---
type: "Bill"
title: "Asset Forfeiture Amendments"
description: "Asset Forfeiture Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 98"
citation: "Utah SB 98 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Arrest and Detention", "Fines", "Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice", "Punishment", "Search and Seizure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Weiler, Todd D."]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e32c0cdf-a852-4d92-a12a-b82c85339131"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/static/SB0098.html"
source_hash: "4be3c6632b8f36896534ffe0bd1740b9580b0c7e061ab09dc868e473ce0bba9f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---

# Utah SB 98 (2021) — Asset Forfeiture Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/sbillint/SB0098.pdf)
2. **Amended** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/sbillamd/SB0098.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/sbillenr/SB0098.pdf)

## Votes

- passed 2nd reading — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- passed 3rd reading — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- passed 3rd reading — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Weiler, Todd D. — primary (person)
- Lisonbee, Karianne — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-13** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2021-01-13** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2021-01-13** bill sent to agencies for fiscal input
- **2021-01-14** received bill from Legislative Research
- **2021-01-16** fiscal note sent to sponsor
- **2021-01-17** fiscal note publicly available
- **2021-01-19** received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- **2021-01-19** 1st reading (Introduced) `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-21** to Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-27** committee report favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-27** placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2021-02-02** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** floor amendment # 1
- **2021-02-02** passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2021-02-03** to House
- **2021-02-03** received from Senate
- **2021-02-04** 1st reading (Introduced) `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-16** to House Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** committee report favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-18** 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24** 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** circled
- **2021-03-04** uncircled
- **2021-03-04** passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2021-03-04** signed by Speaker/returned to Senate
- **2021-03-04** to Senate
- **2021-03-05** received from House
- **2021-03-05** signed by President/sent for enrolling
- **2021-03-09** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2021-03-09** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2021-03-15** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- **2021-03-15** enrolled bill to Printing
- **2021-03-15** received enrolled bill from Printing
- **2021-03-15** to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-16** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e32c0cdf-a852-4d92-a12a-b82c85339131`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).