# Utah H.B. 117: Organ Donation Amendments Utah H.B. 117, Organ Donation Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Doug Owens (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB117-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 117 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Organ Donation Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-30 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Doug Owens (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Health Care, State Tax Commission, Revenue and Taxation, Department of Health and Human Services, Individual Income Tax - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (127 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Patients get donor information before discharge: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, health care facilities licensed under the covered part of state law must give each patient donor-registry access information. They must provide it before discharge. Patients do not have to register as donors. - More donor information through state channels: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Division of Wildlife Resources must post donor-registration information and a registry link on its website. The Utah State Tax Commission must include donor information and registry access instructions in each individual income tax instruction booklet. Its website must al… - State coordinates life-saving information for residents: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the department must bring together state-funded and state-sponsored life-saving programs and create a public outreach plan. The plan must set best practices for sharing information through state websites and publications. Each channel must be widely used by the public and app… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Doug Owens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 19 | 1 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 1 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 59 | 10 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-03-17: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-02: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-02: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-02: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-26: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-01-30: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-30: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-30: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0117.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0117S01.pdf) - Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:594, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0117_2026-02-02_11-30-13.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0117.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0117.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0117S01.pdf) - [Amended 2/2/2026 11:02:594 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0117_2026-02-02_11-30-13.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0117.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB117-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).