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Utah · 2026 General Session · Bill

SB 141: Child Welfare Amendments

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 141 is a bill introduced in the Utah Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Child Welfare Amendments. Primary sponsor: Wayne Harper (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 17, 2026): Governor Signed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wayne HarperPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Christine WatkinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Governor Signed
  2. Senate/ to Governor
  3. Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  4. Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  7. Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
  8. Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
  9. Senate/ received from House
  10. House/ to Senate
  11. House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
  12. House/ passed 3rd reading

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source