---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prescription Medication Amendments"
description: "Prescription Medication Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 264"
citation: "Utah HB 264 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Health and Human Services", "Health Care", "Health Care Facilities", "Health Care Professionals", "Health and Human Services", "Labor and Employment", "Occupational and Professional Licensing", "Pharmaceuticals", "Pharmacies", "Pharmacists", "Public Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ward, Raymond P."]
version_count: 7
action_count: 49
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-15T17:20:59+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-17T15:51:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7026d812-b39f-4c98-be01-7689f284a062"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0264.html"
source_hash: "7744988fc7c0075d5e2d4c3766c28181bf34f5cc9259308a49af3453f8214b39"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---

# Utah HB 264 (2026) — Prescription Medication Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0264.xml)
2. **Amended 2/18/2026 15:02:20** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0264S01_2026-02-18_15-09-31.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/18/2026 15:02:20** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0264S01_2026-02-18_15-09-31.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0264 To HB0264S01.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0264S01.Samd.1.pdf)
6. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0264S01.xml)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0264.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **24–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ward, Raymond P. — primary (person)
- Vickers, Evan J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-15T17:20:59+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-15T17:20:59+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-15T17:21:01+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0264
- **2026-01-15T17:21:01+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0264
- **2026-01-17T15:09:29+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0264
- **2026-01-17T18:42:27+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0264
- **2026-01-20T15:51:38+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T16:28:28+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T22:44:32+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-23T19:12:59+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Health and Human Services Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27T16:00:56+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0264S01
- **2026-01-27T16:00:56+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0264S01
- **2026-01-28T00:32:53+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee]
- **2026-01-28T00:33:08+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Health and Human Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-28T15:27:33+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0264S01
- **2026-01-28T18:48:54+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Health and Human Services Committee]
- **2026-01-28T18:48:55+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-01-30T02:29:26+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0264S01
- **2026-02-06T18:44:19+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-06T18:48:56+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-06T18:48:58+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-06T19:29:06+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-06T21:17:22+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-10T21:28:01+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Health and Human Services Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12T16:40:21+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17T17:38:25+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Health and Human Services Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17T17:38:26+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-18T22:02:21+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-18T22:03:35+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-18T22:07:38+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-19T17:51:12+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-19T17:53:59+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-19T17:54:00+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-02-19T21:12:26+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-19T21:12:27+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-02-20T18:00:32+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-20T18:00:33+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-20T20:48:33+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-20T20:48:34+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-02-20T20:48:35+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-20T22:22:24+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-20T22:22:25+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-02-25T15:20:31+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-02-25T15:20:32+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-05T16:54:55+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-05T16:54:58+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-11T16:25:34+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-11T16:25:36+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17T15:51:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7026d812-b39f-4c98-be01-7689f284a062`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).