Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB167: Signature Collection Modifications
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to nominations for elective office.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 3, 2026:
0 Signature Collection Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Michael L. Kohler Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to nominations for elective office. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires an election official, no later than five business days after the day on which the signature of an individual who signs a nomination petition is verified, to post the name and date of signature of the individual on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 90 days after the date of the primary election; - requires an election official to notify the county or district attorney if an individual whose signature appears on a nomination petition informs the election official that the individual did not sign the nomination petition; - clarifies the deadlines for a voter who manually or electronically signs a nomination petition to submit a statement to an election official requesting that the voter's signature be removed from the petition; - includes a coordination clause to standardize a defined term in this bill with the same term in H.B. 223, Electronic Signature Collection Amendments; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a coordination clause. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 20A-9-403 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, …
Sponsors
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0167S01
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0167S01
- : House Comm - Held
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0167S01
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0167S01
- : House/ to standing committee
Votes
- House Comm - Held (February 3, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration, Government Records, Elected Official, Lieutenant Governor, Electronic Databases, Voting and Voter Registration, Election Law
Common questions
- What is HB167?
- HB167 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Signature Collection Modifications.
- What does HB167 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to nominations for elective office.
- What is the status of HB167?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB167?
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB167?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0167.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.