# Utah H.B. 207: Competency Amendments Utah H.B. 207, Competency Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Nelson T. Abbott (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB207-2026GS - 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. 207 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Competency Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-09 - Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Health and Human Services, Health Care, Health Care Facilities, Mental Health, Health Care Professionals, Courts, Criminal Procedure, Insanity Defense/Competency, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Utah State Hospital, Correctional Facilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (183 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Forced medication continues with transfer safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, orders allowing psychiatric medication without consent stay valid when people move between facilities within Utah. This includes jails, hospitals, and correctional facilities. Before continuing medication, a qualified medical professional employed by the receiving facility mu… - Fewer requirements for defendants’ progress evaluations: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, evaluations of defendants’ progress toward competency are exempt from Section 77-15-5 requirements. This includes the timing and prior-release limits used for other competency decisions. When a progress report finds a defendant competent to proceed, a treating physician’s sta… - New evaluation options for Utah defendants: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah courts must order two competency evaluations in the same order. After all ordered reports arrive, courts can request another or updated evaluation from the Department of Health and Human Services. A party can ask, or the court can act on its own. The court must find good… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 67 | 1 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-03-17: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: 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) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: 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/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-05: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-04: 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) - 2026-01-09: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0207.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0207S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0207S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0207.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/HB0207.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0207S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0207S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0207.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-HB207-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).