Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB226: Criminal Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 25, 2025
This bill addresses criminal offenses and repercussions from those offenses
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
0 Criminal Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Candice B. Pierucci Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay Cosponsor: Stewart E. Barlow Michael J. Petersen Nelson T. Abbott Scott H. Chew Calvin Roberts Cheryl K. Acton Tyler Clancy Tiara Auxier Matt MacPherson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses criminal offenses and repercussions from those offenses. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires a county sheriff to notify and coordinate with the relevant federal immigration authority when preparing to release from the county jail an individual who: - is being released after serving the individual's jail sentence for certain class A misdemeanors or a felony; and - is unlawfully present in the United States; - requires the Department of Corrections to notify and coordinate with the relevant federal immigration authority when preparing to release an inmate who: - is being released after serving a term of imprisonment for a felony; and - is unlawfully present in the United States; - amends the sentence of imprisonment for a class A misdemeanor to one year for certain offenses; - amends certain pretrial release provisions to add a rebuttable presumption that an individual is a flight risk if the individual is not lawfully present in the United States; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: …
Sponsors
- Pierucci, Candice B. (R, 49) · primary sponsor
- Daniel McCay (R, 18)
- Nelson Abbott (R, 57)
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38)
- Tiara Auxier (R, 4)
- Barlow, Stewart E. (R, 17)
- Chew, Scott H. (R, 68)
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60)
- MacPherson, Matt (R, 26)
- Petersen, Michael J. (R, 2)
- Roberts, Calvin (R, 46)
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 (March 6, 2025): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 28, 2025): 51 yea, 14 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 12 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 12 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 12, 2025): 50 yea, 20 nay, passed
Subjects: Arrest and Detention, Crimes, Correctional Facilities, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Judicial Operations, Judicial Administration, Immigration, Bail/Pretrial Detention
Common questions
- What is HB226?
- HB226 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Criminal Amendments.
- What does HB226 do?
- This bill addresses criminal offenses and repercussions from those offenses
- What is the status of HB226?
- Signed into law as of March 25, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB226?
- Pierucci, Candice B. (R, 49), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB226?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0226.html
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