UT HB 188

enacted

Juvenile Justice Amendments

Utah · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did UT HB 188 pass?

Yes. UT HB 188 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): Governor Signed

What is UT HB 188 about?

UT HB 188 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Juvenile Justice Amendments”.

Who sponsors UT HB 188?

Peck, Nicholeen P. is the primary sponsor of UT HB 188, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-17 — Governor Signed
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-17
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-03-12
House/ to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-03-12
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
receipt
2026-03-11
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-11
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
enrolled
2026-03-06
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-06
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
receipt
2026-03-06
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
passage
2026-03-06
House/ received from Senate
receipt
2026-03-06
Senate/ to House
2026-03-06
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
passage
2026-03-06
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
passage
2026-03-06
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
reading-2,reading-3
2026-03-05
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-05
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]
reading-2
2026-03-02
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-02
Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-28
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0188S03
2026-02-28
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0188S03
2026-02-28
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
referral-committee
2026-02-24
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
introduction,reading-1
2026-02-24
Senate/ received from House
receipt
2026-02-23
House/ to Senate
2026-02-23
House/ passed 3rd reading
passage
2026-02-23
House/ 3rd reading
reading-3
2026-02-20
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0188S03
2026-02-19
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0188S03
2026-02-18
House/ 2nd reading
reading-2
2026-02-18
House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
2026-02-18
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0188S02
2026-02-18
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-18
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
substitution
2026-02-17
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0188S03
2026-02-17
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0188S03
2026-02-17
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0188S02
2026-02-13
House Comm - Not Considered [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
2026-02-13
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0188S02
2026-02-13
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0188S02
2026-02-12
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0188S01
2026-02-09
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0188S01
2026-02-05
House Comm - Held [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
2026-02-05
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
substitution
2026-02-05
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0188S01
2026-02-05
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0188S01
2026-02-03
House/ to standing committee [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
referral-committee
2026-01-27
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
receipt
2026-01-27
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0188
2026-01-20
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-20
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0188
2026-01-14
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
receipt
2026-01-08
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0188
2026-01-08
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0188
2026-01-08
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-01-08
Bill Numbered but not Distributed

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Votes

House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-23 · pass · 62-10
Member-level votes (75)
- Abbott, N.: yes
- Acton, C.K.: yes
- Albrecht, C.: yes
- Auxier, T.: yes
- Ballard, M.G.: yes
- Barlow, S.: yes
- Bolinder, B.: yes
- Brooks, W.: yes
- Burton, J.: yes
- Chevrier, K.: yes
- Chew, S.: yes
- Christofferson, K.: yes
- Clancy, T.: yes
- Cutler, P.: yes
- Defay, A.: yes
- Dunnigan, J.: yes
- Eliason, S.: yes
- Elison, J.: yes
- Gricius, S.: yes
- Gwynn, M.: yes
- Hall, K.: yes
- Hansen, L.: yes
- Hawkins, J.: yes
- Ivory, K.: yes
- Jack, C.: yes
- Koford, J.: yes
- Kohler, M.: yes
- Kyle, J.: yes
- Lee, T.: yes
- Lisonbee, K.: yes
- Loubet, A.: yes
- MacPherson, M.: yes
- Maloy, A. Cory: yes
- Matthews, A.: yes
- Mauga, V.: yes
- Miller, G.: yes
- Miller, T.: yes
- Monson, L.: yes
- Okerlund, C.: yes
- Peck, N.: yes
- Petersen, M.: yes
- Peterson, K.: yes
- Peterson, V.: yes
- Pierucci, C.: yes
- Roberts, C.: yes
- Sawyer, J.: yes
- Schultz, M.: yes
- Shallenberger, D.: yes
- Shelley, T.: yes
- Shepherd, L.: yes
- Shipp, R.P.: yes
- Snider, C.: yes
- Stoddard, A.: yes
- Strong, M.A.: yes
- Teuscher, J.: yes
- Thurston, N.: yes
- Walter, N.: yes
- Ward, R.: yes
- Watkins, C.: yes
- Welton, D.: yes
- Whyte, S.: yes
- Wilcox, R.: yes
- Arthur, J.: no
- Dailey-Provost, J.: no
- Dominguez, R.: no
- Fitisemanu, J.: no
- Hayes, S.: no
- Hollins, S.: no
- Moss, C.: no
- Nguyen, H.: no
- Owens, D.: no
- Romero, A.: no
- Fiefia, D.: other
- Peterson, T.: other
- Thompson, J.: other
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-06 · pass · 21-6
Member-level votes (29)
- Adams, J. Stuart: yes
- Balderree, H.: yes
- Brammer, B.: yes
- Buss, E.: yes
- Grover, K.: yes
- Harper, W.: yes
- Hinkins, D.: yes
- Ipson, D.: yes
- Johnson, J.: yes
- McCay, D.: yes
- McKell, M.: yes
- Millner, A.: yes
- Musselman, C.R.: yes
- Owens, D.R.: yes
- Sandall, S.: yes
- Stevenson, J.: yes
- Stratton, K.: yes
- Vickers, E.: yes
- Weiler, T.: yes
- Wilson, C.: yes
- Winterton, R.: yes
- Blouin, N.: no
- Escamilla, L.: no
- Kwan, K.: no
- Pitcher, S.: no
- Plumb, J.: no
- Riebe, K.: no
- Cullimore, K. A.: other
- Fillmore, L.: other

Related bills

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https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0188.html

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