# Utah H.B. 370: Sex Offender Oversight Amendments Utah H.B. 370, Sex Offender Oversight Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Karianne Lisonbee (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB370-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 370 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Sex Offender Oversight Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-26 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Department of Corrections, Courts, Crimes, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Probation, Sexual Offenses, Public Safety, Department of Public Safety, Homelessness, Punishment, Arrest and Detention, Offender Registries, Parole - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (192 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer agency duties for offender oversight: benefit, low. 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 t… - Criminal penalties for breaking monitoring rules: cost, low. 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. Bo… - DNA samples for felony offender violations: cost, low. 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: cost, low. 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,… - New residence rules for registered offenders: cost, low. 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 offend… - Offenders pay monitoring costs with exemptions: mixed, low. 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: mixed, low. 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 d… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 66 | 1 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 1 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-03-24: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: 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 - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ circled (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-03-03: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-13: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-06: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-26: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0370.pdf) - Amended 3/3/2026 18:03:382, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0370S01_2026-03-03_18-42-41.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0370S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0370.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/HB0370.pdf) - [Amended 3/3/2026 18:03:382 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0370S01_2026-03-03_18-42-41.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0370S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0370.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-HB370-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).