Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB194: Election Modifications
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to elections.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Election Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Michael K. McKell House Sponsor: Jefferson S. Burton LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to elections. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - beginning on January 1, 2027, prohibits a county clerk's or election officer's name from: - inclusion in the official endorsement for a ballot; - inclusion on a return envelope for a ballot; or - inclusion on a ballot, except to the extent that the county clerk or election officer is listed as a candidate on the ballot; - enacts a temporary provision regarding the computation of time; - prohibits certain action by a county clerk; - requires the lieutenant governor to create a written conflict of interest avoidance plan; - establishes the crime of electronic communications abuse of elections or elected office; - subject to certain exceptions, provides that, when poll workers verify a voter's identity in relation to a ballot returned by mail, the poll workers are required to verify the signature on the affidavit in addition to the last four digits of an identification number; - requires an incumbent county clerk who is running for reelection to contract with another county clerk to provide certain services in relation to verifying candidate signatures for the race; - permits the use of …
Sponsors
- Michael McKell (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Burton, Jefferson S. (R, 64)
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
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0194S06
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194S06
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 6, 2026): 20 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 6, 2026): 63 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 18, 2026): 23 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 17, 2026): 22 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration, Crimes, County Officers, Political Parties, Elected Official, Lieutenant Governor, Campaign Finance
Common questions
- What is SB194?
- SB194 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Election Modifications.
- What does SB194 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to elections.
- What is the status of SB194?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB194?
- Michael McKell (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB194?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0194.html
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