# Utah S.B. 128: Public Alert Amendments Utah S.B. 128, Public Alert Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Jen Plumb (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB128-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 128 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Public Alert Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jen Plumb (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Department of Public Safety, Adult Services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New alerts help find missing vulnerable people: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah's Department of Public Safety runs Purple Alerts to help find missing vulnerable people. Adults ages 18–59 qualify when a physical or mental impairment substantially limits self-protection, daily activities, or managing money. Limits on getting necessities, medical c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jen Plumb (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Clancy, Tyler ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-28: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0128.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0128S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0128.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/SB0128.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0128S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0128.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-SB128-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).