HB 345 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Victim Amendments

HB 345 modifies Utah's victim reparations law to expand access for specific victims. It specifically allows mental health counseling as part of reparations for individuals who experienced sexual assault while incarcerated in a prison, jail, or correctional facility. The bill also updates the legal definition of "criminally injurious conduct" and makes technical changes to existing code sections (63M-7-502, 63M-7-509, and 63M-7-510). These changes directly affect incarcerated sexual assault victims seeking reparations for psychological harm. The bill does not appropriate new funds.

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026

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Introduced → Substitute #1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill's primary substantive change is the removal of a requirement for the Department of Corrections to create specific rules regarding prison rape prevention, replacing it with a mandate to comply with existing federal standards. Additionally, the Senate sponsor was updated, and the effective date section was renumbered from Section 5 to Section 4.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding prison sexual assault prevention was narrowed by removing the mandate for the Department of Corrections to draft new state-specific rules, shifting the focus entirely to compliance with federal regulations.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the Department of Corrections to make specific rules for prison rape prevention was removed and replaced with a directive to comply with federal National Standards.

TECHNICAL

The Senate Sponsor name was changed from 'LONG TITLE' to 'Luz Escamilla'.

The Effective Date section was renumbered from Section 5 to Section 4 to align with the new structure.

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 19, 2026

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

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

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor