UT HB0370

Department of Public Safety must create a GPS-based monitoring program for registered sex offenders who cannot provide a residential address, with monitoring beginning within one business day of discovering the offender lacks housing

Sex offenders without a residence must comply with the monitoring program or face third degree felony charges (for felony registrants) or class A misdemeanor charges (for misdemeanor registrants), with mandatory minimum 30-day incarceration and one year probation

Local law enforcement agencies and the Division of Adult Probation and Parole must accept monitoring oversight responsibility and seek arrest warrants for non-compliant sex offenders, with courts required to consider and issue warrants upon finding probable cause

Department of Public Safety must develop online training for individuals who register sex offenders, supervise sex offenders on probation/parole, or investigate sex offender compliance

Bill applies to sex offenders whose registrable offense is committed on or after July 1, 2026, with the overall legislation taking effect May 6, 2026