General, Income Tax, and Uniform School FundsJR4-4-101

	Ongoing	One-time	Total
Net GF/ITF/USF (rev.-exp.)	$(840,200)	$720,600	$(119,600)

State GovernmentUCA 36-12-13(2)(c)

Revenues	FY2026	FY2027	FY2028
Court Security Account (GFR)	$0	$(100)	$(100)
General Fund	$0	$5,400	$5,400
Total Revenues	$0	$5,300	$5,300

Enactment of this bill could result in ongoing General Fund revenue of $5,400 from the assessment of fines and criminal surcharge fees beginning in FY 2027. This could also result in a $100 ongoing revenue reduction to Court Security beginning in FY 2027.

Expenditures	FY2026	FY2027	FY2028
General Fund	$0	$845,600	$845,600
General Fund, One-time	$0	$(720,600)	$(604,400)
Total Expenditures	$0	$125,000	$241,200

Enactment of this bill could increase total expenditures from the General Fund by $125,000 in FY 2027, $241,200 in FY 2028, $485,100 in FY 2029, $729,000 in FY 2030, and $845,600 in FY 2033 and each year thereafter. The savings breakdown is as follows: 1. Courts - $8,700 ongoing beginning in FY 2027 from case processing; 2. Department of Corrections - $114,000 in FY 2027, $228,000 in FY 2028, $469,600 in FY 2029, $711,200 in FY 2030, and $814,900 in FY 2033 ongoing when the bill's impact is in full effect; 3. Board of Pardons and Parole - $2,300 in FY 2027, $4,500 in FY 2028, $6,800 in FY 2029, $9,100 in FY 2030, and $22,000 in FY 2033 ongoing when the bill's impact is in full effect. This assumes the following increases: 1. Prison - 3 additional 4-year commitments and 4 additional 2-year commitments; 2. Parole - 3 additional 3-year commitments.

	FY2026	FY2027	FY2028
Net All Funds (rev-exp)	$0	$(119,700)	$(235,900)

Local GovernmentUCA 36-12-13(2)(c)

Enactment of this bill could result in an ongoing fine revenue decrease by an estimated $2,900 beginning in FY 2027. Local government entities could experience the following estimated expenditure impacts beginning in FY 2027: 1. Prosecutors - $2,800 increase; 2. Public Defense - $20,200 increase; 3. County Jails - $0 error; 4. Local Justice Court - unknown increase.

Individuals & BusinessesUCA 36-12-13(2)(c)

Individuals cited for violations could pay up to $1,000 per case for an aggregated cost of $2,400 in fines and surcharge fees beginning in FY 2027.

Regulatory ImpactUCA 36-12-13(2)(d)

Enactment of this legislation likely will not change the regulatory burden for Utah residents or businesses.

Performance EvaluationJR1-4-601

This bill does not create a new program or significantly expand an existing program.

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2026/01/19 20:25, Lead Analyst Laurie Haupt, Attorney: Rogers, J.

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