Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB140: Assault Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 26, 2026
This bill concerns an assault or threat of violence committed against a referee.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Assault Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jon Hawkins Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill concerns an assault or threat of violence committed against a referee. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - creates an aggravating factor for an assault or a threat of violence offense committed against a referee. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 76-3-203.19 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 76-3-203.19 is enacted to read: 76-3-203.19. Aggravating factor for an assault or threat of violence committed against a referee. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Assault" means an offense under Section 76-5-102 . (b) (i) "Referee" means an individual who is officiating, with or without compensation, a sporting event or match sanctioned and formally organized by a public or private organization, league, school, institution, or other entity. (ii) "Referee" does not include an individual who is officiating an informal, unsanctioned sporting event or match. (c) "Threat of violence" means an offense under Section 76-5-107 . (2) For a defendant convicted of assault or threat of violence, it is an aggravating factor if the sentencing court finds that the defendant committed the offense against a referee while the referee …
Sponsors
- Hawkins, Jon (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- Michael McKell (R, 25)
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/ failed (February 11, 2025): 12 yea, 9 nay, failed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 3, 2025): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Athletics, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Assault and Battery
Common questions
- What is HB140?
- HB140 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Assault Amendments.
- What does HB140 do?
- This bill concerns an assault or threat of violence committed against a referee.
- What is the status of HB140?
- Chaptered as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB140?
- Hawkins, Jon (R, 55), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB140?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0140.html
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