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Wednesday, November 4, 2026

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2026 floor votes

H.B. 259: Parental Access to Children's Medical Records Amendments

3 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 26, 2026. This bill amends provisions related to parent access to a minor's medical record.

  • Defines terms
  • Specifies that a parent has the right to access their child's medical record
  • Requires a health care facility to ensure that a child's parent has access to the child's electronic health record unless certain circumstances are met
  • Requires an electronic medical record system vendor to ensure a health care facility can provide access to parents
  • Authorizes the attorney general's office to bring enforcement actions
  • Requires a health care facility to provide medical records free of charge under certain circumstances

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Michael J. Petersen

Utah House, February 19, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 3rd Sub. HB 259
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 61 Nays 11 N/V 3
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (57)

53 Republican, 4 Democratic

No (11)

10 Democratic, 1 Republican

Absent or not voting (3)

3 Republican

Utah Senate, March 5, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on 2nd & 3rd Under suspension of the rules · 6th Sub. HB 259
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 22 Nays 6 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (22)

21 Republican, 1 Forward

No (6)

6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Concurred/Final Passage · 6th Sub. HB 259
Result as recorded: Yeas 56 Nays 14 N/V 5
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (52)

52 Republican

No (14)

14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (5)

5 Republican

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.