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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 32

HB 32Session 2026HouseBecame law

Signature Gathering and Verification Amendments

Official source overview

This bill modifies requirements for petitions.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 32 S3. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 23, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 5, 2025
Latest passage
Mar 6, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

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

  • amends, standardizes, and makes technical revisions to the signature collector verification form included in petition packets;
  • specifies how an individual may be paid for collecting petition signatures;
  • beginning on July 1, 2027, requires a clerk who verifies signatures for a petition to send an email and text message notice to the signer of the petition notifying the signer of the status of the signer's signature;
  • requires the lieutenant governor to develop and maintain an online training course to educate individuals who collect signatures for a petition;
  • requires an individual who collects signatures for a petition to complete the training course described above before collecting any signatures for the petition;
  • requires an election official to reject a signature packet if the individual who collects signatures for the petition did not complete the online training course described above;
  • modifies requirements related to statewide initiative and referendum packets by: removing the requirement that the county clerk deliver each packet to the lieutenant governor; requiring the county clerk who verifies packets to certify certain statistical information to the lieutenant governor; and directing the county clerk to retain and preserve each packet for at least 22 months;
  • designates the existing initiative and referendum packet format as one packet type and creates an alternative packet type with different content and assembly requirements;
  • requires an alternative packet type to provide access to the text of a proposed or referable law through a QR code rather than a printed copy;
  • for an alternative packet type, requires the initiative petition and each signature sheet to contain a brief, plain-language description of the principal provisions of the law proposed by the initiative;
  • allows the sponsors of an initiative or referendum petition to circulate packets using a traditional packet type, an alternative packet type, or both;
  • repeals provisions permitting an individual to optionally provide the individual's email address when signing an initiative or referendum signature sheet;
  • updates the formatting and spacing requirements for initiative and referendum signature sheets;
  • prohibits the sponsors of an initiative or referendum petition from marking or redacting a signature sheet in a manner that obscures, conceals, or renders illegible a signer's date of signature or other voter information used for verification;
  • provides that a county clerk may not certify a signature if the date of signature is later than the applicable deadline for submitting an initiative or referendum packet;
  • on January 1, 2027, repeals provisions requiring the sponsors of an initiative petition to: send an informational email to each initiative petition signer who provides a legible email address on a signature sheet; and send a list to the lieutenant governor identifying the recipients of the email described above;
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HousingElections & Government

Source subjects

Election AdministrationElection LawGovernment Operations (State Issues)InitiativesLieutenant GovernorReferenda

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorCutler, Paul A.
cosponsorWinterton, Ronald M.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline64 actions⌄
  1. Mar 23, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 12, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 12, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Mar 11, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Mar 11, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Mar 6, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Mar 6, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Mar 6, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Mar 6, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  13. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  14. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ concurs with Senate amendment

    Amendment PassageSenate
  15. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

    House
  16. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  17. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ to House with amendments

    House
  18. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    House
  19. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  20. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    Senate
  21. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table

    Senate
  22. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  23. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  24. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  25. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  26. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  27. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  28. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Senate
  29. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  30. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee]

    SubstitutionSenate
  31. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0032S03

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0032S03

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Feb 17, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  34. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0032S03

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0032S03

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Feb 17, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  37. Feb 14, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0032S02

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  39. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  40. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  41. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ substitute adoption failed

    FailureHouse
  42. Feb 12, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  43. Feb 12, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0032S02

    Utah State Legislature
  44. Feb 12, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0032S02

    Utah State Legislature
  45. Feb 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0032S01

    Utah State Legislature
  46. Feb 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0032S01

    Utah State Legislature
  47. Feb 4, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  48. Feb 4, 2026

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

    House
  49. Feb 3, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  50. Feb 3, 2026

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  51. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0032S01

    Utah State Legislature
  52. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0032S01

    Utah State Legislature
  53. Jan 21, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  54. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  55. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  56. Jan 17, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0032

    Utah State Legislature
  57. Jan 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0032

    Utah State Legislature
  58. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  59. Jan 14, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0032

    Utah State Legislature
  60. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0032

    Utah State Legislature
  61. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0032

    Utah State Legislature
  62. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0032

    Utah State Legislature
  63. Dec 5, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  64. Dec 5, 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.