# Utah S.J.R. 8: Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Evidence on Admissibility of Evidence of Crimes or Other Acts

Utah S.J.R. 8, Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Evidence on Admissibility of Evidence of Crimes or Other Acts, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Brady Brammer (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-07 (Senate/ filed) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SJR8-2025GS
- 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.J.R. 8
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: Joint Resolution Amending Rules of Evidence on Admissibility of Evidence of Crimes or Other Acts
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-03-07, Senate/ filed
- Sponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Court Rules, Judicial Administration, Courts, Crimes, Judicial Operations, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Sexual Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (59 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clancy, Tyler

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 2 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-03-07: Senate/ filed (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ strike enacting clause (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-04: House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules (House)
- 2025-03-03: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: House/ committee report favorable (House)
- 2025-03-03: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-28: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2025-02-24: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-24: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SJR008.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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SJR008.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SJR8-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).