All Roll Calls
Yes: 192 • No: 2
UtahH.B. 3702026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Sex Offender Oversight Amendments
Sponsored By: Karianne Lisonbee (Republican)
Signed by Governor
CountiesDepartment of CorrectionsCourtsCrimesJudicial OperationsLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeProbationSexual OffensesPublic SafetyDepartment of Public SafetyHomelessnessPunishmentArrest and DetentionOffender RegistriesParole
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Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 4 costs, 2 mixed.
Clearer agency duties for offender oversight
Beginning May 6, 2026, sheriffs and Adult Probation and Parole must accept monitoring oversight after receiving notice. Local police can take responsibility through a written agreement with the county sheriff. Agencies must follow state monitoring procedures, seek warrants, and coordinate efforts to locate and arrest offenders subject to warrants. Local agencies must notify relevant agencies when an offender changes areas; responsibility transfers after seven consecutive days unless state rules set another period. Public Safety must provide online training for staff who regularly register offenders, supervise probation or parole, or investigate compliance.
Criminal penalties for breaking monitoring rules
Beginning May 6, 2026, knowingly breaking required monitoring rules carries the same penalties as knowing registration violations. A felony registration offense or lifetime registration requirement leads to a third-degree felony; a misdemeanor registration offense leads to a Class A misdemeanor. Both penalties require at least 30 days of incarceration and at least one year of probation. Each year of noncompliance adds one year to the registration requirement.
DNA samples for felony offender violations
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah adds felony failures to register as a sex or kidnap offender to DNA-sample requirements. Felony failures to follow sex-offender monitoring rules are also covered. Existing DNA laws still determine who must provide a sample and when.
Faster warrant steps for offender violations
Beginning May 6, 2026, registration agencies must contact Public Safety within one business day after discovering a required address is missing. They must ensure monitoring starts or seek an arrest warrant. When an offender lacks required residence information and fails to follow monitoring rules, Corrections must notify probation officials or law enforcement. The notified agency must seek a warrant and try to locate and arrest the offender; any police agency can enforce it. The law favors warrants over summonses in these cases, and courts must review requests within a reasonable time and issue warrants when probable cause exists.
New residence rules for registered offenders
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah defines which places count as residences for registered sex, kidnap, and child abuse offenders. A residence must be a building, or part of one, intended for living. Temporary structures, vehicles, and undeveloped land do not count. A primary residence is where the offender regularly lives. Secondary residences include places used overnight at least 10 nights in 12 months while away from home, and property the offender owns or has a financial interest in.
Offenders pay monitoring costs with exemptions
Beginning May 6, 2026, covered offenders must pay all or part of their monitoring program costs. They do not have to pay if they show Utah Corrections that they cannot afford it. The law states no charge amount or formula for each person's share.
Location monitoring for offenders without addresses
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah Public Safety must maintain a monitoring program for covered sex offenders without required residence information. The program covers registrable offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026. Utah Corrections must establish GPS monitoring that starts within one business day after an assigned agency discovers the missing information. Location tracking can occur no more than once per 12-hour period. Offenders can request a review of whether monitoring must continue, and the program must provide oversight notices.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Karianne Lisonbee
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Brady Brammer
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 66 • No: 1
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 25 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2026
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 4 • No: 0
House vote • 2/23/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 71 • No: 1
House vote • 2/13/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
House vote • 2/13/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/24/2026House/ to Governor
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/11/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/11/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/6/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/6/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/5/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ circled
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/3/2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ amended
3/3/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Amended 3/3/2026 18:03:382
3/3/2026
Substitute #1
2/12/2026
Introduced
1/26/2026