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H.B. 213: Criminal Proceedings Amendments

2026 General Session · Originating chamber: House

Saved official records and Ledger coverage. The outcome below is from the Legislature’s own step list.

What the bill does

Did not pass both chambers; the bill was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses the right to a speedy trial in a criminal case.

  • Defines terms
  • Establishes time periods for a court to set a criminal matter for trial if a defendant or victim requests a speedy trial
  • Authorizes a court to set a criminal matter for trial after the expiration of the applicable time period under certain circumstances
  • Makes technical and conforming changes

The description and list come from the bill's own long title as recorded by the Legislature. Read the official bill. The Ledger takes no position on it.

Subjects: Criminal Procedure · Judicial Operations · Bail/Pretrial Detention

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeJudiciary Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Substitute RecommendationJudiciary Committee
  4. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesJudiciary Committee
  5. · Housefiledfile for bills not passed

Steps as the Legislature recorded them; clerical and fiscal-staff entries are left out. Numbers such as 54-14-7 are yeas, nays and absent.

Fiscal note

From the Legislative Fiscal Analyst's note on 1st Sub. H.B. 213 (Buff), dated February 6, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation could increase Dedicated Credit revenue to the Attorney General's Office by $1,040,000 ongoing beginning in FY2027 due to ISF collection from other agencies.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation could increase cost to the Courts by $3,973,500 ongoing from the General Fund beginning in FY 2027 and $538,200 one-time from the General Fund in FY 2027 for staff support and a new system to track the new deadlines and process cases within the new deadlines.
  • Local government: Enactment of this bill could increase local court expenditures due to speeding up the trial process, though the extent is unknown.
  • Individuals and businesses: Enactment of this legislation likely will not result in direct expenditures from tax or fee changes for Utah residents and businesses.

Bill overview

Sponsor: Nelson T. Abbott

Legislature passed-list status: Not available in the saved metadata.

Passed-list membership is not a finding that a bill was signed or took effect. A bill absent from that list is not necessarily pending or defeated.

Latest recorded action

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The full step list is above. Find the bill in the official session list for status, hearings and committee records.

Recorded floor votes

No floor-vote records for this bill and session are available here. This does not mean no vote occurred; consult the official bill record.

Ledger coverage

No Ledger stories with an explicit source link to this bill and session are listed here.