Utah · House Bill 20 · 2026 General Session

Correctional Facility Capacity Amendments

HB 20 Sponsored by Karianne Lisonbee Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2026
  3. Passed the House Feb 3, 2026
  4. Passed the Senate Feb 19, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 3, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 7, 2026

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill addresses provisions related to correctional facility capacity.

Every action

45 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0020
  2. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0020
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0020
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  5. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  6. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0020
  8. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  9. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Judiciary Committee
  10. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0020
  11. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0020S01
  13. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0020S01
  14. CommitteeHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation · House Judiciary Committee11–0 vote
  15. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Judiciary Committee11–0 vote
  16. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ substituted
  17. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  18. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0020S01
  19. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0020S01
  20. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  21. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading69–0 vote
  22. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  23. SenateSenate/ received from House
  24. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  25. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
  26. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee5–0 vote
  27. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  28. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  29. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  30. SenateSenate/ circled
  31. SenateSenate/ uncircled
  32. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading19–3 vote
  33. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  34. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading23–3 vote
  35. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
  36. SenateSenate/ to House
  37. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  1. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from House for Enrolling
  3. Legislative Research and General CounselDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
  4. Legislative Research and General CounselEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
  5. HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. HouseHouse/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

6 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 3 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 69–0
Feb 3, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 69 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 13 yes, 0 no Republicans: 56 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 69

Not voting · 6

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 19–3
Feb 18, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 19 No 3 Not voting 7
Democrats: 4 yes, 2 no Other parties: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 15 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 19

No · 3

Not voting · 7

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 23–3
Feb 19, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 23 No 3 Not voting 3
Democrats: 4 yes, 2 no Other parties: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 23

No · 3

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 23, 2026 House Judiciary Committee House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0
Jan 23, 2026 House Judiciary Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0
Feb 9, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 4

 Passed 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.