Utah · Senate Bill 134 · 2026 General Session

Court Amendments

SB 134 Sponsored by Chris H. Wilson Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 26, 2026
  4. Passed the House Jan 30, 2026
  5. To the governor Jan 30, 2026
  6. Became law Jan 31, 2026

What it does

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

This bill amends statutory provisions related to judges and justices for Utah Courts.

Every action

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

Show the 43 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0134
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0134
  5. SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0134
  7. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  8. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
  9. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0134
  10. SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  11. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0134S01
  12. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0134S01
  13. CommitteeSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee9–0 vote
  14. CommitteeSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee9–0 vote
  15. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee8–1 vote
  16. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0134S02
  17. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0134S02
  18. SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended
  19. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  20. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  21. SenateSenate/ substituted
  22. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading22–7 vote
  23. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0134S01
  24. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  25. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading21–8 vote
  26. SenateSenate/ to House
  27. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0134S02
  28. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  29. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0134S02
  30. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  31. HouseHouse/ lifted from Rules
  32. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0134S01
  33. HouseHouse/ lifted from standing committee
  34. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee7–2 vote
  35. HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
  36. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  37. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0134S03
  38. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0134S03
  39. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  40. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading57–18 vote
  41. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
  42. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  43. SenateSenate/ received from House
  1. SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Received from Senate 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. SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
  6. SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
  7. SenateSenate/ to Governor
  8. GovernorGovernor Signed

Roll calls

7 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 4 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 22–7
Jan 23, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 22 No 7
Democrats: 0 yes, 6 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 21 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 22

No · 7

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 21–8
Jan 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 8
Democrats: 0 yes, 6 no Other parties: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 21 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

No · 8

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 57–18
Jan 30, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 57 No 18
Democrats: 0 yes, 14 no Republicans: 57 yes, 4 no
How each member voted

Yes · 57

No · 18

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 22, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Members

Yes · 9

 Passed 9–0
Jan 22, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Members

Yes · 9

 Passed 9–0
Jan 22, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 8

No · 1

 Passed 8–1
Jan 28, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 7

No · 2

Absent · 2

 Passed 7–2

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.