Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB124: Child Welfare Modifications
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses protective custody warrants and child safety warrants relating to child welfare.
What the bill says
An act or attempted act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, incest, or molestation by an adult directed towards a child; (ii) an act or attempted act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, incest, or molestation committed by a child towards another child if: (A) there is an indication of force or coercion; (B) the children are related, as described in Subsection (40) (41) , including siblings by marriage while the marriage exists or by adoption; or (C) the act or attempted act constitutes unlawful sexual activity as described in Section 76-5-401.3 . (iii) engaging in any conduct with a child that would con.
From the substitute text, March 4, 2026:
an act or attempted act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, incest, or molestation by an adult directed towards a child; (ii) an act or attempted act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, incest, or molestation committed by a child towards another child if: (A) there is an indication of force or coercion; (B) the children are related, as described in Subsection (40) (41) , including siblings by marriage while the marriage exists or by adoption; or (C) the act or attempted act constitutes unlawful sexual activity as described in Section 76-5-401.3 . (iii) engaging in any conduct with a child that would constitute an offense under any of the following, regardless of whether the individual who engages in the conduct is actually charged with, or convicted of, the offense: (A) Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses; (B) child bigamy, Section 76-7-101.5 ; (C) incest, Section 76-7-102 ; (D) voyeurism, Section 76-12-306 ; (E) recorded or photographed voyeurism, Section 76-12-307 ; or (F) distribution of images obtained through voyeurism, Section 76-12-308 ; or (iv) subjecting a child to participate in or threatening to subject a child to participate in a sexual relationship, regardless of whether that sexual relationship is part of a legal or cultural marriage. (b) "Sexual abuse" does not include engaging in any conduct with a child that would constitute …