# Utah H.B. 32: Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments Utah H.B. 32, Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Paul A. Cutler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB32-2026GS - 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. 32 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-05 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Election Law, Initiatives, Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration, Lieutenant Governor, Referenda - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (193 yes, 19 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 14 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier petition signing for disabled voters: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, qualifying voters can use “AV” instead of a signature on paper initiative and referendum petitions. This applies to statewide and local petitions. The voter must have an ADA-covered disability that prevents completing the sheet or signing their name consistently. Officials ch… - Official notices keep petition signers informed: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, election officers must email eligible initiative signers whose voter records contain valid email addresses. Notices are due within two business days after the county clerk finds the signer eligible. They identify the initiative and link to the petition, proposed law, fisc… - Pay limits for petition signature gatherers: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, paid initiative and referendum signature gathering must be paid by the hour. Gatherers cannot accept pay that violates this rule, and the law sets no hourly rate. Nomination petition gatherers can be paid by the hour or for each valid signature. Paying someone to sign a nomin… - Training and tracking rules for petition gatherers: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, petition gatherers must finish state-provided online training on petition rules, disability access, electronic signing, and penalties. Each packet must end with a completed circulator verification sheet containing sworn statements; political-party registration petitions use t… - Information and reading checks for electronic signers: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, electronic initiative signing shows the petition and proposed law on successive screens. Signers must state that they read and understand the displayed information before moving forward. The process must also show fiscal impacts, whether gatherers may be paid, signer statemen… - New identity checks for petition signers: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, referendum signers can leave their birth date or age blank. Without it, address changes or information that differs from voter records can prevent validation. Beginning July 1, 2027, clerks must accept signatures meeting the matching rules from voters registered in the releva… - Clear tax disclosures for local initiative voters: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, sponsors of local tax-increase initiatives must add clear disclosures to the application and petition. They must name the tax, show the percentage difference in its rate, and show the resulting percentage increase in the current rate. The disclosure must use bold type of at l… - More paper packet choices for initiative sponsors: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, initiative sponsors can use traditional paper packets, condensed packets, or both. Statewide sponsors must identify their chosen formats in their agreement with the lieutenant governor’s office. Sponsors and agents no longer need to attach a separate copy of the proposed law… - More paper packet choices for referendum sponsors: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, referendum sponsors can use traditional paper packets, condensed packets, or both. Traditional packets include a copy of the challenged law. Condensed statewide signature sheets need a QR code linking directly to the law on the lieutenant governor’s website. Condensed local p… - Paper petition signers acknowledge a reading opportunity: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, paper initiative and referendum signers state that they had a chance to read the packet statement. They no longer state that they personally read the entire statement. Statewide initiative signers also acknowledge a chance to read and understand the proposed law, rather than… - Public petition records and counting safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, county clerks certify whether each listed statewide initiative or referendum signer is a legal voter. Public website records show the voter’s name, voter identification number, and certification date instead of the signing date. People handling signature sheets cannot hide or… - Short summaries and links for initiative signers: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, condensed initiatives that do not raise taxes need a sponsor-written, plain-language summary of the main changes. It must use no more than 50 words and bold type of at least 14 points. Condensed statewide signature sheets need a QR code at the top linking directly to the lieu… - Sponsor contacts and current initiative information: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, statewide initiative and local initiative or referendum applications must name a sponsor contact. Applications must include that person’s name, home address, phone number, and email address. Local initiative applications must also say whether signature gatherers may be paid.… - Sponsor email duties change for initiative signatures: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, initiative sponsors must email signers who supplied a valid, readable email address before delivering their packet. Emails must include the initiative title and links to the petition, proposed law, fiscal impact statement, and signature-removal deadline information. Sponsors… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul A. Cutler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ronald M. Winterton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 22 | 7 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 20 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House/ substitute adoption failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 56 | 11 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-03-23: 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 - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-23: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ substitute adoption failed (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-03: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-21: 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) - 2025-12-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0032.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032.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/HB0032.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0032.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-HB32-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).