# Utah S.B. 19: Digital Evidence Amendments Utah S.B. 19, Digital Evidence Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd Weiler (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB19-2026GS - 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. 19 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Digital Evidence Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-04 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Technology, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Municipalities, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Public Safety - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (127 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah police must arrange phone evidence services: mixed, low. The law takes effect May 6, 2026, and gives Utah local law enforcement agencies until January 1, 2027, to arrange services that collect and examine evidence on phones and tablets. Agencies must provide their own services, share another entity’s services, or qualify as participants in the Regional C… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Todd Weiler (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 1 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 1 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-23: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-23: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-19: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-13: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-11: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-12-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0019.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0019S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0019.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/SB0019.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0019S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0019.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-SB19-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).