UT SB0259 | 2026 | General Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-06 - Senate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

Evidence Declaration Amendments

Tracking Information

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Title

Evidence Declaration Amendments

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-02-20 - Senate - Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (Y: 1 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2026-02-20 - Senate - Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-20 - Senate - Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-06SenateSenate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed
2026-03-06SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause in Senate Secretary
2026-03-05SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted/amend in Senate Rules Committee
2026-03-04SenateSenate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-25 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0259S01 in Released
2026-02-23 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0259S01 in Version Sponsor
2026-02-20SenateSenate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-20SenateSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-20SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-18SenateSenate Comm - Not Considered in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-17SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-17SenateSenate Comm - Not Considered in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-17 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0259S01 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-02-17 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0259S01 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-13 LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0259 in Released
2026-02-12 LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0259 in Version Sponsor
2026-02-06SenateSenate/ to standing committee in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
2026-02-05SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee
2026-02-05SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research in Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
2026-02-05 LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0259 in Legislative Fiscal Agency
2026-02-05 LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0259 in Legislative Fiscal Analyst
2026-02-05 Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel
2026-02-05 Bill Numbered but not Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel

Subjects


Utah State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0259.html
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0259.pdf
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0259S01.pdf
Texthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0259S01_2026-03-04_19-00-43.pdf
Amendmenthttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0259S01.Samd.1.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/SB0259.fn.pdf
Supplementhttps://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP%20SB0259%20To%20SB0259S01.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/fiscal-notes/SB0259S01.fn.pdf
Supplementhttps://pf.utleg.gov/public-web/sessions/2026GS/comreport/SB0259S02.pdf
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=40670
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=40671
Roll Callhttps://le.utah.gov/mtgvotes.jsp?voteid=40672

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