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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 138

HB 138Session 2026HousePassed a vote

Child Abuse Homicide Amendments

Official source overview

This bill addresses the offense of child abuse homicide.

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 138 S2. Civixly has formatted, but not rewritten, the official text.

Latest development · Mar 7, 2026

House/ filed

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Official Utah record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 23, 2026
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

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What the bill would do

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

  • clarifies that an actor can be charged under the criminal offense of child abuse homicide if the child dies by suicide after being subjected to child abuse or child torture and the suicide is a direct or proximate result of the abuse or torture;
  • corrects an error in the child abuse homicide offense's penalty subsection;
  • adds a coordination clause to merge the changes to Section 76-5-208 if both this bill and S.B. 32, Child Abuse Homicide Corrections, pass and become law; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

HealthJustice & Public Safety

Source subjects

CrimesDefensesHomicideLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeMental HealthSuicide

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorShepherd, Lisa
cosponsorMcCay, Daniel

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline36 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ filed

    FilingHouse
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ received from Senate

    ReceiptHouse
  3. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ to House

    House
  4. Mar 7, 2026

    Senate/ strike enacting clause

    Senate
  5. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]

    Reading 2Senate
  6. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar

    Senate
  7. Mar 5, 2026

    Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  8. Mar 4, 2026

    Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  9. Feb 26, 2026

    Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  10. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    Senate
  11. Feb 23, 2026

    Senate/ received from House

    ReceiptSenate
  12. Feb 23, 2026

    House/ to Senate

    Senate
  13. Feb 23, 2026

    House/ passed 3rd reading

    PassageSenate
  14. Feb 23, 2026

    House/ 3rd reading

    House
  15. Feb 17, 2026

    House/ 2nd reading

    House
  16. Feb 17, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  17. Feb 13, 2026

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

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  18. Feb 10, 2026

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

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  19. Feb 10, 2026

    Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm [House Rules Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  20. Jan 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0138S02

    Utah State Legislature
  21. Jan 23, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0138S02

    Utah State Legislature
  22. Jan 22, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0138S02

    Utah State Legislature
  23. Jan 22, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0138S02

    Utah State Legislature
  24. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  25. Jan 15, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0138S01

    Utah State Legislature
  26. Jan 15, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0138S01

    Utah State Legislature
  27. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  28. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  29. Jan 14, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0138S01

    Utah State Legislature
  30. Jan 14, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0138S01

    Utah State Legislature
  31. Jan 8, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0138

    Utah State Legislature
  32. Jan 8, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0138

    Utah State Legislature
  33. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0138

    Utah State Legislature
  34. Jan 5, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0138

    Utah State Legislature
  35. Jan 5, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  36. Jan 5, 2026

    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.