Child Abuse Homicide Corrections
Introduction
Jan 20
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Skipped
Senate 2nd Reading
Jan 20
Senate 3rd Reading
Jan 20
House Rules
Jan 21
House Committee
Feb 2
House Floor Vote
Feb 5
Governor Signed
Mar 23
This bill revises the offense of child abuse homicide.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
A technical cleanup of Utah's child abuse homicide law, this bill removes child torture from the list of offenses that can serve as the basis for a child abuse homicide charge, because child torture resulting in death is already covered under Utah's murder statute. This correction prevents the same conduct from being charged under two overlapping statutes, which affects how prosecutors can charge individuals accused of causing a child's death through torture.
Introduction
Jan 20
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Skipped
Senate 2nd Reading
Jan 20
Senate 3rd Reading
Jan 20
House Rules
Jan 21
House Committee
Feb 2
House Floor Vote
Feb 5
Governor Signed
Mar 23
IntroductionJan 20
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeSkipped
Senate 2nd ReadingJan 20
Senate 3rd ReadingJan 20
House RulesJan 21
House CommitteeFeb 2
House Floor VoteFeb 5
Governor SignedMar 23
This bill revises the offense of child abuse homicide.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
A technical cleanup of Utah's child abuse homicide law, this bill removes child torture from the list of offenses that can serve as the basis for a child abuse homicide charge, because child torture resulting in death is already covered under Utah's murder statute. This correction prevents the same conduct from being charged under two overlapping statutes, which affects how prosecutors can charge individuals accused of causing a child's death through torture.
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
Senate/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Senate Secretary
Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
Senate Secretary
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Senate Secretary
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:43 PM