Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB72: Obscene Animal Abuse Material Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill addresses obscene animal abuse material.
What the bill says
An act of apparent or actual sexual stimulation or gratification. (20) (a) "Sexual conduct with an animal" means an act of sexual intercourse, or any touching of an individual's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if the individual is a female, breast, between a human and an animal in an act of apparent or actual sexual stimulation or gratification. (b) "Sexual conduct with an animal" includes a violation of bestiality as described in Section 76-13-213 . (18) (21) "Sexual excitement" means a condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation o.
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
an act of apparent or actual sexual stimulation or gratification. (20) (a) "Sexual conduct with an animal" means an act of sexual intercourse, or any touching of an individual's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if the individual is a female, breast, between a human and an animal in an act of apparent or actual sexual stimulation or gratification. (b) "Sexual conduct with an animal" includes a violation of bestiality as described in Section 76-13-213 . (18) (21) "Sexual excitement" means a condition of human male or female genitals when in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal, or the sensual experiences of humans engaging in or witnessing sexual conduct or nudity. Section 2. Section 76-5c-102 is amended to read: 76-5c-102 . Evidence related to a material's or performance's literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. (1) In a prosecution under this chapter, where circumstances of production, presentation, sale, dissemination, distribution, exhibition, or publicity indicate that the matter is being commercially exploited by the actor for the sake of the matter's prurient appeal, this evidence is probative with respect to the nature of the matter and can justify the conclusion that, in the context in which the matter is used, the matter has no serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. (2) In a prosecution under this chapter neither …