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Committee advances SB 19 substitute to reduce digital forensics backlog

Utah House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee · February 13, 2026
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Summary

Lawmakers advanced a substitute to SB 19 aimed at cutting RCFL backlog by requiring agencies to attempt in‑house or interagency analysis of cell phones and tablets and reserving RCFL for harder devices; the substitute removed a proposed fee.

The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee on Feb. 14 passed a substitute to SB 19, a measure designed to reduce delays at the regional computer forensics lab (RCFL) by steering simpler mobile‑device work to local agencies.

The sponsor said the original idea included fees for agencies that send devices to RCFL but that stakeholders…

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