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H.B. 91: Presumption of Indigency 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.

It would have required a court to presume that anyone jailed for at least 10 consecutive days is indigent. It never reached a floor vote: a House committee returned it to the Rules Committee, and it was filed on March 6, 2026.

This bill addresses a court's determination of indigency.

  • Requires a court to presume that an individual is indigent if: the individual is currently incarcerated; and the court determines that the period of the individual's incarceration totals or will total at least 10 consecutive days

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

Subjects: Judicial Operations · Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice · Indigent Counsel · Correctional Facilities

How it moved

  1. · House1st reading (Introduced)Rules Committee
  2. · Houseto standing committeeJudiciary Committee
  3. · HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to RulesJudiciary Committee
  4. · 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 H.B. 91, dated January 20, 2026. A fiscal note estimates direct costs and revenue; it is not an appropriation.

  • State revenue: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state revenue.
  • State expenditures: Enactment of this legislation likely will not materially impact state expenditures.
  • Local government: Inasmuch as more individuals are presumed indigent as a result of this legislation, it could increase costs for public defenders.
  • 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: Grant Amjad Miller

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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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.