# Utah S.B. 86: Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments Utah S.B. 86, Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris H. Wilson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB86-2026GS - 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. 86 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Suicide, Public Safety, Department of Public Safety, Weapons, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (129 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Private records for firearm safekeeping users: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah law enforcement agencies must keep covered firearm safekeeping records private until they destroy them. Agencies must destroy these records as soon as practicable after the firearm is returned or disposed of. The deadline is no later than five days after return or dispos… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Eliason (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-25: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-25: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-23: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-19: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-18: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-22: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-01-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-12: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-06: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0086.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0086.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/SB0086.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0086.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-SB86-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).