H.B. 6 Criminal Justice Base Budget

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This bill sets the base state budget for fiscal year 2027 for several criminal justice and public safety agencies, totaling about $1.35 billion. It adds an $11 million adjustment for jail contracting and jail reimbursement.

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Every vote

• 74 yes, 0 no, 1 absentFinal House vote · Jan 28, 2026Who voted how
• 26 yes, 0 no, 3 absentFinal Senate vote · Jan 29, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Jan 26, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (3 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)21:31

     circled. Madam Reading Clerk

  2. Reading Clerk21:33

     House Bill six, criminal justice Base Budget by Representative Gwynn.

  3. Speaker (presiding)21:38

     Representative Gwynn. Motion to circle. Motion is in order. Uh, go ahead and place the motion. Motion before us is the house Circle HB six. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Roll That motion passes And P six has been circled. Madam Reading Clerk

• Jan 28, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (8 turns)

  1. Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn27:21

     Thank you Mr. Speaker motion on circle HB six Representative

  2. Speaker (presiding)27:24

     Gwen, we pull that mic a little closer.

  3. Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn27:26

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. Motion to encircle HB six.

  4. Speaker (presiding)27:29

     Thank you representative. That motion is an order. The motion before us a house encircle HB six. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Rule that motion passes The bill's been encircled and before the body for consideration. Back to you Representative Gwynn.

  5. Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn27:42

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. This bill appropriates the base budgets of eight entities overseen by the Criminal Justice Appropriation subcommittee. That is the Attorney General's Office Board of Pardons and Parole Department of Corrections, the courts guardian ad litems office, governor's Office, criminal Justice, uh, department of Public Safety, and Utah Communications Authority. Uh, these budget bills fund the agencies beginning at the same amount as fiscal year 2026, ongoing appropriations. Uh, in December, the executive appropriations committee approved the following general fund additions, uh, jail contracting and jail reimbursement based on his statutory rate. Uh, that was $11 million. Uh, the bill also appropriates a total of 949.2 million from the general fund and income tax fund for operating in capital budgets and transfers another 26 million in FY 27 from the general income tax funds into other funds and accounts for fisco. Year 27. The largest funding source in this bill is the general fund of the total of 949 million for all funding sources, this bill will appropriate a total of 1.35 billion in FY 27. As we progress through the session, we'll consider adjustments to these agency's budgets and any approved adjustments will be made. One of the supplemental appropriations bills at the end of this session.

  6. Speaker (presiding)28:56

     Thank you Representative Gwynn discussion to the bill? None. Back to you Representative Gwynn for summation. I'll

  7. Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn29:07

     Waive. Thank you.

  8. Speaker (presiding)29:08

     Summation has been waived. Voting will now be open on representative gracious. Oh, you got a Representative. Bolinder, would you like to vote? CL President having voted voting is now closed. HB six passes this body with 74 yes votes and zero no votes and will be sent to the Senate for its consideration.

• Jan 29, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (8 turns)

  1. Sen. Brady Brammer10:36

     Uh, this pertains to the following, um, entities, attorney General Board of Pardons and Parole, department of Corrections Courts guardian ad Litem, the Governor's Office, uh, criminal Justice Department of Public Safety, and the Utah Communications Authority. Uh, the base budget has been adjusted by 11 million for jail contracting and jail reimbursement in this base bill by the Executive Appropriations Committee. This bill accounts for 942 or 949.2 million from the general fund and income tax fund and a total of 1.35 billion in fiscal year 2027. And we'll make adjustments as the season or as the session progresses. And with that, I'm open to any questions.

  2. Senate presiding officer11:18

     Thank you for the presentation. I'm not seeing questions, uh, going back to you for summation and a motion.

  3. Sen. Brady Brammer11:25

     Yeah, I move that we pass favorably. HB six.

  4. Senate presiding officer11:29

     Thank you. And the question is Under suspension of the role Shall house bill six pass Roll call vote.

  5. Senate clerk (roll call)11:33

     Senator Vickers. Baldy Aye. Luin Blue and aye. Brammer Aye. Bus Aye. Cu it more? Aye. Escamilla Aye. Fillmore Aye. Grover Harper Aye. Kins Aye. Ipson Johnson Wan McKay Mikel Milner Musselman Owens pitcher Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton Vickers Vicars Aye. Weiler Aye. Wilson. Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye.

  6. Senate presiding officer12:42

     House bill six. Having received 26 a votes, zero nay votes. Three being absent passes, this body will be signed by the president. Return to the house for the signature

  7. Senate presiding officer12:52

     of the speaker house. Bill seven, House Bill, seven. Social services based budget. Senator Stratton. Senator Stratton.

  8. Sen. Keven J. Stratton13:02

     Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is our social service base budget Bill HB 2 0 7.