# Utah H.B. 174: Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments Utah H.B. 174, Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Rex P. Shipp (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB174-2026GS - 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. 174 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Rex P. Shipp (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Care Professionals, Pharmaceuticals, Occupational and Professional Licensing - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 15 (229 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Certification exception for minors stopping treatment: benefit, low. The law creates a limited exception to the state's transgender treatment certification requirement. Providers who previously gave a minor hormonal transgender treatment can continue care to help that minor stop treatment before January 28, 2027. Those providers do not need the otherwise-required ce… - Tighter hormone treatment limits for minors: cost, high. Utah providers cannot give hormonal transgender treatment to minors without a gender dysphoria diagnosis before January 28, 2023. Beginning January 28, 2027, providers also cannot treat minors who were under 16 on the law's actual effective date. That ban also covers minors who had not received cro… - Utah ends hormone treatment evidence review: cost, low. The law repeals Utah's required systematic medical evidence review of hormonal transgender treatments. It does not establish a replacement review process or provide new funding. The repeal itself does not directly change who can receive treatment. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rex P. Shipp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel McCay (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 53 | 15 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 48 | 16 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 20 | 6 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 17 | 7 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 54 | 15 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 3 | | | 2026-01-27 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (51) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-06: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-03: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-03: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ motion to reconsider (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ substituted (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) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-18: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-09: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-01-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-27: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ substituted by Rules (House) - 2026-01-26: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 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) - 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0174.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0174S02.pdf) - Amended 2/19/2026 10:02:899, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0174S01_2026-02-19_10-15-50.pdf) - Amended 1/28/2026 10:01:762, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0174S01_2026-01-28_10-47-41.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0174S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0174.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/HB0174.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0174S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/19/2026 10:02:899 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0174S01_2026-02-19_10-15-50.pdf) - [Amended 1/28/2026 10:01:762 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0174S01_2026-01-28_10-47-41.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0174S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0174.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-HB174-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).