Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 74 — Signature Gathering Amendments

Last action — House/ filed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 23, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies definitions and procedures related to initiative and referendum petitions, including signature gathering and petition binding methods.

  • 20A-1-102

    means securing more than one piece of paper together using staples, a spiral binder, or another means in at least three places across the top of the paper in the blank space reserved for securing the paper. → means securing more than one piece of paper together using staples, a spiral binder, or another means in at least three places across the top of the paper in the blank space reserved for securing the paper.

    Clarifies that a spiral binder may be used to bind initiative or referendum packets.

  • 20A-7-203

    Each signer says: I have personally signed this initiative petition or, if I am an individual with a qualifying disability, I have signed this initiative petition by directing the signature gatherer to enter the initials 'AV' as my signature; The date next to my signature correctly reflects the date that I actually signed the initiative petition; I personally had an opportunity to read the entire statement included with this initiative packet; I am registered to vote in Utah; and My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name. → Each signer says: I have personally signed this initiative petition or, if I am an individual with a qualifying disability, I have signed this initiative petition by directing the signature gatherer to enter the initials 'AV' as my signature; The date next to my signature correctly reflects the date that I actually signed the initiative petition; I personally had an opportunity to read the entire statement included with this initiative packet; I am registered to vote in Utah; and My residence and post office address are written correctly after my name. The individual gathering signatures believes that the individual signing the initiative packet had an opportunity to read the law that is the subject of the petition.

    Adds a requirement for signature gatherers to believe that signers had an opportunity to read the initiative or referendum petition.

  • 20A-7-105

    An individual who gathers signatures for an initiative or referendum petition may remove a signature sheet from the initiative or referendum packet for the purpose of gathering signatures.

    Allows signature gatherers to remove signature sheets from petition packets to facilitate gathering signatures.

Action History

  1. House/ filed

  2. House/ strike enacting clause

  3. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  4. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  5. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  6. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0074

  7. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0074

  8. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0074

  9. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0074

  10. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  11. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 74?
HB 74 is sponsored by Karen Kwan (Democrat) and Norman K Thurston (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 74?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 23, 2025. It awaits signature.
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