# Utah H.B. 158: Unlawful Tracking Amendments Utah H.B. 158, Unlawful Tracking Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Doug Owens (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB158-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 158 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Unlawful Tracking Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-06 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Doug Owens (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Domestic Violence, Courts, Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Restitution, Protective Orders/Stalking Injuctions - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (170 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Damages for people harmed by tracking: benefit, high. Beginning May 6, 2026, you can sue if unlawful tracking injures you. If the court finds a violation more likely than not, it must order continued violations to stop. If you also prove injury, the court must award reasonable attorney fees and damages for your losses. Instead of damages for your loss… - Broader protection against tracking without permission: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah expands its unlawful-tracking offense to cover tracking devices and apps. Intentional device placement without permission is a class A misdemeanor. This covers another person's owned or leased vehicle, their body, belongings, or property under their physical control. The… - Investigators can track with added safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, licensed Utah private investigators acting in that role may place vehicle trackers for legitimate business purposes. The vehicle's owner or lessee cannot be under a protective order. Neither can a driver who lives with, or is immediate family of, the owner or lessee. Before u… - Tracking exceptions for families and others: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah keeps exceptions to its tracking ban for specified uses. Parents or guardians may track a minor with permission from any other parent or guardian. The exception for a former parent or guardian ends when the former minor expressly withdraws permission. Caregivers may trac… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Doug Owens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 66 | 1 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 1 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (44) - 2026-03-26: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: 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) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ floor amendment (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) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-25: 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) - 2026-02-13: House/ held (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-27: 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) - 2026-01-06: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0158.pdf) - Amended 3/4/2026 18:03:178, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0158S01_2026-03-04_18-52-03.pdf) - Amended 2/17/2026 12:02:581, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0158S01_2026-02-17_12-09-11.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0158S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0158.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0158.pdf) - [Amended 3/4/2026 18:03:178 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0158S01_2026-03-04_18-52-03.pdf) - [Amended 2/17/2026 12:02:581 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0158S01_2026-02-17_12-09-11.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0158S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0158.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - 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