SB0215 • 2026

Eviction Record Amendments

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Sen. Pitcher, Stephanie
Last action: 2026-03-06
Official status: Senate/ filed
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Eviction Record Amendments

This bill modifies provisions related to the expungement of evictions.

What This Bill Does

This bill modifies provisions related to the expungement of evictions.

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Bill History

2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ 2nd reading
2026-03-06 House Rules Committee
House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules
2026-03-06 House 3rd Reading Calendar for Senate bills
House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
2026-03-06 Clerk of the House
House/ strike enacting clause
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
House/ to Senate
2026-03-06 Senate file for bills not passed
Senate/ filed
2026-03-06 Senate Secretary
Senate/ received from House
2026-02-23 House Rules Committee
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-02-23 Clerk of the House
House/ received from Senate
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
2026-02-04 Senate Business and Labor Committee
Senate/ comm rpt/ amended
2026-02-04 Senate 2nd Reading Calendar
Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
2026-02-03 Senate Business and Labor Committee
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
2026-02-03 Senate Business and Labor Committee
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2026-01-30 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
2026-01-30 Senate Business and Labor Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
2026-01-29 Released
LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0215
2026-01-29 Version Sponsor
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2026-01-29 Senate Rules Committee
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2026-01-29 Waiting for Introduction in the Senate
Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research
2026-01-28 Legislative Research and General Counsel
Bill Numbered but not Distributed
2026-01-28 Legislative Fiscal Analyst
LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0215
2026-01-28 Legislative Fiscal Agency
LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0215
2026-01-28 Legislative Research and General Counsel
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Official Summary Text

This bill modifies provisions related to the expungement of evictions.

Current Bill Text

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78B-6-852
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Eviction Record Amendments
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stephanie Pitcher
House Sponsor:
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies provisions related to the expungement of evictions.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
modifies the time period required before an automatic expungement of an eviction takes
place; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
78B-6-852
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 372
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
78B-6-852
is amended to read:
78B-6-852
. Automatic expungement of eviction.
(1)
(a)
Without the filing of a petition, a court shall order expungement of all records of
an eviction if:
(i)
(a)
(i)
the entire case was dismissed;
(ii)
there is no appeal pending for the case; and
(iii)
at least
three years
90 days
have passed from the day on which the eviction was
filed
dismissed
; or
(b)
the parties to the eviction stipulated to expungement and have filed a stipulation with
the court.
(2)
The court shall issue an order of expungement when the court determines that an
eviction qualifies for automatic expungement under Subsection
(1)
.
(3)
This section applies to evictions filed on or after July 1, 2022.
Section 2.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
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