Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB230: Offender Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
This bill concerns provisions relating to offenders.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 Offender Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer Cosponsor: Sandra Hollins Andrew Stoddard Matthew H. Gwynn Lisa Shepherd Ryan D. Wilcox LONG TITLE General Description: This bill concerns provisions relating to offenders. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires a county jail to assist certain county jail inmates in obtaining a current driver license or state-issued identification; - requires a substance abuse treatment program to share the results of a participant's drug test with the participant's supervising probation or parole officer and other specified individuals under certain conditions; - requires the Driver License Division to coordinate with a county jail in providing a county inmate with a driver license certificate or a temporary regular identification card; - requires the Department of Corrections (department) to: - identify and provide information and resources regarding post-incarceration housing; - within 12 months after the day on which the department implements a digital communications program for inmates, provide a secure digital portal that will facilitate attorney-client communications and document exchanges between inmates and attorneys; and - provide annual data to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice concerning the types of, and usage of, various incentives offered to inmates; - requires the Division of Adult Probation and Parole to track and annually report information concerning …
Sponsors
- Ballard, Melissa G. (R, 20) · primary sponsor
- Brady Brammer (R, 21)
- Gwynn, Matthew H. (R, 6)
- Hollins, Sandra (D, 21)
- Lisa Shepherd (R, 61)
- Stoddard, Andrew (D, 40)
- Ryan Wilcox (R, 7)
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 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 4, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 19, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 6, 2026): 66 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Driver License, Probation, Parole, Department of Public Safety, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Counties, Substance Abuse
Common questions
- What is HB230?
- HB230 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Offender Amendments.
- What does HB230 do?
- This bill concerns provisions relating to offenders.
- What is the status of HB230?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB230?
- Ballard, Melissa G. (R, 20), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB230?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0230.html
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