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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0139" sponsor="Melissa G. Ballard" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Heidi Balderree" otherHouse="Senate" subNumber="01" subSponsor="Melissa G. Ballard" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL0304" date="2/24/2026 21:02:670" printDate="02-24 21:07" subVer="-2" minVer="2" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>5</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="05/06/2026"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="1" uid="C76-1-S301_2026050620260506" fromuid="C76-1-S301_2025050720250507" sort="76 01 03010020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">76-1-301</sect><sect action="R" src="code" buid="3" uid="C76-5-S703_2026050620260506" fromuid="C76-5-S703_2022050420220901" sort="76 05 07030020260506" mtype="section" effdate="05/06/2026">76-5-703</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="4" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="05/06/2026"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">Female Genital Mutilation Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Heidi Balderree</otherSponsorhead><tbl cols="2"><column width="1"> </column><column width="50"> </column><column width="50"> </column><row><cell align="start" border="false"/><cell align="start">Cosponsor:</cell><cell align="start">Nicholeen P. Peck</cell></row><row><cell align="start" border="false"/><cell align="start">Ken Ivory</cell><cell align="start"/></row></tbl></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill addresses provisions regarding female genital mutilation.</gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">repeals the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>community education program regarding female genital mutilation;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">removes the statute of limitation for the prosecution of the offense of female genital <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>mutilation; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="14">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15">Other Special Clauses:</oc><ocNone lineno="16">None</ocNone><sa numlevel="1" lineno="17" slineno="0-17">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="76-1-301" src="code" uid="C76-1-S301_2026050620260506" buid="1" sort="76 01 03010020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19"><bold>76-1-301</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 173, 174</sn></saamd><sarep numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20"><snhead>REPEALS:</snhead><sn num="76-5-703" src="code" uid="C76-5-S703_2026050620260506" buid="3" sort="76 05 07030020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21"><bold>76-5-703</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 335</sn></sarep></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="22"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="1" num="76-1-301" type="amend" src="code" uid="C76-1-S301_2026050620260506" sort="76 01 03010020260506" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="76-1-301" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="24">Section 1. Section <bold>76-1-301</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="25"><bold>76-1-301<parens/>. Offenses for which prosecution may be commenced at any time.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="1-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this section:<subsection ssid="1-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="1-4" level="2"><display>(a)</display>"Aggravating offense" means any offense incident to which a homicide was <ln numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="1-5"/>committed as described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-5-202(2)(a)(iv)">76-5-202(2)(a)(iv)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-1-301(v)">(v)</xref> or Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-5-202(2)(b)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="1-6"/>76-5-202(2)(b)</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="1-7" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Predicate offense" means an offense described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="76-5-203(1)(a)">76-5-203(1)(a)</xref> if a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="31" slineno="1-8"/>person other than a party as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-2-202">76-2-202</xref> was killed in the course of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="1-9"/>the commission, attempted commission, or immediate flight from the commission or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-10"/>attempted commission of the offense.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-4" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-11" level="1"><display>(2)</display>Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, prosecution for the following <ln numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-12"/>offenses may be commenced at any time:<subsection ssid="1-null-5" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-13" level="2"><display>(a)</display>an offense classified as a capital felony under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-3-103">76-3-103</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-6" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-14" level="2"><display>(b)</display>aggravated murder under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-202">76-5-202</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-7" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-15" level="2"><display>(c)</display>murder under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-203">76-5-203</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-8" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-16" level="2"><display>(d)</display>manslaughter under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-205">76-5-205</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-9" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-17" level="2"><display>(e)</display>child abuse homicide under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-208">76-5-208</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-10" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-18" level="2"><display>(f)</display>aggravated kidnapping under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-302">76-5-302</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-11" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-19" level="2"><display>(g)</display>child kidnapping under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-301.1">76-5-301.1</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-12" dnum="h-o" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-20" level="2"><display>(h)</display>rape under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-402">76-5-402</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-13" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-21" level="2"><display>(i)</display>rape of a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-402.1">76-5-402.1</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-14" dnum="j-o" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-22" level="2"><display>(j)</display>object rape under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-402.2">76-5-402.2</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-15" dnum="k-o" numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-23" level="2"><display>(k)</display>object rape of a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-402.3">76-5-402.3</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-16" dnum="l-o" numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-24" level="2"><display>(l)</display>forcible sodomy under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-403">76-5-403</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-17" dnum="m-o" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-25" level="2"><display>(m)</display>sodomy on a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-403.1">76-5-403.1</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-18" dnum="n-o" numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-26" level="2"><display>(n)</display>sexual abuse of a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-404.1">76-5-404.1</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-19" dnum="o-o" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-27" level="2"><display>(o)</display>aggravated sexual abuse of a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-404.3">76-5-404.3</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-20" dnum="p-o" numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-28" level="2"><display>(p)</display>aggravated sexual assault under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-405">76-5-405</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-21" dnum="q-o" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-29" level="2"><display>(q)</display>any predicate offense to a murder or aggravating offense to an aggravated murder;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-22" dnum="r-o" numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-30" level="2"><display>(r)</display>aggravated human trafficking under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-310">76-5-310</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-23" dnum="s-o" numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-31" level="2"><display>(s)</display>aggravated human smuggling under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-310.1">76-5-310.1</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-24" dnum="t-o" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-32" level="2"><display>(t)</display>human trafficking of a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-308.5">76-5-308.5</xref>;<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="5" groupid="4" style="2" owner="admin" level="1" deltag="both"> or</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="1-26" dnum="_-o:u-e" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-33" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="admin" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1024" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="start">(u)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="4" groupid="3" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="end">female genital mutilation under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5-702">76-5-702</xref>; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="1-null-25" dnum="u-o:v-e" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-34" level="2"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1025" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(u)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1026" style="1" owner="e" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(v)</amend></display>aggravated exploitation of prostitution involving a child under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="76-5d-208">76-5d-208</xref>.</subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="3" type="repealer" src="code" sort="TRepealer" numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><secline>Section 2. <bold>Repealer.</bold></secline><rhead lineno="59"/><sectionText><repsec num="76-5-703" uid="C76-5-S703_2026050620260506" sort="76 05 07030020260506" src="code" sn="1" numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="2-3"><parens/>Community education program.</repsec></sectionText></bsec><bsec buid="4" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="61">Section 3.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="62"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="admin" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect on <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>.</amend></sectionText></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-24-26 9:06 PM</tm></rev></foot></leg>