SB0154 • 2026

Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Weiler, Todd
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting

This bill addresses Utah's state protection and advocacy agency.

What This Bill Does

This bill addresses Utah's state protection and advocacy agency.

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Bill History

2026-03-18 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-13 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-13 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-12 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-12 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-10 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-07 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-07 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-03-07 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ concurs with House amendment
2026-03-06 Senate Concurrence Calendar
Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-03-03 House Rules Committee
House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-03-02 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-03-02 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ comm rpt/ amended
2026-02-27 House Health and Human Services Committee
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2026-02-27 House Health and Human Services Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-25 House Health and Human Services Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-24 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-24 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-24 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-24 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-24 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-24 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ floor amendment
2026-02-24 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-24 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-02-24 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-24 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-23 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-23 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-11 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0154S02
2026-02-10 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0154S02
2026-02-10 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-02-10 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-09 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0154S02
2026-02-09 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0154S02
2026-02-09 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-09 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-02-04 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0154S01
2026-02-04 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0154S01
2026-02-04 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Not Considered
2026-01-30 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0154S01
2026-01-30 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0154S01
2026-01-30 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Not Considered
2026-01-23 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0154
2026-01-23 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-21 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0154
2026-01-21 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-19 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-19 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0154
2026-01-19 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0154
2026-01-19 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-01-19 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses Utah's state protection and advocacy agency.

Current Bill Text

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26B-6-901
26B-6-902
26B-6-901
26B-6-902
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Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses Utah's state protection and advocacy agency.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
clarifies the responsibilities of the state protection and advocacy agency;
requires the state protection and advocacy agency to report; and
defines terms.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
26B-6-901
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26B-6-902
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
26B-6-901
is enacted to read:
9. Utah Protection and Advocacy Agency
26B-6-901
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Appropriate for the need of the individual" means the services, treatment, and
medications recommended by the disabled individual's physical health or mental health
provider.
(2)
"Disabled individual" means a person with a disability, as defined in the Americans
with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec.12102.
(3)
"State protection and advocacy agency" means an entity designated by the governor as
the protection and advocacy agency for disabled individuals in this state.
Section 2. Section
26B-6-902
is enacted to read:
26B-6-902
. State protection and advocacy agency.
(1)
The state protection and advocacy agency should:
(a)
represent and advocate for the interests of all disabled individuals in the state;
(b)
annually hold at least three meetings with the public throughout the state to:
(i)
understand the needs in the local community; and
(ii)
provide education, advocacy, and resources to disabled individuals in the local
community; and
(c)
provide a written report annually to the Judiciary Interim Committee and Health and
Human Services Interim Committee on or before August 31.
(2)
The report described in Subsection
(1)(c)
may include:
(a)
the number and location of public meetings;
(b)
the number and description of the types of services and advocacy provided, including
the number and description of advocacy incidents that:
(i)
advocated for a more-integrated or less-integrated setting or care, according to the
appropriate need of the individual;
(ii)
advocated for a greater level or lesser level of treatment, including medication
treatment, according to the appropriate need of the individual; and
(iii)
advocated for a deviation from a treatment provider recommendation and the
reason;
(c)
a list of the government entities that the state protection and advocacy agency
worked with;
(d)
the number of individuals served that:
(i)
are not capable of living independently;
(ii)
can live somewhat independently, with formal supports;
(iii)
live independently; and
(iv)
are a family member of a disabled individual;
(e)
the number of individuals that the state protection and advocacy agency:
(i)
referred to and received voluntary treatment;
(ii)
petitioned for and were ordered into involuntary treatment;
(iii)
exited from homelessness into a residential or clinical setting;
(iv)
was able to advocate for assisted outpatient treatment or assertive community
treatment that resulted in placement or acquisition of supportive housing; and
(v)
advocated for with the goal of discontinuing any aspect of services or treatment
deemed to be appropriate for the need of the individual; and
(f)
policy recommendations, if any.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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3-12-26 1:03 PM