Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB86: Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill concerns the safe harbor storage of a firearm.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 26, 2026:
0 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson House Sponsor: Steve Eliason LONG TITLE General Description: This bill concerns the safe harbor storage of a firearm. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires a law enforcement agency to collect and report anonymous, aggregate data regarding the use of the firearm safe harbor program to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (commission); - requires the commission to receive, compile, and provide aggregate data received from law enforcement agencies to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; - provides that a record created by a law enforcement agency under the firearm safe harbor program is a private record until the law enforcement agency disposes of the record; - provides a sunset date for the collection and reporting of firearm safe harbor aggregate data; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53-5a-502 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 208 63G-2-302 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 172 63I-1-253 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 9 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53-5a-502 is amended …
Sponsors
- Wilson, Chris H. (R, 2) · primary sponsor
- Steve Eliason (R, 43)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 64 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 19, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 13, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Weapons, Department of Public Safety, Suicide, Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Common questions
- What is SB86?
- SB86 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments.
- What does SB86 do?
- This bill concerns the safe harbor storage of a firearm.
- What is the status of SB86?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB86?
- Wilson, Chris H. (R, 2), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB86?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0086.html
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