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]
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
Title
Evidence Declaration Amendments
Sponsors
| Sen. Todd Weiler [R] |
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]
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
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ filed in Senate file for bills not passed |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ strike enacting clause in Senate Secretary |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted/amend in Senate Rules Committee |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate 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 | |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Not Considered in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate 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 | |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ to standing committee in Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) in Senate Rules Committee |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ 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 |
