2020 Legislative Session
Post Updated: March 13th, 2020
Original Post: January 10th, 2020
The 2020 Utah Legislative Session began on January 27th and ended on March 12th.
Unless otherwise stated in a Bill, if passed and signed by Governor Herbert, it will become effective on May 12th, 2020.
The following Bills are firearm, security and/or self-defense related. Each Bill has its own post explaining what it is, if we support it [ ], oppose it [ ], Title, Sponsor and current Status. If you want to know more about what a Bill is, the process it goes through and how it becomes law, see the Utah State Legislature website or How A Bill Becomes A Law In Utah.
Numbered Bills
| / | Short Title | Sponsor | Last Location |
| H.B. 109 Universal Background Checks for Firearm Purchasers - Read More | King, Brian S. (Democrat) | Bill Tabled (Failed) | |
| H.B. 115 Dangerous Weapon Custodian Liability - Read More | Stoddard, A. (Democrat) | Bill Tabled (Failed) | |
| H.B. 136 Safe Storage Of Firearms Amendments - Read More | Weight, E. (Democrat) | Failed | |
| - | H.B. 229 Extreme Risk Protection Order - Post Being Created | Handy, S. (Republican) | Failed |
| H.B. 267 Prohibited Persons Amendments - Read More | Stoddard, A. (Democrat) | Failed | |
| H.B. 271 Firearm Preemption Amendments - Post Being Created | Maloy, C. (Republican) | Failed | |
| - | H.B. 282 Voluntary Firearms Restrictions Amendments - Post Being Created | Maloy, C. (Republican) | Failed |
| - | H.B. 316 Restricted Status Amendments - Post Being Created | King, Brian S. (Democrat) | Failed |
| - | H.B. 340 Rampage Violence Prevention Study - Post Being Created | Perry, L. (Republican) | Enrolling (Passed) |
| - | H.B. 460 Firearms Removal Amendments - Post Being Created | Briscoe, J. (Democrat) | Failed |
| - | H.B. 471 Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments - Post Being Created | Maloy, C. (Republican) | Failed |
| H.B. 472 Conceal Carry Firearms Amendments - Post Being Created | Brooks, W. (Republican) | Failed | |
| S.B. 33 Firearm Identification Amendments - Read More | Mayne, K. (Democrat) | Failed | |
| - | S.B. 87 Firearm Commitment Amendments - Post Being Created | Thatcher, D. (Republican) | Failed |
| - | S.B. 178 Administrative Security Admendments - Post Being Created | Bramble, C. (Republican) | Enrolling (Passed) |
| - | S.B. 246 Extreme Risk Protection Order Requirements - Post Being Created | Weiler, Todd (Republican) | Failed |
Bills Abandoned
| Short Title | Sponsor | Status |
| Dangerous Weapon Amendments | Dailey-Provost, J. - Democrat | Abandoned |
| Discharge of Firearms Within Political Subdivisions | Lyman, P. - Republican | Abandoned |
| Firearm Commitment Modifications | Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee | Abandoned |
| Firearm Production Amendments | Stoddard, A. - Democrat | Abandoned |
| Firearms Revisions | Peterson, V. - Republican | Abandoned |
| Gun-free Zone Liability Amendments | Christiansen, S. - Republican | Abandoned |
| Medical Cannabis Criminal Amendments | Lisonbee, K. - Republican | Abandoned |
| Open Carry Amendments | Briscoe, J. - Democrat | Abandoned |
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