All Roll Calls
Yes: 137 • No: 1
UtahS.B. 1332025 General SessionSenateWALLET
Metal Purchase and Theft Amendments
Sponsored By: Todd Weiler (Republican)
Signed by Governor
BusinessPawnshops and Secondhand MerchandiseCrimesLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticePunishmentTheft
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 0 mixed.
Some automatic metal theft felonies removed
Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah removes special automatic third-degree-felony rules from retail theft, general theft, theft by deception, and extortion. The removed rules covered catalytic converters and certain suspect metals worth less than $5,000. The suspect-metal rules included a 25-pound minimum, aluminum or copper content, and an exclusion for lead batteries. Retail theft still follows its remaining value and prior-conviction rules. Metal theft is addressed under a separate offense with its own penalties, so removing these rules does not guarantee a lower charge.
Metal thieves face a separate crime
Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah creates a separate crime for taking another person's metal or catalytic converter without permission. Theft worth $5,000 or more, or theft from a person, is a second-degree felony. Third-degree felonies cover theft worth $1,500–$4,999, catalytic converters, and qualifying suspect metal weighing at least 25 pounds. Theft worth $500–$1,499 is a class A misdemeanor; below $500, the baseline is a class B misdemeanor. Prior convictions and merchant reentry bans can raise the charge. The law also treats regulated-metal wire as suspect metal when it is burned or looks burned.
More crimes count toward racketeering cases
Beginning July 1, 2025, metal or catalytic-converter theft can count toward a Utah racketeering case. The law also updates covered crimes involving gambling, prostitution, communications fraud, money laundering, and certain tax offenses. A pattern requires at least three related episodes, not isolated acts. At least one act must occur after July 31, 1981, and the latest must fall within five years of the preceding act.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Todd Weiler
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Ryan D. Wilcox
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/6/2025
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 70 • No: 0
House vote • 2/27/2025
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/21/2025
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 25 • No: 1
Senate vote • 2/21/2025
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/20/2025
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/20/2025
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/20/2025
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/10/2025
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/7/2025
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 24 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/28/2025
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/28/2025
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/26/2025Senate/ to Governor
3/17/2025SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/17/2025SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/13/2025SenateEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/13/2025Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/7/2025Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
3/7/2025Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ received from House
3/7/2025SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/6/2025HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
3/6/2025HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
3/6/2025HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
3/6/2025HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
2/28/2025HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
2/28/2025HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/27/2025HouseHouse/ to standing committee
2/25/2025HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2/24/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
2/21/2025HouseSenate/ to House
2/21/2025SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading
2/21/2025SenateSenate/ uncircled
2/21/2025SenateSenate/ circled
2/20/2025SenateSenate/ substituted
2/20/2025SenateSenate/ uncircled
2/20/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/13/2025
Substitute #2
2/18/2025
Substitute #1
1/28/2025
Introduced
1/16/2025