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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah adds metal theft to multi-agency joint strike force and requires catalytic converter tracking
Last action · March 24, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Kay Christofferson and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Utah law adds metal theft and scrap resale to the criminal targets of the state's operated by the Attorney General and Department of Public Safety. The measure requires the strike force to report annual catalytic converter thefts and arrests to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. The law takes effect on May 6, 2026.
Law enforcement agencies across Utah must coordinate data tracking on metal and catalytic converter crimes for state public safety reporting, expanding the investigative scope of the state's joint strike force.
- The multi-agency joint strike force in Utah is coordinated by the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety to investigate economic and property crimes. 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.
Office of the Attorney General
Must coordinate the multi-agency joint strike force with an expanded focus on metal theft and fulfill new reporting requirements.
Department of Public Safety
Must coordinate joint strike force operations targeting metal theft and assist in managing public safety data reporting.
State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Receives annual data reports concerning catalytic converter thefts and arrests in Utah.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
42 actions- Mar 24, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ to Governor
- Mar 11, 2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 3, 2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 3, 2026Clerk of the HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Feb 27, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from House for Enrolling
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- Feb 25, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
- Feb 25, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 25, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 18, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Not Considered
- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Feb 17, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Feb 12, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ substituted
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 5, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0271S01
- Feb 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0271S01
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0271S01
- Feb 4, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0271S01
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 3, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 2, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Jan 30, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 19, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0271
- Jan 19, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0271
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0271
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0271
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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Expansion of Strike Force Scope to Metal Theft
The state has broadened the jurisdiction of its multi-agency economic crime strike force to explicitly cover metal theft and scrap resale markets.
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le.utah.gov
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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