During the 2026 general session, lawmakers tackled everything from victim privacy and juvenile justice to kratom regulation, capital punishment procedures, and police transparency.
HB 275 expands automated surveillance and revenue-driven enforcement in ways that undermine due process, burden families, and erode the limited-government principles Utahns across the political spectrum value.
Salt Lake County leaders are exploring a community-based approach that diverts people experiencing mental health crises and homelessness away from the criminal justice system and into treatment, could guide local reforms.
