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State Government / Utah / Legislation / SB 96

SB 96Session 2026SenateBecame law

Opioid Fatality Review Amendments

Official source overview

This bill amends provisions related to the investigation and prevention opioid fatalities.

Published by Utah State Legislature for S.B. 96 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 17, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 26, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

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

  • clarifies the Department of Health and Human Services' (department) authority to investigate and control health hazards which may affect the public including the authority to investigate and control drug overdose and drug overdose fatalities;
  • specifies that the disclosure and redisclosure of substance use disorder treatment records provided to the medical examiner as requested for a death investigation are subject to certain federal laws;
  • provides that the department may use the department's authority to identify opportunities for prevention, intervention, and postvention of deaths under the medical examiner's jurisdiction; and
  • defines terms.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Health

Source subjects

Controlled SubstancesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesFatality ReportsHealth CareHealth and Human ServicesMedical RecordsOpioidsPublic HealthSubstance Abuse

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorPlumb, Jen
cosponsorGwynn, Matthew H.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline42 actions⌄
  1. Mar 17, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 16, 2026

    Senate/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 16, 2026

    Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptSenate
  4. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

    Senate
  5. Mar 5, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledSenate
  6. Mar 2, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 2, 2026

    Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

    PassageSenate
  9. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  10. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  11. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

    PassageSenate
  12. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  13. Feb 26, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  14. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  15. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Health and Human Services Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  16. Feb 25, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  17. Feb 20, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  18. Feb 4, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  19. Feb 3, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  20. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  21. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  22. Feb 3, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  23. Feb 2, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  24. Feb 2, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  25. Jan 23, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  26. Jan 23, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

    Senate
  27. Jan 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0096S01

    Utah State Legislature
  28. Jan 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0096S01

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Jan 21, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  30. Jan 21, 2026

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

    SubstitutionSenate
  31. Jan 21, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0096S01

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Jan 21, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0096S01

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  34. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  35. Jan 19, 2026

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptSenate
  36. Jan 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0096

    Utah State Legislature
  37. Jan 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0096

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Jan 12, 2026

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptSenate
  39. Jan 7, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0096

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Jan 7, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0096

    Utah State Legislature
  41. Jan 7, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  42. Jan 7, 2026

    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.