UT HB0039 | 2026 | General Session

Utah House Bill 39

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-06 - House/ filed in House file for bills not passed
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prison and Jail Standards Amendments

Title

Prison and Jail Standards Amendments

Roll Calls

2026-02-04 - Senate - Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Y: 26 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - Senate - Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-20 - House - House/ passed 3rd reading (Y: 69 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-06	House	House/ filed in House file for bills not passed
2026-03-06	House	House/ received from Senate in Clerk of the House
2026-03-06	House	Senate/ to House in Clerk of the House
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate/ strike enacting clause in Senate Secretary
2026-03-04	Senate	Senate/ 3nd Reading Calendar to Rules in Senate Rules Committee
2026-02-04	Senate	Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar Table
2026-02-04	Senate	Senate/ 3rd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-04	Senate	Senate/ passed 2nd reading in Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-04	Senate	Senate/ uncircled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-04	Senate	Senate/ circled in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-04	Senate	Senate/ 2nd reading in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-29	Senate	Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar in Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-29	Senate	Senate/ committee report favorable in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-01-27	Senate	Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-01-23	Senate	Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-01-21	Senate	Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
2026-01-20	Senate	Senate/ received from House in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
2026-01-20	Senate	House/ to Senate in Senate Secretary
2026-01-20	Senate	House/ passed 3rd reading in Senate Secretary
2026-01-20	House	House/ 3rd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2026-01-20	House	House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2026-01-20	House	House/ 2nd reading in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2026-01-20	House	House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar in House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
2026-01-20	House	House/ 1st reading (Introduced) in House Rules Committee
2026-01-20		LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0039 in Released
2026-01-14	House	House/ received bill from Legislative Research in Clerk of the House
2026-01-13		LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0039 in Version Sponsor
2025-12-16		LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0039 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2025-12-16		LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0039 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2025-12-16		Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2025-12-16		Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Subjects

Correctional Facilities
Counties
Department of Corrections
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Political Subdivisions (Local Issues)

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	72	401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	13	25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
64	13	6	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Utah State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0039.html
Text	https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0039.pdf
Supplement	https://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/HB0039.fn.pdf
Supplement	https://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/comreport/HB0039S02.pdf
Roll Call	https://le.utah.gov/DynaBill/svotes.jsp?sessionid=2026GS&voteid=23&house=H
Roll Call	https://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=38966
Roll Call	https://le.utah.gov/DynaBill/svotes.jsp?sessionid=2026GS&voteid=222&house=S