Utah 2026 General Session Status: To Executive 2 R cosponsors

HB 397 — Courtroom Audiovisual Modifications

Last action — House/ filed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 27, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

68 added · 68 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill HB 397 includes new regulations regarding the livestreaming of court proceedings. It now requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to not only livestream these proceedings but also to create and share audiovisual recordings of them for public access. This change is significant because it enhances transparency in the judicial process, ensuring that the public can observe court activities more easily and aiding in the accountability of the judicial system.

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Livestreaming of a court proceeding -- Audiovisual recording of a 7 livestream.
Livestreaming of a court proceeding -- Audiovisual recording of a livestream.
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397 (a) implement measures to prohibit access to a livestream by a witness excluded from a court proceeding;
(7)(a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall:
(7) (a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall:
(b) An audiovisual recording described in Subsection (7)(a) shall:
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Action History

  1. House/ filed

  2. House/ strike enacting clause

  3. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0397S01

  4. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0397S01

  5. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0397S01

  6. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0397S01

  7. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  8. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0397

  9. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0397

  10. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  11. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  12. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0397

  13. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0397

  14. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  15. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 102 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 397?
HB 397 is sponsored by Keven J. Stratton (Republican) and Mike L. Kohler (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 397?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 27, 2026. It awaits signature.
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