Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB386: Immigration Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to immigration.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 27, 2026:
0 Immigration Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Lisa Shepherd Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to immigration. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - extends the effective date for the implementation of: - the Utah Pilot Sponsored Resident Immigrant Program Act; - the Guest Worker Program and related employee verification provisions; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-12-202 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 81 63G-14-201 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 81 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 63G-12-202 is amended to read: 63G-12-202 . Federal waivers, exemptions, or authorizations -- Implementation without waiver, exemption, or authorization. (1) The department, under the direction of the governor, shall seek one or more federal waivers, exemptions, or authorizations to implement the program. (2) The governor shall actively participate in the effort to obtain one or more federal waivers, exemptions, or authorizations under this section. (3) The department shall implement the program the sooner of: (a) 120 days after the day on which the governor finds that the state has the one or more federal waivers, exemptions, or authorizations needed to implement the …
Sponsors
- Lisa Shepherd (R, 61) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0386S02
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0386S02
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0386S03
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0386S03
- : House/ held
- : House/ passed 3rd reading
- : House/ substituted
- : House/ 3rd reading
Votes
- House/ substituted (February 27, 2026): 40 yea, 31 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2026): 39 yea, 33 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 26, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education, Immigration, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Higher Education, Sunsets and Repealers, Labor and Employment, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HB386?
- HB386 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Immigration Amendments.
- What does HB386 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to immigration.
- What is the status of HB386?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB386?
- Lisa Shepherd (R, 61).
- Where is the official record for HB386?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0386.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.