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H.B. 452: Firearm Storage for Concealed Permit Holders on Publicly Supported Entities

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses requirements regarding handgun storage on certain property open to the public owned by entities that receive public funds.

  • Requires a private entity that receives public funds, in certain circumstances, to provide for the storage of handguns of individuals with concealed carry permits on property open to the public
  • Allows a private entity receiving public funds to use the online verification system already established by the Bureau of Criminal Identification for private sales of firearms to validate concealed carry permits
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Business · Business Entities · Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice · Weapons · Bureau of Criminal Identification · Peace Officers

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeePublic Utilities and Energy Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesPublic Utilities and Energy Committee
  4. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. H.B. 452 (Buff), dated February 10, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state expenditures.
  • Local government: Inasmuch as a local law enforcement agency is required to collect firearms as a result of this legislation, the local law enforcement agency's costs could increase. The amount is unknown.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.