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State Government / Utah / Legislation / HB 213

HB 213Session 2026HouseIn committee

Criminal Proceedings Amendments

Official source overview

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

Published by Utah State Legislature for H.B. 213 S1. 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 9, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
Key provisionsTopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Official highlighted provisions

What the bill would do

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

  • 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; and
  • makes technical and conforming changes.
Verify this overview with the Utah Legislature ↗

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public Safety

Source subjects

Bail/Pretrial DetentionCriminal ProcedureJudicial Operations

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorAbbott, Nelson T.

Action timeline

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

View full action timeline20 actions⌄
  1. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ filed

    FilingHouse
  2. Mar 7, 2026

    House/ strike enacting clause

    House
  3. Mar 5, 2026

    House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted [House Rules Committee]

    House
  4. Mar 4, 2026

    House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [House Judiciary Committee]

    House
  5. Feb 6, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0213S01

    Utah State Legislature
  6. Feb 5, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0213S01

    Utah State Legislature
  7. Feb 2, 2026

    House Comm - Held [House Judiciary Committee]

    House
  8. Feb 2, 2026

    House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]

    SubstitutionHouse
  9. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0213S01

    Utah State Legislature
  10. Feb 2, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0213S01

    Utah State Legislature
  11. Jan 26, 2026

    House/ to standing committee [House Judiciary Committee]

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  12. Jan 23, 2026

    House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst

    ReceiptHouse
  13. Jan 22, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0213

    Utah State Legislature
  14. Jan 20, 2026

    House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

    House
  15. Jan 19, 2026

    LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0213

    Utah State Legislature
  16. Jan 14, 2026

    House/ received bill from Legislative Research

    ReceiptHouse
  17. Jan 9, 2026

    LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0213

    Utah State Legislature
  18. Jan 9, 2026

    LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0213

    Utah State Legislature
  19. Jan 9, 2026

    Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

    Utah State Legislature
  20. Jan 9, 2026

    Bill Numbered but not Distributed

    Utah State Legislature

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State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

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

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.