The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Utah establishes a victim rights committee coordinator and revises complaint processing procedures
Last action · March 25, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Verona Mauga and 2 others
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Does
This law establishes a designated for victim rights committees under the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, outlines a structured 30-day timeline for processing complaints, and requires criminal justice agencies to maintain and submit complaint policies.
Crime victims and criminal justice agencies operate under a newly formalized complaint review process with mandatory notification deadlines and required agency policy disclosures.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
victims
Victims may submit complaints to the Victim Services Commission, receive notifications within specific timelines, and receive findings letters describing committee actions and community resources.
criminal justice agencies
Criminal justice agencies must establish internal policies for addressing complaints regarding victim rights violations and provide those policies and investigative findings to the committee upon request.
judges and court employees
If named in a complaint, notices and findings are routed through the state court administrator or designee rather than standard employer channels.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can submit a complaint about a violation of victim rights?
What happens if the subject of a complaint is a judge or court employee?
What must criminal justice agencies do regarding victim rights complaints?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
38 actions- Mar 25, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 12, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 11, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
Show 32 earlier actions
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Mar 4, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Mar 4, 2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSenate/ circled
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 4, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Jan 29, 2026SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
- Jan 27, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 23, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Jan 20, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 19, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0034
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0034
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0034
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0034
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Dec 5, 2025Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Connected Entities
Sources
le.utah.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools