# Utah H.B. 153: Law Enforcement Officer Employment Amendments Utah H.B. 153, Law Enforcement Officer Employment Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Gwynn, Matthew H.; status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB153-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 153 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Law Enforcement Officer Employment Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Gwynn, Matthew H. - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Peace Officers, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Municipalities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (108 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More discipline protections for Utah officers: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah agencies must give covered law enforcement officers written notice of allegations before certain disciplinary actions. For classified civil service officers, this covers suspensions longer than two days, demotions, or removal from employment. For municipal officers cover… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gwynn, Matthew H. - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-11: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-11: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-05: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-06: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0153.pdf) - Amended 2/12/2026 10:02:491, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0153_2026-02-12_10-19-19.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0153.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0153.pdf) - [Amended 2/12/2026 10:02:491 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0153_2026-02-12_10-19-19.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0153.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [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-HB153-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).