Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB117: Organ Donation Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 17, 2026
This bill addresses public awareness of organ donation and opportunities for individuals to register as organ donors.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 2, 2026:
0 Organ Donation Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens Senate Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses public awareness of organ donation and opportunities for individuals to register as organ donors. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires or encourages information about the option and process to register as an organ donor, to be provided in connection with or in certain circumstances related to: - the Division of Wildlife Resources' website; - a health care facility; and - individual income tax instructions booklets and the State Tax Commission's website; - requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a coalition of life-saving programs and create a comprehensive plan for communicating about those programs through state-owned channels; and - make technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 59-10-103.1 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 344 ENACTS: 23A-1-207 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 26B-1-436 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 26B-2-244 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 23A-1-207 is enacted to read: 23A-1-207 . Organ donation. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Donor" means the same as that term is defined in Section …
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/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 19 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 25, 2026): 23 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 10, 2026): 59 yea, 10 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 30, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (January 30, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Facilities, Health Care, Health and Human Services, State Tax Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, Revenue and Taxation, Individual Income Tax
Common questions
- What is HB117?
- HB117 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Organ Donation Amendments.
- What does HB117 do?
- This bill addresses public awareness of organ donation and opportunities for individuals to register as organ donors.
- What is the status of HB117?
- Signed into law as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB117?
- Owens, Doug (D, 33), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB117?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0117.html
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