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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 73

HB 73Session 2026HouseBecame law

Public Employee Retaliatory Action Amendments

Official source overview

This bill amends the Utah Protection of Public Employees Act.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 73. 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
Dec 23, 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.

  • modifies the definition of retaliatory action by an employer to include making a complaint, in violation of the whistle-blowing statute, to a person that licenses the employee to practice a profession or perform other types of work.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Elections & GovernmentLabor & Employment

Source subjects

Administrative Rulemaking and ProceduresGovernment Operations (State Issues)State Officers and Employees

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorWalter, R. Neil
cosponsorMcCay, Daniel

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline39 actions⌄
  1. Mar 17, 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/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  13. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ uncircled

    Senate
  14. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate/ circled

    Senate
  15. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  16. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table

    Senate
  17. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  18. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  19. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  20. Jan 29, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  21. Jan 29, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  22. Jan 28, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  23. Jan 28, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  24. Jan 26, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  25. Jan 23, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  26. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  27. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  28. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  29. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  30. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

    House
  31. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  32. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  33. Jan 20, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  35. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Dec 23, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  37. Dec 23, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0073

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Dec 23, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  39. Dec 23, 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.