Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB534: Firearm Immunity Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses immunity for certain firearm discharges.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 19, 2026:
0 Firearm Immunity Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ken Ivory Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses immunity for certain firearm discharges. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - grants governmental immunity for an injury or damage resulting from a firearm discharge by an individual when firearm possession is allowed on government-owned, leased, or controlled property in accordance with law, policy, or practice; - creates an exception to the immunity described above if the governmental entity or the governmental entity's officers or employees affirmatively encourage or aid a firearm discharge for an unlawful purpose; - expands the class of tenants who are immune from liability for injury or harm resulting from a firearm discharge by an individual on the tenant's property by amending the definition of "property occupant" to: - remove the requirement that the property be privately owned; and - include legal entities, rather than only an individual, who has the right to occupy property under an agreement; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53-5a-103 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 208 63G-7-201 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 15 Be it enacted by the Legislature of …
Sponsors
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- David Hinkins (R, 26)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ committee report favorable
- : Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 3 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 24, 2026): 60 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 18, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Weapons, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Governmental Immunity, Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, State Facilities
Common questions
- What is HB534?
- HB534 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Firearm Immunity Amendments.
- What does HB534 do?
- This bill addresses immunity for certain firearm discharges.
- What is the status of HB534?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB534?
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB534?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0534.html
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