Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB136: Alternative Incarceration Program Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 26, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to alternative incarceration programs.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
Alternative Incarceration Program Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to alternative incarceration programs. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - clarifies terms; - provides that a county sheriff may implement a sheriff's work program in which inmates participate in supervised public works projects instead of serving time in jail; - amends and establishes eligibility requirements for alternative incarceration programs and sheriff's work programs; - provides that certain convictions are not eligible for participation in a sheriff's work program; - clarifies provisions related to credit for good behavior against a jail sentence; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 17-22-5 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 96, and 341 76-3-403 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 1998, Chapter 91 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 17-22-5 is amended to read: 17-22-5. Sheriff's classification of jail inmates -- Classification criteria -- Alternative incarceration programs -- Sheriff's work programs -- Limitations. (1) As used in this section, "living area" means the same as that term is defined in Section 64-13-7 . (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections …
Sponsors
- Owens, Doug (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Brady Brammer (R, 21)
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 Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 18, 2025): 64 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 6, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Correctional Facilities, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Punishment, Inmates
Common questions
- What is HB136?
- HB136 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Alternative Incarceration Program Amendments.
- What does HB136 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to alternative incarceration programs.
- What is the status of HB136?
- Chaptered as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB136?
- Owens, Doug (D, 33), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB136?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0136.html
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