Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB349: Organ Donation Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 24, 2026
This bill addresses public awareness of organ donation and opportunities for individuals to register as organ donors.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Organ Donation Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses public awareness of organ donation. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires information about the option to register as an organ donor to be provided in connection with: - a license, permit, or certificate of registration to be used for hunting, fishing, trapping, seining, or dealing in furs; - driver education; - a preneed funeral arrangement contract; - individual income tax booklets; - procurement contracts; and - health care directives; - requires the Division of Wildlife Resources to provide an online form by which an individual can register as an organ donor; - designates the third full week of April as Organ Donor Awareness Week; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 23A-4-202 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 103 53B-1-111 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 328 53G-10-502 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 247 58-9-701 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 30 59-10-103.1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 258 63G-1-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter …
Sponsors
- Owens, Doug (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Calvin Musselman (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 21, 2025): 60 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 14, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 14, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 14, 2025): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (February 12, 2025): 21 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Wildlife, Health Care Facilities, Health Care, Health and Human Services, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Advance Health Care Directive, Education
Common questions
- What is HB349?
- HB349 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Organ Donation Amendments.
- What does HB349 do?
- This bill addresses public awareness of organ donation and opportunities for individuals to register as organ donors.
- What is the status of HB349?
- Chaptered as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB349?
- Owens, Doug (D, 33), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB349?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0349.html
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