Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB71: Evidence Retention Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to evidence retention.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 3, 2026:
0 Evidence Retention Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper House Sponsor: Ken Ivory LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to evidence retention. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends requirements related to a request by a law enforcement agency to return or dispose of evidence in a misdemeanor case; - amends the timelines that a law enforcement agency is required to retain evidence of felony offenses; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 77-11c-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 150 77-11c-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 150, 164 77-11c-303 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 150 77-11c-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 150, 164 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 77-11c-203 is amended to read: 77-11c-203 . Request to prosecuting attorney by agency -- Notification to defendant. (1) If an agency determines that the agency is not required to retain evidence of a misdemeanor offense under Subsection 77-11c-202(1)(a)(i) and the agency seeks to return or dispose of the evidence, the agency shall send a written request to the prosecuting attorney that: …
Sponsors
- Wayne Harper (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Ivory, Ken (R, 39)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 26, 2026): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 24 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 13, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Homicide, Weapons, Sexual Offenses, Crimes, Abuse, Neglect, or Dependency, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Kidnapping, Assault and Battery
Common questions
- What is SB71?
- SB71 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Evidence Retention Amendments.
- What does SB71 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to evidence retention.
- What is the status of SB71?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB71?
- Wayne Harper (R, 16), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB71?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0071.html
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