# Utah S.B. 260: Dangerous Weapons at Institutions of Higher Education

Utah S.B. 260, Dangerous Weapons at Institutions of Higher Education, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Nate Blouin (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (Senate/ filed) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah S.B. 260
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Dangerous Weapons at Institutions of Higher Education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-06, Senate/ filed
- Sponsor: Nate Blouin (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Utah Board of Higher Education, Weapons, Campus Safety
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nate Blouin (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-06: Senate/ filed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- 2026-02-09: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0260.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0260.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB260-2026GS (as of 2026-10-12).