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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0281" sponsor="Walt Brooks" designation="HB" otherSponsor="" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0750" date="1/19/2026 12:01:560" printDate="01-19 12:27" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>3</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C34A-2-S302_2026050620260506" fromuid="C34A-2-S302_2024050120240501" sort="34A02 03020020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">34A-2-302</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="2" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Workers' Compensation Cannabis Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Walt Brooks</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: </otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill amends provisions related to workers' compensation and cannabis use.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">defines terms;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9" level="1">creates a rebuttal presumption regarding cannabis use that would reduce a workers' <ln numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10"/>compensation award under certain circumstances; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11" level="1">amends provisions related to testing for cannabinoids.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="13">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="15">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="34A-2-302" src="code" uid="C34A-2-S302_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="34A02 03020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><bold>34A-2-302</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 352</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="19"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="34A-2-302" type="amend" src="code" uid="C34A-2-S302_2026050620260506" sort="34A02 03020020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="34A-2-302" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="21">Section 1. Section <bold>34A-2-302</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="22"><bold>34A-2-302<parens/>. Employee's willful misconduct -- Penalty.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>For purposes of this section:<subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-4" level="2"><display>(a)</display>"Controlled substance" is as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="58-37-2">58-37-2</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-5" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Local government employee" is as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-41-101">34-41-101</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-6" level="2"><display>(c)</display>"Local governmental entity" is as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-41-101">34-41-101</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-7" level="2"><display>(d)</display>"State institution of higher education" is as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-41-101">34-41-101</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-70" dnum="_-o:e-i" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1005" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(e)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="52" groupid="46" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"THC" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="4-41-102">4-41-102</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-71" dnum="_-o:f-i" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-9" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1006" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(f)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-77" dnum="_-o:i-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1007" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="109" groupid="92" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"THC analog" means a substance that is structurally or pharmacologically <ln numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-10"/>substantially similar to, or is represented as being similar to, delta-9-THC.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-76" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-11" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1008" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="104" groupid="88" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"THC analog" does not include the following substances or the naturally <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-12"/>occurring acid forms of the following substances:</amend><subsection ssid="1-78" dnum="_-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1009" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(A)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="114" groupid="96" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabichromene (CBC), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 20675-51-8;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-79" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-14" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="119" groupid="100" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabicyclol (CBL), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 21366-63-2;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-80" dnum="_-o:C-i" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-15" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(C)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="124" groupid="104" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabidiol (CBD), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 13956-29-1;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-81" dnum="_-o:D-i" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(D)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="129" groupid="108" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabidivarol (CBDV), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 24274-48-4;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-82" dnum="_-o:E-i" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(E)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="134" groupid="112" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabielsoin (CBE), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 52025-76-0;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-83" dnum="_-o:F-i" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1014" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(F)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="139" groupid="116" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabigerol (CBG), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 25654-31-3;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-84" dnum="_-o:G-i" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(G)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="144" groupid="120" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabigerovarin (CBGV), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 55824-11-8;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-85" dnum="_-o:H-i" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-20" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(H)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="149" groupid="124" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabinol (CBN), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# <xref depth="3" refnumber="521-35-7">521-35-7</xref>;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-86" dnum="_-o:I-i" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(I)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="154" groupid="128" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">cannabivarin (CBV), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# 33745-21-0;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-87" dnum="_-o:J-i" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-22" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(J)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="159" groupid="132" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">delta-9-tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), the cannabinoid identified as CAS# <ln numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-23"/>31262-37-0; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-88" dnum="_-o:K-i" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(K)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="164" groupid="136" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a non-intoxicating metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol, including <ln numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-25"/>11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="e-o:g-i" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-26" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1020" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(e)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1021" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(g)</amend></display>"Valid prescription" is a prescription, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="58-37-2">58-37-2</xref>, that:<subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-27" level="3"><display>(i)</display>is prescribed for a controlled substance for use by the employee for whom it was <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-28"/>prescribed; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-29" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>has not been altered or forged.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-30" level="1"><display>(2)</display>An employee may not:<subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-31" level="2"><display>(a)</display>remove, displace, damage, destroy, or carry away any safety device or safeguard <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-32"/>provided for use in any employment or place of employment;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-33" level="2"><display>(b)</display>interfere in any way with the use of a safety device or safeguard described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-34"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref> by any other person;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-35" level="2"><display>(c)</display>interfere with the use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any <ln numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-36"/>employee in the employer's employment or place of employment; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-37" level="2"><display>(d)</display>fail or neglect to follow and obey orders and to do every other thing reasonably <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-38"/>necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of employees.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-39" level="1" space="false"><display>(3)</display><subsection ssid="1-73" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1029" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(a)</amend></display>Except in case of injury resulting in death:<subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="a-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-40" level="3" tab="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1030" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(a)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1031" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(i)</amend></display>compensation provided for by this chapter shall be reduced 15% when injury <ln numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-41"/>is caused by the willful failure of the employee:<subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="i-o:A-i" numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-42" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1031" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(i)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1032" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(A)</amend></display>to use safety devices when provided by the employer; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="ii-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-43" level="4"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1032" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(ii)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1033" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(B)</amend></display>to obey any order or reasonable rule adopted by the employer for the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-44"/>safety of the employee<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="69" groupid="60" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">; and</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="75" groupid="65" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-45" level="2"><display>(b)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="72" groupid="63" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">except</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="68" groupid="59" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">Except</amend> when the employer permitted, encouraged, or had actual knowledge <ln numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-46"/>of the conduct described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref>:<subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-47" level="3"><display>(i)</display>disability compensation may not be awarded under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-48"/>Occupational Disease Act, to an employee when the major contributing cause of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-49"/>the employee's injury is the employee's conduct described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-50" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>disability compensation to an employee under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-51"/>Occupational Disease Act, shall be reduced by 15% when the employee's conduct <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-52"/>is a contributing cause of the employee's injury but not the major contributing <ln numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-53"/>cause.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-54" level="1"><display>(4)</display>The conduct described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(3)(b)">(3)(b)</xref> is the employee's:<subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-55" level="2"><display>(a)</display>knowing use of a controlled substance that the employee did not obtain under a valid <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-56"/>prescription;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-23" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-57" level="2"><display>(b)</display>intentional abuse of a controlled substance that the employee obtained under a valid <ln numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-58"/>prescription if the employee uses the controlled substance intentionally:<subsection ssid="1-null-24" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-59" level="3"><display>(i)</display>in excess of prescribed therapeutic amounts; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-25" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-60" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>in an otherwise abusive manner; or</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-26" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-61" level="2"><display>(c)</display>intoxication from alcohol with a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams <ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-62"/>or greater as shown by a chemical test<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="29" groupid="26" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="26" groupid="23" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-66" dnum="_-o:d-i" numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-63" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1042" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(d)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="22" groupid="19" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref>, intoxication from THC or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-64"/>a THC analog with a whole blood level of THC or THC analog in excess of 20 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-65"/>nanograms/ml.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-27" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="1-66" level="1" space="false"><display>(5)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-28" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>For purposes of Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(3)">(3)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref>, as shown by a chemical test that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="1-67"/>conforms to scientifically accepted analytical methods and procedures and includes <ln numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="1-68"/>verification or confirmation of any positive test result by gas chromatography, gas <ln numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="1-69"/>chromatography-mass spectroscopy, or other comparably reliable analytical method, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="1-70"/>before the result of the test may be used as a basis for the presumption, it is presumed <ln numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="1-71"/>that the major contributing cause of the employee's injury is the employee's conduct <ln numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="1-72"/>described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref> if at the time of the injury:<subsection ssid="1-null-29" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="93" slineno="1-73" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>the employee has in the employee's system:<subsection ssid="1-null-30" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="94" slineno="1-74" level="4"><display>(A)</display>any amount of a controlled substance or its metabolites if the employee did <ln numlevel="1" lineno="95" slineno="1-75"/>not obtain the controlled substance under a valid prescription; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-31" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="96" slineno="1-76" level="4"><display>(B)</display>a controlled substance the employee obtained under a valid prescription or the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="97" slineno="1-77"/>metabolites of the controlled substance if the amount in the employee's system <ln numlevel="1" lineno="98" slineno="1-78"/>is consistent with the employee using the controlled substance intentionally:<subsection ssid="1-null-32" dnum="I-o" numlevel="1" lineno="99" slineno="1-79" level="5"><display>(I)</display>in excess of prescribed therapeutic amounts; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-33" dnum="II-o" numlevel="1" lineno="100" slineno="1-80" level="5"><display>(II)</display>in an otherwise abusive manner; or</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-34" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="101" slineno="1-81" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>the employee has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .05 grams or greater<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="11" groupid="10" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="9" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="102" slineno="1-82"/>or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-65" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="103" slineno="1-83" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3" tab="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1051" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="7" groupid="6" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>, the employee has a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="104" slineno="1-84"/>concentration of THC or THC analog in whole blood that exceeds 20 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="105" slineno="1-85"/>nanograms/ml.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-35" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="106" slineno="1-86" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The presumption created under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref> may be rebutted by a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="107" slineno="1-87"/>preponderance of the evidence showing that:<subsection ssid="1-null-36" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="108" slineno="1-88" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the chemical test creating the presumption is inaccurate because the employer <ln numlevel="1" lineno="109" slineno="1-89"/>failed to comply with:<subsection ssid="1-null-37" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="110" slineno="1-90" level="4"><display>(A)</display>Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-38-4">34-38-4</xref> through <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-38-6">34-38-6</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-38" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="111" slineno="1-91" level="4"><display>(B)</display>if the employer is a local governmental entity or state institution of higher <ln numlevel="1" lineno="112" slineno="1-92"/>education, Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-41-104">34-41-104</xref>, Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34-41-103(7)">34-41-103(7)</xref>, or, if applicable, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="113" slineno="1-93"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34-41-103(6)">34-41-103(6)</xref>;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-39" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="114" slineno="1-94" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>the employee did not engage in the conduct described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-40" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="115" slineno="1-95" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>the test results do not exclude the possibility of passive inhalation of marijuana <ln numlevel="1" lineno="116" slineno="1-96"/>because the concentration of total <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="36" groupid="32" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">urinary cannabinoids</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="166" groupid="138" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">THC or THC analog in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="117" slineno="1-97"/>whole blood</amend> is less than <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="38" groupid="34" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">50</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="35" groupid="31" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">20</amend> nanograms/ml as determined by a <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="89" groupid="75" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">blood </amend>test <ln numlevel="1" lineno="118" slineno="1-98"/>conducted in accordance with:<subsection ssid="1-null-41" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="119" slineno="1-99" level="4"><display>(A)</display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="97" groupid="82" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(8)">(8)</xref>; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-74" dnum="_-o:B-i" numlevel="1" lineno="120" slineno="1-100" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="4" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1059" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(B)</amend></display><subsection ssid="1-75" dnum="_-o:I-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="5" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1060" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="end">(I)</amend></display>Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-38-4">34-38-4</xref> through <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-38-6">34-38-6</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-42" dnum="B-o:II-i" numlevel="1" lineno="121" slineno="1-101" level="5"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1061" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(B)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1062" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(II)</amend></display>if the employer is a local governmental entity or state institution of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="122" slineno="1-102"/>higher education, Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-41-104">34-41-104</xref><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="167" groupid="139" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">, Subsection 34-41-103(7), or, if <ln numlevel="1" lineno="123" slineno="1-103"/>applicable, Subsection 34-41-103(6)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/>;</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-43" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="124" slineno="1-104" level="3"><display>(iv)</display>a competent medical opinion from a physician verifies that the amount of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="125" slineno="1-105"/>controlled substances, metabolites, or alcohol in the employee's system does not <ln numlevel="1" lineno="126" slineno="1-106"/>support a finding that the conduct described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref> was the major <ln numlevel="1" lineno="127" slineno="1-107"/>contributing cause of the employee's injury or a contributing cause of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="128" slineno="1-108"/>employee's injury; <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="48" groupid="43" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">or</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-44" dnum="v-o" numlevel="1" lineno="129" slineno="1-109" level="3" space="false"><display>(v)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-45" dnum="A-o:_-i" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="4" placement="sameline"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1064" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(A)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></display>the conduct described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(4)">(4)</xref> was not a contributing cause of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="130" slineno="1-110"/>the employee's injury; or</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-46" dnum="B-o:vi-i" numlevel="1" lineno="131" slineno="1-111" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1065" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(B)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1066" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(vi)</amend></display>the employee's mental and physical condition were not impaired at the time <ln numlevel="1" lineno="132" slineno="1-112"/>of the injury.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-47" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="133" slineno="1-113" level="2" space="false"><display>(c)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-48" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>Except as provided in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(c)(ii)">(5)(c)(ii)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(iii)">(iii)</xref>, if a chemical test that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="134" slineno="1-114"/>creates the presumption under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref> is taken at the request of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="135" slineno="1-115"/>employer, the employer shall comply with:<subsection ssid="1-null-49" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="136" slineno="1-116" level="4" tab="1"><display>(A)</display>Title 34, Chapter 38, Drug and Alcohol Testing; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-50" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="137" slineno="1-117" level="4" tab="1"><display>(B)</display>if the employee is a local governmental employee or an employee of a state <ln numlevel="1" lineno="138" slineno="1-118"/>institution of higher education, Title 34, Chapter 41, Local Governmental <ln numlevel="1" lineno="139" slineno="1-119"/>Entity Drug-Free Workplace Policies.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-51" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="140" slineno="1-120" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>Notwithstanding Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-38-13">34-38-13</xref>, the results of a test taken under Title 34, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="141" slineno="1-121"/>Chapter 38, Drug and Alcohol Testing, may be disclosed to the extent necessary <ln numlevel="1" lineno="142" slineno="1-122"/>to establish or rebut the presumption created under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-52" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="143" slineno="1-123" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>Notwithstanding Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34-41-103">34-41-103</xref>, the results of a test taken under Title 34, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="144" slineno="1-124"/>Chapter 41, Local Governmental Entity Drug-Free Workplace Policies, may be <ln numlevel="1" lineno="145" slineno="1-125"/>disclosed to the extent necessary to establish or rebut the presumption created <ln numlevel="1" lineno="146" slineno="1-126"/>under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-53" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="147" slineno="1-127" level="1" space="false"><display>(6)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-54" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>A test sample taken pursuant to this section shall be taken as a split sample.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-55" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="148" slineno="1-128" level="2"><display>(b)</display>One part of the sample is to be used by the employer for testing pursuant to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="149" slineno="1-129"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>:<subsection ssid="1-null-56" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="150" slineno="1-130" level="3"><display>(i)</display>at a testing facility selected by the employer; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-57" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="151" slineno="1-131" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>at the employer's or the employer's workers' compensation carrier's expense.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-58" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="152" slineno="1-132" level="2"><display>(c)</display>The testing facility selected under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(6)(b)">(6)(b)</xref> shall hold the part of the sample <ln numlevel="1" lineno="153" slineno="1-133"/>not used under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(6)(b)">(6)(b)</xref> until the sooner of:<subsection ssid="1-null-59" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="154" slineno="1-134" level="3"><display>(i)</display>six months from the date of the original test; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-60" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="155" slineno="1-135" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>when the employee requests that the sample be tested.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-61" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="156" slineno="1-136" level="2"><display>(d)</display>The employee has only six months from the date of the original test to have the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="157" slineno="1-137"/>remaining sample tested:<subsection ssid="1-null-62" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="158" slineno="1-138" level="3"><display>(i)</display>at the employee's expense; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-63" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="159" slineno="1-139" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>at the testing facility selected by the employee, except that the test shall meet the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="160" slineno="1-140"/>requirements of Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="34A-2-302(5)(a)">(5)(a)</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-64" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="161" slineno="1-141" level="1"><display>(7)</display>If any provision of this section, or the application of any provision of this section to any <ln numlevel="1" lineno="162" slineno="1-142"/>person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this section shall be given <ln numlevel="1" lineno="163" slineno="1-143"/>effect without the invalid provision or application.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-72" dnum="_-o:8-i" numlevel="1" lineno="164" slineno="1-144" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1084" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(8)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="61" groupid="53" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">When testing for a cannabinoid under this section a blood test shall be used.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="165" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="165">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="166"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>1-19-26 12:27 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>