H.B. 137
Signed into LawViolent Crime Clearance Rate Amendments
HB0137S01 (Substitute)
Violent Crime Clearance Rate Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 11
House Floor Vote
Feb 19
Senate Rules
Mar 4
Senate Committee
Feb 26
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 5
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 26
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a grant program to assist a law enforcement agency in solving violent crimes.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- creates the Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund, which:
- includes legislative appropriations, contributions from private sources, and any interest earned on the fund;
- is administered by the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; and
- is nonlapsing;
- directs the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to award grants from the Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund to law enforcement agencies to assist with efforts in solving violent crimes;
- describes how the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall allocate funds; and
- requires a law enforcement agency that receives a grant from the Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund to use the money for purposes related to solving violent crimes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's legislature creates a new Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund — a dedicated pool of money seeded with $250,000 in state funding and open to private donations — to be administered by the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, which distributes the money as grants to law enforcement agencies specifically to help them solve more violent crimes. Agencies can spend grant funds on hiring or training investigators, upgrading forensic equipment, supporting witnesses, or developing better investigative policies, and the bill sets aside at least 10% of competitive grant money for agencies serving rural communities, while also reserving 15% of funds for a random lottery among agencies that applied but didn't win a competitive award.
H.B. 137
Signed into LawViolent Crime Clearance Rate Amendments
Current version: HB0137S01 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 11
House Floor Vote
Feb 19
Senate Rules
Mar 4
Senate Committee
Feb 26
Senate 2nd Reading
Mar 5
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 26
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 11
House Floor VoteFeb 19
Senate RulesMar 4
Senate CommitteeFeb 26
Senate 2nd ReadingMar 5
Senate 3rd ReadingMar 6
Governor SignedMar 26
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a grant program to assist a law enforcement agency in solving violent crimes.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- creates the Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund, which:
- includes legislative appropriations, contributions from private sources, and any interest earned on the fund;
- is administered by the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; and
- is nonlapsing;
- directs the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to award grants from the Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund to law enforcement agencies to assist with efforts in solving violent crimes;
- describes how the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall allocate funds; and
- requires a law enforcement agency that receives a grant from the Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund to use the money for purposes related to solving violent crimes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's legislature creates a new Violent Crime Clearance Rate Fund — a dedicated pool of money seeded with $250,000 in state funding and open to private donations — to be administered by the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, which distributes the money as grants to law enforcement agencies specifically to help them solve more violent crimes. Agencies can spend grant funds on hiring or training investigators, upgrading forensic equipment, supporting witnesses, or developing better investigative policies, and the bill sets aside at least 10% of competitive grant money for agencies serving rural communities, while also reserving 15% of funds for a random lottery among agencies that applied but didn't win a competitive award.
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Original
Subjects
Action History43
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
House/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Clerk of the House
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:39 PM