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State Government / Utah / Legislation / SB 18

SB 18Session 2026SenateBecame law

Criminal Offense Modifications

Official source overview

This bill makes technical corrections regarding certain criminal offenses.

Published by Utah State Legislature for S.B. 18. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

Governor Signed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Dec 5, 2025
Latest passage
Jan 30, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

These points come from the Utah Legislature’s published bill overview.

  • corrects a cross reference concerning the criminal offense of prohibited conduct in the sale of a dangerous weapon;
  • corrects subsection numbering errors in the criminal offense of sexual battery;
  • amends the criminal offense of distributing material harmful to minors to include a penalty provision that was inadvertently omitted from a technical recodification bill in the 2025 General Session and makes additional technical corrections to the penalty provisions of the criminal offense;
  • revises the criminal offense of public assistance fraud by a recipient of public assistance by amending the name of the offense and correcting a citation;
  • updates the names of criminal offenses for patterns of unlawful activity; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

CrimesFraudLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticePublic SafetySexual OffensesWeapons

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorMusselman, Calvin R.
cosponsorWilcox, Ryan D.

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline34 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    Governor Signed

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    Senate/ to Governor

    Executive ReceiptOffice of the Governor
  3. Mar 3, 2026

    Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    ReceiptSenate
  4. Feb 25, 2026

    Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

    Senate
  5. Feb 25, 2026

    Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    EnrolledSenate
  6. Feb 3, 2026

    Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 3, 2026

    Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

    ReceiptUtah State Legislature
  8. Jan 30, 2026

    Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

    PassageSenate
  9. Jan 30, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  10. Jan 30, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  11. Jan 30, 2026

    House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

    PassageSenate
  12. Jan 30, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageHouse
  13. Jan 30, 2026

    House/ uncircled

    House
  14. Jan 30, 2026

    House/ circled

    House
  15. Jan 30, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  16. Jan 29, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  17. Jan 29, 2026

    House/ committee report favorable [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  18. Jan 28, 2026

    House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  19. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  20. Jan 21, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  21. Jan 21, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  22. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  23. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    House
  24. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension

    Senate
  25. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  26. Jan 20, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  27. Jan 13, 2026

    Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptSenate
  28. Jan 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0018

    Utah State Legislature
  29. Jan 12, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0018

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Jan 7, 2026

    Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptSenate
  31. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0018

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Dec 5, 2025

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0018

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Dec 5, 2025

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Dec 5, 2025

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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Bill overview text and highlighted provisions are published by the Utah State Legislature and are not rewritten by Civixly.

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.