HB0354 • 2026

Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Rep. Hawkins, Jon
Last action: 2026-03-24
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments

This bill creates a criminal offense concerning rescue tracking equipment.

What This Bill Does

This bill creates a criminal offense concerning rescue tracking equipment.

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Bill History

2026-03-24 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-16 Clerk of the House
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-16 Executive Branch - Governor
House/ to Governor
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-12 Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-07 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-07 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-06 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-06 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-03-06 Senate President
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-03-04 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-02-26 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-26 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-26 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-23 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-02-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-19 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-02-19 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ circled
2026-02-19 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-19 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-02-19 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ uncircled
2026-02-19 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-12 House 3rd Reading Calendar for House bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-12 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-11 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-29 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-01-28 House Rules Committee
House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-27 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0354
2026-01-27 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0354
2026-01-23 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-23 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-23 Clerk of the House
House/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0354
2026-01-23 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0354
2026-01-23 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill creates a criminal offense concerning rescue tracking equipment.

Current Bill Text

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76-6-106.4
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Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Jon Hawkins
Senate Sponsor: Don L. Ipson

Cosponsor:
Jason B. Kyle
Ryan D. Wilcox
Doug Fiefia
Karianne Lisonbee
Matthew H. Gwynn
Candice B. Pierucci
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates a criminal offense concerning rescue tracking equipment.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
creates a criminal offense for certain actions taken with respect to rescue tracking
equipment; and
establishes a criminal penalty.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
76-6-106.4
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
76-6-106.4
is enacted to read:
76-6-106.4
. Destroying, tampering with, or unlawfully interacting with rescue
tracking equipment.
(1)
(a)
As used in this section, "rescue tracking equipment" means property that:
(i)
is located in a public place; and
(ii)
is designed to allow an individual to take possession of an item, or take a similar
action, that will:
(A)
notify law enforcement that the individual is in need of emergency assistance;
and
(B)
assist law enforcement to track the location of the individual in order to render
emergency assistance.
(b)
Terms defined in Sections
76-1-101.5
and
76-6-101
apply to this section.
(2)
An actor commits destroying, tampering with, or unlawfully interacting with rescue
tracking equipment if the actor:
(a)
destroys rescue tracking equipment;
(b)
(i)
damages, disables, removes, or tampers with rescue tracking equipment; and
(ii)
the conduct described in Subsection
(2)(b)(i)
inhibits or impedes the proper use or
functioning of the rescue tracking equipment; or
(c)
interacts with a piece of rescue tracking equipment knowing that the action will
result in a false report to a law enforcement agency of an individual who is in need of
emergency assistance.
(3)
A violation of Subsection
(2)
is a class B misdemeanor.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
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3-12-26 12:23 PM