Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB181: Uniform Estate Planning Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 25, 2026:
0 Uniform Estate Planning Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act; - establishes the scope of the provisions this bill enacts; - provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature may not be denied legal effect because the non-testamentary estate planning document or electronic signature is in electronic form; - provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature is attributable to a person if the non-testamentary estate planning document or the electronic signature was the act of the person; - provides notarization and acknowledgment requirements for a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature on an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document; - provides witnessing and attestation requirements for an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document; - establishes retention requirements for an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document; - provides the manner in which an individual may certify a paper copy of an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document; - provides that an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature on an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document may not be excluded from a proceeding solely …
Sponsors
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
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 19, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 6, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Wills, Business, Judicial Operations, Advance Health Care Directive, Uniform Laws, Fiduciaries and Trusts, Probate, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HB181?
- HB181 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Uniform Estate Planning Amendments.
- What does HB181 do?
- This bill enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act.
- What is the status of HB181?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB181?
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB181?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0181.html
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