# Utah S.B. 155: Unclaimed Property Amendments Utah S.B. 155, Unclaimed Property Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd Weiler (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-SB155-2026GS - 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. 155 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Unclaimed Property Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Income Tax, State Tax Commission, Revenue and Taxation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (149 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Trustees and heirs can claim property: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah recognizes trustees as owners of unclaimed property held in a trust. When no trustee is named, a beneficiary qualifies as an owner, except for a deposit in trust. An heir also qualifies if the deceased person qualified as the property's owner before death. These changes… - Owners lose state protection for payouts: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah is not liable for owners' losses from payments through the law's joint-claim payout process. This protection also covers the unclaimed-property administrator and state agents, officers, and employees. It includes losses when a claimant receives property but fails to shar… - Heirs get joint claims with duties: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, heirs or owners can file one claim for deceased owners' property worth $100,000 or less. This option applies when several people are entitled to claim; it requires an affidavit and each claimant's signed agreement. Claimants must manage everyone's shares, distribute them fair… - Tax data helps find property owners: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah tax officials must share available identifying tax-return information when the unclaimed-property administrator requests it. This includes names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, counties, and Social Security or federal employer identification numbers. The inf… - Dormant tax-favored accounts face new deadlines: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah sets abandonment deadlines for unclaimed retirement accounts qualifying for tax deferral or exemption. The deadline is the later of three years after specified returned-mail dates or the earlier of two distribution deadlines. Those deadlines are three years after the app… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony E. Loubet (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 62 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-02: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-02: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-26: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-24: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-20: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-23: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 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, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0155.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0155S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0155S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0155.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/SB0155.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0155S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0155S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0155.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-SB155-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).