Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB128: Public Alert Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill creates the Purple Alert Notification System.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
0 Public Alert Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb House Sponsor: Tyler Clancy LONG TITLE General Description: This bill creates the Purple Alert Notification System. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates the Purple Alert Notification System, to be implemented and administered by the Department of Public Safety, to assist with locating missing and endangered vulnerable individuals in certain circumstances. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 53-10-1101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53-10-1102 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53-10-1103 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53-10-1101 is enacted to read: 11. Purple Alert System 53-10-1101 . Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Amber Alert" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-10-1001 . (2) "Dementia" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-10-702 . (3) "Purple Alert" means an alert issued under the Purple Alert Notification System by the department for a missing vulnerable individual in accordance with Section 53-10-1102 . (4) "Purple Alert Notification System" means the system created in Section 53-10-1102 . (5) (a) "Vulnerable adult" means an individual who: (i) is 18 years old or older but younger …
Sponsors
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60)
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 (March 4, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 13, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Department of Public Safety, Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Adult Services
Common questions
- What is SB128?
- SB128 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Alert Amendments.
- What does SB128 do?
- This bill creates the Purple Alert Notification System.
- What is the status of SB128?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB128?
- Plumb, Jen (D, 9), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB128?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0128.html
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