HB 20

Enrolled Copy  H.B. 20
1Correctional Facility Capacity Amendments
  2026 GENERAL SESSION
  STATE OF UTAH
  Chief Sponsor: Karianne Lisonbee
  Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
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3  LONG TITLE
4  General Description:
5      This bill addresses provisions related to correctional facility capacity.
6  Highlighted Provisions:
7      This bill:
8      ▸ creates the Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account.
9  Money Appropriated in this Bill:
10      None
11  Other Special Clauses:
12      This bill provides a special effective date.
13  Utah Code Sections Affected:
14  ENACTS:
15      51-9-1001, Utah Code Annotated 1953
16      51-9-1002, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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18  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
19Section 1. Section 51-9-1001 is enacted to read:
20Part 10. Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account
2151-9-1001 . Definitions.
22     As used in this part:
23  (1) "Offender" means the same as that term is defined in Section 64-13-1.
24  (2) "Restricted Account" means the Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account
25      created in Section 51-9-1002.
26  (3) "State correctional facility" means a facility operated by the Department of Corrections
27      to house offenders.
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28Section 2. Section 51-9-1002 is enacted to read:
2951-9-1002 . Corrections Facility Expansion Restricted Account.
30   (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Corrections
31Facility Expansion Restricted Account."
32   (2) The restricted account shall consist of:
33(a) the portion of appropriations from new legislation for the Department of Corrections
34for:
35(i) any state correctional capital facilities costs; and
36(ii) beginning the second fiscal year of a bill's implementation, one time savings that
37occur from delayed estimated fiscal impacts of increases in the population level of
38state correctional facilities;
39(b) interest, dividends, or other earnings attributable to the restricted account; and
40(c) additional money appropriated by the Legislature.
41   (3) The Legislature may appropriate money from the restricted account only for the purpose
42of expanding existing, or constructing new, state correctional facilities.
43Section 3. Effective Date.
44   This bill takes effect:
45   (1) except as provided in Subsection (2), May 6, 2026; or
46   (2) if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:
47(a) upon approval by the governor;
48(b) without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of
49Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or
50(c) in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
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