Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB233: Judicial Performance Evaluation Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill makes changes related to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
15 Judicial Performance Evaluation Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Brady Brammer House Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee LONG TITLE General Description: This bill makes changes related to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - amends definitions; - renumbers and reorganizes statutory provisions in Title 78A, Chapter 12, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission ; - addresses the requirements for a meeting of the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission (Commission) ; - requires the Commission to perform a study regarding reversal on appeal and provide a report to the Judiciary Interim Committee on the study; - requires the Commission to allow a judge to appear and speak at a commission meeting in certain circumstances; - modifies the requirements for the judicial performance survey, including the contents of the survey; - modifies the certification standards for judicial performance, including the certification standards for a justice of the Utah Supreme Court and a judge of the Utah Court of Appeals; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63G-2-305 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 17 78A-12-102 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 11 78A-12-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 11 …
Sponsors
- Brady Brammer (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Karianne Lisonbee (R, 14)
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 (March 4, 2026): 51 yea, 18 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 26, 2026): 8 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 24, 2026): 18 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 23, 2026): 20 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 9, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 9, 2026): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Government Records, Judicial Operations, Judges
Common questions
- What is SB233?
- SB233 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Judicial Performance Evaluation Amendments.
- What does SB233 do?
- This bill makes changes related to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.
- What is the status of SB233?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB233?
- Brady Brammer (R, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB233?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0233.html
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