SB0257S04 (Substitute)
Domestic Relations Amendments
Introduction
Feb 5
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 12
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 24
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 25
House Rules
Mar 3
House Committee
Mar 3
House Floor Vote
Mar 6
Senate Concurrence
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 18
This bill amends provisions related to domestic relations.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
This wide-ranging bill updates Utah's domestic relations laws across several areas, including how parentage is legally defined, how child support is calculated, and how custody and parent-time schedules are structured. On child support, it requires the Office of Recovery Services to review how minimal child support awards are calculated, adds Social Security Disability Insurance to the definition of gross income used in those calculations, and creates a new table for setting minimal child care awards in orders entered or modified starting January 1, 2027. On custody and parent-time, the bill protects domestic violence survivors by allowing courts to shield a relocating parent's address from the other parent, requires summer or off-track extended parent-time to be taken in consecutive blocks rather than split up, updates holiday schedules by removing Columbus Day and Veterans Day, and clarifies when courts must order supervised parent-time or restrict custody based on a parent's associations with people convicted of certain offenses. The bill also directs each judicial district to assign all cases involving the same child or family to a single judge, streamlining how family court matters are handled.
Current version: SB0257S04 (Substitute)
Introduction
Feb 5
Senate Rules
Senate Committee
Feb 12
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 24
Senate 3rd Reading
Feb 25
House Rules
Mar 3
House Committee
Mar 3
House Floor Vote
Mar 6
Senate Concurrence
Mar 6
Governor Signed
Mar 18
IntroductionFeb 5
Senate Rules
Senate CommitteeFeb 12
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 24
Senate 3rd ReadingFeb 25
House RulesMar 3
House CommitteeMar 3
House Floor VoteMar 6
Senate ConcurrenceMar 6
Governor SignedMar 18
This bill amends provisions related to domestic relations.
This bill:
AI-generated summary. We recommend consulting the bill text for important decisions.
This wide-ranging bill updates Utah's domestic relations laws across several areas, including how parentage is legally defined, how child support is calculated, and how custody and parent-time schedules are structured. On child support, it requires the Office of Recovery Services to review how minimal child support awards are calculated, adds Social Security Disability Insurance to the definition of gross income used in those calculations, and creates a new table for setting minimal child care awards in orders entered or modified starting January 1, 2027. On custody and parent-time, the bill protects domestic violence survivors by allowing courts to shield a relocating parent's address from the other parent, requires summer or off-track extended parent-time to be taken in consecutive blocks rather than split up, updates holiday schedules by removing Columbus Day and Veterans Day, and clarifies when courts must order supervised parent-time or restrict custody based on a parent's associations with people convicted of certain offenses. The bill also directs each judicial district to assign all cases involving the same child or family to a single judge, streamlining how family court matters are handled.
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
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, 9:45 PM