S.B. 86
Signed into LawFirearm Safe Harbor Amendments
Firearm Safe Harbor Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Jan 27
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 13
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 17
House Rules
Feb 17
House Committee
Feb 19
House Floor Vote
Feb 23
Governor Signed
Mar 23
What This Bill Does
This bill concerns the safe harbor storage of a firearm.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- requires a law enforcement agency to collect and report anonymous, aggregate data regarding the use of the firearm safe harbor program to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (commission);
- requires the commission to receive, compile, and provide aggregate data received from law enforcement agencies to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee;
- provides that a record created by a law enforcement agency under the firearm safe harbor program is a private record until the law enforcement agency disposes of the record;
- provides a sunset date for the collection and reporting of firearm safe harbor aggregate data; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's firearm safe harbor program allows household members to voluntarily surrender a firearm to law enforcement for safekeeping — up to 60 days at a time — when someone in the home is believed to pose an immediate threat. This bill adds new requirements to that program: starting July 1, 2026, law enforcement agencies must collect anonymous, aggregated data on how often the program is used — including how many firearms are received, returned, or disposed of — and report that data annually to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, which then forwards a compiled report to the Legislature's Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee. The bill also formally classifies any records created under the safe harbor program as private until they are destroyed, and sets a sunset date of July 1, 2029 for the data collection and reporting requirements.
S.B. 86
Signed into LawFirearm Safe Harbor Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Jan 27
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 13
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 17
House Rules
Feb 17
House Committee
Feb 19
House Floor Vote
Feb 23
Governor Signed
Mar 23
IntroductionJan 20
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeJan 27
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 13
Senate 3rd ReadingFeb 17
House RulesFeb 17
House CommitteeFeb 19
House Floor VoteFeb 23
Governor SignedMar 23
What This Bill Does
This bill concerns the safe harbor storage of a firearm.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- requires a law enforcement agency to collect and report anonymous, aggregate data regarding the use of the firearm safe harbor program to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (commission);
- requires the commission to receive, compile, and provide aggregate data received from law enforcement agencies to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee;
- provides that a record created by a law enforcement agency under the firearm safe harbor program is a private record until the law enforcement agency disposes of the record;
- provides a sunset date for the collection and reporting of firearm safe harbor aggregate data; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
Utah's firearm safe harbor program allows household members to voluntarily surrender a firearm to law enforcement for safekeeping — up to 60 days at a time — when someone in the home is believed to pose an immediate threat. This bill adds new requirements to that program: starting July 1, 2026, law enforcement agencies must collect anonymous, aggregated data on how often the program is used — including how many firearms are received, returned, or disposed of — and report that data annually to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, which then forwards a compiled report to the Legislature's Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee. The bill also formally classifies any records created under the safe harbor program as private until they are destroyed, and sets a sunset date of July 1, 2029 for the data collection and reporting requirements.
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Original
Subjects
Action History41
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
