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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 181

HB 181Session 2026HouseBecame law

Uniform Estate Planning Amendments

Official source overview

This bill enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 181. 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
Jan 7, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 19, 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;
  • enacts the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act;
  • establishes the scope of the provisions this bill enacts;
  • provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature may not be denied legal effect because the non-testamentary estate planning document or electronic signature is in electronic form;
  • provides that a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature is attributable to a person if the non-testamentary estate planning document or the electronic signature was the act of the person;
  • provides notarization and acknowledgment requirements for a non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature on an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
  • provides witnessing and attestation requirements for an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
  • establishes retention requirements for an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
  • provides the manner in which an individual may certify a paper copy of an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document;
  • provides that an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature on an electronic non-testamentary estate planning document may not be excluded from a proceeding solely because the electronic non-testamentary estate planning document or an electronic signature is in electronic form; and
  • provides the manner in which the provisions this bill enacts relate to existing law.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HealthBusiness & Economy

Source subjects

Advance Health Care DirectiveBusinessFiduciaries and TrustsJudicial OperationsLegislative OperationsProbateUniform LawsWills

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAbbott, Nelson T.
cosponsorMcKell, Michael K.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline36 actions⌄
  1. Mar 23, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 3, 2026

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptHouse
  4. Feb 25, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Feb 25, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Feb 23, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 23, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 19, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 19, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Feb 19, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  14. Feb 13, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  15. Feb 13, 2026

    Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Senate
  16. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Senate
  17. Feb 12, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  18. Feb 10, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  19. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  20. Feb 6, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  21. Feb 6, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  22. Feb 6, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  23. Feb 6, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  24. Jan 29, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  25. Jan 29, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Judiciary Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  26. Jan 28, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  27. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Judiciary Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  28. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  29. Jan 20, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0181

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  31. Jan 16, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0181

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  33. Jan 7, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0181

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 7, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0181

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Jan 7, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  36. 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.