2025
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY
Welcome to our online legislative summary for the 2025 General Session.
Similar to last year, 2025 saw a record-breaking number of criminal justice-related bills introduced and debated in the Utah Legislature. Our organization tracked more than two hundred of these bills, which we summarize here for defense practitioners across the state to review before they become law in May.
As you explore bills from the 2025 General Session using the categories below, please keep in mind that bills may be cross-listed under multiple categories.
Click here to see a list of all passed and failed legislation that our organization tracked in 2025:
Click here to see our breakdown report of penalty legislation from the 2025 General Session:
OUR TOP ISSUES IN 2025
BILLS BY PENALTY TYPE
BILLS BY SUBJECT
Click here to see our breakdown of penalty legislation that has been introduced and enacted since JRI: