HB0139 • 2026

Female Genital Mutilation Amendments

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Rep. Ballard, Melissa G.
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

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Female Genital Mutilation Amendments

This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.

What This Bill Does

This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 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
2026-02-24 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-02-24 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-02-24 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-02-24 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-02-20 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-20 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-02-20 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-20 Senate President
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-20 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed back on 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-02-20 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-02-20 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-02-18 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-18 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-18 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar Table
Senate/ placed on 3rd Reading Calendar table
2026-02-17 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-17 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-12 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-10 Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-06 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-06 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-06 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-06 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-01-29 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-01-29 House Judiciary Committee
House/ comm rpt/ substituted
2026-01-29 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0139S01
2026-01-29 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0139S01
2026-01-28 House Judiciary Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-28 House Judiciary Committee
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
2026-01-27 House Judiciary Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-27 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0139S01
2026-01-27 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0139S01
2026-01-20 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Clerk of the House
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-19 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0139
2026-01-17 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0139
2026-01-14 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-05 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-05 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0139
2026-01-05 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0139
2026-01-05 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.

Current Bill Text

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76-1-301
76-5-703
0
Female Genital Mutilation Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard
Senate Sponsor: Heidi Balderree

Cosponsor:
Nicholeen P. Peck
Ken Ivory
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
repeals the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a
community education program regarding female genital mutilation;
removes the statute of limitation for the prosecution of the offense of female genital
mutilation; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
76-1-301
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 174
REPEALS:
76-5-703
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 335
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
76-1-301
is amended to read:
76-1-301
. Offenses for which prosecution may be commenced at any time.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Aggravating offense" means any offense incident to which a homicide was
committed as described in Subsection
76-5-202(2)(a)(iv)
or
(v)
or Subsection
76-5-202(2)(b)
.
(b)
"Predicate offense" means an offense described in Subsection
76-5-203(1)(a)
if a
person other than a party as defined in Section
76-2-202
was killed in the course of
the commission, attempted commission, or immediate flight from the commission or
attempted commission of the offense.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, prosecution for the following
offenses may be commenced at any time:
(a)
an offense classified as a capital felony under Section
76-3-103
;
(b)
aggravated murder under Section
76-5-202
;
(c)
murder under Section
76-5-203
;
(d)
manslaughter under Section
76-5-205
;
(e)
child abuse homicide under Section
76-5-208
;
(f)
aggravated kidnapping under Section
76-5-302
;
(g)
child kidnapping under Section
76-5-301.1
;
(h)
rape under Section
76-5-402
;
(i)
rape of a child under Section
76-5-402.1
;
(j)
object rape under Section
76-5-402.2
;
(k)
object rape of a child under Section
76-5-402.3
;
(l)
forcible sodomy under Section
76-5-403
;
(m)
sodomy on a child under Section
76-5-403.1
;
(n)
sexual abuse of a child under Section
76-5-404.1
;
(o)
aggravated sexual abuse of a child under Section
76-5-404.3
;
(p)
aggravated sexual assault under Section
76-5-405
;
(q)
any predicate offense to a murder or aggravating offense to an aggravated murder;
(r)
aggravated human trafficking under Section
76-5-310
;
(s)
aggravated human smuggling under Section
76-5-310.1
;
(t)
human trafficking of a child under Section
76-5-308.5
;
or
(u)
female genital mutilation under Section
76-5-702
; or
(u)
(v)
aggravated exploitation of prostitution involving a child under Section
76-5d-208
.
Section 2.
Repealer.
Community education program.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
2-24-26 9:06 PM