HB0020 • 2026

Correctional Facility Capacity Amendments

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Rep. Lisonbee, Karianne
Last action: 2026-03-07
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Correctional Facility Capacity Amendments

This bill addresses provisions related to correctional facility capacity.

What This Bill Does

This bill addresses provisions related to correctional facility capacity.

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Bill History

2026-03-07 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-03 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-03 Executive Branch - Governor
House/ to Governor
2026-02-20 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-02-20 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-20 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-02-20 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-19 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-19 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-19 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-19 Senate President
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-19 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-02-19 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-02-18 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-18 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ uncircled
2026-02-12 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-12 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ circled
2026-02-10 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-10 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-09 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-05 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-03 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-03 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-03 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-03 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-03 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-01-28 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0020S01
2026-01-28 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0020S01
2026-01-26 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-01-26 House Judiciary Committee
House/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-01-23 House Judiciary Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-23 House Judiciary Committee
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0020S01
2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0020S01
2026-01-22 House Judiciary Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-21 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0020
2026-01-20 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 House Judiciary Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-17 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0020
2026-01-14 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2025-12-04 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
2025-11-19 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0020
2025-09-18 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0020
2025-09-18 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0020

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses provisions related to correctional facility capacity.

Current Bill Text

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51-9-1001
51-9-1002
1
Correctional Facility Capacity Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses provisions related to correctional facility capacity.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
creates the Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
51-9-1001
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
51-9-1002
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
51-9-1001
is enacted to read:
10. Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account
51-9-1001
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
"Offender" means the same as that term is defined in Section
64-13-1
.
(2)
"Restricted Account" means the Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account
created in Section
51-9-1002
.
(3)
"State correctional facility" means a facility operated by the Department of Corrections
to house offenders.
Section 2. Section
51-9-1002
is enacted to read:
51-9-1002
. Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account.
(1)
There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Corrections
Facility Expansion Restricted Account."
(2)
The restricted account shall consist of:
(a)
the portion of appropriations from new legislation for the Department of Corrections
for:
(i)
any state correctional capital facilities costs; and
(ii)
beginning the second fiscal year of a bill's implementation, one time savings that
occur from delayed estimated fiscal impacts of increases in the population level of
state correctional facilities;
(b)
interest, dividends, or other earnings attributable to the restricted account; and
(c)
additional money appropriated by the Legislature.
(3)
The Legislature may appropriate money from the restricted account only for the purpose
of expanding existing, or constructing new, state correctional facilities.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect:
(1)
except as provided in Subsection (2),
May 6, 2026
; or
(2)
if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:
(a)
upon approval by the governor;
(b)
without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of
Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or
(c)
in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
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