, and standardizes petition removal deadlines and coordination with H.B. 223.
Changes transparency and compliance requirements for candidates and voters participating in nomination signature collection by making individual signers publicly visible online and establishing strict reporting timelines for disputed signatures.
- Utah code governs the nomination of candidates for elective office through regular primary elections, signature gathering, and qualified political party pathways. context
- Electronic signature collection mechanisms in Utah elections interact with statutes governing traditional manual petition circulation. context
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.
Registered voters
Election officials
Officials must fulfill new website posting mandates within five business days of verification and report suspected signature fraud to prosecutors within three business days.
Candidates for elective office
Candidates must collect required nomination signatures under updated timelines and statutory guidelines for manual or electronic petitions.
County and district attorneys
Prosecutors receive mandatory notifications from election officials regarding alleged unauthorized signatures on nomination petitions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can a voter remove their signature from a nomination petition?
What is the procedure if someone falsely signs a resident's name to a petition?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
19 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 9, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0167S01
- Feb 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0167S01
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- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0167S01
- Feb 3, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0167S01
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0167
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0167
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0167
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0167
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Coordination with H.B. 223
The bill explicitly coordinates with H.B. 223 (Electronic Signature Collection Amendments) to standardize cross-references regarding electronic signature verification systems.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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