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2026 floor votes

S.B. 323: Criminal and Juvenile Justice Recodification

4 recorded floor votes in the 2026 General Session. The bill's official page has its text, sponsors, committee votes and full history.

About this bill

Signed by the governor on March 23, 2026. This bill recodifies and amends provisions related to criminal and juvenile justice.

  • Creates Title 75E, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration
  • Creates the Department of Criminal Justice within Title 75E, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration
  • Recodifies to Title 75E, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration: Title 63M, Chapter 7, Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse; Title 77, Chapter 38, Part 6, Safe at Home Program; Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4, Utah Indigent Defense Commission; Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4a, Office of Indigent Defense Services; Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 7, Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund; Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 8, Child Welfare Parental Representation Program; Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 9, Indigent Appellate Defense Division; and Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 11, Youth Defense Fund
  • Changes the name of: Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, to Title 76, Criminal Offenses; and Title 77, Utah Code of Criminal Procedure, to Title 77, Criminal Procedure
  • Defines terms
  • Establishes roles and responsibilities of the Department of Criminal Justice and the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice

Full bill page: steps, fiscal note and sponsors · Chief sponsor Todd Weiler

Utah Senate, March 2, 2026

2nd Reading, Passage on Second · SB 323
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 23 Nays 0 Abs 6
Official record

Yes (23)

18 Republican, 1 Forward, 4 Democratic

Absent or not voting (6)

4 Republican, 2 Democratic

Utah Senate, March 3, 2026

3rd Reading, Final Passage · SB 323
Result as recorded: Passed, Ayes 27 Nays 0 Abs 2
Official record

Yes (27)

20 Republican, 1 Forward, 6 Democratic

Absent or not voting (2)

2 Republican

Utah House, March 6, 2026

Senate 3rd Reading, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 323
Result as recorded: Passed, Yeas 62 Nays 1 N/V 12
Listed below: the 71 who are on today's roster. Official record

Yes (59)

45 Republican, 14 Democratic

No (1)

1 Republican

Absent or not voting (11)

11 Republican

Utah Senate, March 6, 2026

Concurrence, Final Passage · 1st Sub. SB 323
Result as recorded: Ayes 22 Nays 0 Abs 7
Official record

Yes (22)

16 Republican, 1 Forward, 5 Democratic

Absent or not voting (7)

6 Republican, 1 Democratic

Votes are listed as the Utah Legislature's floor vote records show them. Names are matched to today's roster, so members who have since left the Legislature aren't in the lists; the totals are the record's own. Committee votes and voice votes aren't included.