Utah · House Bill 181 · 2026 General Session

Uniform Estate Planning Amendments

HB 181 Sponsored by Nelson T. Abbott Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 26, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 6, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 19, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 3, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 23, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act.

Every action

36 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 28 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0181
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0181
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0181
  7. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  8. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0181
  9. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Judiciary Committee6–0 vote
  12. HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
  13. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  14. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  15. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading70–0 vote
  16. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  17. SenateSenate/ received from House
  18. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  19. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
  20. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee8–0 vote
  21. CommitteeSenate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee8–0 vote
  22. SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
  23. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  24. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  25. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading25–0 vote
  26. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  27. SenateSenate/ to House
  28. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  1. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from House for Enrolling
  3. Legislative Research and General CounselDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  5. HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. HouseHouse/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 70–0
Feb 6, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 70 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 13 yes, 0 no Republicans: 57 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 70

Not voting · 5

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 25–0
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 25 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 25

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 28, 2026 House Judiciary Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 6

Absent · 5

 Passed 6–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 8

Absent · 1

 Passed 8–0
Feb 12, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
Members

Yes · 8

Absent · 1

 Passed 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.