# Utah H.B. 531: Scarification Amendments Utah H.B. 531, Scarification Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Ashlee Matthews (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB531-2026GS - 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. 531 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Scarification Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-10 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ashlee Matthews (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Business, Health and Human Services, Labor and Employment, Administrative Rulemaking, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health, New Rulemaking Authority, Occupational and Professional Licensing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (187 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Scarification ban protects minors, penalizes providers: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah protects minors by banning paid or professional scarification, including offers to perform it. Scarification means cutting skin to leave a permanent mark. The ban covers people under 18 who are neither married nor emancipated. Violations are class B misdemeanors with a m… - New scarification safety rules for facilities: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah adds client protections and new duties for body art facilities that practice or teach scarification. Facilities must perform scarification in an enclosed room used for no other purpose. Before the procedure, they must check proof of age and give written skin-care instruc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ashlee Matthews (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen Kwan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 64 | 1 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ substituted | fail | | | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 1 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-17: 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 - 2026-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-07: 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) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: 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/ 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) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-17: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-10: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0531.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-03-01: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531S01.pdf) - Amended 2/19/2026 09:02:612, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0531_2026-02-19_09-34-18.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531.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/HB0531.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531S01.pdf) - [Amended 2/19/2026 09:02:612 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0531_2026-02-19_09-34-18.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0531.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-HB531-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).