# Utah S.B. 154: Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting Utah S.B. 154, Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd Weiler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB154-2026GS - 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. 154 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Legislative Operations, Government Operations (State Issues), Disabilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 13 (175 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Required advocacy for Utah residents with disabilities: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s governor-designated protection and advocacy agency must represent all Utah residents with disabilities. The law uses the Americans with Disabilities Act’s definition of disability. The agency must hold at least three public meetings across Utah each year to learn local… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Norman K Thurston (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 26 | 2 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 1 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 2 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-25: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-09: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-04: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-01-30: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-01-23: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0154.pdf) - Amended 3/2/2026 14:03:418, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S02_2026-03-02_14-29-49.pdf) - Amended 2/24/2026 11:02:229, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S02_2026-02-24_11-48-35.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0154S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0154S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0154.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/SB0154.pdf) - [Amended 3/2/2026 14:03:418 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S02_2026-03-02_14-29-49.pdf) - [Amended 2/24/2026 11:02:229 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0154S02_2026-02-24_11-48-35.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0154S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0154S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0154.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-SB154-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).