Utah · House Bill 97 · 2026 General Session

Medical Waste Amendments

HB 97 Sponsored by Bridger Bolinder Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 21, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 10, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 26, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 12, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 17, 2026

What it does

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

This bill addresses the distribution of facility-provided medication to patients under certain circumstances

Every action

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

Show the 40 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 HB0097
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0097
  5. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0097
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0097
  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 Health and Human Services Committee
  11. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0097S01
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0097S01
  13. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0097S01
  14. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0097S01
  15. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0097S02
  16. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0097S02
  17. CommitteeHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation · House Health and Human Services Committee11–0 vote
  18. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Health and Human Services Committee11–0 vote
  19. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
  20. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  21. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0097S02
  22. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0097S02
  23. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  24. HouseHouse/ floor amendment
  25. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading66–1 vote
  26. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  27. SenateSenate/ received from House
  28. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  29. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Health and Human Services Committee
  30. CommitteeSenate Comm - Not Considered · Senate Health and Human Services Committee
  31. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Health and Human Services Committee3–0 vote
  32. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  33. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  34. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  35. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading24–0 vote
  36. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  37. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading20–0 vote
  38. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  39. SenateSenate/ to House
  40. 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 66–1
Feb 10, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 66 No 1 Not voting 8
Democrats: 12 yes, 0 no Republicans: 54 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 66

No · 1

Not voting · 8

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 24–0
Feb 25, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 24 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 18 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 24

Not voting · 5

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 20–0
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 20 No 0 Not voting 9
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 13 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 20

Not voting · 9

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 30, 2026 House Health and Human Services Committee House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Members

Yes · 11

Absent · 3

 Passed 11–0
Jan 30, 2026 House Health and Human Services Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 11

Absent · 3

 Passed 11–0
Feb 19, 2026 Senate Health and Human Services Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 3

Absent · 4

 Passed 3–0

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.