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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah updates correctional facility operations, criminal drone rules, and offender fee collections
Last action · March 23, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Derrin Owens and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah enacts SB 93 to modify correctional facility operations, expand the criminal offense for operating drones near prisons to prohibit removing items from facility property, shift unpaid probation and parole supervision fees out of to the Office of State Debt Collection, and adjust supervision credit rules effective May 6, 2026.
Changes financial liability and debt collection procedures for individuals on probation or parole by routing unpaid monthly supervision fees to the Office of State Debt Collection, while establishing new third-degree felony penalties for using drones to remove items from correctional facilities.
- SB 93 was enacted during the 2026 General Session of the Utah State Legislature and signed into law by the governor. context
- The Utah Department of Corrections oversees state prisons, community correctional centers, and adult probation and parole supervision. 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.
Offenders on probation or parole
Offenders are subject to a monthly supervision fee of $30 and have their unpaid supervision fees transferred to the Office of State Debt Collection.
Department of Corrections
The department must transfer unpaid supervision fees to the Office of State Debt Collection, maintain case action plans, and adhere to updated correctional facility and training standards.
Office of State Debt Collection
The office receives and handles unpaid monthly supervision fees turned over by the Department of Corrections.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
40 actions- Mar 23, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 13, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 13, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 12, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 12, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 10, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Mar 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Mar 2, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Mar 2, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 27, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 27, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 25, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 24, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 24, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ amended
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Jan 20, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0093
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 19, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0093
- Jan 12, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0093
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0093
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 7, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Transfer of Supervision Fee Collection
The bill shifts uncollected monthly supervision fees out of criminal accounts receivable and routes them directly to the Office of State Debt Collection.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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