Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB500: Criminal Trespass Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends the offense of criminal trespass.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
0 Criminal Trespass Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends the offense of criminal trespass. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends provisions in the offense of criminal trespass related to how notice is provided to an actor that entering a certain property is unlawful. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 76-6-206 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 295 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 76-6-206 is amended to read: 76-6-206 . Criminal trespass. (1) (a) As used in this section: (i) "Enter" means intrusion of the entire body or the entire unmanned aircraft. (ii) "Graffiti" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-6-101 . (iii) "Remain unlawfully," as that term relates to an unmanned aircraft, means remaining on or over private property when: (A) the private property or any portion of the private property is not open to the public; and (B) the person operating the unmanned aircraft is not otherwise authorized to fly the unmanned aircraft over the private property or any portion of the private property. (b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-6-201 apply to this section. (2) …
Sponsors
- Peterson, Thomas W. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0500
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0500
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0500
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0500
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Crimes, Livestock, Agriculture & Food, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Animals
Common questions
- What is HB500?
- HB500 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Criminal Trespass Amendments.
- What does HB500 do?
- This bill amends the offense of criminal trespass.
- What is the status of HB500?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB500?
- Peterson, Thomas W. (R, 1).
- Where is the official record for HB500?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0500.html
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