# Utah H.B. 182: Genetic Information Amendments Utah H.B. 182, Genetic Information Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Walt Brooks (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB182-2026GS - 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. 182 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Genetic Information Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Walt Brooks (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Care Facilities, Labor and Employment, Health Care Professionals, Health Care Statistics, Genetic Counselors - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (210 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Job protection for genetic rule reporters: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, workers can report actual or possible genetic sequencing violations to Utah's attorney general. Employers cannot take harmful job action against workers because they made that report. Anyone can notify the attorney general of a suspected violation. - Utah labs face sequencing equipment limits: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, Utah medical and genomic research facilities cannot use sequencing equipment or software tied to federally designated foreign adversaries. This covers products from those governments, their state-owned businesses, people or companies based there, and their subsidiaries or… - New storage safeguards for genetic data: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, facilities and other data holders cannot store genetic sequencing data inside federally designated foreign adversaries. Remote access by someone physically there requires written approval from Utah's Department of Health and Human Services; public-domain data is exempt fr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Walt Brooks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 67 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (47) - 2026-03-17: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: 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 - 2026-02-24: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-24: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-03: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-03: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-01-29: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-01-22: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-22: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-21: 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/HB0182.pdf) - Amended 2/19/2026 11:02:974, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0182S05_2026-02-19_11-33-07.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S03.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S04.pdf) - Substitute #5, 2026-02-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S05.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182.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/HB0182.pdf) - [Amended 2/19/2026 11:02:974 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0182S05_2026-02-19_11-33-07.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S03.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S04.pdf) - [Substitute #5 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S05.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0182.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-HB182-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).