Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 2 R cosponsors

HB 156 — Blood Transfusion Amendments

Last action — House/ filed

  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 January 06, 2026. It awaits signature.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    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).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

51 added · 45 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of HB 156, there are new provisions that prevent healthcare facilities or providers from stopping patients from using their own blood or blood from specifically chosen donors for transfusions, unless certain situations apply. Additionally, this version offers legal protection to these healthcare providers in cases where a patient suffers harm related to a transfusion of their own blood product. These changes are important because they empower patients with more control over their treatment options while also safeguarding healthcare providers from potential lawsuits.

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6 (1) As used in this section, "blood product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-408.
(1) As used in this section, "blood product" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-7-408.
(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), health care provider or health care facility may not prohibit a patient from providing, through a blood establishment 1st Sub.
(2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), {a } health care provider or health care facility may not prohibit a patient from providing, through a blood establishment complying with all federal requirements for the collection of blood product, the patient's own blood product or the blood product of the patient's directed donor for any potential transfusion related to the patient's health care.
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Action History

  1. House/ filed

  2. House/ received from Senate

  3. Senate/ to House

  4. Senate/ strike enacting clause

  5. Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

  6. Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  7. Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

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

  9. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  10. Senate/ received from House

  11. House/ to Senate

  12. House/ passed 3rd reading

  13. House/ 3rd reading

  14. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0156S01

  15. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0156S01

  16. House/ 2nd reading

  17. House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Health and Human Services Committee]

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

  19. House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]

  20. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0156S01

  21. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0156S01

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

  23. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  24. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0156

  25. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  26. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0156

  27. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  28. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0156

  29. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0156

  30. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  31. 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 156?
HB 156 is sponsored by Keven J. Stratton (Republican) and Kristen Chevrier (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 156?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 06, 2026. It awaits signature.
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