# Utah S.B. 125: Theft Amendments Utah S.B. 125, Theft Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Calvin R. Musselman (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB125-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 125 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Theft Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Transportation, Punishment, Public Transit, Theft - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (131 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Felony penalties for repeat service theft: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah classifies qualifying repeat theft of services as a third-degree felony. This rule excludes public transportation. It applies to people with a prior felony conviction for a listed theft, robbery, burglary, or fraud offense. Equivalent offenses from other jurisdictions al… - Retail theft covers keeping unpaid goods: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's retail-theft rule covers knowingly taking, hiding, carrying away, or transferring store goods. The person must intend to keep the goods without paying their retail value. Causing someone else to carry away or transfer the goods is also covered. The rule applies to merc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 63 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 3 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-27: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-27: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-25: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-25: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House) - 2026-02-23: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-02-23: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-20: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-01-13: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0125.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0125S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0125.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/SB0125.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0125S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0125.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-SB125-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).