# Utah H.B. 123: Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments Utah H.B. 123, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Cheryl K. Acton (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB123-2026GS - 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. 123 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registration Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-30 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Cheryl K. Acton (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: Abuse, Neglect, or Dependency, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Sexual Offenses, Offender Registries - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (212 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah sets registry periods for out-of-state offenders: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah changes registration periods for people with qualifying convictions from another jurisdiction. Utah uses that jurisdiction's required registration period if they are listed there, must register there, or would still be listed if living there. Otherwise, Utah's 10-year or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cheryl K. Acton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joseph Elison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake Fitisemanu (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Katy Hall (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike L. Kohler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Raymond P. Ward (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stephen L. Whyte (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ronald M. Winterton (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House Conference Committee - Final Passage | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ refused to recede from Senate amendments | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (57) - 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 - 2026-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House Conference Committee - Final Passage - 2026-03-06: House Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate Conference Committee - Final Passage - 2026-03-05: Senate Motion to Adopt Joint Conference Comm Rpt - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Conference Committee Report - 2026-03-05: Bill Substituted by Conference Committee - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House Conference Committee Appointed - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate Conference Committee Appointed - 2026-03-05: Senate/ refused to recede from Senate amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ refuse to concur with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: 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/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-28: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-30: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0123.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123S02.pdf) - Amended 2/9/2026 11:02:984, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0123S01_2026-02-09_11-19-06.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123.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/HB0123.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/9/2026 11:02:984 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0123S01_2026-02-09_11-19-06.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0123.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-HB123-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).