Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB73: Public Employee Retaliatory Action Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
This bill amends the Utah Protection of Public Employees Act.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
1 Public Employee Retaliatory Action Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: R. Neil Walter Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends the Utah Protection of Public Employees Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies the definition of retaliatory action by an employer to include making a complaint, in violation of the whistle-blowing statute, to a person that licenses the employee to practice a profession or perform other types of work. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 67-19a-101 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapters 169, 274 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 67-19a-101 is amended to read: 67-19a-101 . Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Abusive conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Section 67-26-102 . (2) "Administrator" means the person appointed under Section 67-19a-201 to head the Career Service Review Office. (3) "Career service employee" means a person employed in career service as defined in Section 63A-17-102 . (4) "Division" means the Division of Human Resource Management. (5) "Employer" means the state of Utah and all supervisory personnel vested with the authority to implement and administer the policies of an agency. (6) "Excusable neglect" means harmless error, mistake, …
Sponsors
- Walter, R. Neil (R, 74) · primary sponsor
- Daniel McCay (R, 18)
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/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 5, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 4, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (January 23, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, State Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is HB73?
- HB73 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Employee Retaliatory Action Amendments.
- What does HB73 do?
- This bill amends the Utah Protection of Public Employees Act.
- What is the status of HB73?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB73?
- Walter, R. Neil (R, 74), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB73?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0073.html
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