Utah 2026 General Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

HB 139 — Female Genital Mutilation Amendments

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 January 05, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Spencer Cox (Republican) on March 26, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • 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 (2 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

51 added · 58 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill HB 139 involve repealing the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to create a community education program about female genital mutilation. Additionally, the bill now removes the statute of limitations for prosecuting this offense, meaning that legal action can be taken at any time, regardless of how long ago the incident occurred. These changes are significant as they strengthen legal protections against female genital mutilation and ensure that perpetrators can be held accountable without time constraints.

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139 Female Genital Mutilation Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
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Female Genital Mutilation Amendments GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor:
Ballard Senate Sponsor:Heidi Balderree 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
Ballard Senate Sponsor:
This bill addresses {the criminal offense of } provisions regarding female genital mutilation.
Heidi Balderree Cosponsor:
Nicholeen P.
Peck Ken Ivory 3 LONG TITLE General Description:
This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.
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3 HB0139 compared with HB0139S01 76-1-301 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 174 REPEALS:
76-1-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 174 REPEALS:
76-5-703 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 335 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
76-5-703, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 335 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
76-1-301.
76-1-301 .
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139 Enrolled Copy (1) As used in this section:
- 2 - HB0139 compared with HB0139S01 (q) any predicate offense to a murder or aggravating offense to an aggravated murder;
(q) any predicate offense to a murder or aggravating offense to an aggravated murder;
This Bill Repeals:
Section 76-5-703, Community education program.
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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/ passed 3rd reading

  13. Senate/ 3rd reading

  14. Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar

  15. Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table

  16. Senate/ passed 2nd reading

  17. Senate/ 2nd reading

  18. Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

  19. Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  20. Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  21. Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Health and Human Services Committee]

  22. Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  23. Senate/ received from House

  24. House/ to Senate

  25. House/ passed 3rd reading

  26. House/ 3rd reading

  27. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0139S01

  28. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0139S01

  29. House/ 2nd reading

  30. House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Judiciary Committee]

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

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

  33. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0139S01

  34. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0139S01

  35. House/ to standing committee [House Judiciary Committee]

  36. House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

  37. House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

  38. LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0139

  39. LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0139

  40. House/ received bill from Legislative Research

  41. LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0139

  42. LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0139

  43. Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

  44. 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)

102 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 139?
HB 139 is sponsored by Heidi Balderree (Republican) and Melissa G. Ballard (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 139?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 05, 2026. Enacted.
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