S.B. 222
Signed into LawRight to Try Amendments
SB0222S02 (Substitute)
Right to Try Amendments
Introduction
Jan 30
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 3
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 20
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 23
House Rules
Feb 24
House Committee
Feb 27
House Floor Vote
Mar 5
Governor Signed
Mar 18
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to when a patient may obtain and use investigational drugs and devices to treat an illness.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- allows a patient to obtain an investigational drug or device in additional circumstances;
- amends the definition regarding the forms a medicine may take; and
- creates a reporting requirement for manufacturers.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's "Right to Try" law allows seriously ill patients to access experimental drugs and medical devices that have passed initial FDA safety testing but haven't yet received full approval. This bill expands that law in several ways: it creates a new category called "eligible illness" — meaning a severely debilitating condition where a doctor determines conventional treatments are unsatisfactory — so that patients with serious but non-terminal conditions can now also access investigational treatments; it broadens the definition of "terminal illness" to explicitly include cancer as diagnosed by a board-certified oncologist; it updates the list of allowable drug forms to include any liquid formulation (not just suspensions); and it requires manufacturers who provide investigational drugs or devices to Utah patients under the eligible illness category to report to a legislative committee on how many patients were treated, what conditions were treated, and any adverse outcomes.
S.B. 222
Signed into LawRight to Try Amendments
Current version: SB0222S02 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 30
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 3
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 20
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 23
House Rules
Feb 24
House Committee
Feb 27
House Floor Vote
Mar 5
Governor Signed
Mar 18
IntroductionJan 30
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeFeb 3
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 20
Senate 3rd ReadingFeb 23
House RulesFeb 24
House CommitteeFeb 27
House Floor VoteMar 5
Governor SignedMar 18
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to when a patient may obtain and use investigational drugs and devices to treat an illness.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- allows a patient to obtain an investigational drug or device in additional circumstances;
- amends the definition regarding the forms a medicine may take; and
- creates a reporting requirement for manufacturers.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's "Right to Try" law allows seriously ill patients to access experimental drugs and medical devices that have passed initial FDA safety testing but haven't yet received full approval. This bill expands that law in several ways: it creates a new category called "eligible illness" — meaning a severely debilitating condition where a doctor determines conventional treatments are unsatisfactory — so that patients with serious but non-terminal conditions can now also access investigational treatments; it broadens the definition of "terminal illness" to explicitly include cancer as diagnosed by a board-certified oncologist; it updates the list of allowable drug forms to include any liquid formulation (not just suspensions); and it requires manufacturers who provide investigational drugs or devices to Utah patients under the eligible illness category to report to a legislative committee on how many patients were treated, what conditions were treated, and any adverse outcomes.
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Subjects
Action History49
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Senate/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Senate Secretary
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:45 PM
