# Utah S.B. 27: Assault or Threat of Violence Amendments Utah S.B. 27, Assault or Threat of Violence Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Don L. Ipson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB27-2026GS - 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. 27 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Assault or Threat of Violence Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-05 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Peace Officers, Crimes, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Veterans and Military Affairs, Public Safety, Assault and Battery - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (143 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Expanded protections for officers and families: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah expands its crime covering intentional assaults or threats against peace officers and their families. Covered officers include certified, correctional, special-function, and federal officers. The attacker must know the victim is an officer or an officer's family member.… - Murder charges expand for deadly military assaults: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah expands murder liability for recklessly causing a military service member's death. The death must occur while committing or attempting the new military assault offense. That offense requires knowing the victim's military connection and attacking a member acting within th… - New penalties for attacking military families: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah creates a separate crime for intentional assaults or threats against military members and their families. It covers the U.S. armed forces, National Guard, and State Defense Force. The attacker must know the victim's military connection. Members must be acting within thei… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gwynn, Matthew H. ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 26 | 3 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 70 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 28 | 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) - 2026-02-11: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-10: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-02-09: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-05: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-03: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-02: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-21: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-01-07: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-12-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0027.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0027S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0027.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/SB0027.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0027S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0027.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-SB27-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).