Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB174: Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to the provision of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
0 Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Rex P. Shipp Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to the provision of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - prohibits providing cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors after a certain date. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. This bill provides revisor instructions. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 58-1-603.1 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 2 and further amended by Revisor Instructions, Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 2 REPEALS: 26B-1-239 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 507 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: The following section is affected by a revisor instruction at the end of this bill. Section 1. Section 58-1-603.1 is amended to read: 58-1-603.1 . Hormonal transgender treatment prohibition for minors. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Cross-sex hormone treatment" means administering, prescribing, or supplying for effectuating or facilitating an individual's attempted sex change: (i) to an individual whose biological sex at birth is female, a dose of testosterone or other androgens at levels above those normally found in an individual whose biological sex at birth is …
Sponsors
- Shipp, Rex P. (R, 71) · 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
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 2, 2026): 48 yea, 16 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 2, 2026): 53 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2026): 20 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 25, 2026): 17 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Health Care, Health and Human Services, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Health Care Professionals, Pharmaceuticals
Common questions
- What is HB174?
- HB174 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Sex Characteristic Change Treatment Amendments.
- What does HB174 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to the provision of cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors.
- What is the status of HB174?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB174?
- Shipp, Rex P. (R, 71), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB174?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0174.html
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