Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB133: Use of Force Reporting Requirements
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses the justified use of force.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, January 17, 2026:
1 Use of Force Reporting Requirements 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Michael L. Kohler Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the justified use of force. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - establishes that an individual is required to report, or cause another individual to report, the use of deadly force to 911 or law enforcement in order to receive a pretrial justification hearing; - automatically provides a defendant with a prima facie claim of justification at a pretrial justification hearing if the defendant reported, or caused another individual to report, the defendant's use of force within 24 hours after using the force; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 76-2-309 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 147 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 76-2-309 is amended to read: 76-2-309 . Justified use of force. (1) An individual who uses or threatens to use force as permitted in Section 76-2-402 , 76-2-404 , 76-2-405 , 76-2-406 , 76-2-407 , or 76-2-408 is justified in that conduct. (2) The pretrial justification hearing process described in Subsections (3)(a) and (b) does not apply if: (a) (i) the individual against whom force was …
Sponsors
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House Comm - Not Considered
- : House/ to standing committee
- : Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0133S01
Subjects: Business, Judicial Operations, Transportation, Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB133?
- HB133 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Use of Force Reporting Requirements.
- What does HB133 do?
- This bill addresses the justified use of force.
- What is the status of HB133?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB133?
- Kohler, Mike L. (R, 59).
- Where is the official record for HB133?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0133.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.