Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB313: Recidivism Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill amends the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 Recidivism Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Michael K. McKell House Sponsor: Tyler Clancy LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - modifies distribution of Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program funds; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 64-14-301 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 214 64-14-302 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 214 64-14-303 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 214 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 64-14-301 is amended to read: 64-14-301 . Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Average daily population" means the average daily number of individuals on parole or felony probation in the region during the applicable fiscal year. (2) "Baseline parole employment rate" means the average of the parole employment rates for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025. (3) "Baseline probation employment rate" means the average of the probation employment rates for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025. (4) "Eligible employment" means an occupation, or combined occupations, that: (a) consist of at least 130 …
Sponsors
- Michael McKell (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Tyler Clancy (R, 60)
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 6, 2026): 62 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 4, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (March 2, 2026): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 24, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Judicial Operations, Probation, Parole, Recidivism, Public Funds and Accounts, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Punishment
Common questions
- What is SB313?
- SB313 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Recidivism Amendments.
- What does SB313 do?
- This bill amends the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program.
- What is the status of SB313?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB313?
- Michael McKell (R, 25), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB313?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0313.html
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