Bill Commons

UT HJR 28

enrolled

Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Related to Capital Felony Cases

Utah · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did UT HJR 28 pass?

UT HJR 28 passed both chambers and was enrolled, but its session adjourned long enough ago that the executive-action window has closed. Bill Commons did not capture the final signature or veto, so the outcome is unknown here — check the UT legislature's own record. Latest recorded action (2026-03-17): House/ to Lieutenant Governor

What is UT HJR 28 about?

UT HJR 28 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Joint Resolution Amending Court Rules Related to Capital Felony Cases”.

Who sponsors UT HJR 28?

Pierucci, Candice B. is the primary sponsor of UT HJR 28, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-17 — House/ to Lieutenant Governor
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Pierucci, Candice B.primary
  • McCay, Danielcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-19

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

  2. 2026-02-19

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  3. 2026-02-19

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HJR028

  4. 2026-02-19

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HJR028

  5. 2026-02-19

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    receipt

  6. 2026-02-19

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  7. 2026-02-20

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HJR028

  8. 2026-02-20

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HJR028

  9. 2026-02-20

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    receipt

  10. 2026-02-23

    House/ to standing committee [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-02-25

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-25

    House/ committee report favorable [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-25

    House/ 2nd reading

  14. 2026-02-27

    House/ 3rd reading

  15. 2026-02-27

    House/ circled

  16. 2026-02-27

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HJR028S01

  17. 2026-02-27

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HJR028S01

  18. 2026-02-27

    House/ uncircled

  19. 2026-02-27

    House/ substituted

  20. 2026-02-27

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    passage

  21. 2026-02-27

    House/ to Senate

  22. 2026-02-28

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HJR028S01

  23. 2026-02-28

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HJR028S01

  24. 2026-03-02

    Senate/ received from House

    receipt

  25. 2026-03-02

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  26. 2026-03-02

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-03-03

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-03-04

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-03-04

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  30. 2026-03-05

    Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    reading-2

  31. 2026-03-05

    Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

  32. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  33. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ circled

  34. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ uncircled

  35. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  36. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

    passage

  37. 2026-03-06

    Senate/ to House

  38. 2026-03-07

    House/ received from Senate

    receipt

  39. 2026-03-07

    House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

    passage

  40. 2026-03-10

    Bill Received from House for Enrolling

    receipt

  41. 2026-03-10

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  42. 2026-03-12

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    enrolled

  43. 2026-03-12

    House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  44. 2026-03-17

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    receipt

  45. 2026-03-17

    House/ to Lieutenant Governor

    executive-receipt

  46. 2026-03-17

    House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    receipt

  47. 2026-03-17

    House/ to Lieutenant Governor

    executive-receipt

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • House/ passed 3rd reading

    2026-02-27 · pass · 54-14

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Acton, C.K.: yes
    • Albrecht, C.: yes
    • Auxier, T.: yes
    • Ballard, M.G.: yes
    • Barlow, S.: yes
    • Bolinder, B.: yes
    • Brooks, W.: yes
    • Chevrier, K.: yes
    • Chew, S.: yes
    • Christofferson, K.: yes
    • Clancy, T.: yes
    • Cutler, P.: yes
    • Defay, A.: yes
    • Eliason, S.: yes
    • Gricius, S.: yes
    • Gwynn, M.: yes
    • Hall, K.: yes
    • Hawkins, J.: yes
    • Ivory, K.: yes
    • Jack, C.: yes
    • Kohler, M.: yes
    • Kyle, J.: yes
    • Lee, T.: yes
    • Lisonbee, K.: yes
    • Loubet, A.: yes
    • MacPherson, M.: yes
    • Maloy, A. Cory: yes
    • Miller, T.: yes
    • Monson, L.: yes
    • Okerlund, C.: yes
    • Peck, N.: yes
    • Peterson, K.: yes
    • Peterson, T.: 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
    • Thompson, 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
    • Dominguez, R.: no
    • Dunnigan, J.: no
    • Fitisemanu, J.: no
    • Hansen, L.: no
    • Hayes, S.: no
    • Hollins, S.: no
    • Matthews, A.: no
    • Mauga, V.: no
    • Miller, G.: no
    • Moss, C.: no
    • Nguyen, H.: no
    • Owens, D.: no
    • Romero, A.: no
    • Abbott, N.: other
    • Burton, J.: other
    • Dailey-Provost, J.: other
    • Elison, J.: other
    • Fiefia, D.: other
    • Koford, J.: other
    • Petersen, M.: 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
    • Cullimore, K. A.: yes
    • Fillmore, L.: yes
    • Grover, K.: yes
    • Harper, W.: yes
    • Hinkins, D.: yes
    • Ipson, D.: yes
    • McCay, D.: yes
    • McKell, M.: 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
    • Johnson, J.: other
    • Millner, A.: other

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HJR028.html

Attribution

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