UtahH.B. 1102026 General SessionHouse

Offender Modifications

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8 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 5 mixed.

Earn earlier end to supervision

If you are placed on probation or parole on or after July 1, 2026, you can earn up to 30 days off for each month you keep eligible employment. The Division records credits and asks the court or Board to end supervision 30 days before the new end date; they may deny if you are a public‑safety risk or still need required treatment. If you were placed between Oct 1, 2015 and Jan 1, 2019, you can get 30 days off for each compliant month. For people placed after Dec 31, 2018, probation cannot exceed the maximum sentence, and if your maximum sentence is one year or less, probation cannot be longer than 36 months. The Division also runs a graded incentives program to reward good conduct and compliance.

Long waits for registry pardons

If you must register as a sex, kidnap, or child‑abuse offender, the Board can consider a pardon only after long waits. Ten‑year registrants must wait at least 10 years; lifetime registrants must wait 20 years. Time starts from the later of key events like probation placement, release to parole, sentence termination without parole, or entry into a community residential program. These waits do not apply if your conviction was vacated, reversed, set aside, or you were found factually innocent.

Expungement rules: waits and limits

To get a certificate of eligibility, you must pay all fines, interest, and restitution and wait the set time: 10 years for certain DUI‑related misdemeanors, 7 years for a felony, 5 years for felony drug possession and class A misdemeanors, 4 years for class B misdemeanors, and 3 years for class C misdemeanors or infractions. Some cases cannot be cleared, including capital and first‑degree felonies, violent felonies, certain vehicular felonies, and crimes that require registration; you also must have no pending non‑traffic cases or active supervision (with narrow exceptions) and meet numeric history limits. After 10 years across all convictions, some numeric limits loosen or stop applying when the highest offense is class B or lower or certain drug possession. The bureau ignores infractions, traffic offenses, minor regulatory offenses, and automatically cleared clean‑slate cases when checking eligibility. People pardoned before May 14, 2013 are entitled to expungement of those crimes, and a youth exception lets some who were 14–17 at the time of a qualifying sexual offense seek expungement unless convicted as an adult.

Stricter parole rules, faster reviews

The Board must hold open, recorded hearings for parole or sentence termination. Release before the minimum term requires mitigating circumstances and clear and convincing evidence you are not a public‑safety risk. The Board must review you within 60 days after the Department says you finished all in‑custody case‑plan steps. Courts and the Board must consider your DOC case plan and cannot rely only on a risk score. If your parole was revoked for a new crime, the Board must weigh the facts of that crime; people sentenced to life without parole may be paroled only if clear and convincing evidence shows they are permanently unable to be a threat.

Tighter supervision and monitoring standards

The Division supervises felony cases and certain misdemeanors and sets statewide standards that match sentencing and supervision guidelines, with priority to felony cases. Officers must track compliance, catch absconders, supervise transport, and collect DNA when required. If your probation includes routine or random drug tests, you must sign a HIPAA‑consistent waiver so your officer gets the results. The Division also monitors whether you attend and finish treatment or residential vocational or life‑skills programs.

New $30 fee and cost checks

People on probation or parole pay a $30 monthly supervision fee starting May 6, 2026. The Division can suspend or waive the fee for hardship or if you owe victim restitution, and it must consider your ability to pay. Before ordering supervised probation, courts must consider how much supervision will cost you with each possible supervising agency. Courts can assign local government or private supervision in some cases; the Division may supervise a class B misdemeanor only if you have 5+ prior class B convictions, the court finds you homeless, and the Division consents.

Short jail stays and tracking

When you violate rules, the Division uses stepped, evidence‑based responses. With court or Board approval, short jail sanctions can be up to 3 days at a time and no more than 6 days in any 30‑day period. The department also collects and reports yearly data on outcomes, inmate counts, and cost savings by August 31.

Mental health coordination for reentry

The department works with local mental health authorities to provide assessments and transition plans for habitual offenders with a mental illness who are high risk but can be helped by community services. Coordination happens when clinically appropriate or at least three months before parole ends or the sentence expires. Local authorities may seek civil commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, or assertive community treatment when appropriate. The department must report proposed changes by November 1, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Clancy, Tyler
Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

Michael K. McKell
Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 216 • No: 2

House vote • 3/5/2026

House/ concurs with Senate amendment

Yes: 69 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/4/2026

Senate/ substituted

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/4/2026

Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

Yes: 27 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/19/2026

Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Yes: 28 • No: 1

House vote • 2/17/2026

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Yes: 6 • No: 0

House vote • 2/17/2026

Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 2/10/2026

House/ substituted

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 2/10/2026

House/ passed 3rd reading

Yes: 61 • No: 1

House vote • 2/2/2026

House Comm - Substitute Recommendation

Yes: 10 • No: 0