Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB257: Opiate Information Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses opiate abuse prevention pamphlets.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 19, 2026:
0 Opiate Information Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses opiate abuse prevention pamphlets. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires a pharmacy to provide patients with an informational pamphlet regarding opiate abuse prevention created by the Department of Health and Human Services. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 26B-4-514 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 307 58-37-7 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 381 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 26B-4-514 is amended to read: 26B-4-514 . Opiate abuse prevention pamphlet. (1) As funding is available, the The department shall produce and distribute create and make available online , in conjunction with the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health, a pamphlet about opiates that includes information regarding: (a) the risk of dependency and addiction; (b) methods for proper storage and disposal; (c) alternative options for pain management; (d) the benefits of and ways to obtain naloxone; and (e) resources if the patient believes that the patient has a substance use disorder. (2) The pamphlet described in Subsection (1) shall be: (a) evaluated periodically for effectiveness at conveying necessary information …
Sponsors
- Peck, Nicholeen P. (R, 28) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ filed
- : House/ failed
- : House/ 3rd reading
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0257S01
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0257S01
- : House/ 2nd reading
- : House/ comm rpt/ substituted
- : House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Votes
- House/ failed (February 26, 2026): 26 yea, 45 nay, failed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 20, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 20, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Facilities, Health Care, Health and Human Services, Health Care Professionals, Pharmacists, Pharmacies, Pharmaceuticals
Common questions
- What is HB257?
- HB257 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Opiate Information Amendments.
- What does HB257 do?
- This bill addresses opiate abuse prevention pamphlets.
- What is the status of HB257?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB257?
- Peck, Nicholeen P. (R, 28).
- Where is the official record for HB257?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0257.html
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