HJR 4 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Resolution Regarding Prison Security and Successful Inmate Reentry

This is a non-binding resolution (HJR 4) from Utah's legislature urging Congress to take specific actions on prison security and inmate reentry. It requests Congress to support the 2025 Second Chance Reauthorization Act (to restore funding for reentry programs), expand affordable health care access for incarcerated individuals before release, pass the 2025 Cell Phone Jamming Reform Act, criminalize drone flights over prisons, and allow pilot programs to mitigate drone threats. The resolution does not appropriate funds or create new state laws, but highlights federal policy gaps using statistics on recidivism, contraband cell phones, and drone incidents. It directly addresses Congress, not Utah residents or state agencies.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Mar 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 7, 2026
MINOR
The bill was converted from a joint resolution (requiring both House and Senate) to a House Resolution, meaning it only requires House approval to pass. The text was reformatted with bullet points for clarity, and the final 'Be it resolved' clauses were updated to specify that the House of Representatives is making the requests instead of the Legislature as a whole.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from a joint legislative action to a House-only action, removing the requirement for Senate passage.
SCOPE

Changed the bill type from a 'Joint Resolution' to a 'House Resolution', altering the legislative process required for passage.

TECHNICAL

Updated the introductory 'Be it resolved' clauses to explicitly name the 'House of Representatives' instead of the 'Legislature of the state of Utah'.

Reformatted the 'Highlighted Provisions' section to use bullet points for better readability.

Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee]
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ committee report favorable [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
House/ to standing committee [House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee]
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors