All Roll Calls
Yes: 213 • No: 1
UtahH.B. 332026 General SessionHouse
Political Signs Amendments
Sponsored By: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican)
Signed by Governor
CountiesElection LawCrimesMunicipalitiesGovernment Operations (State Issues)Election AdministrationElected Official
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Bill Overview
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4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Fair and safe rules for public signs
Beginning May 6, 2026, local governments that let one person post political signs on public property must let others do so under the same neutral rules. They may not use rules that favor or target any political view. You may post a sign on a park strip if you own or lawfully live next to it and must maintain it, or you have that person’s consent. Cities and counties can still set rules to prevent traffic, pedestrian, or line-of-sight hazards.
Post-election cleanup and small sign fees
Effective May 6, 2026, if you place a political sign on a roadway, you must remove it within 14 calendar days after the election. Anyone may remove certain improper signs (for example, on utility or traffic fixtures, left past the deadline, or in banned spots) and must drop them at a county or city deposit site. Each county and city must set one or more drop‑off locations. Counties and cities must keep deposited signs safe, try to contact the owner, and give five business days to pick them up. If not picked up, they may dispose of the sign and may seek reimbursement only after three or more earlier deposits for the same owner in the same election cycle when the owner did not pick up or could not be reached. Any charge is capped at $20 per deposit, due within 30 days after the mailed notice; campaign funds may be used. If the owner cannot be identified or reached, disposal is allowed without reimbursement.
Penalties for tampering with signs
Effective May 6, 2026, knowingly removing, defacing, altering, or vandalizing a political sign, or attaching something that hides or changes its message, is a class B misdemeanor. Knowingly attaching a political sign to a utility pole, light pole, electric utility box, traffic device, or railroad sign or signal is an infraction. You are not guilty if you are the sign owner or placer, the property or adjacent property owner (or their agent), or a public official removing a sign while doing official duties.
Stronger transparency for political ads
Beginning January 1, 2027, political ads must say who paid for them and whether a candidate or committee authorized them. This covers ads about candidates and ballot propositions. Small items are exempt, including signs under 24 by 18 inches, bumper stickers, pins, buttons, and pens. Small signs under 24 by 18 inches that are paid for and authorized by a candidate and clearly name the candidate are also exempt. Non-reporting payers of electioneering communications must file a report within 24 hours that lists the payer, contributors of $100 or more, the amount, the candidate named, and the media used. You may not list a person as an endorser without their consent or pay a newspaper to editorially back a candidate.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jordan D. Teuscher
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Evan J. Vickers
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/13/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 69 • No: 1
Senate vote • 2/12/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/12/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/12/2026
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 27 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/5/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 27 • No: 0
House vote • 1/28/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 1/23/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 1/23/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 1/23/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 72 • No: 0
House vote • 1/21/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/23/2026House/ to Governor
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
2/24/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
2/24/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
2/18/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
2/18/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
2/17/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
2/17/2026HouseSenate/ to House
2/17/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
2/17/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
2/17/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/13/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
2/13/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
2/12/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
2/12/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
2/12/2026SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading
2/12/2026SenateSenate/ substituted
2/12/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
2/12/2026SenateSenate/ circled
2/5/2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
2/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading
2/4/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
2/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
1/29/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
2/24/2026
Substitute #1
2/10/2026
Introduced
12/5/2025