# Utah H.B. 259: Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments Utah H.B. 259, Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Michael J. Petersen (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB259-2026GS - 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. 259 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Michael J. Petersen (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Family, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Care Facilities, Medical Records - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (186 yes, 35 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents gain access to children's medical records: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah parents have the right to get medical records for their children under 18. Exceptions cover ended parental rights, emancipated or legally married children, court-ordered limits, and protected sexual assault counseling records. A restriction must cover only the affected p… - Dedicated account supports Utah disability services: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the law creates a dedicated disability-services account within Utah's General Fund. It receives division budget carry-forward funds, unused balances that lapse, and fines collected under the medical-record access law. The division can deposit carry-forward funds at fiscal yea… - Health facilities and vendors face access penalties: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah health facilities cannot block parents' electronic access except for the law's listed exceptions. These cover ended parental rights, emancipated or married children, court orders, and protected sexual assault counseling records. Limits must affect only the covered portio… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Michael J. Petersen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 56 | 14 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 22 | 6 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 2 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 61 | 11 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ substituted (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) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-25: 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/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0259.pdf) - Substitute #6, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S06.pdf) - Amended 2/27/2026 15:02:379, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0259S05_2026-02-27_15-39-51.pdf) - Substitute #5, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S05.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259.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/HB0259.pdf) - [Substitute #6 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S06.pdf) - [Amended 2/27/2026 15:02:379 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0259S05_2026-02-27_15-39-51.pdf) - [Substitute #5 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S05.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0259.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-HB259-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).