• 2007: passed a bill mak­ing mur­der of a child under 14 a death-eligible offense.
  • Passed a bill in March 2003, exempt­ing the men­tal­ly retard­ed from the death penal­ty in which retar­da­tion, described as ​“sig­nif­i­cant­ly sub­av­er­age gen­er­al intel­lec­tu­al func­tion­ing,” will be deter­mined before the tri­al. For more infor­ma­tion regard­ing this leg­is­la­tion, Click Here.
  • In February 2003, the Utah Legislature unan­i­mous­ly approved a bill to pro­hib­it the exe­cu­tion of those with men­tal retar­da­tion. The bill pro­vides for a def­i­n­i­tion of men­tal retar­da­tion, sets para­me­ters regard­ing when it can be raised as a defense, and deter­mines who makes the find­ing dur­ing the pros­e­cu­tion of a case. The bill will be sent to the gov­er­nor, who is expect­ed to sign it. (Associated Press, February 19, 2003).