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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 244

HB 244Session 2026HouseIn committee

Employment Amendments

Official source overview

This bill concerns an employee's voluntary cooperation with law enforcement.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 244 S1. 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
Jan 13, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
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;
  • prohibits an employer from taking certain actions based on an employee's decisions regarding voluntary cooperation with a law enforcement officer in specific contexts; and
  • provides remedies for a violation of the prohibition.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public SafetyLabor & Employment

Source subjects

Civil LitigationImmigrationJudicial OperationsLabor and EmploymentLaw Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorShepherd, Lisa

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline21 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ filed

    FilingHouse
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ strike enacting clause

    House
  3. Mar 5, 2026

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

    House
  4. Mar 4, 2026

    House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    House
  5. Feb 20, 2026

    House Comm - Held [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    House
  6. Feb 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0244S01

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 18, 2026

    House Comm - Not Considered [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    House
  8. Feb 18, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0244S01

    Utah State Legislature
  9. Feb 17, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  10. Feb 17, 2026

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

    SubstitutionHouse
  11. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0244S01

    Utah State Legislature
  12. Feb 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0244S01

    Utah State Legislature
  13. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  14. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  15. Jan 18, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0244

    Utah State Legislature
  16. Jan 17, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0244

    Utah State Legislature
  17. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  18. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0244

    Utah State Legislature
  19. Jan 13, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0244

    Utah State Legislature
  20. Jan 13, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  21. Jan 13, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

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.