# Utah H.B. 274: Sentencing Amendments Utah H.B. 274, Sentencing Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Mike Schultz (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB274-2026GS - 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. 274 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Sentencing Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-16 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Mike Schultz (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Sentencing Commission, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, Sentencing - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (217 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public safety leads Utah sentencing guidelines: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Utah Sentencing Commission must put public protection first when recommending adult sentences and supervision lengths. Next, in order, come rehabilitation, preventing future harm, deterrence, punishment, and effects on victims. Guidelines and criminal-history scores must… - Tougher sentencing guidance for serious offenders: cost, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, courts must consider the offense, harm, the person's history and accountability, and victims' interests when sentencing. They must also consider the sentence's purposes and effects, sentencing guidelines, any presentence report, and factors supporting harsher or lighter punis… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Schultz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 3 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 3 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 2 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-03-24: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: 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 - 2026-02-26: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-26: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-25: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-24: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ placed back on 3rd 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/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Substitute 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/ floor amendment (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 - 2026-01-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-16: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0274.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274S02.pdf) - Amended 2/6/2026 16:02:968, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0274S01_2026-02-06_16-10-12.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-16: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274.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/HB0274.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/6/2026 16:02:968 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0274S01_2026-02-06_16-10-12.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0274.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-HB274-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).