Criminal Offenses Modifications
HB 331 modifies Utah criminal law to clarify and expand certain offenses. It renames "threat of terrorism" to "terrorism" and clarifies the offense covers completed acts, not just threats. The bill creates new offenses including "unlawfully advancing foreign organizations" (e.g., aiding terrorist groups), "intentional concealment of identity" (e.g., wearing masks during crimes), and "unlawful deprivation of civil rights" (allowing victims to sue perpetrators). It also expands "aggravated disorderly conduct" to include blocking streets with two or more people. These changes directly affect individuals committing these specific criminal acts and apply to Utah state law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Signed Mar 24, 2026
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Substitute #2
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Mar 24, 2026
MINOR
This updated version adds a new Senate cosponsor and changes the bill's effective date from May 6, 2026, to May 6, 2026 (no change in date, but the timestamp reflects a later filing time). The substantive criminal law text remains identical to the previous version, with no new offenses, penalties, or definitions added or removed.
Scope change
No change in the scope or applicability of the bill; the criminal provisions remain the same.
TIMELINE
The timestamp at the end of the document was updated to reflect a later filing time (March 11, 2026, instead of February 25, 2026), indicating progress in the legislative process.
TECHNICAL
Jason E. Thompson was added as a Senate cosponsor to the bill.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
21–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Mar 5, 2026
D
Democratic6
83% Nay
N
Forward1
100% Nay
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Mar 24, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [Senate Rules Committee]
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Not Considered [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee]
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Judiciary Committee]
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Judiciary Committee]
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Committee
House/ to standing committee [House Judiciary Committee]
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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