# Utah S.B. 201: Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments Utah S.B. 201, Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Keith Grover (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB201-2026GS - 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. 201 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Shelter Animal Euthanasia Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Keith Grover (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Animals, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Governmental Nonprofit Corporations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (142 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah shelters gain liability protection: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah shelters are protected from liability for actions or failures to act under these rules. This protection applies when shelters act in good faith based on information available at the time. - Animal groups must monitor placement notices: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, animal shelters and rescue groups must monitor messages left for them. Animal organizations that run digital forums where shelters can post animal placement notices must also monitor those forums. - Utah shelters face new euthanasia limits: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah shelters may euthanize animals only when no reasonable alternative remains. Alternatives include adoption, transfer to a shelter or rescue group, placement in a community cat program, or reclaiming the animal. In ordinary cases, the state holding period must end, and she… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Keith Grover (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anthony E. Loubet (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 44 | 28 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ floor amendment failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 4 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | House Comm - Held | pass | 6 | 2 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 2 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-03-25: 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 - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: 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/ floor amendment failed (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ floor amendment failed (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-25: House Comm - Held - 2026-02-24: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-30: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0201.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-03-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0201S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0201S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0201.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/SB0201.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0201S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0201S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0201.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) - 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