Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB101: Firearm Background Check Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2026
This bill addresses background checks for firearms.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 25, 2026:
0 Firearm Background Check Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: A. Cory Maloy Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses background checks for firearms. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - exempts an individual from undergoing a background check for the sale or transfer of a firearm that is regulated under the National Firearms Act if the individual has received an approved application within the last 30 days for the sale or transfer of the firearm from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; - clarifies that a Federal Firearms Licensee does not need to undergo a criminal background check for the transfer of a firearm to the federal firearms licensee; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53-5a-601 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 208 53-5a-602 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 208 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53-5a-601 is amended to read: 53-5a-601 . Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Antique firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-101.5 . (2) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 within …
Sponsors
- Cory Maloy (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- David Hinkins (R, 26)
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
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (February 20, 2026): 70 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 19, 2026): 24 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 18, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 4, 2026): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Weapons, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Background Checks
Common questions
- What is HB101?
- HB101 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Firearm Background Check Amendments.
- What does HB101 do?
- This bill addresses background checks for firearms.
- What is the status of HB101?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB101?
- Cory Maloy (R, 52), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB101?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0101.html
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