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Thursday, November 5, 2026

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2026 floor votes

S.B. 96: Opioid Fatality Review 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 17, 2026. This bill amends provisions related to the investigation and prevention opioid fatalities.

  • Clarifies the Department of Health and Human Services' (department) authority to investigate and control health hazards which may affect the public including the authority to investigate and control drug overdose and drug overdose fatalities
  • Specifies that the disclosure and redisclosure of substance use disorder treatment records provided to the medical examiner as requested for a death investigation are subject to certain federal laws
  • Provides that the department may use the department's authority to identify opportunities for prevention, intervention, and postvention of deaths under the medical examiner's jurisdiction
  • Defines terms

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Jen Plumb

Utah Senate, February 2, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · 1st Sub. SB 96
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 28 Nays 0 Abs 1
Official record

Yes (28)

21 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (1)

1 Republican

Utah Senate, February 3, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 96
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

17 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

5 Republican, 1 Democratic

Utah House, February 26, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 96
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 62 Nays 0 N/V 13
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (59)

45 Republican, 14 Democratic

Absent or not voting (12)

12 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.