# Utah S.B. 304: Protective Order Amendments Utah S.B. 304, Protective Order Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Keven J. Stratton (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB304-2026GS - 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. 304 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Protective Order Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-17 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Child Custody/Parent Time, Family, Judicial Operations, Protective Orders/Stalking Injuctions - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 17 (114 yes, 37 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Parents regain time lost through false claims: benefit, medium. Beginning May 5, 2027, Utah courts must grant requested make-up parenting time lost because of knowingly false protective-order claims. A court must find that the other parent knowingly falsified important information and that the falsification caused the lost time. The protective order must have b… - False protective-order claims bring remedies and costs: mixed, low. Beginning May 5, 2027, people facing Utah protective orders can file a motion over knowingly false information. They must file within 60 days after the protective-order hearing and prove deliberate falsification with clear and convincing evidence. The false information must support an abuse or dome… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt MacPherson (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 44 | 15 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 21 | 6 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 21 | 8 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ motion to reconsider | fail | | | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 21 | 6 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 2 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (51) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-13: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2026-03-13: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-07: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2026-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ concurs with House amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ floor amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ circled (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ motion to reconsider (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate Comm - Not Considered - 2026-02-18: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0304.pdf) - Amended 3/6/2026 23:03:207, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0304S02_2026-03-06_23-08-04.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0304S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0304S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0304.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/SB0304.pdf) - [Amended 3/6/2026 23:03:207 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0304S02_2026-03-06_23-08-04.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0304S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0304S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0304.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-SB304-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).