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Yes: 156 • No: 11
UtahS.B. 1922026 General SessionSenateWALLET
Legislative Activities Amendments
Sponsored By: Michael K. McKell (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Legislative OperationsLegislative Committees and Task ForcesLegislative OrganizationLegislative PublicationsGovernment Operations (State Issues)Capitol HillLegislative Staff Offices
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
16 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 2 costs, 10 mixed.
Stronger harassment rules for lobbyists
The law bans lobbyists from conduct that violates federal or state harassment and discrimination rules. A lobbyist who is harassed by an executive branch worker can file under the executive branch policy; if harassed by a legislative worker, they can file under the Legislature’s policy. The lieutenant governor posts both policies online so they are easy to find. After notice and a chance to be heard, the lieutenant governor can fine a lobbyist up to $2,000 and suspend a lobbyist’s license for up to five years for serious or repeat violations.
New rules and fines on Capitol Hill
The Capitol Preservation Board sets time, place, and manner rules for using Capitol Hill and may limit commercial solicitation. Breaking a board rule is an infraction and can cost up to $2,500 per violation, plus actual damages, expenses, and state costs. Before adopting rules, the board must send drafts to the legislative and governor’s counsels for legal review. If a free‑speech request is denied in the legislative area, the executive director must immediately notify the Senate president and House speaker and consult on the appeal. The board cannot apply rules that violate the Utah Constitution or the First Amendment. Investigation records tied to enforcement under this section are protected to the extent allowed by Utah’s public‑records law.
Capitol office moves need approval
The Capitol Preservation Board cannot move the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, Senate president, House speaker, or any legislator from the State Capitol without that officeholder’s approval. The board may handle furniture or records in those offices only to inventory or conserve items of historic value.
Cleaner laws and updated publications
Legislative editors can fix typos, punctuation, numbering, and cross‑references in enrolled bills and in the Utah Code and Constitution databases, without changing meaning. The Legislature handles printing and distribution of the Laws of Utah and the House and Senate Journals; the Utah Code Annotated is no longer listed there.
Stronger oversight of Capitol budget and care
Each year, the board reviews and approves the executive director’s budget request and sends a recommended budget to the governor and Legislature. The board approves the annual work plan, the long‑range master plan, and the furnishings plan. It must approve changes to Capitol buildings and grounds and consult expert state agencies when identifying significant features. The board inventories historic items, keeps archives (with originals held by the state archives division), sets complaint procedures, and follows state and federal accessibility laws.
Legislative leaders set staff rules, travel pay
The Legislative Management Committee oversees internal legislative administration, including personnel rules, staff pay, and training. The committee must set a policy to pay legislators for compensation and travel, including out‑of‑state trips, within the legislative budget.
Only members can chair Capitol board
A designee on the Capitol Preservation Board cannot serve as the board’s chair. Only board members themselves may be chair.
Staff help limited for expelled lawmakers
If the House or Senate finds a person not qualified or expels a person who still holds office, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel does not provide staff or legal services to that person. The office may give legal services only if the Legislative Management Committee approves.
Fees and free Wi‑Fi at Capitol
The board can charge fees to use Capitol Hill rooms and grounds. It may offer free public Wi‑Fi in Capitol buildings. In the legislative area, the Wi‑Fi must stop if both the Senate president and House speaker send signed letters saying it is disruptive.
Procurement rules for Legislature and Capitol
The law narrows who counts as a legislative procurement unit and lets a Legislative Management Committee policy name the procurement official. The Capitol Preservation Board is exempt from the state procurement code but must adopt substantially similar rules. These updates change how vendors bid on legislative and Capitol projects.
Board powers and structure updated
The board can create subcommittees, delegate duties, contract with other agencies, and jointly fund nearby public‑property improvements. If a budget subcommittee exists, key state budget staff serve as nonvoting members. A preservation subcommittee may include a voting architect and engineer chosen from professional lists, and up to two nonboard members may serve as nonvoting members; each subcommittee selects a yearly chair. When the governor is absent, a vice chair acts as chair, rotating yearly starting in 2026 with the Senate president. The board may also set facility‑use fees and provide public Wi‑Fi.
Legislative policies override board rules
If a Capitol Preservation Board rule conflicts with a Legislative Management Committee policy in the legislative area, the committee’s policy controls. This settles who decides rules inside the legislative area.
Legislature can join lawsuits, separate counsel
The Legislature can intervene in state cases that challenge laws or legislative actions and may participate in federal cases. The Legislative Management Committee may direct legislative counsel on litigation by majority vote. The attorney general must notify the legislative general counsel about certain claims. When both offices participate in a case, each represents its own client independently.
Limits on moves, decor, and records
The board cannot move the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, presiding officers, or any legislator without that official’s approval. The board has no control over agency records on Capitol Hill. It also cannot control moveable furnishings and office decor, except to inventory or conserve state‑owned historic items.
Start date and old rules repealed
Most changes take effect on May 6, 2026. If two‑thirds of each chamber approved the bill, some changes can take effect earlier under the constitution. The law also repeals several older statutes about the Legislative Management Committee.
Six-year terms and clear removal for top staff
Legislative leaders appoint key directors, counsel, and the auditor after a subcommittee recommendation, and both chambers must approve by majority vote. Appointees serve six-year terms. The Legislative Management Committee may renew a term for another six years by majority vote without full Legislature approval. The Legislature can remove an appointee by a majority of both chambers, or the committee can remove by a two‑thirds vote for listed causes. If there is a vacancy, the committee names a temporary replacement until both chambers approve or reject the appointment.
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Michael K. McKell
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Val L. Peterson
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/6/2026
Senate/ concurs with House amendment
Yes: 27 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 59 • No: 11
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/25/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/23/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/23/2026
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 24 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/23/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/20/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/20/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/20/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 25 • No: 0
House vote • 2/3/2026
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 2/3/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/18/2026Senate/ to Governor
3/13/2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/13/2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2026SenateEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/10/2026Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
3/10/2026Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/6/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/6/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ concurs with House amendment
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/6/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ floor amendment
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ substituted
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
2/26/2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
2/26/2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
2/25/2026House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2/24/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2026
Amended 3/5/2026 16:03:725
3/5/2026
Substitute #1
3/5/2026
Amended 2/4/2026 11:02:606
2/4/2026
Introduced
1/23/2026
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