Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB303: Expungement Amendments
Status: Passed both chambers, March 6, 2026
This bill addresses expungement of criminal records.
What the bill says
From the substitute text, February 24, 2026:
0 Expungement Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher House Sponsor: Jake Sawyer LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses expungement of criminal records. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies a term related to the expungement of criminal records; - addresses eligibility for expungement when there is a criminal protective order, a criminal stalking injunction, or a civil protective order; and - addresses the numerical limits that make a petitioner ineligible to receive a certificate of eligibility for an expungement. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 77-40a-101 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 239 77-40a-303 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 239, and 291 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 77-40a-101 is amended to read: 77-40a-101 . Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Agency" means a state, county, or local government entity that generates or maintains records relating to an investigation, arrest, detention, or conviction for an offense for which expungement may be ordered. (2) "Automatic expungement" means the expungement of records of an investigation, arrest, detention, or conviction of an offense without the filing of a petition. (3) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department …
Sponsors
- Stephanie Pitcher (D, 14) · primary sponsor
- Sawyer, Jake (R, 9)
Latest actions
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
- : House/ strike enacting clause
- : House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
- : Senate/ passed 3rd reading
- : Senate/ 3rd reading
- : Senate/ passed 2nd reading
- : Senate/ 2nd reading
Votes
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (March 2, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Judicial Operations, Protective Orders/Stalking Injuctions, Expungement
Common questions
- What is SB303?
- SB303 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Expungement Amendments.
- What does SB303 do?
- This bill addresses expungement of criminal records.
- What is the status of SB303?
- Passed both chambers as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ received from House (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB303?
- Stephanie Pitcher (D, 14), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB303?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0303.html
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