Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB186: Judicial Conduct Commission Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill amends provisions relating to the Judicial Conduct Commission.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 10, 2026:
0 Judicial Conduct Commission Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions relating to the Judicial Conduct Commission. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides that certain records of the Judicial Conduct Commission are protected; - requires a prosecutor to file a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission under certain circumstances; - requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to file a complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission under certain circumstances; - requires the Judicial Conduct Commission to annually report certain information to the Legislature; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-2-305 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 17 78A-11-106 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 394 ENACTS: 77-2-10 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 78A-11-114 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 63G-2-305 is amended to read: 63G-2-305 . Protected records. The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity: (1) trade secrets as defined in Section 13-24-2 if the person submitting the trade secret has provided the governmental entity with the information …
Sponsors
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Brady Brammer (R, 21)
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/ passed 3rd reading (February 13, 2026): 25 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 12, 2026): 23 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 9, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 3, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Government Records, Ethics, Judicial Operations, Judicial Administration, Judges
Common questions
- What is HB186?
- HB186 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Judicial Conduct Commission Amendments.
- What does HB186 do?
- This bill amends provisions relating to the Judicial Conduct Commission.
- What is the status of HB186?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB186?
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB186?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0186.html
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