Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB281: Workers' Compensation Cannabis Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to workers' compensation and cannabis use.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 19, 2026:
0 Workers' Compensation Cannabis Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to workers' compensation and cannabis use. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - creates a rebuttal presumption regarding cannabis use that would reduce a workers' compensation award under certain circumstances; and - amends provisions related to testing for cannabinoids. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 34A-2-302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 352 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 34A-2-302 is amended to read: 34A-2-302 . Employee's willful misconduct -- Penalty. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Controlled substance" is as defined in Section 58-37-2 . (b) "Local government employee" is as defined in Section 34-41-101 . (c) "Local governmental entity" is as defined in Section 34-41-101 . (d) "State institution of higher education" is as defined in Section 34-41-101 . (e) "THC" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-41-102 . (f) (i) "THC analog" means a substance that is structurally or pharmacologically substantially similar to, or is represented as being similar to, delta-9-THC. (ii) "THC analog" does not include the following substances or the naturally occurring …
Sponsors
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Not Considered
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0281
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0281
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Agriculture & Food, Medical Cannabis, Controlled Substances, Workers' Compensation, Labor and Employment, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB281?
- HB281 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Workers' Compensation Cannabis Amendments.
- What does HB281 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to workers' compensation and cannabis use.
- What is the status of HB281?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB281?
- Brooks, Walt (R, 75).
- Where is the official record for HB281?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0281.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.