Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB603: Divorce Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill amends statutory provisions related to divorce.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 26, 2026:
0 Divorce Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Doug Owens Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends statutory provisions related to divorce. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines "marital property" for statutory provisions related to divorce; - provides the requirements for the equitable distribution of marital property in a divorce; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 81-4-401 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 366 81-4-406 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 479 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 81-4-401 is amended to read: 81-4-401 . Definitions for part. As used in this part: (1) "Cohabitation" means the same as the term, "cohabit," is defined in Section 81-4-501 . (2) "Mandatory courses" means: (a) the mandatory divorce orientation course described in Section 81-4-105 ; and (b) the mandatory parenting course described in Section 81-9-103 . (3) (a) "Marital property" means any property, debt, or obligation acquired by a spouse, or both spouses, during the marriage. (b) "Marital property" includes: (i) any property, debt, or obligation that was acquired before the marriage by a spouse and the property, debt, or obligation has become mixed in with …
Sponsors
- Owens, Doug (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : House/ filed
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0603
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0603
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received bill from Legislative Research
- : LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0603
- : LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0603
- : Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
Subjects: Judicial Operations, Marriage/Divorce, Family
Common questions
- What is HB603?
- HB603 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Divorce Amendments.
- What does HB603 do?
- This bill amends statutory provisions related to divorce.
- What is the status of HB603?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: House/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB603?
- Owens, Doug (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for HB603?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0603.html
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