# Utah S.B. 171: Indigent Defense Amendments Utah S.B. 171, Indigent Defense Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd Weiler (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB171-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 171 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Indigent Defense Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Juveniles, Judicial Operations, Juvenile Justice, Indigent Counsel - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 20 (183 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New defense fund for Utah kids: mixed, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah’s new Youth Defense Fund supports effective legal defense for minors who cannot afford lawyers in juvenile court. It pays appointed defense providers, needed defense resources, and costs to manage the fund and providers. This support is available only in counties that jo… - Counties pay for youth defense support: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, counties can choose to join the Youth Defense Fund by passing a resolution accepting payment duties and submitting a certified copy to the commission. Participating counties must pay the amount set by the Office of Indigent Defense Services by January 15 each year. To leave,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Clancy, Tyler ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 71 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 1 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | fail | 3 | 6 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Comm - Held | pass | 6 | 3 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (48) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-03-04: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2025-03-03: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2025-03-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-03-03: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-27: House Comm - Held (House) - 2025-02-27: House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (House) - 2025-02-21: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-18: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-14: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0171.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171.pdf) ## Related bills - S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed) - H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed) - H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed) - H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed) - S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed) - S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0171.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0171.pdf) ## Related - [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS) - [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS) - [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS) - [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS) - [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS) - [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS) - [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-SB171-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).