Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB558: Local Government Drug Testing Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 25, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to drug testing by government entities.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Local Government Drug Testing Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: A. Cory Maloy Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to drug testing by government entities. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies the definition of "sample" to include oral fluid; - provides that a local government entity or state institution of higher education may require that a donor submit a blood, breath, oral fluid, hair, or urine sample for drug testing; and - modifies the requirement that an entity independent of the local governmental entity or state institution of higher education collect samples for drug testing by allowing a collection method that complies with instructions prepared by an independent entity. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 34-41-101 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 352 34-41-103 , as repealed and reenacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 352 34-41-104 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 352 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 34-41-101 is amended to read: 34-41-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Donor" means an employee, a volunteer, a prospective employee, or a prospective volunteer of a local government entity or a state …
Sponsors
- Cory Maloy (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Evan Vickers (R, 28)
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
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2025): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 28, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Drug and Alcohol Testing, Volunteers, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities, Education, K-12 Education, School Districts, Counties, Higher Education
Common questions
- What is HB558?
- HB558 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Local Government Drug Testing Amendments.
- What does HB558 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to drug testing by government entities.
- What is the status of HB558?
- Chaptered as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB558?
- Cory Maloy (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB558?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0558.html
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