Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB30: Human Trafficking, Exploitation, and Smuggling Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill concerns human labor trafficking, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, and human smuggling.
What the bill says
An act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony or misdemeanor, if the applicant is: (i) under 28 years old; or (ii) 28 years old or older and has been convicted of, has pleaded no contest to, or is currently subject to a plea in abeyance or diversion agreement for a felony or a misdemeanor offense described in Subsection (5)(a) ; (k) has a pending charge for an offense described in Subsection (5)(a) ; (l) has a supported finding that occurred no more than 15 years from the date on which the office conducts the background check in the Division of Child and Family Services' Licensing I.
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a felony or misdemeanor, if the applicant is: (i) under 28 years old; or (ii) 28 years old or older and has been convicted of, has pleaded no contest to, or is currently subject to a plea in abeyance or diversion agreement for a felony or a misdemeanor offense described in Subsection (5)(a) ; (k) has a pending charge for an offense described in Subsection (5)(a) ; (l) has a supported finding that occurred no more than 15 years from the date on which the office conducts the background check in the Division of Child and Family Services' Licensing Information System described in Section 80-2-1002 ; (m) has a supported finding that occurred more than 15 years from the date on which the office conducts the background check in the Division of Child and Family Services' Licensing Information System described in Section 80-2-1002 , with criminal or non-criminal findings after the date of the listing; (n) has a listing that occurred no more than 15 years from the date on which the office conducts the background check in the Division of Aging and Adult Services' vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, or exploitation database described in Section 26B-6-210 ; (o) has a listing that occurred more than 15 years from the date …