HCR 2 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines

This concurrent resolution authorizes the Utah Sentencing Commission's existing adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines, which were submitted for review. It does not create new rules but formally approves guidelines already developed by the Commission for use in criminal and juvenile cases. The resolution fulfills a legal requirement under Utah Code Section 63M-7-406 that mandates annual legislative authorization of these guidelines. It directly affects how courts apply sentencing recommendations but does not alter the guidelines themselves.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Signed Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

Substitute #2 → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 25, 2026

MINOR

The only change is a timestamp update in the document header, shifting from February 27, 2026, to March 12, 2026. This indicates the bill was revised or finalized on a later date but does not alter any legal text, policy, or requirements.

TECHNICAL

The document header timestamp was updated from 2-27-26 to 3-12-26, reflecting a revision date change with no impact on the bill's content.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House Feb 23, 2026

How they voted

22–0

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 29

Mar 6, 2026

D Democratic6

4 Yea 2

66% Yea

N Forward1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican22

17 Yea 5

77% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 25, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

lower

Mar 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

House/ concurs with Senate amendment

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (22-0-7)

senate

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ to House with amendments

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [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 25, 2026

Committee

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

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

House/ lifted from calendar sent to standing comm [House Judiciary Committee]

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor