# Utah H.B. 24: Criminal Penalty Amendments Utah H.B. 24, Criminal Penalty Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB24-2026GS - 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. 24 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Criminal Penalty Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-04 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Motor Vehicle Insurance, Education, K-12 Education, Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Motor Vehicles, Transportation, Fines, Traffic Violations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (143 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower penalties for some driving offenses: benefit, low. Driving 21–29 mph in a reduced-speed, 20-mph school zone is an infraction; driving 30 mph or faster remains a class C misdemeanor. Repeat school-zone speeding rules apply within three years of a prior conviction; bail forfeiture alone no longer counts. This narrows which past events trigger repeat-… - Drivers gain digital proof and privacy protections: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, drivers can show required insurance or other financial-security proof on paper or a mobile device. Officers cannot view unrelated device content, but face no civil liability or criminal penalties under this section for accidental viewing. Insurance cards cannot show the owner… - Insurance convictions trigger driver license suspensions: cost, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, covered vehicle-security convictions require Utah’s Department of Public Safety to suspend the driver’s license. The department cannot issue or renew a license until the driver provides proof of required insurance or other financial security. The department must keep that pro… - Drivers face fines but retain defenses: mixed, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, drivers who lack immediately available proof of required vehicle insurance or other financial security and fail to show it when an officer asks commit a class C misdemeanor. The minimum fine is $400, rising to $1,000 for a repeat offense within three years of a prior convicti… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 21 | 2 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 20 | 1 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-03 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-03: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-03: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-03: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-27: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 2nd reading (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 - 2026-02-09: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-06: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-03: 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/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (House) - 2026-01-23: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-23: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-01-23: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-22: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0024.pdf) - Amended 2/5/2026 11:02:822, 2026-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0024S02_2026-02-05_11-17-36.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0024S02.pdf) - Amended 1/26/2026 10:01:989, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0024S01_2026-01-26_10-19-49.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0024S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0024.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/HB0024.pdf) - [Amended 2/5/2026 11:02:822 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0024S02_2026-02-05_11-17-36.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0024S02.pdf) - [Amended 1/26/2026 10:01:989 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0024S01_2026-01-26_10-19-49.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0024S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0024.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-HB24-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).