# Utah H.B. 159: Protection Order Amendments Utah H.B. 159, Protection Order Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB159-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 159 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Protection Order Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Domestic Violence, Crimes, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Uniform Laws, Victims, Protective Orders/Stalking Injuctions - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (127 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Free court access for Canadian protection orders: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, people can register Canadian domestic violence protection orders in Utah by filing certified copies without a fee. Registration is not required for enforcement, and courts must send filed orders to the statewide domestic violence network. Authorized applicants and people boun… - Liability shields for protection order officials: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah, state and local agencies, and covered officials receive civil and criminal immunity for good-faith compliance. The shield covers actions and failures to act involving Canadian domestic violence order registration, enforcement, detention, or arrest. Covered officials inc… - Utah enforces Canadian domestic violence orders: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah officers must enforce Canadian domestic violence protection orders when probable cause shows a valid order exists and was violated. Officers do not need a certified copy, and violations carry the same penalties as violations of Utah orders. When notice is needed, officer… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (32) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-02-24: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-02-24: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-02-20: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-01-30: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-09: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0159.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0159.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0159.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0159.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB159-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).