Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB156: Blood Transfusion Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses blood transfusions.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, January 27, 2026:
0 Blood Transfusion Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Kristen Chevrier Senate Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses blood transfusions. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - except in certain situations, disallows a health care facility or provider from prohibiting a patient from providing the patient's own blood product or the blood product of the patient's directed donor for any potential transfusion related to the patient's health care; - provides immunity from liability to health care providers and facilities for a patient's injury, damages, or death occurring in connection with a transfusion of blood product provided by the patient; and - defines terms. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 26B-7-408.5 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-7-408.5 is enacted to read: 26B-7-408.5 . Directed blood product transfusion. (1) As used in this section, "blood product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-408 . (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b) , health care provider or health care facility may not prohibit a patient from providing, through a blood establishment complying with all federal requirements for the collection of blood product, the patient's own blood product or the …
Sponsors
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54) · primary sponsor
- Keven Stratton (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : Senate/ received from House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (February 12, 2026): 2 yea, 4 nay, failed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 5, 2026): 64 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 10 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Facilities, Health Care, Health and Human Services
Common questions
- What is HB156?
- HB156 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Blood Transfusion Amendments.
- What does HB156 do?
- This bill addresses blood transfusions.
- What is the status of HB156?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB156?
- Chevrier, Kristen (R, 54), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB156?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0156.html
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