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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 26

HB 26Session 2026HouseBecame law

Voting Equipment Amendments

Official source overview

This bill amends provisions related to voting equipment.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 26 S1. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

Governor Signed

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

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

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

  • except for an electronic pollbook or official register, requires an election officer to ensure that all voting equipment used in this state is not capable of wireless communication;
  • repeals a provision governing the certification of voting equipment used in ranked-choice voting;
  • prohibits an election officer from acquiring voting equipment that is not part of the new voting equipment system selected for purchase by the lieutenant governor;
  • provides that the Voting Equipment Selection Committee shall assist the lieutenant governor in: conducting a competitive procurement for a new voting equipment system; and ensuring that the new voting equipment system complies with the requirements for casting a mechanical ballot; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
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Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Elections & Government

Source subjects

Election AdministrationGovernment Operations (State Issues)ProcurementVoting and Voter Registration

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 timeline40 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 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 24, 2026

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

    House
  5. Feb 24, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledHouse
  6. Feb 9, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 9, 2026

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    PassageHouse
  9. Feb 5, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  10. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  11. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    PassageHouse
  12. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  13. Feb 5, 2026

    Senate/ 3rd reading

    Senate
  14. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd reading

    Reading 2Senate
  15. Feb 4, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd reading

    Senate
  16. Jan 29, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  17. Jan 29, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  18. Jan 28, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  19. Jan 23, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  20. Jan 21, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  21. Jan 21, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0026S01

    Utah State Legislature
  22. Jan 21, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0026S01

    Utah State Legislature
  23. Jan 21, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  24. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  25. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  26. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  27. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  28. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

    House
  29. Jan 20, 2026

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

    SubstitutionHouse
  30. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  31. Jan 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0026S01

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Jan 17, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0026S01

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  34. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  35. Jan 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0026

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Jan 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0026

    Utah State Legislature
  37. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0026

    Utah State Legislature
  38. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0026

    Utah State Legislature
  39. Dec 5, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  40. Dec 5, 2025

    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.