# Utah H.B. 306: Reinvestment Fee Amendments Utah H.B. 306, Reinvestment Fee Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Ariel Defay (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-18 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB306-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 306 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Reinvestment Fee Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-03-18, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Ariel Defay (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Community/Condominium Associations (HOAs), Real Property - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (176 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Caps on homeowners’ property transfer fees: benefit, medium. For reinvestment fee covenants recorded on or after May 6, 2026, fees are capped at 0.5% of property value. The cap is 0.25% for low-amenity associations. These associations contain only detached single-family homes and do not provide major infrastructure maintenance services. Neither cap applies t… - Fee disclosures and warnings for homebuyers: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, covered Utah associations must disclose whether they impose a reinvestment or transfer fee when registering. They must update registration information within 90 days after a change. The Homeowners’ Association Ombudsman must post an online warning about these disclosures. The… - Homeowner fee approval and repair funding: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, associations outside large master planned developments need authorization in their declaration or a reinvestment fee covenant. A majority of voting interests must approve the fee, or a higher share required by association rules; at least 50% goes into reserves. Reinvestment f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ariel Defay (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 25 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 57 | 1 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 2 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-03-18: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 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) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ comm rpt/ amended (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-06: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-06: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-26: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-21: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0306.pdf) - Amended 2/24/2026 12:02:652, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0306S01_2026-02-24_12-15-43.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0306S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0306.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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0306.pdf) - [Amended 2/24/2026 12:02:652 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0306S01_2026-02-24_12-15-43.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0306S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0306.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) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB306-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).