# Utah S.B. 270: State Court Amendments Utah S.B. 270, State Court Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB270-2026GS - 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. 270 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: State Court Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Landlord -- Tenant, Judicial Administration, Courts, Judicial Operations, Judges, Real Property - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (156 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Centralized court processing for evictions and debts: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah’s Judicial Council can create a division for eviction and debt-collection cases. If created, courts must transfer covered cases there for processing before and after judgment, overriding normal court-location rules. Covered cases include eviction actions and civil ac… - More nominees for open appeals court seats: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah expands nominee lists when the same appeals court has multiple vacancies at once. The Appellate Court Nominating Commission must send the governor five extra applicants for each additional vacancy. This broadens the governor’s choices without directly changing household… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 22 | 2 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 66 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-03-24: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-04: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ circled (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ return to Rules due to fiscal impact (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-03-02: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-27: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-09: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0270.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-03-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0270S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0270S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0270.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/SB0270.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0270S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0270S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0270.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-SB270-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).