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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="SB0224" sponsor="Jen Plumb" designation="SB" otherSponsor="Tracy J. Miller" otherHouse="House" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0829" date="1/30/2026 08:01:897" printDate="02-24 10:53" 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="C26B-8-S125_2026050620260506" fromuid="C26B-8-S125_2025110120250507" sort="26B08 01250020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">26B-8-125</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">Vital Records Access Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>House Sponsor: Tracy J. Miller</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 addresses who may obtain a vital record.</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">allows a liaison for a homeless youth or child to obtain the minor's vital records on behalf <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>of the homeless youth or child.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="11">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="13">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="26B-8-125" src="code" uid="C26B-8-S125_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="26B08 01250020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16"><bold>26B-8-125</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 133</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="17"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="26B-8-125" type="amend" src="code" uid="C26B-8-S125_2026050620260506" sort="26B08 01250020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="26B-8-125" numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="19">Section 1. Section <bold>26B-8-125</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="20"><bold>26B-8-125<parens/>. Inspection of vital records.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this section:<subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="1-4" level="2"><display>(a)</display>"Designated legal representative" means an attorney, physician, funeral service <ln numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="1-5"/>director, genealogist, or other agent of the subject, or an immediate family member of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-6"/>the subject, who has been delegated the authority to access vital records.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-7" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Drug use intervention or suicide prevention effort" means a program that studies or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-8"/>promotes the prevention of drug overdose deaths or suicides in the state.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-9" level="2"><display>(c)</display>"Immediate family member" means a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-10"/>grandchild.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-11" level="2"><display>(d)</display>"Pre-existing parent" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-101">81-13-101</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-12" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>The vital records shall be open to inspection, but only in compliance with the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-13"/>provisions of this part, department rules, and Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-103">81-13-103</xref> and <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-504">81-13-504</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-14" level="2"><display>(b)</display>It is unlawful for any state or local officer or employee to disclose data contained in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-15"/>vital records contrary to this part, department rule, Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-103">81-13-103</xref>, or Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-504"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-16"/>81-13-504</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-17" level="2"><display>(c)</display>An adoption document is open to inspection as provided in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-103">81-13-103</xref> or <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-504"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-18"/>81-13-504</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-19" level="2"><display>(d)</display>A custodian of vital records may permit inspection of a vital record or issue a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-20"/>certified copy of a record or a part of a record when the custodian is satisfied that the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-21"/>applicant has demonstrated a direct, tangible, and legitimate interest.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-22" level="1"><display>(3)</display>Except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-8-125(4)" start="0">(4)</xref>, a direct, tangible, and legitimate interest in a vital <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-23"/>record is present only if:<subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-24" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the request is from:<subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-25" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the subject;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-26" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>an immediate family member of the subject;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-27" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>the guardian of the subject;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-28" level="3"><display>(iv)</display>a designated legal representative of the subject;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-37" dnum="_-o:v-i" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-29" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(v)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="3" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a liaison for homeless children or youth as established under the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-30"/>McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001, 42 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-31"/>U.S.C. Sec. 11431 et seq. that is assisting the subject;</amend> or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="v-o:vi-i" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-32" level="3"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1017" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(v)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(vi)</amend></display>a person, including a child-placing agency as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-101">81-13-101</xref>, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-33"/>with whom a child has been placed pending finalization of an adoption of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-34"/>child;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-35" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the request involves a personal or property right of the subject of the record;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-36" level="2"><display>(c)</display>the request is for official purposes of a public health authority or a state, local, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-37"/>federal governmental agency;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-38" level="2"><display>(d)</display>the request is for a drug use intervention or suicide prevention effort or a statistical or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-39"/>medical research program and prior consent has been obtained from the state <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-40"/>registrar; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-41" level="2"><display>(e)</display>the request is a certified copy of an order of a court of record specifying the record to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-42"/>be examined or copied.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-43" level="1" space="false"><display>(4)</display><subsection ssid="1-null-23" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Except as provided in Title 81, Chapter 13, Adoption, a parent, or an immediate <ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-44"/>family member of a parent may not be considered as having a direct, tangible, and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="1-45"/>legitimate interest under this section in a vital record for which the subject is a child <ln numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="1-46"/>if the parent or family member does not have legal or physical custody of, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="65" slineno="1-47"/>visitation or parent-time rights for, the child:<subsection ssid="1-null-24" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="1-48" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display> because of the termination of parental rights under <xref depth="1" refnumber="80-4" start="0">Title 80, Chapter 4, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="1-49"/>Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-25" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="1-50" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>by virtue of consenting to or relinquishing a child for adoption as described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="1-51"/>Title 81, Chapter 13, Adoption.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-26" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="1-52" level="2"><display>(b)</display>Except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-8-125(2)(d)" start="0">(2)(d)</xref>, a commercial firm or agency requesting <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="1-53"/>names, addresses, or similar information may not be considered as having a direct, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="1-54"/>tangible, and legitimate interest under this section.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-27" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="1-55" level="1"><display>(5)</display>Upon payment of a fee established in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63J-1-504" start="0">63J-1-504</xref>, the office <ln numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="1-56"/>shall make the following records available to the public:<subsection ssid="1-null-28" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="1-57" level="2"><display>(a)</display>except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-8-110(4)(b)" start="0">26B-8-110(4)(b)</xref>, a birth record, excluding <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="1-58"/>confidential information collected for medical and health use, if 100 years or more <ln numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="1-59"/>have passed since the date of birth;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-29" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="1-60" level="2"><display>(b)</display>a death record if 50 years or more have passed since the date of death; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-30" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="1-61" level="2"><display>(c)</display>a vital record not subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-8-125(5)(a)" start="0">(5)(a)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-8-125(5)(b)" start="0">(b)</xref> if 75 years or more have passed <ln numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="1-62"/>since the date of the event upon which the record is based.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-31" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="1-63" level="1"><display>(6)</display>Upon payment of a fee established in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63J-1-504" start="0">63J-1-504</xref>, the office <ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="1-64"/>shall make an adoption document available as provided in Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-103">81-13-103</xref> and <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-504"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="1-65"/>81-13-504</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-32" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="1-66" level="1"><display>(7)</display>The office shall make rules in accordance with <xref depth="1" refnumber="63G-3" start="0">Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah <ln numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="1-67"/>Administrative Rulemaking Act</xref>, establishing procedures and the content of forms as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="1-68"/>follows:<subsection ssid="1-null-33" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="1-69" level="2"><display>(a)</display>for the inspection of adoption documents under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="81-13-103(3)">81-13-103(3)</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-34" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="1-70" level="2"><display>(b)</display>for the release of information by the mutual-consent, voluntary adoption registry as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="1-71"/>described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-504">81-13-504</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-35" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="1-72" level="2"><display>(c)</display>for collecting fees and donations under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="81-13-505">81-13-505</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-36" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="1-73" level="2"><display>(d)</display>for the review and approval of a request described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="26B-8-125(3)(d)" start="0">(3)(d)</xref>.</subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="92">Section 2.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="93"><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>1-30-26 8:48 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>