# Utah S.B. 82: Autopsy Photo Amendments Utah S.B. 82, Autopsy Photo Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB82-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 82 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Autopsy Photo Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Funeral and Death Care Services, Health and Human Services, Health Care, Medical Records, Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Department of Health and Human Services - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (127 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New limits on sharing autopsy images: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's law protects families' privacy by restricting the sharing of autopsy photos and videos. People receiving these images from the medical examiner cannot knowingly share or publish them unless an exception applies. The restriction covers images in the examiner's record th… - Stricter privacy rules for autopsy researchers: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's law protects families' privacy through stricter rules for researchers using medical examiner records. Access requires an advanced degree, an eligible institutional affiliation, sponsorship, required organizational approvals, and Institutional Review Board approval. The… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 1 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 20 | 4 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-02-28: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-02-28: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-24: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-19: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-01-14: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-09: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0082.pdf) - Amended 2/18/2025 11:02:125, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0082S01_2025-02-18_11-02-58.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0082S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0082.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0082.pdf) - [Amended 2/18/2025 11:02:125 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_SB0082S01_2025-02-18_11-02-58.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0082S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0082.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-SB82-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).