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Votes at a glance: committee recommendations from the Feb. 26 Senate Judiciary hearing

Utah Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee · February 24, 2026
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Summary

The committee favorably recommended multiple criminal-justice and related bills after amendment and debate. This roundup lists each bill the committee acted on and the committee outcome.

The Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee took action on a slate of bills in a single hearing. Below are the committee-level outcomes (motions and committee tallies as recorded in the hearing):

- HB 48 (third substitute) — juvenile recidivism and narrow provisional housing carve-out: favorably recommended to the Senate (committee tally recorded at 6–2). Sponsor indicated intent to add judge-consideration factors on the floor.

- SB 313 — recidivism amendments/cleanup: favorably recommended unanimously (8–0 in…

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