Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB158: Unlawful Tracking Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2026
This bill addresses the unlawful tracking of an individual.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 6, 2026:
0 Unlawful Tracking Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses the unlawful tracking of an individual. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends the offense of unlawful installation of a tracking device by: - renaming the offense to unlawful use of a tracking device or tracking application; - broadening the offense to include placing a tracking device on certain personal property and using a tracking application to track another individual's movements; - clarifying that an actor commits the offense if the victim had previously given consent for the actor to use the tracking device or tracking application and later revoked that consent, and the actor continued to use the tracking device or tracking application; and - requiring statutory damages in a successful civil action brought by a victim if the victim elects to receive the statutory damages instead of compensatory damages; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 76-12-305 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 173 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 76-12-305 is amended to read: 76-12-305 . Unlawful use of a tracking device or tracking application. …
Sponsors
- Owens, Doug (D, 33) · primary sponsor
- Todd Weiler (R, 8)
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
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
Votes
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 5, 2026): 66 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 4, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 13, 2026): 66 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 2, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Crimes, Courts, Protective Orders/Stalking Injuctions, Domestic Violence, Restitution, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Common questions
- What is HB158?
- HB158 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Unlawful Tracking Amendments.
- What does HB158 do?
- This bill addresses the unlawful tracking of an individual.
- What is the status of HB158?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB158?
- Owens, Doug (D, 33), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB158?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0158.html
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