---
type: "Bill"
title: "Punitive Damages Amendments"
description: "Punitive Damages Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 227"
citation: "Utah SB 227 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business", "Civil Litigation", "Insurance", "Judicial Operations", "Motor Vehicle Insurance", "Motor Vehicles", "Transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Winterton, Ronald M."]
version_count: 13
action_count: 64
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2026-01-30T16:52:58+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-18T16:19:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20b70050-34dc-4b74-9a98-6bae9196465d"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0227.html"
source_hash: "d7453f0f89d748da0352894d632b9216d9476da227f9601e44b68ee87e8fba03"
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 227 (2026) — Punitive Damages 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/SB0227.xml)
2. **Amended 2/23/2026 12:02:261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0227S02_2026-02-23_12-06-33.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/23/2026 12:02:261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0227S02_2026-02-23_12-06-33.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0227 To SB0227S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0227S01 To SB0227S02.pdf)
6. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0227S02 To SB0227S03.pdf)
7. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0227S03 To SB0227S04.pdf)
8. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0227.Samd.1.pdf)
9. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0227S01.xml)
10. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0227S02.xml)
11. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0227S03.xml)
12. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0227S04.xml)
13. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0227.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **56–12** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **24–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Winterton, Ronald M. — primary (person)
- Jack, Colin W. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30T16:52:58+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-30T16:52:58+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-30T16:53:03+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0227
- **2026-01-30T16:53:03+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0227
- **2026-01-30T17:47:20+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-02-02T18:20:06+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-03T14:41:22+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0227
- **2026-02-03T14:41:23+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0227
- **2026-02-03T17:51:29+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-03T18:22:16+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04T23:30:28+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-06T18:27:14+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-06T18:27:15+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-18T20:20:24+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0227S01
- **2026-02-18T20:20:24+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0227S01
- **2026-02-19T20:32:38+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0227S02
- **2026-02-19T20:32:38+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0227S02
- **2026-02-20T14:55:16+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0227S01
- **2026-02-20T14:55:17+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0227S01
- **2026-02-20T23:56:27+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-20T23:56:54+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-21T00:13:58+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0227S02
- **2026-02-21T00:13:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0227S02
- **2026-02-23T18:52:54+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-23T18:53:34+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-02-23T18:54:08+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-23T18:56:48+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24T17:23:22+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-24T17:25:24+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-24T17:25:25+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)
- **2026-02-25T18:59:21+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-28T00:09:36+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T17:23:01+00:00** House/ committee report favorable [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-02T17:23:02+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-03T20:37:15+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0227S03
- **2026-03-03T20:37:15+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0227S03
- **2026-03-03T22:55:41+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0227S03
- **2026-03-03T22:55:42+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0227S03
- **2026-03-04T04:09:50+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0227S04
- **2026-03-04T04:09:50+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0227S04
- **2026-03-04T18:39:46+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0227S04
- **2026-03-04T18:39:47+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0227S04
- **2026-03-05T23:33:41+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-05T23:35:14+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-03-05T23:38:51+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-05T23:38:53+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T16:30:00+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T16:30:01+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-06T16:55:56+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-06T16:55:57+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-06T17:31:07+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T17:31:08+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-06T17:31:09+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-06T21:08:24+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-06T21:08:25+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T16:56:00+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T16:56:03+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T16:35:39+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T16:35:41+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-13T16:28:06+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-13T16:28:08+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-18T16:19:00+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/20b70050-34dc-4b74-9a98-6bae9196465d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).