# Utah H.B. 181: Uniform Estate Planning Amendments Utah H.B. 181, Uniform Estate Planning Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Nelson T. Abbott (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB181-2026GS - 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. 181 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Uniform Estate Planning Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Fiduciaries and Trusts, Advance Health Care Directive, Judicial Operations, Probate, Wills, Legislative Operations, Uniform Laws - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (117 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Electronic estate signatures gain legal support: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, required notarization, acknowledgment, verification, and oath steps for covered estate documents can be completed electronically. The authorized person must attach or link their electronic signature and include all other information required by law. Required signing, witnessi… - Households can choose electronic estate plans: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah recognizes qualifying electronic estate-planning records and signatures as meeting writing and signature requirements. Covered records include trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, guardian nominations, and other non-will estate-planning records. Records mu… - Households can store estate records electronically: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, electronic records can meet requirements to keep, send, copy, file, or present covered estate documents as originals. The record must accurately reflect the final document and remain accessible as required by law. You can use another person's storage services, but transmissio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-02-25: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-23: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-23: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-19: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-10: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: 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) - 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0181.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0181.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/HB0181.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0181.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-HB181-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).