UT SB0086

Law enforcement agencies must collect and report anonymous, aggregate data on firearm safe harbor program usage to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice beginning July 1, 2026, with annual reports due by July 1 of 2027 and 2028

Data collection includes total safekeeping requests received, total firearms received, and disposition of firearms (returned, disposed of, or still held by agency) during each 12-month period

The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice must compile the data and submit reports to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee by October 1 of 2027 and 2028

Records created under the firearm safe harbor program are classified as private records until the law enforcement agency destroys them upon return or disposal of the firearm

The data collection and reporting requirements sunset on July 1, 2029, and the bill takes effect May 6, 2026