SB0183 • 2026

Surveillance Camera Amendments

Privacy

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Sen. Pitcher, Stephanie
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Governor Signed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Surveillance Camera Amendments

This bill concerns a law enforcement officer's ability to tamper with a surveillance camera on private property.

What This Bill Does

This bill concerns a law enforcement officer's ability to tamper with a surveillance camera on private property.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Governor Signed
2026-03-11 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
2026-03-11 Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ to Governor
2026-03-10 Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2026-03-10 Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
2026-03-07 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
2026-03-07 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2026-03-06 House Speaker
House/ received from Senate
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
2026-03-06 Senate President
House/ to Senate
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ concurs with House amendment
2026-03-06 Senate President
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-06 Legislative Research and General Counsel / Enrolling
Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
2026-03-06 House Speaker
Senate/ to House
2026-03-05 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 3rd reading
2026-03-05 Senate Secretary
House/ passed 3rd reading
2026-03-05 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ substituted
2026-03-05 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-03-05 Senate Concurrence Calendar
Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
2026-03-05 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received from House
2026-03-03 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0183S03
2026-03-03 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0183S03
2026-03-03 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0183S03
2026-03-03 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0183S03
2026-02-25 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-02-25 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-02-25 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House/ committee report favorable
2026-02-23 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-23 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
2026-02-23 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee
House/ to standing committee
2026-02-23 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 3rd reading
2026-02-23 Clerk of the House
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
2026-02-23 Clerk of the House
Senate/ to House
2026-02-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ 2nd reading
2026-02-20 Senate 3rd Reading Calendar
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
2026-02-20 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ substituted
2026-02-18 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0183S02
2026-02-18 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0183S02
2026-02-17 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0183S02
2026-02-17 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0183S02
2026-02-02 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0183S01
2026-02-02 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0183S01
2026-02-02 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ committee report favorable
2026-02-02 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-01-30 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0183S01
2026-01-30 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0183S01
2026-01-30 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-27 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-26 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-25 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0183
2026-01-25 Version Sponsor
LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0183
2026-01-23 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-23 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-22 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-22 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0183
2026-01-22 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0183
2026-01-22 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

Official Summary Text

This bill concerns a law enforcement officer's ability to tamper with a surveillance camera on private property.

Current Bill Text

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53-25-1201
53-25-1202
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Surveillance Camera Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher
House Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill concerns a law enforcement officer's ability to tamper with a surveillance camera
on private property.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
prohibits a law enforcement officer, or an individual acting on behalf of a law
enforcement officer, from tampering with, changing the viewing direction of, or
disabling a person's surveillance camera on the person's private property; and
creates exceptions to the prohibition.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53-25-1201
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-25-1202
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
53-25-1201
is enacted to read:
12. Law Enforcement Prohibitions
53-25-1201
. Definitions.
Reserved.
Section 2. Section
53-25-1202
is enacted to read:
53-25-1202
. Law enforcement officer prohibition on tampering with a private
surveillance camera -- Exceptions.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection
(2)
or (4), a law enforcement officer, or an individual
acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer, may not tamper with, change the viewing
direction of, or disable a person's surveillance camera that is on the person's private
property.
(2)
Subsection
(1)
does not apply if the law enforcement officer, or the individual acting on
behalf of a law enforcement officer:
(a)
obtains the person's permission before taking the action described in Subsection
(1)
;
(b)
obtains a court order granting permission to take the action described in Subsection
(1)
before taking the action described in Subsection
(1)
; or
(c)
takes the action described in Subsection
(1)
under a circumstance described in
Subsection
(3)(a)
if the law enforcement officer, or the individual acting on behalf of
a law enforcement officer, subsequently takes an action described in Subsection
(3)(b)
.
(3)
(a)
The circumstances described in Subsection
(2)(c)
are:
(i)
the existence of exigent circumstances; or
(ii)
to protect a law enforcement officer's safety:
(A)
while executing a warrant; or
(B)
if the circumstances, as known to the law enforcement officer, present a real,
articulable risk to the law enforcement officer's safety.
(b)
The subsequent actions described in Subsection
(2)(c)
are:
(i)
notifying the affected person within 24 hours after:
(A)
the exigent circumstances no longer exist;
(B)
the warrant described in Subsection
(3)(a)(ii)(A)
has been served; or
(C)
the circumstances described in Subsection
(3)(a)(ii)(B)
have been resolved; or
(ii)
obtaining a court order as soon as practicable after the circumstance described in
Subsection
(3)(a)
no longer exists, and if a court refuses to issue a court order,
informing the person about the action taken on the surveillance camera within 24
hours after the court's refusal.
(4)
This section does not apply to a camera that is used for the surveillance or taking of
wildlife.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
3-10-26 12:33 PM