SB0156 • 2026

Constable Amendments

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Weiler, Todd
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Constable Amendments

This bill allows a constable to establish a payment schedule with an individual instead of seizing the individual's property, under certain circumstances.

What This Bill Does

This bill allows a constable to establish a payment schedule with an individual instead of seizing the individual's property, under certain circumstances.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-18 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-13 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-13 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-12 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-12 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-10 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-10 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-03-06 House Speaker
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-03-03 House Judiciary Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-03-03 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-03-03 House Rules Committee
House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-03-03 House Judiciary Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-23 House Judiciary Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-20 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-19 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-19 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-02-17 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-17 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-13 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-13 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-13 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ substituted
2026-02-11 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0156S01
2026-02-11 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0156S01
2026-02-10 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0156S01
2026-02-10 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0156S01
2026-01-29 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-01-29 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-27 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-22 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-21 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0156
2026-01-21 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0156
2026-01-21 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-20 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-20 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-19 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-19 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0156
2026-01-19 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0156
2026-01-19 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill allows a constable to establish a payment schedule with an individual instead of seizing the individual's property, under certain circumstances.

Current Bill Text

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17-78-603
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Constable Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler
House Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill allows a constable to establish a payment schedule with an individual instead of
seizing the individual's property, under certain circumstances.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
allows a constable to establish a payment schedule with an individual instead of seizing
the individual's property, under certain circumstances; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17-78-603
, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session,
Chapter 14
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
17-78-603
is amended to read:
17-78-603
. Term -- Authority -- Deputies.
(1)
(a)
Constables appointed by a county are appointed for terms of six years and may
serve more than one term if reappointed by the appointing body.
(b)
Notwithstanding the law in place at the time a constable was appointed, the term of a
constable appointed on or after July 1, 2018, expires six years after the day on which
the term began.
(2)
(a)
Appointed constables serving process outside the county in which they are
appointed shall contact the sheriff's office or police department of the jurisdiction
before serving executions or seizing any property.
(b)
An appointed constable or a deputy of an appointed constable shall notify the agency
of jurisdiction by contacting the sheriff's office or police department of jurisdiction
before serving a warrant of arrest.
(3)
The appointed constable may, upon approval of the appointing county, employ and
deputize persons who are certified as special function peace officers to function as
deputy constables.
(4)
If the county legislative body withdraws the authority of an appointed constable, the
authority of all deputy constables employed or deputized by the appointed constable is
also withdrawn.
(5)
If the authority of a constable or deputy constable is withdrawn under Subsection
(4)
,
the county shall notify the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division of the
Department of Public Safety in accordance with Section
53-6-209
.
(6)
A constable, contracted or appointed, shall:
(a)
attend the justice courts within the constable's county when required by contract or
court order; and
(b)
execute, serve, and return all process directed or delivered to the constable by a judge
of the justice court serving the county, or by any competent authority within the
limits of this section.
(7)
A constable, contracted or appointed, may:
(a)
serve any process throughout the state;
and
(b)
with the approval of a party directing the constable to seize an individual's property,
establish a payment schedule with the individual in lieu of seizing the individual's
property; and
(b)
(c)
carry out all other functions associated with a constable.
(8)
A constable shall serve exclusively as an agent for:
(a)
the government entity that has a contract with the constable;
(b)
the county that appointed the constable; or
(c)
the court authorizing or directing the constable.
(9)
Except as otherwise provided in this part, a constable may not serve as an agent, or be
considered to be serving as an agent, for a person that is not described in Subsection
(8)
.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-11-26 11:56 AM