# Utah H.B. 34: Victim Rights Amendments Utah H.B. 34, Victim Rights Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Verona Mauga (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB34-2026GS - 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. 34 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Victim Rights Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-05 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Verona Mauga (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Victims, Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (130 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Agencies must organize victim complaint handling: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Utah Victim Services Commission’s executive director must designate a victim-rights complaint coordinator. The coordinator receives and processes complaints and provides administrative help to each district victim rights committee. Every Utah criminal justice agency must… - Broader victim complaints with eligibility limits: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s victim-rights complaint process includes children under 18 harmed by a committed or alleged offense. People who are or appear responsible for the offense do not qualify as victims. Complaints can cover rights under Utah’s victims’ rights laws, Title 77, Chapters 37 and… - Victim complaints get deadlines and limits: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, victims can report rights violations to the Utah Victim Services Commission. They cannot submit complaints based on substantially the same facts as an earlier complaint. The coordinator must acknowledge receipt within 30 days. Complaints that do not meet requirements can be d… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Verona Mauga (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ken Ivory (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris H. Wilson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2026-03-25: 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 - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-04: 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 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-23: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-01-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (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) - 2025-12-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0034.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0034.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/HB0034.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0034.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-HB34-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).