HB0223

Electronic Signature Collection Amendments

Failed·3/6/26

Utah HB0223 mandates electronic signature collection for initiatives, referendums, and candidate nominations, effective January 1, 2030.

HB0223 amends Utah's election laws to require electronic signature collection for initiative, referendum, and candidate nomination petitions, effective January 1, 2030. It mandates the use of approved devices capable of scanning and extracting data from driver licenses, state IDs, or other voter IDs. The bill also requires these devices to operate offline starting January 1, 2028. It repeals sections related to manual signature gathering and updates definitions for electronic processes.

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

11 Yea

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18 Nay

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Calendar

Feb 17

4:00 PM

Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Hearing

Jan 29

2:00 PM

House Government Operations Hearing

History

Mar 6

House

House/ strike enacting clause in Clerk of the House

Mar 6

House

House/ filed in House file for bills not passed

Mar 5

Senate

Senate/ uncircled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar