Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 55 — Placental Tissue Amendments

Last action — Governor Signed

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 29, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Spencer Cox (Republican) on March 17, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill SB 55 has removed a specific reference to federal regulations concerning placental tissue, which pointed to a future date of May 1, 2024. This change means that the bill will no longer align with those regulations as they may evolve. This matters because it could either limit the applicability of the bill or exempt it from future federal regulatory changes that might affect how placental tissue is handled.

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(2)(a) A health care provider whose scope of practice includes the use of stem cell therapy may perform a stem cell therapy that is not approved by the United States Food and Drug S.B.
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55 01-22 11:23 Administration, if the health care provider provides the patient with the following written notice before performing the therapy:
55 Enrolled Copy (2)(a) A health care provider whose scope of practice includes the use of stem cell therapy may perform a stem cell therapy that is not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, if the health care provider provides the patient with the following written notice before performing the therapy:
and (D) the recognized serious possible risks, complications, and anticipated benefits involved in the treatment and in the recognized possible alternative forms of treatment, including nontreatment.
and (D) the recognized serious possible risks, complications, and anticipated benefits - 2 - Enrolled Copy S.B.
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55 involved in the treatment and in the recognized possible alternative forms of treatment, including nontreatment.
55 (5)(a) A health care provider described in Subsection (2) shall include the notice described in Subsection (2) in any advertisement for the stem cell therapy.
(5)(a) A health care provider described in Subsection (2) shall include the notice described in Subsection (2) in any advertisement for the stem cell therapy.
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Senate/ to Governor

  3. Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  4. Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

  8. Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

  9. Senate/ received from House

  10. House/ to Senate

  11. House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

  12. House/ passed 3rd reading

  13. House/ 3rd reading

  14. House/ 2nd reading

  15. House/ committee report favorable [House Health and Human Services Committee]

  16. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]

  17. House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee]

  18. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  19. House/ received from Senate

  20. Senate/ to House

  21. Senate/ passed 3rd reading

  22. Senate/ 3rd reading

  23. Senate/ passed 2nd reading

  24. Senate/ 2nd reading

  25. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  26. Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  27. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  28. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  29. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  30. Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  31. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0055

  32. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0055

  33. Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

  34. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0055

  35. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0055

  36. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  37. 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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Who sponsors SB 55?
SB 55 is sponsored by Rex P. Shipp (Republican) and Evan J. Vickers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 55?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 29, 2025. Enacted.
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