2024 Utah Legislation Report
Out of hundreds of criminal justice bills proposed this year, our staff identified 70 that fit into the project categories.
Bills can include multiple provisions. To avoid misrepresenting the total number of bills introduced, each bill in this project was assigned to only one category.
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Bills under this category sought to establish new criminal offenses. Out of 27 introduced, 15 passed and became law.
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Bills under this category sought to repeal existing criminal offenses. This session, one was introduced and passed.
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Bills under this category sought to enhance the severity or number of penalties associated with an existing criminal offense. Out of 20 introduced, 13 passed and became law.
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Bills under this category sought to reduce the severity or number of penalties associated with an existing criminal offense. Out of 2 introduced, 1 passed.
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Bills under this category sought to expand the applicability of existing criminal offenses so that they apply to more people. Out of 15 introduced, 8 passed and became law.
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Bills under this category sought to narrow the applicability of existing criminal offenses so that they apply to fewer people. Out of 5 introduced, 5 passed.
Our staff broke down new penalties by offense level and type.