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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah authorizes 2026 adult sentencing and juvenile disposition guidelines effective May 6
Last action · March 25, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Tyler Clancy and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah officially authorizes the alongside submitted by the Utah Sentencing Commission. The authorized guidelines take effect statewide on May 6, 2026.
Establishes the mandatory state-level parameters governing criminal sentencing recommendations, supervision durations, and juvenile court disposition practices across Utah judicial proceedings starting in May 2026.
- The Utah Sentencing Commission is an independent state body tasked with evaluating, developing, and recommending sentencing policies and guidelines for Utah courts. context
- Under Utah Code Section 63M-7-406, the Utah Legislature must review and explicitly authorize the state's sentencing and juvenile disposition guidelines on an annual basis. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Utah Sentencing Commission
Receives official legislative and gubernatorial authorization for the sentencing and disposition guidelines it submitted.
Criminal and Juvenile Offenders
Subject to the newly authorized sentencing, supervision length, and juvenile disposition recommendations beginning May 6, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
54 actions- Mar 25, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 17, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 17, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 12, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 11, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 11, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 10, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 10, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Mar 10, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House with amendments
- Mar 6, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
- Feb 28, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HCR002S02
- Feb 28, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HCR002S02
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HCR002S02
- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HCR002S02
- Feb 25, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 23, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 23, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 13, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HCR002S01
- Feb 13, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HCR002S01
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 13, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HCR002S01
- Feb 12, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HCR002S01
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ lifted from calendar sent to standing comm
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 23, 2025ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HCR002
- Dec 23, 2025Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HCR002
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HCR002
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HCR002
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 19, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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