Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB183: Surveillance Camera Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill concerns a law enforcement officer's ability to tamper with a surveillance camera on private property.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 10, 2026:
0 Surveillance Camera Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher House Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher LONG TITLE General Description: This bill concerns a law enforcement officer's ability to tamper with a surveillance camera on private property. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - prohibits a law enforcement officer, or an individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer, from tampering with, changing the viewing direction of, or disabling a person's surveillance camera on the person's private property; and - creates exceptions to the prohibition. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 53-25-1201 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 53-25-1202 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53-25-1201 is enacted to read: 12. Law Enforcement Prohibitions 53-25-1201 . Definitions. Reserved. Section 2. Section 53-25-1202 is enacted to read: 53-25-1202 . Law enforcement officer prohibition on tampering with a private surveillance camera -- Exceptions. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2) or (4), a law enforcement officer, or an individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer, may not tamper with, change the viewing direction of, or disable a person's surveillance camera that is on the person's private property. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the law enforcement …
Sponsors
- Stephanie Pitcher (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44)
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
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 6, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 5, 2026): 64 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 25, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 23, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 20, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 30, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Technology, Public Safety, Peace Officers, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Department of Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is SB183?
- SB183 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Surveillance Camera Amendments.
- What does SB183 do?
- This bill concerns a law enforcement officer's ability to tamper with a surveillance camera on private property.
- What is the status of SB183?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB183?
- Stephanie Pitcher (D, 14), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB183?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0183.html
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