2026 Utah Legislation Report
Out of hundreds of criminal justice bills proposed in 2026, our staff identified 106 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 42 introduced, 25 passed and became law.
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Bills under this category sought to repeal existing criminal offenses. This session, four were introduced and three 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 19 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 six introduced, three 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 28 introduced, 16 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 seven introduced, six passed.
Proposed and Passed Bills by Category
in number of bills
Passed Bills by Category
in number of bills
Our staff broke down new penalties by offense level and type.