Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB171: Victim Privacy Changes
Status: Chaptered, March 26, 2026
This bill addresses the privacy of a victim in a criminal investigation or action.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Victim and Witness Privacy Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Tyler Clancy Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the privacy of a victim and witness in a criminal investigation or action. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - addresses access by a defendant to nonpublic information belonging to a victim or witness, including: - providing that a defendant may only obtain nonpublic information belonging to a victim or witness that is not in the possession of a law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney through a valid search warrant or a subpoena; - requiring the prosecuting attorney to make available, to the defendant, nonpublic information belonging to a victim or witness that is in the possession of a law enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney; - providing that a defendant may only inspect, view, or examine the nonpublic information belonging to a victim or witness that is in the possession of a law enforcement agency at a governmental facility; and - providing the requirements for a defendant to copy, photograph, or otherwise reproduce nonpublic information belonging to a victim or witness; and - provides a victim or a witness in a criminal proceeding with a right to privacy in any nonpublic information belonging to the victim or witness that is collected during …
Sponsors
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60) · 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/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2025): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Held (February 27, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 14, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 14, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Victims
Common questions
- What is HB171?
- HB171 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Victim Privacy Changes.
- What does HB171 do?
- This bill addresses the privacy of a victim in a criminal investigation or action.
- What is the status of HB171?
- Chaptered as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB171?
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB171?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0171.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.