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UT HB0230
Bill
Status
3/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Melissa Garff Ballard
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AI Summary
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County jails must assist inmates sentenced to at least six months in obtaining driver licenses or state-issued identification cards beginning July 1, 2026, including providing vouchers for payment and coordinating virtual meetings with the Driver License Division at least seven days before release
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Substance abuse treatment programs must share drug test results with supervising probation or parole officers and Department of Corrections treatment staff when the participant has signed a federally-compliant health information disclosure waiver
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Department of Corrections must provide a secure digital portal for attorney-client communications and document exchanges within 12 months of implementing a digital communications program for inmates, and must identify and provide post-incarceration housing information and resources
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Division of Adult Probation and Parole must track and annually report housing data for parolees by August 31, including numbers living in treatment centers, homeless shelters, private residences, or with no residence
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Department of Corrections must annually report to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice on inmate incentive programs, including types of incentives offered, usage numbers, and methods of providing information to inmates
Legislative Description
Offender Amendments
Inmates
Last Action
House/ to Governor in Executive Branch - Governor
3/12/2026