# Utah S.B. 232: Regulatory Impacts on Families Utah S.B. 232, Regulatory Impacts on Families, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Lincoln Fillmore (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB232-2026GS - 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. 232 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Regulatory Impacts on Families - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-02 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Resolutions, Education, K-12 Education, Legislative Operations, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Municipalities, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Department of Government Operations, Government Operations (State Issues), Local Government Ordinances, School Districts - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 10 (104 yes, 14 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah officials must review family impacts: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah officials must consider effects on family health, stability, and formation before certain decisions. Cities and counties must review non-emergency ordinances; school boards must review policies and covered formal actions. State agencies must review proposed rules before… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 47 | 10 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 2 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 2 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: 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) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ circled (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-27: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-04: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0232.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0232S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0232.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/SB0232.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0232S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0232.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-SB232-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).