All Roll Calls
Yes: 167 • No: 39
UtahH.B. 5402026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Judicial Transparency and Information Access Amendments
Sponsored By: Logan Monson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Electronic DatabasesGovernment RecordsJudicial AdministrationCourtsJudicial OperationsGovernment Operations (State Issues)Judges
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Judges must publicly report their finances
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah requires annual financial disclosures from judges and court commissioners. This covers justice, district, juvenile, Business and Chancery, appeals, and supreme courts. The disclosures must follow standards comparable to the state's conflict-of-interest disclosures and appear on a public website. Records required by the disclosure rule are excluded from the specified private-financial-record category. The Judicial Council must report on implementation to the Judiciary Interim Committee by November 1, 2026.
Public court hearings get audio recordings
Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah must record all open portions of public court proceedings, from start through adjournment. Justice court proceedings are exempt. The Administrative Office of the Courts must provide recordings on request and speed up parties' requests as much as possible. Parties pay no recording fee; other requesters may pay fees allowed by law. By November 30, 2026, the Judicial Council must report on options for making recordings freely available to the public.
Traffic fine money supports court buildings
Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah creates a restricted State Courts Complex Account in the General Fund. The state court administrator or municipality transfers $7 from each qualifying motor-vehicle fine or voluntary payment handled in a court of record. This redirects existing fine money; it does not add $7 to the amount owed. The Legislature may use the account only to repay construction costs funded elsewhere or operate and maintain the court complex. Remaining fine money follows existing allocation rules.
Court records online with fee limits
Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah must provide one secure website for public court records, excluding records barred from disclosure. Users must register with their identity, business or home address, and citizenship status; access and registration are free. Each user gets 50 searches and 50 downloads per calendar month without website fees; extra searches or downloads may cost money. New fee rules replace earlier authority for document copies, record searches, and limited searches on the existing court database. The Judicial Council sets copy and retrieval fees, but the law does not set amounts; state and local governments are exempt. Justice courts cannot charge their separate record fees for public records available on the website.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Logan Monson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Brady Brammer
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 57 • No: 8
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 20 • No: 6
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/2/2026
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/2/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 1
House vote • 2/23/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/23/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/23/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/23/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 57 • No: 11
House vote • 2/13/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 5
House vote • 2/13/2026
House Comm - Held
Yes: 6 • No: 5
House vote • 2/13/2026
House Comm - Reconsider actions
Yes: 8 • No: 3
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2026House/ to Governor
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ 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/ 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/ floor amendment
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
3/2/2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
3/2/2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
3/2/2026
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Amended 3/4/2026 19:03:105
3/4/2026
Substitute #2
2/28/2026
Substitute #1
2/23/2026
Introduced
2/11/2026