# Utah H.B. 212: County Formation Amendments

Utah H.B. 212, County Formation Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-07 (House/ filed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 212
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: County Formation Amendments
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-03-07, House/ filed
- Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Counties, Initiatives, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Government Operations (State Issues), Sales and Use Tax, Revenue and Taxation, Form of Local Government
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (108 yes, 40 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel McCay (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ failed | fail | 17 | 12 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ failed | fail | 13 | 14 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 56 | 10 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 4 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2026-03-07: House/ filed (House)
- 2026-03-07: House/ strike enacting clause (House)
- 2026-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-07: Senate/ failed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ motion to reconsider (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ failed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-24: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ floor amendment (House)
- 2026-02-20: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-12: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-12: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House)
- 2026-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-12: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- 2026-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-01-23: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2026-01-09: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Amended 2/20/2026 14:02:838, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0212S01_2026-02-20_14-54-08.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0212S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0212.pdf)

## Related bills

- H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed)

## Sources
- [Amended 2/20/2026 14:02:838 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0212S01_2026-02-20_14-54-08.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0212S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0212.pdf)

## Related
- [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS)
- [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS)
- [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS)
- [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS)
- [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS)
- [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB212-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).