---
type: "Bill"
title: "Government Records Classification Amendments"
description: "Government Records Classification Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 325"
citation: "Utah HB 325 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Government Operations (State Issues)", "Government Records", "Grant Programs and Incentives", "Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)", "Property Tax", "Property Tax Collection", "Property Tax Relief", "Public Budgeting", "Public Funds and Accounts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shepherd, Lisa"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-22T20:10:11+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-24T20:12:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/740271e9-510a-412f-a7c4-7fc4224b06cf"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0325.html"
source_hash: "796db5191209d4b6bda9cbe2aeda29154d9a1054514c60bb1337fda3f3400a2e"
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 325 (2026) — Government Records Classification 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/HB0325.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0325 To HB0325S01.pdf)
3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0325S01 To HB0325S02.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0325S02 To HB0325S03.pdf)
5. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0325S01.xml)
6. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0325S02.xml)
7. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0325S03.xml)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0325.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **69–0** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **21–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shepherd, Lisa — primary (person)
- Stratton, Keven J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22T20:10:11+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-22T20:10:11+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-22T20:10:15+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325
- **2026-01-22T20:10:15+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325
- **2026-01-23T16:37:11+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-23T18:18:04+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-25T20:33:47+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325
- **2026-01-25T20:33:48+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325
- **2026-01-26T16:47:39+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-27T19:03:55+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Revenue and Taxation Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29T19:09:39+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325S01
- **2026-01-29T19:09:39+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325S01
- **2026-01-29T21:00:00+00:00** House Comm - Not Considered [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]
- **2026-01-31T15:35:04+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325S01
- **2026-01-31T15:35:05+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325S01
- **2026-02-03T20:31:52+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325S02
- **2026-02-03T20:31:52+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325S02
- **2026-02-03T23:08:20+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]
- **2026-02-03T23:09:05+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Revenue and Taxation Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-04T18:14:25+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Revenue and Taxation Committee]
- **2026-02-04T18:14:26+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-04T21:32:17+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325S02
- **2026-02-04T21:32:18+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325S02
- **2026-02-11T18:20:21+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0325S03
- **2026-02-11T18:20:21+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0325S03
- **2026-02-12T21:36:09+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0325S03
- **2026-02-12T21:36:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0325S03
- **2026-02-13T18:21:01+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-13T18:21:51+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-02-13T18:24:15+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-13T18:24:17+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-13T19:26:07+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-17T17:28:10+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-23T21:31:06+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T15:35:00+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T21:22:17+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-25T21:22:18+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T00:03:05+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
- **2026-03-07T04:45:32+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-07T06:13:47+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-07T06:17:28+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-07T06:17:29+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-07T06:17:30+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`
- **2026-03-10T20:44:54+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T20:44:57+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T20:11:42+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T20:11:45+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`
- **2026-03-24T20:12:00+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/740271e9-510a-412f-a7c4-7fc4224b06cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).