All Roll Calls
Yes: 213 • No: 1
UtahH.B. 332026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Political Signs Amendments
Sponsored By: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican)
Signed by Governor
CountiesElection LawCrimesMunicipalitiesGovernment Operations (State Issues)Election AdministrationElected Official
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Residents gain protected park-strip sign rights
Beginning May 6, 2026, local governments cannot ban political signs on qualifying park strips. The adjacent owner or lawful occupant must be required by ordinance or agreement to maintain the strip. Another person can post a sign with permission from someone who meets those requirements.
Removed signs get storage and capped charges
Beginning May 6, 2026, counties and cities must designate drop-off locations, safeguard covered removed signs, and seek owners’ contact information. They must reasonably try to reach owners by telephone and give five business days after notice for pickup. They may dispose of signs when owners cannot be identified or contacted, or the pickup deadline passes. Storage or disposal charges require at least three prior qualifying deposits by that owner at the location during the same election cycle. Each prior deposit must have gone unclaimed after notice, or the owner could not be contacted. Charges cannot exceed $20 per deposit incident, regardless of the number of signs. Mailed notices must list the sign count and charge; payment is due within 30 calendar days after receipt. Owners can contest payment by showing it is more likely than not that payment is not required; campaign funds may pay.
Political ads must identify their sponsors
Beginning January 1, 2027, covered candidate and ballot-measure ads must clearly name who paid for them. Candidate-funded and approved ads must identify the candidate or campaign as the payer. Ads funded by others must state whether a candidate or campaign approved them. Ballot-measure ads must disclose whether a political issues committee approved them. Outdoor notices must be readable from a reasonable viewing distance. Political signs smaller than 24 by 18 inches are exempt. Candidate-funded and approved signs that clearly name the candidate are also exempt. Bumper stickers, campaign buttons, pens, and comparable small items also have disclosure exemptions.
Political sign protection and placement penalties
Beginning May 6, 2026, knowingly removing, disposing of, damaging, or changing a political sign is a class B misdemeanor. Attaching an object that substantially hides its message or misrepresents its intent carries the same penalty. Exceptions cover sign owners, sign placers and their agents, adjacent property owners and their agents, and officials performing duties. Knowingly attaching signs to utility poles, light poles, electric utility boxes, traffic-control devices, or railroad signs or signals is an infraction. A political sign means a sign supporting or opposing a candidate or ballot measure; the definition no longer includes documents.
Roadway signs face deadlines and removal
Beginning May 6, 2026, owners of roadway signs requiring sponsor notices must remove them within 14 calendar days after the election. People may remove overdue roadway signs and signs attached to the listed utility, traffic, or railroad fixtures. They may also remove objects that hide or misrepresent a sign’s message. Other permissions cover signs where electioneering is barred and signs meeting the law’s size threshold but missing required disclosures. The law does not require the public to remove signs. Signs removed under the specified deposit rules must go to a designated drop-off location; this does not cover every removal.
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/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 27 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/12/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/12/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • 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
Senate vote • 1/28/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 1/23/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 72 • No: 0
House vote • 1/23/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 1/23/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • 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