Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 96 — Opioid Fatality Review 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 January 07, 2026. Enacted.

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

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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 (1 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

106 added · 115 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 96 expand the scope of the department's authority to include the investigation and prevention of drug overdose fatalities, reflecting an increased focus on addressing the opioid crisis. The changes clarify that the department can provide public health education regarding drug overdoses while maintaining that law enforcement retains its role in investigating related crimes. This is important because it strengthens public health efforts as communities continue to grapple with the opioid epidemic, ensuring better resources and information are available to prevent drug-related fatalities.

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Opioid Fatality Review Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
3 LONG TITLE General Description:
Matthew H.
This bill amends provisions related to the investigation and prevention opioid fatalities.
Gwynn 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
This bill amends provisions related to the investigation and prevention of opioid fatalities.
▸ provides that the department may use the department's authority to identify opportunities for prevention, intervention, and postvention of deaths under the medical examiner's jurisdictSon;
▸ provides that the department may use the department's authority to identify opportunities for prevention, intervention, and postvention of deaths under the medical examiner's jurisdiction;
B Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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26B-7-202 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 109 26B-8-211 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 306 26B-8-222 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 306 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26B-7-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 109 26B-8-211, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 306 26B-8-222, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 306 S.B.
96 Enrolled Copy Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26B-7-202.
26B-7-202 .
(1) (a) Subject to the restrictions in this title, the department has authority to investigate and control the causes of epidemic infections and communicable disease, and shall provide for the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of communicable diseases and epidemic infections or any other health hazard which may affect the public health, including drug overdose and drug overdose fatalities.
(1)(a) Subject to the restrictions in this title, the department has authority to investigate and control the causes of epidemic infections and communicable disease, and shall provide for the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of communicable diseases and epidemic infections or any other health hazard which may affect the public health, including drug overdose and drug overdose fatalities.
(3) (a) As part of the requirements of Subsection (1), the department shall distribute to the public and to health care professionals:
(3)(a) As part of the requirements of Subsection (1), the department shall distribute to the public and to health care professionals:
- 2 - SB0096 compared with SB0096S01 (C) the medical risks commonly associated with the medical treatment of sexually transmitted diseases;
(C) the medical risks commonly associated with the medical treatment of sexually transmitted diseases;
and (ii) shall be relevant to the geographic location in which the information is distributed by:
and - 2 - Enrolled Copy S.B.
96 (ii) shall be relevant to the geographic location in which the information is distributed by:
(c) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), the department shall develop written material that includes the information described in this Subsection (3).
(c)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), the department shall develop written material that includes the information described in this Subsection (3).
26B-8-211.
26B-8-211 .
- 3 - SB0096 compared with SB0096S01 [(1)] (2) A complete copy of all written records and reports of investigations and facts resulting from medical care treatment, autopsies conducted by any person on the body of the deceased who died in any manner listed in Section 26B-8-205 and the written reports of any investigative agency making inquiry into the incident shall be promptly made and filed with the medical examiner.
[(1)] (2) A complete copy of all written records and reports of investigations and facts resulting from medical care treatment, autopsies conducted by any person on the body of the deceased who died in any manner listed in Section 26B-8-205 and the written reports of any investigative agency making inquiry into the incident shall be promptly made and filed with the medical examiner.
(a) Utah law;
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or (b) (i) 42 U.S.C.
96 Enrolled Copy (a) Utah law;
or (b)(i) 42 U.S.C.
26B-8-222.
26B-8-222 .
and - 4 - SB0096 compared with SB0096S01 [(4)] (5) pay to private parties, institutions or funeral directors the reasonable value of services performed for the medical examiner's office.
and [(4)] (5) pay to private parties, institutions or funeral directors the reasonable value of services performed for the medical examiner's office.
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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/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  27. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0096S01

  28. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0096S01

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

  30. Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  31. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0096S01

  32. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0096S01

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

  34. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  35. Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  36. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0096

  37. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0096

  38. Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

  39. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0096

  40. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0096

  41. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  42. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

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