All Roll Calls
Yes: 197 • No: 4
UtahH.B. 1012026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Firearm Background Check Amendments
Sponsored By: A. Cory Maloy (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Background ChecksLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeWeapons
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Faster checks, police alerts, and privacy rules
Starting May 6, 2026, when a dealer asks, the bureau checks records and replies quickly with a transaction number, and explains any electronic delays. If a buyer is prohibited, the bureau tells police where the dealer is within 24 hours and also tells the agency where the buyer lives. (This 24‑hour notice does not apply if the only bar is the temporary restricted list.) Police send an annual report to the bureau by August 1. The bureau sends a redacted summary to lawmakers by November 1 each year. If you are denied, you can review and correct your records under Section 53‑10‑108. If approved, the bureau cannot keep your full check file longer than 20 days; it keeps a simple log for 12 months. The bureau writes rules to protect identity and record security under the Brady Act.
Free safety brochure and gun lock
Dealers give customers a free firearm safety brochure. At purchase, they give a free cable‑style gun lock for shotguns, rifles, and short‑barreled guns not already required by federal law to include a lock. The lock is one provided to the dealer by the state program. These rules begin May 6, 2026.
Gun background-check fees and exemptions
Licensed dealers collect a background-check fee on most gun sales. Dealers send all fees for a month to the bureau by the last day of the next month. The bureau deposits fees into the General Fund to run the check program. You skip the check and fee if you show a valid concealed carry permit or a provisional permit and the dealer verifies it. Temporary permits are not exempt. A law enforcement officer can skip the fee once every 24 months for one off‑duty personal firearm, with a letter of good standing and current badge/ID. These rules begin May 6, 2026.
Stronger ID and check rules at dealers
Beginning May 6, 2026, gun dealers must run a state criminal background check and wait for bureau approval before completing a sale. Buyers must show one state‑issued photo ID to prove identity and residence; driving privilege cards are not accepted. Buyers must sign a consent form that lists the dealer ID, name, address, birth date, height, weight, eye and hair color, and a Social Security number or other ID number. Sales to a licensed FFL do not need a Utah check. For NFA firearms, no state check is needed if ATF already approved and the transfer happens within 30 days of that approval. The law also clarifies who counts as a dealer and which items count as firearms; antique firearms are not included.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
A. Cory Maloy
Republican • House
Cosponsors
David P. Hinkins
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/20/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 70 • No: 1
Senate vote • 2/19/2026
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 24 • No: 1
Senate vote • 2/18/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 19 • No: 1
House vote • 2/12/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 3 • No: 1
House vote • 2/12/2026
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 4 • No: 0
House vote • 2/4/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 68 • No: 0
House vote • 1/26/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/26/2026House/ to Governor
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
2/25/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2/25/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2/24/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2/24/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2/20/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
2/20/2026HouseSenate/ to House
2/20/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2/20/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
2/20/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/20/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
2/20/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
2/19/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
2/19/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
2/19/2026SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading
2/19/2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
2/19/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading
2/18/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
2/18/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2/17/2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ amended
2/17/2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/12/2026Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2/12/2026
Bill Text
Enrolled
2/25/2026
Amended 2/13/2026 11:02:409
2/13/2026
Introduced
12/29/2025
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