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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 79

HB 79Session 2026HouseBecame law

Governmental Immunity Amendments

Official source overview

This bill amends the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 79 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Feb 27, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 23, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 17, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • defines terms;
  • provides that a governmental entity and the governmental entity's employees are immune from suit for engaging in the following activities: responding to a disaster or potential disaster; or if the employee is a first responder, providing emergency medical services;
  • clarifies that immunity from suit for providing emergency medical services is not limited to providing medical services resulting from emergencies of a certain type; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HealthElections & Government

Source subjects

Emergency Medical ServicesGovernment Operations (State Issues)Governmental Immunity

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorGwynn, Matthew H.
cosponsorBrammer, Brady

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline44 actions⌄
  1. Feb 27, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Feb 18, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Feb 18, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Feb 17, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Feb 17, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Feb 17, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 17, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 17, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 17, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  14. Feb 11, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  15. Feb 11, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  16. Feb 11, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  17. Feb 11, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  18. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  19. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  20. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  21. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  22. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  23. Feb 2, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  24. Feb 2, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  25. Feb 2, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  26. Feb 2, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  27. Jan 28, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0079S01

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Jan 28, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0079S01

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  30. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    House
  31. Jan 23, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  32. Jan 23, 2026

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  33. Jan 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0079S01

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0079S01

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Jan 22, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  36. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  37. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  38. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  39. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0079

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0079

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Dec 23, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0079

    Utah State Legislature
  42. Dec 23, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0079

    Utah State Legislature
  43. Dec 23, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  44. Dec 23, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.