UT HB0294 | 2026 | General Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 16-1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-06 - House/ filed in House file for bills not passed
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

Employer Verification Amendments

Tracking Information

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Title

Employer Verification Amendments

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-02 - Senate - Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (Y: 3 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2026-03-02 - Senate - Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - House/ passed 3rd reading (Y: 55 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Y: 10 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-18 - House - House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-06HouseHouse/ filed in House file for bills not passed
2026-03-06HouseHouse/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House
2026-03-06HouseSenate/ to House in Clerk of the House
2026-03-06SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause in Senate Secretary
2026-03-05SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ amended in Senate Rules Committee
2026-03-04SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
2026-03-02SenateSenate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
2026-03-02SenateSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
2026-02-26SenateSenate/ to standing committee in Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
2026-02-25SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
2026-02-24SenateSenate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
2026-02-24SenateHouse/ to Senate in Senate Secretary
2026-02-24SenateHouse/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary
2026-02-24HouseHouse/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2026-02-19HouseHouse/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2026-02-19HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended in House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
2026-02-18HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
2026-02-18HouseHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation in House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
2026-02-03HouseHouse/ to standing committee in House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee
2026-01-23HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House Rules Committee
2026-01-22 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0294 in Released
2026-01-21 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0294 in Version Sponsor
2026-01-21HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
2026-01-21HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
2026-01-20 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0294 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-01-20 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0294 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-20 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2026-01-20 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1347201(n/a)See Bill Text

Utah State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0294.html
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0294.pdf
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0294_2026-02-19_09-32-12.pdf
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0294_2026-03-04_18-59-36.pdf
Amendmenthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0294.Hamd.1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0294.Samd.2.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/HB0294.fn.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/comreport/HB0294H02.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/comreport/HB0294S02.pdf
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=40496
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=40497
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/DynaBill/svotes.jsp?sessionid=2026GS&voteid=783&house=H
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=41430
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=41431

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