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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 112

HB 112Session 2026HouseFailed

Political Advertising Amendments

Official source overview

This bill amends provisions related to political advertising.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 112 S3. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

House/ filed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 29, 2025
Latest passage
Feb 25, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

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

  • defines terms;
  • specifies that an electioneering communication or a political advertisement includes a communication or advertisement disseminated on a social media platform;
  • authorizes an election officer to impose a monetary fine against a person who violates certain provisions related to political advertising and reporting requirements;
  • limits a fine described above to one per political advertisement for disclosure violations and one per act or omission for other violations;
  • includes a coordination clause to add a cross-reference to a subsection enacted in H.B. 33, Political Signs Amendments, that amends the same section that this bill amends; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HousingElections & GovernmentTechnology & Communications

Source subjects

Campaign FinanceElection AdministrationElection LawGovernment Operations (State Issues)Lieutenant GovernorTechnology

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorHayes, Sahara
cosponsorWinterton, Ronald M.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline42 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ filed

    FilingHouse
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  3. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  4. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ strike enacting clause

    Senate
  5. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    Senate
  6. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Senate
  7. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    FailureSenate
  8. Feb 27, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  9. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  10. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  11. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  12. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ substituted

    House
  14. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  15. Feb 24, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0112S03

    Utah State Legislature
  16. Feb 24, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0112S03

    Utah State Legislature
  17. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0112S03

    Utah State Legislature
  18. Feb 23, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0112S03

    Utah State Legislature
  19. Feb 20, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  20. Feb 20, 2026

    House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Government Operations Committee]

    House
  21. Feb 20, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  22. Feb 20, 2026

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  23. Feb 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0112S02

    Utah State Legislature
  24. Feb 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0112S02

    Utah State Legislature
  25. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0112S02

    Utah State Legislature
  26. Feb 11, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0112S02

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Feb 4, 2026

    House Comm - Held [House Government Operations Committee]

    House
  28. Jan 28, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  29. Jan 28, 2026

    Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  30. Jan 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0112S01

    Utah State Legislature
  31. Jan 27, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0112S01

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Jan 22, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0112S01

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Jan 22, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0112S01

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  35. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  36. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  37. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0112

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0112

    Utah State Legislature
  39. Dec 29, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0112

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Dec 29, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0112

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Dec 29, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  42. Dec 29, 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.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.