HB0156 • 2026

Blood Transfusion Amendments

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. Chevrier, Kristen
Last action: 2026-03-06
Official status: House/ filed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Blood Transfusion Amendments

This bill addresses blood transfusions.

What This Bill Does

This bill addresses blood transfusions.

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Bill History

2026-03-06 House file for bills not passed
House/ filed
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Senate/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-03-03 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
2026-03-02 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
2026-02-12 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
2026-02-09 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-06 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-05 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-05 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-05 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-05 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-01 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0156S01
2026-01-29 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0156S01
2026-01-28 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-01-28 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-01-27 House Health and Human Services Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-27 House Health and Human Services Committee
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-01-27 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
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2026-01-27 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0156S01
2026-01-22 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-21 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-21 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0156
2026-01-20 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-16 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0156
2026-01-14 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-06 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
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2026-01-06 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0156
2026-01-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses blood transfusions.

Current Bill Text

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26B-7-408.5
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Blood Transfusion Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kristen Chevrier
Senate Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses blood transfusions.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
except in certain situations, disallows a health care facility or provider from prohibiting a
patient from providing 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;
provides immunity from liability to health care providers and facilities for a patient's
injury, damages, or death occurring in connection with a transfusion of blood product
provided by the patient; and
defines terms.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26B-7-408.5
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
26B-7-408.5
is enacted to read:
26B-7-408.5
. Directed blood product transfusion.
(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
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.
(b)
Subsection
(2)(a)
does not apply if:
(i)
the donation or transfusion of the blood product would be detrimental to the donor
or patient;
(ii)
insufficient time exists prior to the surgery or procedure to coordinate and arrange
the patient's provision of the blood product;
(iii)
the surgery or medical procedure is for emergency medical services; or
(iv)
the health care facility where the surgery or procedure is performed offers a
process for the patient to provide the patient's own blood product or the blood
product of the patient's directed donor.
(3)
A health care provider or facility operating within the scope of the provider's or
facility's license is immune from liability for injury, damages, or death occurring as a
result of using the blood product provided by the patient under Subsection
(2)(a)
, unless
the provider's or facility's gross negligence regarding the blood product or transfusion
contributed to the injury, damages, or death.
(4)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to conflict with federal law governing the
collection, donation, sale, or use of a blood product.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
1-27-26 12:27 PM