Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HCR 2 — Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines

Last action — Governor Signed

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 19, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Spencer Cox (Republican) on March 25, 2026.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 44 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill HCR 2 now directly authorizes the adult sentencing and supervision guidelines as well as juvenile disposition guidelines submitted by the Utah Sentencing Commission, starting on May 6, 2026. This change simplifies the process by eliminating the previous requirement for the guidelines to first be reviewed by two different legislative committees before authorization. This matters because it streamlines the approval process, ensuring timely updates to sentencing guidelines which can impact how justice is administered for both adults and juveniles in Utah.

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Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
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▸ authorizes the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and the juvenile disposition guidelines;
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C R None 0 2 HCR002 compared with HCR002S02 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
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WHEREAS, Utah Code Section 63M-7-406 requires the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to annually submit the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and the juvenile disposition guidelines to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Judiciary Interim Committee for review;
WHEREAS, Utah Code Section 63M-7-406 requires the Legislature to annually authorize the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and the juvenile disposition guidelines;
WHEREAS, Utah Code Section 63M-7-406 requires the Legislature to annually authorize the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and the juvenile disposition guidelines ;
and WHEREAS, the Utah Sentencing Commission submitted the adult sentencing and H.C.R.
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} and WHEREAS, the {State } Utah Sentencing Commission {on Criminal and Juvenile Justice } submitted the adult sentencing and {sentencing and } supervision length guidelines and the juvenile disposition guidelines for authorization on October 29, 2025, to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Judiciary Interim Committee for approval for the 2026 General Session:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature, the Governor concurring therein, authorizes the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines submitted by the Utah Sentencing Commission on February 12, 2026.
February 12, 2026:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature, the Governor concurring therein, authorizes the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines and juvenile disposition guidelines submitted {to } by the {Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim } Utah Sentencing Commission on February 12, 2026.
Committee and the Judiciary Interim Committee.
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. House/ to Governor

  3. House/ received enrolled bill from Printing

  4. House/ enrolled bill to Printing

  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

  7. Bill Received from House for Enrolling

  8. House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling

  9. House/ received from Senate

  10. Senate/ to House

  11. Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House

  12. Senate/ received from House

  13. House/ to Senate

  14. House/ concurs with Senate amendment

  15. House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

  16. House/ received from Senate

  17. Senate/ to House with amendments

  18. Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  19. Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

  20. Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar

  21. Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

  22. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  23. Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

  24. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HCR002S02

  25. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HCR002S02

  26. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

  27. Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

  28. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HCR002S02

  29. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HCR002S02

  30. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

  31. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  32. Senate/ received from House

  33. House/ to Senate

  34. House/ passed 3rd reading

  35. House/ 2nd reading

  36. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HCR002S01

  37. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HCR002S01

  38. House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]

  39. House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]

  40. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HCR002S01

  41. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HCR002S01

  42. House/ lifted from calendar sent to standing comm [House Judiciary Committee]

  43. House/ 3rd reading

  44. House/ 2nd reading

  45. House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

  46. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  47. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  48. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  49. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HCR002

  50. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HCR002

  51. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HCR002

  52. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HCR002

  53. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  54. Bill Numbered but not Distributed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (102)

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