---
type: "Bill"
title: "Election Modifications"
description: "Election Modifications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 194"
citation: "Utah SB 194 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Campaign Finance", "County Officers", "Crimes", "Elected Official", "Election Administration", "Election Law", "Government Operations (State Issues)", "Lieutenant Governor", "Political Parties", "Voting and Voter Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKell, Michael K."]
version_count: 17
action_count: 73
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-23T21:55:34+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-23T13:48:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5767b063-db19-42c3-940d-12326f70d494"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0194.html"
source_hash: "d12df097d387c4334ceba81d8299d7d22437abdc0f33a089ec5b78875fda0a76"
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 194 (2026) — Election Modifications

## 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/SB0194.xml)
2. **Amended 2/17/2026 11:02:838** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0194S03_2026-02-17_11-55-12.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/17/2026 11:02:838** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0194S03_2026-02-17_11-55-12.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0194 To SB0194S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0194S01 To SB0194S02.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0194S02 To SB0194S03.pdf)
7. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0194S03 To SB0194S04.pdf)
8. **Comparison to Sub #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0194S04 To SB0194S05.pdf)
9. **Comparison to Sub #5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0194S05 To SB0194S06.pdf)
10. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0194S02.Samd.1.pdf)
11. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0194S01.xml)
12. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0194S02.xml)
13. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0194S03.xml)
14. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0194S04.xml)
15. **Substitute #5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0194S05.xml)
16. **Substitute #6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0194S06.xml)
17. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0194.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **20–7** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **22–6** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **63–7** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **23–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- McKell, Michael K. — primary (person)
- Burton, Jefferson S. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23T21:55:34+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-23T21:55:34+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-23T21:55:39+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0194
- **2026-01-23T21:55:39+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0194
- **2026-01-26T14:48:50+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-26T18:21:19+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-27T18:08:45+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28T18:29:33+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0194S01
- **2026-01-28T18:29:33+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0194S01
- **2026-01-28T22:19:04+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-01-28T22:52:35+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29T12:05:40+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194
- **2026-01-29T18:44:01+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-01-29T18:44:02+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-01-31T06:12:57+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194S01
- **2026-02-10T19:19:32+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0194S02
- **2026-02-10T19:19:32+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0194S02
- **2026-02-13T18:27:22+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194S02
- **2026-02-16T02:46:29+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0194S03
- **2026-02-16T02:46:29+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0194S03
- **2026-02-17T17:53:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0194S02
- **2026-02-17T18:35:58+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-17T18:36:37+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-02-17T18:44:10+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-17T18:53:40+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18T17:32:23+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-18T17:32:36+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-18T18:07:56+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-18T18:11:32+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-18T18:11:33+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-18T19:11:59+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-18T21:05:35+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-18T23:49:21+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194S03
- **2026-02-20T20:51:53+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0194S03
- **2026-02-26T18:23:17+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27T03:21:46+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0194S04
- **2026-02-27T03:21:46+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0194S04
- **2026-02-27T16:05:57+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee]
- **2026-02-27T16:06:31+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]
- **2026-03-02T18:48:56+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0194S05
- **2026-03-02T18:48:56+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0194S05
- **2026-03-03T15:17:37+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194S04
- **2026-03-03T17:31:43+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0194S04
- **2026-03-03T18:10:44+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194S05
- **2026-03-03T20:32:28+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0194S05
- **2026-03-05T19:31:56+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T19:31:58+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-06T18:52:00+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-06T18:52:53+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-03-06T18:55:24+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0194S06
- **2026-03-06T18:55:24+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0194S06
- **2026-03-06T18:59:46+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-06T18:59:48+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T21:18:50+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T21:18:51+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T21:56:43+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T21:56:44+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T23:01:28+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T23:01:29+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-06T23:01:30+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T23:09:47+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0194S06
- **2026-03-06T23:09:54+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0194S06
- **2026-03-07T03:59:01+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T03:59:02+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T14:32:23+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T14:32:27+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-11T22:02:54+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-11T22:02:58+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-13T16:14:37+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-13T16:14:39+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23T13:48:00+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/5767b063-db19-42c3-940d-12326f70d494`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).