# Utah H.B. 139: Female Genital Mutilation Amendments Utah H.B. 139, Female Genital Mutilation Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Melissa G. Ballard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB139-2026GS - 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. 139 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Female Genital Mutilation Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-05 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Crimes, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Legislative Operations, Sunsets and Repealers, Department of Health and Human Services, Statute of Limitations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (135 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah ends female genital mutilation prosecution deadlines: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah prosecutors can bring female genital mutilation charges at any time. The law removes the time limit for starting these prosecutions. - Utah drops required female genital mutilation education: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's Department of Health and Human Services no longer must develop community education about female genital mutilation. The law ends the education requirement; it does not require all education efforts to stop. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ken Ivory (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-02-24: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-24: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-24: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-10: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-01-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-28: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 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) - 2026-01-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0139.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0139S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0139.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/HB0139.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0139S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0139.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-HB139-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).