# Utah H.B. 319: Electronic Records Amendments Utah H.B. 319, Electronic Records Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Paul A. Cutler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB319-2026GS - 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. 319 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Electronic Records Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Electronic Transactions, Technology, Electronic Information, Internet Protocols, Government Records, Public Utilities and Technology, Archives, Notarization and Authentication, Archives and Records - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (185 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Counties gain a digital recording path: benefit, low. Utah counties can accept digitally authenticated records only after written State Archivist approval and compliance with state recording standards. County plans must cover security, identity checks, record types, training, timing, retention, storage, and transfer to the State Archives. Counties mus… - Government digital records get lasting safeguards: benefit, low. Government offices creating or accepting digitally authenticated records must keep them for approved periods and preserve their authentication details and verification data. They must transfer records to the State Archives when directed, unless another law bars transfer. The State Archivist must se… - Counties can charge digital recording fees: cost, low. County recorders may charge fees to accept and record digitally authenticated records under state recording-fee law. The law sets no fee amount and does not require counties to charge one. People submitting these records may pay a fee if their county establishes one. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 69 | 1 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 1 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 1 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-18: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-06: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-27: 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) - 2026-01-22: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0319.pdf) - Amended 2/25/2026 09:02:409, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0319S02_2026-02-25_09-59-16.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0319S02.pdf) - Amended 2/18/2026 11:02:600, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0319S01_2026-02-18_11-22-47.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0319S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0319.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/HB0319.pdf) - [Amended 2/25/2026 09:02:409 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0319S02_2026-02-25_09-59-16.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0319S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/18/2026 11:02:600 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0319S01_2026-02-18_11-22-47.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0319S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0319.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-HB319-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).