Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB227: Restricted Person Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 25, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to those who are restricted persons regarding dangerous weapons.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Restricted Person Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Verona Mauga Senate Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to those who are restricted persons regarding dangerous weapons. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - makes a person a restricted person if the person has been found not guilty by reason of insanity for any criminal offense not just a felony level offense; - makes a person a restricted person if the person has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial for any criminal offense not just a felony level offense; and - contains a coordination clause to coordinate technical changes between this bill and H.B. 133, Dangerous Weapon Amendments. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: This bill provides a coordination clause. Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 76-10-503 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, First Special Session, Chapter 2 Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause: AMENDS: Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 76-10-503 is amended to read: 76-10-503. Restrictions on possession, purchase, transfer, and ownership of dangerous weapons by certain persons -- Exceptions. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) A Category I restricted person is a person who: (i) has been convicted of a violent felony; (ii) is on …
Sponsors
- Verona Mauga (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Stephanie Pitcher (D, 14)
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
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 4, 2025): 73 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (February 18, 2025): 52 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (February 6, 2025): 18 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Weapons, Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB227?
- HB227 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Restricted Person Amendments.
- What does HB227 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to those who are restricted persons regarding dangerous weapons.
- What is the status of HB227?
- Chaptered as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB227?
- Verona Mauga (D, 31), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB227?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0227.html
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