# Utah H.B. 138: Child Abuse Homicide Amendments

Utah H.B. 138, Child Abuse Homicide Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Lisa Shepherd (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-06 (House/ filed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 138
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Child Abuse Homicide Amendments
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-05
- Last action: 2026-03-06, House/ filed
- Sponsor: Lisa Shepherd (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Mental Health, Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Suicide, Defenses, Homicide
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (83 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lisa Shepherd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel McCay (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-06: House/ filed (House)
- 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ strike enacting clause (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-26: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-23: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-17: House/ committee report favorable (House)
- 2026-02-13: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-10: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-02-10: 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)
- 2026-01-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Substitute #2, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0138S02.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0138S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0138.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
- [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0138S02.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0138S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0138.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB138-2026GS (as of 2026-10-16).