S.B. 18 Criminal Offense Modifications

What this bill does

S.B. 18 mainly makes technical fixes to Utah's criminal code, such as correcting cross-references, subsections, a citation, and a title. It also restores a third-degree felony penalty for one described offense in section 76-5-205 that had been left at the misdemeanor level.

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Every vote

• 28 yes, 0 no, 1 absentFinal Senate vote · Jan 20, 2026Who voted how
• 7 yes, 0 no, 4 absentHouse Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 28, 2026Who voted how
• 72 yes, 1 no, 2 absentFinal House vote · Jan 30, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Jan 20, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (15 turns)

  1. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman24:51

     Senator Musselman, Mr. President SB 18 is a, uh, committee bill. Um, there was several cross references and, um, subsections that had some errors that we were cleaning up. In addition to that, we actually inadvertently, um, didn't include a penalty specifically dealing with Juab jutting material harmful to a minor. It was a, just a typo that we'd missed it, but this puts it in appropriately as what was intended from the previous legislation and offenses. Uh, it amends the offenses and names and, and corrects a citation for a public assistant fraud by recipient of a public assistant. Uh, just clarifying that particular title as well. Um, I vote him for questions.

  2. Senate President (presiding)25:39

     Okay. Thank you for the pres presentation. Senator, what is your discussion? Senator Weiler did the bill?

  3. Sen. Todd Weiler25:47

     Yeah. Will the sponsor yield Senator Musselman?

  4. Senate President (presiding)25:50

     Will you yield? Yes, go ahead. Senator Weiler. Yeah, I'm

  5. Sen. Todd Weiler25:54

     Pretty sure this bill doesn't have any substantive changes. I just wanted to have that clarified. Are there any substantive changes in the bill to the law?

  6. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman26:03

     There are no substantive changes. These were all, all these were intended in the previous legislation. They were just in essence corrections to some typos or mislabeling.

  7. Sen. Todd Weiler26:14

     Thank you Mr. President.

  8. Senate President (presiding)26:15

     Yeah, thank you for that clarification. That's very important. So looking for further discussion. Seeing none, I'm gonna go to you, Senator Musselman.

  9. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman26:23

     Any summation or, and, and a motion I would move under the suspension of the rule that we pass SB 18 criminal offenses modifications.

  10. Senate President (presiding)26:32

      Thank you. And the question is under suspension of the rule shall Senate bill 18 pass Roll call vote.

  11. Unknown speaker26:37speaker not certain

      Senator Vickers Baldy Luin Brammer CU Moore Aye. Illa Aye. Bus Fillmore Grover Harper Kinins Aye. Pson Johnson Juab McKay Aye. Mikel Aye. Milner Musselman Aye. Owens pitcher Plum Rebe Sandal Stevenson Stratton Aye. Vickers Aye. Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye. Winterton Aye. President Adams Aye. Senate

  12. Senate President (presiding)27:37

      bill 18, having received 28 yay votes, zero nay votes, one being absent passes this body and will be sent to the house for further consideration.

  13. Senate President (presiding)27:49

      Thank you. I'm gonna go to Senator McKay. We're gonna re reconsider our actions. Go ahead.

  14. Sen. Daniel McCay27:55

      Thank you President. Got so excited about passing Senate bill, uh, Senate bill, uh, 16. I missed an amendment on line. So I'd like to make a motion that we reconsider our actions on Senate bill 16 TRA tax credit review process amendments. I think we have a motion to reconsider probably for the purpose of placing an amendment.

  15. Senate President (presiding)28:10

      Do we have discussion? Seeing none. I'll place it all in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Will let Motion passes. That bill now will be placed

• Jan 28, 2026 House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (13 turns)

  1. Committee chair40:56

     Senator, you're back up with Senate Bill 18.

  2. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman40:58

     Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, as efficient as our process is and as redundant, our process is in creating bills and those bills developing, uh, and passing through the, uh, process and, and going into code. Sometimes we miss a thing or two. Usually they're, um, uh, mostly, um, you know, commas and, and word changes and slight definition changes. Um, and that's essentially for the most part, with one exception. What this bill does is clarifying some, uh, some, you know, making some technical changes. But I wanna point out one, because it is an item of substance, I'll point it out so that it doesn't seem that I'm just giving the same old, this is a cleanup bill statement. Um, uh, on in section 76, uh, no, that's wrong, 76 dash five c dash 2 0 5. We inadvertently left a description of a, a description of a, of individuals that would, should be in a, uh, aligned with a more harsh penalty and were, if left alone, they would be, uh, just a misdemeanor. And so that section, if you refer to that section, which is in lines 1 54 through 1 61, that's the, it is fairly technical, but it describes an individual and it would be a violation that would apply, would be a third degree felony rather than a, um, uh, misdemeanor, which what we intended to do. We just missed it last year. So that's the bill. Mr. Chair, that concludes your presentation. It does. Okay.

  3. Committee chair42:42

     We'll turn to the committee for clarifying questions. And there any clarifying questions on the committee? And this is one that we've seen before. I don't anticipate a lot of questions. I don't see any. Is there anyone here from the public speak to it? No. Okay. Seeing none. We'll return back to the Committee for discussion or action. Representative Peterson. Thank

  4. Rep. Peterson43:03speaker not certain

     You Mr. Chairman. I make a motion we pass out with the favorable recommendation Senate Bill 18 Motion is that we pass out Senate bill 18 with a favorable recommendation.

  5. Committee chair43:11

     Uh, would you like to speak to it?

  6. Rep. Peterson43:12speaker not certain

     I think this just clarifies the code, obviously that we saw this in interim, and so I think we understand it pretty well.

  7. Committee chair43:19

     Okay. Any discussion to the motion? Okay. Seeing none, Senator Musselman, I'll

  8. Sen. Calvin R. Musselman43:26

     Waive. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

  9. Committee chair43:26

     Representative Peterson

  10. Rep. Peterson43:28speaker not certain

      Waive, I go ahead and place the motion.

  11. Committee chair43:30

      All those in favor of passing out Senate bill 18 with a favorable recommendation to the floor. Say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Okay, it's done. Thank you, Senator. Thank you, chair.

  12. Unknown speaker43:41speaker not certain

      I do recall I was supposed to give you a hard time today after the antics yesterday in the Senate, but you're welcome.

  13. Committee chair43:50speaker not certain

      Yes. Yes. Alright. Okay.

• Jan 30, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (5 turns)

  1. Reading clerk5:50

     Senate Bill 18, criminal offense modifications by Senator Musselman, dispose her to law enforcement and criminal justice with the vote.

  2. Speaker (presiding)5:58

     7 0 4. The House sponsors Representative Wilcox.

  3. Rep. Jon Hawkins6:06

     Representative Hawkins. Uh, motion to circle.

  4. Speaker (presiding)6:09

     Motion is in order. Uh, we, Representative Wilcox is not on the floor, so thank you for helping out Representative Hawkins.

  5. Speaker (presiding)6:16

     The motion before is the House Circle SB 18. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Roll. That motion passes. The bill's been circled. Madam Reading Clerk

• Jan 30, 2026 House floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (3 turns)

  1. Speaker (presiding)18:02

     All in favor say I. Any opposed? Rule that motion passes the bill's been encircled and before the body for its consideration. Representative Wilcox.

  2. Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox18:12

     Thank you. This is, uh, mostly technical changes related to criminal code reification, uh, committee bill out of law enforcement. Over the interim, happy to answer any questions if there are any. Uh, but mostly corrects some, uh, errors in the code. Most, uh, cross references, things like that.

  3. Speaker (presiding)18:28

     Thank you Representative Wilcox. Discussion to the bill. None. Back to your Representative Wilcox for summation. I waive summation has been waived. Voting will now be open on Representative Peterson, Tom Peterson. Would you like to vote? Represent Mike Peterson, Representative Mike Peterson. Representative Kyle seeing all present, having voted voting is now closed. SB 18 passed this body with 72 yes votes. One no vote will be signed by the speaker sent to the Senate for the signature of the president. Representative Shelley.