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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Legislature updates cross-references and definitions for child sexual abuse and special trust positions
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsors: Paul Cutler and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill updates definitions and cross-references regarding a '' across various Utah criminal and statutes, taking effect on May 6, 2026.
Changes how , school liability, and criminal sentencing enhancements apply when individuals in positions of special trust commit sexual offenses against minors or students.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School employees and volunteers
Their legal obligations, reporting requirements, and potential criminal penalty enhancements related to positions of special trust are subject to updated statutory references.
Governmental entities and local education agencies
Governmental immunity waivers and liability provisions concerning sexual battery or abuse claims are linked to the updated statutory cross-references.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the House · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
28 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
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- Mar 2, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 20, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 20, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 20, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 18, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
- Feb 17, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 26, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0346
- Jan 26, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0346
- Jan 23, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 23, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 23, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0346
- Jan 23, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0346
- Jan 23, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 23, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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