Proposed Utah Firearm Legislation HB0101
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm Background Check Amendments
Subject: Background Checks: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: Weapons
Description: Firearm Background Check Amendments
Session: 2026 General Session
Last Action: Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee
Last Action Date: February 6, 2026
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
2 sponsors: Cory Maloy (R); David Hinkins (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (2 of 75)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 6, 2026 | Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee |
| Senate | Feb 5, 2026 | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee |
| House | Feb 4, 2026 | House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | Senate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2026 | House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | House/ committee report favorable in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee |
| House | Jan 27, 2026 | House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills |
| House | Jan 26, 2026 | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee |
| House | Jan 23, 2026 | House/ to standing committee in House Public Utilities and Energy Committee |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee |
| House | Jan 20, 2026 | House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Clerk of the House |
| House | Jan 14, 2026 | House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel | |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 29, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| House Amendment 1 | House Amendment 1 | Jan 29, 2026 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | 01/26/2026 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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| House/ passed 3rd reading | 02/4/2026 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
