# Utah H.B. 186: Judicial Conduct Commission Amendments Utah H.B. 186, Judicial Conduct Commission Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB186-2026GS - 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. 186 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Judicial Conduct Commission Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-07 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Government Records, Judicial Administration, Judicial Operations, Ethics, Government Operations (State Issues), Judges - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (145 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Judges face linked criminal and conduct reviews: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s Judicial Conduct Commission must immediately refer information reasonably suggesting a judge committed a state or federal misdemeanor or felony to the appropriate Supreme Court justice or justices. It must also immediately refer the allegation and relevant information… - Judge investigation records get stronger privacy: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, records made, submitted, or kept for Utah Judicial Conduct Commission investigations are protected from public disclosure. The law protects these records’ privacy but limits public access to judicial oversight files. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 1 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 2 | | | 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-10: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-18: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-18: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-17: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-13: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-06: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-03: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-01-23: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-23: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-22: 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) - 2026-01-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0186.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0186S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0186.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/HB0186.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0186S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0186.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) - [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-HB186-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).