# Utah H.B. 246: Local Government Drug Testing Amendments Utah H.B. 246, Local Government Drug Testing Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by A. Cory Maloy (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-HB246-2026GS - 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. 246 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Local Government Drug Testing Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: A. Cory Maloy (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Education, K-12 Education, Higher Education, Labor and Employment, Municipalities, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Special Service Districts, Volunteers, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Colleges and Universities, School Districts - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (120 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid testing time for public workers: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah local governments and colleges must schedule drug tests during or immediately after regular work periods. For current employees and volunteers, testing time counts as work time for pay and benefits. The government or college must also pay transportation costs when testin… - New drug-testing rules for public workers: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah local governments and colleges can choose required drug-test samples through a written policy or ordinance. Allowed samples include urine, blood, breath, oral fluid, and hair; urine samples can be split for testing and retesting. Testing covers employees, volunteers, and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: A. Cory Maloy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-03-17: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-04: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-27: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-27: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-25: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-19: 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) - 2026-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-02: 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) - 2026-01-13: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0246.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0246.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/HB0246.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0246.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-HB246-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).