UT HB0135

Amends Utah Code Section 76-2-409 (battered person mitigation) and Section 78B-7-102 (domestic violence and protective orders) to clarify and expand the definition of "cohabitant"

Expands cohabitant definition to include adults age 18+ who are siblings, stepsiblings, or foster siblings of a child, allowing these relationships to qualify for protective order and domestic violence statutes

Explicitly excludes parent-child relationships (including stepparents and foster parents) from the cohabitant definition when the other party is a child, directing those cases to child protective order statutes instead

Narrows family relationship categories for cohabitant status to parents, grandparents, and those related by consanguinity or affinity to the second degree, replacing broader "any other individual related" language

Takes effect May 6, 2026, with no money appropriated