Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB135: Cohabitant Definition Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses the definition of a cohabitant.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 2, 2026:
Cohabitant Definition Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Carol S. Moss Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the definition of a cohabitant. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - clarifies the definition of cohabitant for the battered person mitigation statute; - clarifies and amends the definition of cohabitant for domestic violence and protective order statutes; - defines terms related to the definition of cohabitant; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 76-2-409 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 411 78B-7-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 212, 332 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 76-2-409 is amended to read: 76-2-409. Battered person mitigation. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Abuse" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102 . (b) "Cohabitant" means: (i) the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-7-102 ; or (ii) the relationship of a minor and a natural parent, an adoptive parent, a stepparent, or an individual living with the minor's natural parent as if a stepparent to the minor. (b) (i) "Cohabitant" means the same as the term is defined in Section 78B-7-102 …
Sponsors
- Moss, Carol S. (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Todd Weiler (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : House/ to standing committee
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0135
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0135
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
Subjects: Crimes, Judicial Operations, Protective Orders/Stalking Injuctions, Domestic Violence, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB135?
- HB135 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Cohabitant Definition Amendments.
- What does HB135 do?
- This bill addresses the definition of a cohabitant.
- What is the status of HB135?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB135?
- Moss, Carol S. (D, 34), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB135?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0135.html
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