# Utah H.B. 102: Victim Privacy Amendments Utah H.B. 102, Victim Privacy Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Sahara Hayes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB102-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 102 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Victim Privacy Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Sahara Hayes (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Criminal Procedure, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Victims - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (102 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Crime victims can request initials publicly: benefit, low. The law takes effect May 6, 2026. For offenses occurring on or after July 1, 2026, victims can request initials instead of names in covered public documents. This covers charging documents and other criminal justice records from prosecutors, courts, law enforcement, juvenile justice, corrections, y… - Private hearings protect victims and witnesses: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, courts must privately hear requests to order disclosure of victims’ or witnesses’ location details. Protected details include addresses, phone numbers, workplaces, and other information that helps locate someone. Victims and witnesses need not testify about these details unle… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sahara Hayes (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Stephanie Pitcher (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 65 | 3 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-30: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-30: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0102.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0102S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0102S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0102.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0102.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0102S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0102S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0102.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB102-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).