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S.B. 280: Damages Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: Senate

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 the recovery of damages in a civil action.

  • Defines terms
  • Addresses the recovery of damages for a medical service or treatment in a civil action
  • Addresses admissibility of evidence to prove damages for a medical service or treatment in a civil action
  • Requires a plaintiff seeking damages for a medical service or treatment to disclose certain information related to payment of the medical service or treatment under certain circumstances

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: Health Care · Judicial Operations · Civil Litigation

How it moved

  1. · Senate1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Senateto standing committeeBusiness and Labor Committee
  3. · SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesBusiness and Labor Committee
  4. · Senatefiledfile 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 S.B. 280, dated February 17, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation could decrease premium revenue to the Department of Government Operations by an estimated $750,000 ongoing beginning in FY 2027 due to Risk Management Internal Service Fund rate decreases driven by lower liability.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could decrease costs to the Department of Government Operations by an estimated $750,000 ongoing beginning in FY 2027 from premiums due to lower Risk Management Internal Service Fund rates resulting from decreased liability.
  • Local government: To the extent that this bill decreases liability for local governments, it could decrease their legal costs.
  • 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: Ronald M. Winterton

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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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.