# Utah H.B. 354: Criminal Justice Revisions Utah H.B. 354, Criminal Justice Revisions, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB354-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 354 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Criminal Justice Revisions - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Technology, Government Records, Public Utilities and Technology, Attorneys, Judicial Administration, Alcohol, Crimes, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Sexual Offenses, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Public Safety, Weapons, Artificial Intelligence, Offender Registries, Correctional Facilities - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (199 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Corrections must assess qualifying sex offenders: benefit, low. Utah's Department of Corrections must use a multi-domain risk assessment to guide treatment and supervision for qualifying sex offenders. This applies to convictions after May 7, 2025, for offenses committed in Utah listed in Section 77-41-102(19)(a). The requirement applies only when an assessment… - Police must report firearm case data: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, covered Utah law enforcement agencies must report the previous calendar year's firearm data by April 30. Reports must count offenses involving lost, stolen, or untraceable firearms by offense type. They must also count firearms returned, destroyed, retained, transferred, or… - Police must report impaired-driving crash data: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's public safety department must collect statewide data on crashes that appear linked to impaired driving. Requested data include injuries, deaths, property damage, and impairment test results. Agencies must provide requested information in the department's required forma… - Police must share records statewide: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah law enforcement agencies must share records-system information with the state's criminal intelligence system. Agencies must work with the Department of Public Safety on any needed memorandum of understanding or related agreement. - Jails and officers expand biometric collection: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah county jails must collect required biometric and personal information from everyone processed or booked. This includes people who are not kept in custody. When possible, jails must link each person and their jail records to a state identification number. Beginning Januar… - Justice software vendors must connect systems: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, qualifying software vendors must build automated connections to Utah's Public Safety Portal. This covers software serving Utah criminal justice agencies that collects and stores data legally required for commission reporting. Connections must work within one year after the ag… - State grants face limits and exceptions: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah's criminal justice commission cannot award state grants to covered entities it has found currently ineligible. This restriction covers entities subject to Sections 53-21-102 and 53-21-104.3. Effective May 7, 2025, the law allows grants under Section 63A-16-1003 despite… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ substitute adoption failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substitute adoption failed | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ substitute adoption failed (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ substituted (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-13: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (House) - 2025-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-12: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-12: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-29: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-29: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0354.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354S02.pdf) - Amended 2/13/2025 10:02:489, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0354S01_2025-02-13_10-02-42.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0354.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/13/2025 10:02:489 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0354S01_2025-02-13_10-02-42.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0354.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-HB354-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).