Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB274: Sentencing Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
This bill amends statutory provisions related to sentencing.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution, the sentencing and supervision length guidelines and the juvenile disposition guidelines submitted in accordance with Subsection (1)(a) . (c) The Legislature may, by passing a concurrent resolution, authorize sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines that the sentencing commission submits after the deadline described in Subsection (1)(a) . (d) Sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines authorized by the Legislature take effect on the date described in the concurrent resolution. (c) The existin.
From the enrolled text, March 10, 2026:
a concurrent resolution, the sentencing and supervision length guidelines and the juvenile disposition guidelines submitted in accordance with Subsection (1)(a) . (c) The Legislature may, by passing a concurrent resolution, authorize sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines that the sentencing commission submits after the deadline described in Subsection (1)(a) . (d) Sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines authorized by the Legislature take effect on the date described in the concurrent resolution. (c) The existing sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines that were approved in accordance with Subsection (1)(b) shall remain in effect until the day on which the Legislature reauthorizes the sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines as described in Subsection (1)(b). (2) The sentencing commission shall also be authorized to prepare, publish, and distribute from time to time reports of studies, recommendations, and statements from the sentencing commission. Section 5. Section 76-3-201 is amended to read: 76-3-201 . Sentences or combination of sentences allowed -- Restitution and other costs -- Civil penalties. (1) As used in this section: (a) (i) "Convicted" means: (A) having entered a plea of guilty, a plea of no contest, or a plea of guilty with a mental condition; or (B) having received a judgment of guilty or a judgment of guilty with …