UT SB 259
deadEvidence Declaration Amendments
Utah · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did UT SB 259 pass?
No. UT SB 259 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-07). Latest recorded action (2026-03-07): Senate/ filed
What is UT SB 259 about?
UT SB 259 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Evidence Declaration Amendments”.
Who sponsors UT SB 259?
Weiler, Todd is the primary sponsor of UT SB 259.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-20
- Latest action
- 2026-03-07 — Senate/ filed
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Weiler, Toddprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-05
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-02-05
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2026-02-05
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0259
2026-02-05
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0259
2026-02-05
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
receipt
2026-02-05
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-06
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
referral-committee
2026-02-12
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0259
2026-02-13
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0259
2026-02-17
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0259S01
2026-02-17
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0259S01
2026-02-17
Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
2026-02-17
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
receipt
2026-02-18
Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
2026-02-20
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
substitution
2026-02-20
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
amendment-introduction
2026-02-20
Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
failure
2026-02-23
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0259S01
2026-02-25
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0259S01
2026-03-04
Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
2026-03-05
Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted/amend [Senate Rules Committee]
2026-03-07
Senate/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-07
Senate/ filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:26.931453Z
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