Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB63: Criminal Justice and Mental Health Coordination Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 13, 2026
This bill addresses situations where an individual experiencing a mental health crisis may interact with the criminal justice system.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Criminal Justice and Mental Health Coordination Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jennifer Dailey-Provost LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses situations where an individual experiencing a mental health crisis may interact with the criminal justice system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires local mental health authorities to designate an individual or individuals responsible for providing consultation, education, and information services concerning guardianship and conservatorship options for individuals experiencing mental health crises; - requires the Division of Integrated Healthcare to adopt and maintain, and certain designated examiners to complete an annual training program relating to civil commitment; - creates the Crisis Response Task Force (task force) and describes the task force's duties; - provides a sunset date for the task force; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 17-43-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 240, 299 26B-5-332 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 287, and 314 26B-5-339 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 308 63I-1-236 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 320, and 507 ENACTS: 36-29-113 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, …
Sponsors
- Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D, 22) · primary sponsor
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 26, 2025): 26 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 26, 2025): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 21, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 21, 2025): 68 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 21, 2025): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 19, 2025): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Civil Commitment, Local Mental Health Authorities, Health Care, Health and Human Services, Legislative Committees and Task Forces, Mental Health Professionals, Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB63?
- HB63 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Criminal Justice and Mental Health Coordination Amendments.
- What does HB63 do?
- This bill addresses situations where an individual experiencing a mental health crisis may interact with the criminal justice system.
- What is the status of HB63?
- Chaptered as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB63?
- Dailey-Provost, Jennifer (D, 22), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB63?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0063.html
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