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HB0023 • 2026

Service Animal Amendments

Service Animal Amendments

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Rep. Lisonbee, Karianne
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Governor Signed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Service Animal Amendments

This bill addresses provisions regarding service animals.

What This Bill Does

  • This bill addresses provisions regarding service animals.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing

    Governor Signed

  2. 2026-03-11 Clerk of the House

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  3. 2026-03-11 Executive Branch - Governor

    House/ to Governor

  4. 2026-03-03 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

  5. 2026-03-03 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  6. 2026-03-03 Clerk of the House

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  7. 2026-03-03 Clerk of the House

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  8. 2026-02-27 House Speaker

    House/ received from Senate

  9. 2026-02-27 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

  10. 2026-02-27 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ 3rd reading

  11. 2026-02-27 Senate President

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

  12. 2026-02-27 House Speaker

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

  13. 2026-02-27 House Speaker

    Senate/ to House

  14. 2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ 2nd reading

  15. 2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ circled

  16. 2026-02-26 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

  17. 2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ uncircled

  18. 2026-02-25 Senate Business and Labor Committee

    Senate/ committee report favorable

  19. 2026-02-25 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  20. 2026-02-24 Senate Business and Labor Committee

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  21. 2026-02-19 Senate Business and Labor Committee

    Senate/ to standing committee

  22. 2026-02-17 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

    House/ 3rd reading

  23. 2026-02-17 Senate Secretary

    House/ passed 3rd reading

  24. 2026-02-17 Senate Secretary

    House/ to Senate

  25. 2026-02-17 Senate Rules Committee

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  26. 2026-02-17 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate

    Senate/ received from House

  27. 2026-02-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills

    House/ 2nd reading

  28. 2026-02-06 House Judiciary Committee

    House/ comm rpt/ substituted

  29. 2026-02-05 House Judiciary Committee

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

  30. 2026-02-05 House Judiciary Committee

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation

  31. 2026-01-27 Released

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0023S01

  32. 2026-01-26 Version Sponsor

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0023S01

  33. 2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Analyst

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0023S01

  34. 2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Agency

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0023S01

  35. 2026-01-21 House Judiciary Committee

    House/ to standing committee

  36. 2026-01-20 House Rules Committee

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  37. 2026-01-20 Clerk of the House

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  38. 2026-01-14 Clerk of the House

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  39. 2026-01-14 Released

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0023

  40. 2026-01-08 Version Sponsor

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0023

  41. 2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

  42. 2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  43. 2025-11-17 Version Sponsor

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0023

  44. 2025-10-16 Legislative Fiscal Analyst

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0023

  45. 2025-10-16 Legislative Fiscal Agency

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0023

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses provisions regarding service animals.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
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13-1a-6
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Service Animal Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses provisions regarding service animals.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
requires the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, on a website accessible to
the public, to publish the contact information and internet website link of the protection
and advocacy agency designated by the governor that can assist members of the public
in understanding the current laws and regulations regarding service animals and public
accommodation.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
13-1a-6
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 378
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
13-1a-6
is amended to read:
13-1a-6
. Powers and responsibilities of Division of Corporations and
Commercial Code -- Document retention.
(1)
The Division of Corporations and Commercial Code shall have the power and authority
reasonably necessary to enable it to efficiently administer the laws and rules for which it
is responsible and to perform the duties imposed upon it by law.
(2)
The division has authority under
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking
Act
, to make rules and procedures for the processing, retention, and disposal of filed
documents to efficiently utilize electronic and computerized document image storage
and retrieval.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
63A-12-105
, original documents filed in the
division offices may not be considered property of the state if electronic image
reproductions thereof which comply with the provisions of
Title 63G, Chapter 2,
Government Records Access and Management Act
, are retained by the division.
(4)
The division shall publish on a website accessible to the public the contact information
and internet website link of the protection and advocacy agency designated by the
governor that can assist members of the public in understanding the current laws and
regulations regarding service animals and public accommodation.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
1-23-26 11:24 AM