# Utah H.B. 230: Offender Amendments Utah H.B. 230, Offender Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Melissa G. Ballard (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB230-2026GS - 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. 230 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Offender Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Counties, Substance Abuse, Health and Human Services, Attorneys, Department of Corrections, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Inmates, Probation, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Department of Public Safety, Driver License, Punishment, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Parole - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (142 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More identification help for Utah inmates: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah county jails must check inmates sentenced to at least six months for current state identification. Jails must help those who lack a current driver license or ID and accept assistance. Help is limited to U.S. citizens and lawful U.S. residents allowed to work. Jails must… - Housing resource help for departing inmates: benefit, low. Utah's Department of Corrections must identify and provide housing resources when preparing an inmate's release plan. This includes information about housing after incarceration. The law does not guarantee housing or state a dollar amount for assistance. - Secure online attorney access for inmates: benefit, low. Utah's Department of Corrections must provide a secure online portal for inmates and their attorneys to communicate and exchange documents. The deadline is within 12 months after the department starts a digital communications program for inmates. - Required drug-test sharing during community supervision: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, probationers required to take routine or random drug tests must sign a results-sharing waiver. The Board of Pardons and Parole must order parolees with the same testing requirement to sign one. These waivers allow results to reach supervising officers and treatment staff empl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gwynn, M. - Cosponsor: Sandra Hollins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Shepherd (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andrew Stoddard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-03-24: 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 - 2026-03-06: 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) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (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) - 2026-02-09: 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/ substituted (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 - 2026-01-23: 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) - 2026-01-12: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0230.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230.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/HB0230.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0230.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-HB230-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).