HB0152 revised

LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions regarding a vaccination exemption form for required immunizations in the public education system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: ▸repeals a requirement to complete an online education module to access a vaccination exemption form; ▸requires the Department of Health and Human Services to: •provide an online vaccination exemption form; and •ensure the transmission of a completed online vaccination exemption form to the relevant school or LEA; and ▸makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a special effective date. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53G-9-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 464 53G-9-304 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 328
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

Section 1. Section 53G-9-301 is amended to read:53G-9-301. Definitions.As used in this part:(1)"Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section26B-1-201.(2)"Health official" means an individual designated by a local health department fromwithin the local health department to consult and counsel parents and licensed healthcare providers, in accordance with Subsection 53G-9-304(2)(a).(3)"Health official designee" means a licensed health care provider designated by a localhealth department, in accordance with Subsection 53G-9-304(2)(b), to consult withparents, licensed health care professionals, and school officials.(4)"Immunization" or "immunize" means a process through which an individual developsan immunity to a disease, through vaccination or natural exposure to the disease.(5)"Immunization record" means a record relating to a student that includes:(a)information regarding each required vaccination that the student has received,including the date each vaccine was administered, verified by:(i)a licensed health care provider;(ii)an authorized representative of a local health department;(iii)an authorized representative of the department;(iv)a registered nurse; or(v)a pharmacist;(b)information regarding each disease against which the student has been immunized bypreviously contracting the disease; and(c)an exemption form identifying each required vaccination from which the student isexempt, including all required supporting documentation described in Section53G-9-303.(6)"Legally responsible individual" means:(a)a student's parent;(b)the student's legal guardian;(c)an adult brother or sister of a student who has no legal guardian; or(d)the student, if the student:(i)is an adult; or(ii)is a minor who may consent to treatment under Section 26B-4-321.(7)"Licensed health care provider" means a health care provider who is licensed underTitle 58, Occupations and Professions, as:(a)a medical doctor;(b)an osteopathic doctor;(c)a physician assistant; or(d)an advanced practice registered nurse.(8)"Local health department" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102.(9)"Required vaccines" means vaccines required by department rule described in Section53G-9-305.(10)(a)"School" means any public or private:(i)elementary or secondary school through grade 12;(ii)preschool;(iii)child care program, as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-401;(iv)nursery school; or(v)kindergarten.(b)"School" does not include a:(i)home school;(ii)home-based microschool; or(iii)micro-education entity.(11)"Student" means an individual who attends a school.(12)"Vaccinating" or "vaccination" means the administration of a vaccine.(13)"Vaccination exemption form" means aan online form, described in Section53G-9-304, that documents and verifies that a student is exempt from the requirement toreceive one or more required vaccines.(14)"Vaccine" means the substance licensed for use by the United States Food and DrugAdministration that is injected into or otherwise administered to an individual toimmunize the individual against a communicable disease.

Section 2. Section 53G-9-304 is amended to read:53G-9-304. Vaccination exemption form.(1)The department shall:(a)develop aan online vaccination exemption form that includes only the followinginformation:(i)identifying information regarding:(A)the student to whom an exemption applies; and(B)the legally responsible individual who claims the exemption for the studentand signs the vaccination exemption form;(ii)an indication regarding the vaccines to which the exemption relates;(iii)a statement that the claimed exemption is for:(A)a medical reason; or(B)a personal or religious belief; and(iv)an explanation of the requirements, in the event of an outbreak of a disease forwhich a required vaccine exists, for a student who:(A)has not received the required vaccine; and(B)is not otherwise immune from the disease; and(b)provide the vaccination exemption form created in this Subsection (1) to localhealth departments.in an online format; and(c)ensure the transmission of a completed online vaccination exemption form to therelevant school or LEA.(2)(a)Each local health department shall designate one or more individuals from withinthe local health department as a health official to consult, regarding the requirementsof this part, with:(i)parents, upon the request of parents;(ii)school principals and administrators; and(iii)licensed health care providers.(b)A local health department may designate a licensed health care provider as a healthofficial designee to provide the services described in Subsection (2)(a).(3)(a)To receive a vaccination exemption form described in Subsection (1), a legallyresponsible individual shall complete the online education module described inSection 26B-7-118, permitting an individual to:(i)complete any requirements online; and(ii)download and print the vaccine exemption form immediately upon completion ofthe requirements.(b)A legally responsible individual may decline to take the online education moduleand obtain a vaccination exemption form from a local health department if theindividual:(i)requests and receives an in-person consultation at a local health department froma health official or a health official designee regarding the requirements of thispart; and(ii)pays any fees established under Subsection (4)(b).(4)(3)(a)Neither the department nor any other person may charge a fee for theexemption form offered through the online education module in Subsection (3)(a).(b)A local health department may establish a fee of up to $25 to cover the costs ofproviding an in-person consultation.

Section 3. Effective Date.This bill takes effect on July 1, 2026.

General Document Comments 0

Feb 18

Grace Golley Grace Golley (Feb 18 2026 3:40PM) : at the bottom of the document section (2)(a) and (2)(b) [Edited] more

This section shows how they are making it difficult to have education on exempting your children.

Feb 20

Grace Golley's Question Grace Golley and/or Thinking Partner (Feb 20 2026 1:32PM) : One of my Utah representatives is Utah state senator Todd Weilder. Can you tell me a little bit about his position on HB0152? more

Thinking Partner with Grace Golley's edits:

HB0152 (Educational Vaccine Exemption Amendments) would remove the current requirement that parents complete an online education module before getting a school vaccine exemption form and instead have the Department of Health and Human Services provide a simple online exemption form sent directly to schools or LEAs (local education agencies). (BillTrack50, UT HB0152 Bill Summary, 2026)
So far, public coverage of HB0152 focuses on Rep. Trevor Lee as the sponsor and on House Health and Human Services Committee debate; I was not able to find any verified statement, floor speech, vote record, or news quote that clearly shows Sen. Todd Weiler’s specific position on this bill. (Beal‑Cvetko & Woodruff, KSL report on HB152 debate, 2026) (BillTrack50, UT HB0152 Status, 2026)
Because I can’t see his individual committee or floor vote yet for the 2026 session on this bill, the most reliable way to learn his stance would be to check the Utah Legislature’s official bill page for the Senate vote record once HB0152 reaches that chamber, and/or contact his office directly via email or phone. (BillTrack50, UT HB0152 Status, 2026)
If you’d like to reach out, you might briefly state how the current education‑module requirement has affected you (for example, time burden, access issues, or, on the other side, why you think the module is important for public health) and then ask him to oppose or support HB0152 accordingly.

If you draft a short message or a couple of key points you want to send to Sen. Weiler about HB0152, do you want to click Continue with AI so we can shape those points together, or go to Create Document to start your own note or upload a source to annotate?

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