Utah · Senate Bill 71 · 2026 General Session

Evidence Retention Amendments

SB 71 Sponsored by Wayne A. Harper Became law

  1. Introduced Jan 20, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 20, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Feb 17, 2026
  4. Passed the House Feb 26, 2026
  5. To the governor Mar 11, 2026
  6. Became law Mar 23, 2026

What it does

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

This bill amends provisions related to evidence retention.

Every action

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

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  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 SB0071
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0071
  5. SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0071
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0071
  8. SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  9. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  10. CommitteeSenate/ to standing committee · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
  11. CommitteeSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation · Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee5–0 vote
  12. SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
  13. SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
  14. SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
  15. SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading21–0 vote
  16. SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
  17. SenateSenate/ circled
  18. SenateSenate/ uncircled
  19. SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading24–0 vote
  20. SenateSenate/ to House
  21. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  22. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  23. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Judiciary Committee
  24. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Judiciary Committee11–0 vote
  25. HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
  26. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  27. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  28. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading72–0 vote
  29. HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
  30. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  31. 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

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Senate/ passed 2nd reading · Full Senate

Passed 21–0
Feb 13, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 21 No 0 Not voting 8
Democrats: 5 yes, 0 no Other parties: 0 yes, 0 no Republicans: 16 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 21

Not voting · 8

Senate/ passed 3rd reading · Full Senate

Passed 24–0
Feb 17, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 24 No 0 Not voting 5
Democrats: 4 yes, 0 no Other parties: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 19 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 24

Not voting · 5

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 72–0
Feb 26, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 72 No 0 Not voting 3
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 58 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 72

Not voting · 3

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 27, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 5

Absent · 4

 Passed 5–0
Feb 25, 2026 House Judiciary Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 11

 Passed 11–0

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.