# Utah H.B. 314: Firearm Purchase Amendments Utah H.B. 314, Firearm Purchase Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Matt MacPherson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB314-2026GS - 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. 314 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Firearm Purchase Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Matt MacPherson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Background Checks, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Department of Public Safety, Weapons, Bureau of Criminal Identification - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (113 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Less paperwork for Utah gun purchases: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah licensed gun dealers no longer need buyers’ written consent on a state bureau form. Dealers also no longer need to send that form’s information to the Bureau of Criminal Identification. Dealers still need bureau approval before selling or transferring a firearm. The deal… - Utah keeps gun buyers’ records longer: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s Bureau of Criminal Identification may keep approved buyers’ background-check records for up to 30 days. The previous limit was 20 days, measured from the dealer’s request. This applies when the bureau finds no state or federal ban on the person buying, possessing, or t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt MacPherson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 18 | 6 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 5 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 4 | | | 2026-01-29 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 2 | | ## Actions (32) - 2026-03-24: 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 - 2026-02-25: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-25: 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/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-10: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-29: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-21: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0314.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0314.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/HB0314.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0314.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-HB314-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).