---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections Provisions Amendments"
description: "Elections Provisions Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 361"
citation: "Utah HB 361 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Election Administration", "Election Law", "Government Operations (State Issues)", "Lieutenant Governor", "Notice Requirements", "Political Parties", "Voting and Voter Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shepherd, Lisa"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-23T23:23:56+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-24T19:41:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/927e16c5-79ed-40c8-9a27-b2d357cac45a"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0361.html"
source_hash: "0aec327429340b78ee0c1c881bcea2955a7b2b6f9a7769f3d0211850d30dca1a"
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 361 (2026) — Elections Provisions 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/HB0361.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0361 To HB0361S01.pdf)
3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0361S01 To HB0361S02.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0361S02 To HB0361S03.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0361S03 To HB0361S04.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Sub #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0361S04 To HB0361S05.pdf)
7. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0361S04.Samd.1.pdf)
8. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0361S01.xml)
9. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0361S02.xml)
10. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0361S03.xml)
11. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0361S04.xml)
12. **Substitute #5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0361S05.xml)
13. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0361.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **67–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **63–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shepherd, Lisa — primary (person)
- Winterton, Ronald M. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23T23:23:56+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-23T23:23:56+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-23T23:23:58+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0361
- **2026-01-23T23:23:58+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0361
- **2026-01-26T14:36:18+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-26T18:22:59+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-28T22:12:26+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0361
- **2026-01-30T19:08:35+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0361
- **2026-01-31T01:11:13+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-17T19:08:29+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24T20:14:31+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0361S01
- **2026-02-24T20:14:31+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0361S01
- **2026-02-24T21:09:11+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0361S02
- **2026-02-24T21:09:11+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0361S02
- **2026-02-25T23:03:16+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0361S03
- **2026-02-25T23:03:16+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0361S03
- **2026-02-26T01:12:30+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]
- **2026-02-26T01:14:38+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26T17:15:08+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Government Operations Committee]
- **2026-02-26T17:15:09+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-27T01:03:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0361S03
- **2026-02-27T01:47:58+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0361S03
- **2026-02-27T21:26:05+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-27T21:31:31+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-02T15:51:33+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-02T16:23:15+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-02T17:30:36+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-03-02T22:07:06+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03T17:11:18+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0361S04
- **2026-03-03T17:11:18+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0361S04
- **2026-03-03T20:27:22+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0361S04
- **2026-03-03T22:13:23+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0361S04
- **2026-03-03T23:56:15+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-03-03T23:56:45+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T16:38:17+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-03-04T16:38:18+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-04T19:58:17+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0361S05
- **2026-03-04T19:58:17+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0361S05
- **2026-03-04T20:33:04+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0361S05
- **2026-03-05T00:03:14+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
- **2026-03-05T15:49:42+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0361S05
- **2026-03-06T03:02:26+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T17:44:45+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T17:47:19+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-03-06T17:48:46+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T17:48:47+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-06T19:28:44+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T19:28:45+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T21:32:35+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T21:32:36+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-07T03:49:52+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T03:49:53+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-07T03:49:54+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-07T07:16:35+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T07:16:36+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T18:07:10+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T18:07:12+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T22:02:07+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T22:02:15+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-16T21:47:09+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-16T21:47:11+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-24T19:41:00+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/927e16c5-79ed-40c8-9a27-b2d357cac45a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).