# Utah S.B. 140: Election Adjustments Utah S.B. 140, Election Adjustments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Scott D. Sandall (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-02-12 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB140-2026GS - 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. 140 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Election Adjustments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-02-12, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Election Law, Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (138 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Earlier ballot order draw for Utah: benefit, low. The law takes effect May 6, 2026, and changes Utah’s schedule for randomly choosing ballot order. In applicable even-numbered years, the lieutenant governor holds the draw 14–30 days before the fourth Wednesday in April. This replaces the rule requiring the draw within 30 days after the candidate f… - Utah congressional candidates can gather signatures statewide: benefit, low. Effective May 6, 2026, a special rule applies only to 2026 candidates seeking a qualified party’s U.S. House nomination. They need 7,000 signatures from registered Utah voters allowed to vote in that party’s primary, collected anywhere in Utah. The unchanged notice filing window runs from 8 a.m. on… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Scott D. Sandall (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 1 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-02-12: Governor Signed - 2026-02-06: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-03: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-30: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-30: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0140.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0140.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/SB0140.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0140.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-SB140-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).