# Utah S.B. 161: Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments Utah S.B. 161, Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd Weiler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB161-2026GS - 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. 161 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Evaluations in Guardianship Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Care Professionals, Courts, Judicial Operations, Guardianship/Conservatorship - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (220 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger safeguards for people facing guardianship: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah sets stronger standards for court-appointed health care providers evaluating people’s ability to make decisions. Providers must be qualified through training, education, and experience. They must use evidence-based screening tools suited to the assessment and within thei… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 52 | 17 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-16: 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 - 2026-03-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-05: 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) - 2026-03-03: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ motion to reconsider (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-25: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-22: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: 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/SB0161.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0161S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0161.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/SB0161.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0161S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0161.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-SB161-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).