S.B. 133 Offender Registry Amendments

What this bill does

This bill would make a technical clarification to a 2025 law about when a juvenile can be ordered onto the sex offender registry. The sponsor says it makes no substantive changes to the registry.

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Every vote

• 8 yes, 0 no, 1 absentSenate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee: vote to approve it · Jan 30, 2026Who voted how
• 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Feb 20, 2026Who voted how
• 22 yes, 0 no, 7 absentFinal Senate vote · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Jan 30, 2026 Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (10 turns)

  1. Committee chair1:32:28

     Okay. You wanna present from there? Um, I'll come up here. Okay. You can have someone joining me. Thanks.

  2. Committee chair1:32:32

     We're gonna go to Senator Pitcher, Senate Bill 1 33 Offender Registry Amendments.

  3. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher1:32:39

     Um, I just wanna announce if I was wondering, I will not be running any registry bills this year. You made it look so fun. So I thought I could step in Center picture. Okay. Thank you, uh, committee. It's nice to be in front of you today. Um, I've invited Pam Vickery with the Juvenile Defenders Association to explain sort of the genesis and the issue that we're trying to solve with this bill. So I'll turn it over to her if that's all right. Ms. Vickery, you gotta tell us who you are. Thank

  4. Pamela Vickery, Utah Juvenile Defender Attorneys1:33:10

     You. Pamela Vickery. I'm the Executive Director of Utah Juvenile Defender Attorneys. This is a fix-it bill. Um, it is something that, it's a really complicated, nuanced area of the registry. It just dictates when kids register. Um, last year in the reification the wording on it made it a little bit confusing and it's created issues. So this is literally just clarifying what the existing law was before. What it does is clarify that if someone, um, is, has an offense from before they turned 18, but it gets reported after they turn 18, and then it gets handled in the district court that the registry doesn't get triggered just by the fact that it's a delayed reporting and it was existing law before. It's just making it uber clear.

  5. Committee chair1:33:52

     All right. Does that conclude your presentation? It does. Alright. Are there any questions from the committee? I don't have any lights. And so let me ask by a show of hands, are there members of the public that would like to be heard on this? Bill? We've got two. Alright. Please come forward. Anybody online? No. Alright. We'll take two comments starting with Mr. Strong. Thank

  6. Dan Strong1:34:12

     You. I'll be quick. I thank you Senator Pitcher for running this bill. Uh, you all may remember there was a reification bill last year for the registry to make it clearer and easier to understand. It was, um, very challenging to understand before and, uh, this piece just got a little bit lost in the shuffle. So I, I just wanna thank Senator for running it and also recognize the work of, uh, the folks from our agency and, and others throughout the state that, um, worked to get this language in the right place and I think made some improvements, uh, for the state in this area going forward. And just to let everybody know that, that, uh, we have a subcommittee focused on this topic, somac. And if, if there's more work to be done on a registry issues, they stand ready to assist. So thank you. Thank you

  7. Carl Hollan, Statewide Association of Prosecutors1:34:55

     Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee, uh, we'd like to thank the sponsor for bringing this bill. Oh, I'm Carl Holland, statewide executive or executive director of Statewide Association of Prosecutors. I'd like to thank the sponsor. She worked with us. We made sure that this was technical. Uh, we agree this was not an intended consequence of the reification we support, uh, passage of this bill.

  8. Committee chair1:35:16

     Thank you. Alright, we'll close the public hearing with that and bring it back to the Committee for Action. Senator Pitcher, would you like to make a motion?

  9. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher1:35:25

     I would move that we, uh, favorably recommend SB 1 33 to the full body of the Senate.

  10. Committee chair1:35:32

      All right. We have motion before as discussion to that motion. Seeing none. All in favor say aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? Chair rules That passes unanimously. Eight to zero. Love having eight people here. Thank you.

• Feb 20, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (5 turns)

  1. Presiding officer1:31:12

     Senator Pitcher. Senator Pitcher.

  2. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher1:31:15

     Thank you Mr. President. Senate Bill 1 33 Makes a technical clarification to resolve confusion that was created during the 2025 reification in this area. Um, it clar clarifies the long longstanding rule for when a juvenile may be ordered onto the sex offender registry as a consensus bill between prosecutors and defense attorneys. Happy to answer any questions.

  3. Presiding officer1:31:37

     Okay. We have questions. Say none. I'm going to go to Senator Pitcher for a motion.

  4. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher1:31:45

     You I move that Senate Bill 1 33. Be read for a third time. Thank You. And the question is, shall Senate bill 1 33?

  5. Presiding officer1:31:53

     Be read a third time roll call vote. Senator Vickers Baldy? Yes. Aye. Bwin Bramer Bus Colmore Escamilla Fillmore Aye. Grover a Harper Hankins Ipson Johnson Aye. Quan McKay Mikel Milner Aye. Musselman Owens pitcher Plum rebi Sandal Aye. Stevenson Aye. Stratton Aye. Bickers Weiler Aye. Wilson. Aye. Winterton ye President Adams Aye. Senate Bill 1 33. Having received 27 a votes zero nay votes two being absent shall be read A third time

• Feb 23, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (6 turns)

  1. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher12:57

     reification last year on the sex offender registry. It does not, uh, make any substan substantive changes. Happy to answer any questions.

  2. Presiding officer (Senate)13:07

     Thank you. It's there. Discussion to this bill. Seeing none back to you for summation or a motion.

  3. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher13:14

     I move that Senate bill 1 33 pass.

  4. Presiding officer (Senate)13:16

     And the question is, shall Senate bill one thirty three Pass. Roll call vote.

  5. Senate clerk (roll call)13:20

     Senator Vickers Baldy Lewin Bramer bus Comore es camia Aye. Fillmore Grover Harper Aye. Kinins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson k Juab McKay Aye. Mikel Milner Musselman Owens Aye. Pitcher Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton Bickers Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye. Yes. Winterton President Adams

  6. Presiding officer (Senate)14:12

     Senate Bill 1 33 Hamming received 22 yay votes. Zero na votes seven being absent passes the Senate be turned to the House for further consideration.