---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Amendments"
description: "Election Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 153"
citation: "Utah SB 153 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Election Administration", "Election Law", "Government Operations (State Issues)", "Initiatives", "Lieutenant Governor", "Referenda", "Voting and Voter Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, John D."]
version_count: 11
action_count: 70
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-19T18:20:53+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-18T15:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3cf8433-9be0-47a9-8505-adf9a1d254ee"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0153.html"
source_hash: "075d2256e968d8212f646c96a2f48bea9bdb61abf909521da7b3b7715902500c"
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 SB 153 (2026) — Election 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/SB0153.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0153 To SB0153S01.pdf)
3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0153S01 To SB0153S02.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0153S02 To SB0153S03.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0153S03 To SB0153S04.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0153.Samd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0153S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0153S02.xml)
9. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0153S03.xml)
10. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0153S04.xml)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0153.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **22–7** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **19–5** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **56–12** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **22–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson, John D. — primary (person)
- Lee, Trevor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-19T18:20:53+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-19T18:20:53+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-19T18:20:54+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0153
- **2026-01-19T18:20:54+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0153
- **2026-01-19T21:57:50+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T23:45:35+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-21T19:08:38+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23T16:47:45+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0153
- **2026-01-23T22:28:36+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-26T18:20:40+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-26T18:20:41+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-01-26T18:36:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0153
- **2026-01-27T17:14:23+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-06T22:04:50+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-06T22:05:06+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-14T22:17:43+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0153S01
- **2026-02-14T22:17:43+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0153S01
- **2026-02-19T05:41:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0153S01
- **2026-02-20T16:29:53+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0153S02
- **2026-02-20T16:29:53+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0153S02
- **2026-02-23T16:41:10+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0153S01
- **2026-02-23T22:35:41+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-23T22:38:56+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-02-23T22:42:00+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24T17:36:54+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-24T17:41:19+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-24T17:41:20+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-24T19:12:17+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-24T21:16:51+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-25T02:34:35+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0153S02
- **2026-02-25T17:13:08+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0153S02
- **2026-02-25T18:59:54+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T14:51:29+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0153S03
- **2026-02-27T14:51:29+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0153S03
- **2026-02-27T15:28:40+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]
- **2026-02-27T15:29:26+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T21:22:44+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Government Operations Committee]
- **2026-02-27T21:22:46+00:00** House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact [House Rules Committee]
- **2026-03-02T23:52:09+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0153S04
- **2026-03-02T23:52:09+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0153S04
- **2026-03-03T15:22:33+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0153S03
- **2026-03-03T16:55:58+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0153S03
- **2026-03-03T19:52:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0153S04
- **2026-03-03T21:22:40+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0153S04
- **2026-03-04T03:02:14+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-04T03:02:16+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04T16:44:01+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-04T16:45:14+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-03-04T16:49:13+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-04T16:49:15+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-04T18:18:36+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-04T18:18:37+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-04T23:22:03+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04T23:22:04+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-04T23:24:40+00:00** Senate/ motion to reconsider
- **2026-03-04T23:25:21+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-04T23:28:04+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04T23:28:05+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-05T15:42:20+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-05T15:42:21+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-05T15:42:22+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-10T18:53:37+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-10T18:53:38+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T20:35:36+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T20:35:43+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T17:42:32+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T17:42:41+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-13T15:48:26+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-13T15:48:28+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18T15:45:00+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/b3cf8433-9be0-47a9-8505-adf9a1d254ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).