Utah · House Bill 79 · 2026 General Session

Governmental Immunity Amendments

HB 79 Sponsored by Matthew H. Gwynn Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 22, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 2, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 12, 2026
  5. To the governor Feb 18, 2026
  6. Became law Feb 27, 2026

What it does

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

This bill amends the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.

Every action

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

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  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 HB0079
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0079
  5. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0079
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0079
  7. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  8. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  9. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
  11. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0079S01
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0079S01
  13. CommitteeHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee11–0 vote
  14. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee11–0 vote
  15. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
  16. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  17. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0079S01
  18. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0079S01
  19. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  20. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading71–0 vote
  21. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  22. SenateSenate/ received from House
  23. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  24. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee
  25. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee5–0 vote
  26. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  27. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  28. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  29. SenateSenate/ circled
  30. SenateSenate/ uncircled
  31. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading28–0 vote
  32. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  33. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading25–0 vote
  34. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  35. SenateSenate/ to House
  36. 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

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

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 71–0
Feb 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 71 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 12 yes, 0 no Republicans: 59 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 71

Not voting · 4

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 28–0
Feb 11, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 28 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 22 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 28

Not voting · 1

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 25–0
Feb 12, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 25 No 0 Not voting 4
Democrats: 4 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 20 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 25

Not voting · 4

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0
Jan 23, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0
Feb 5, 2026 Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 2

 Passed 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.