# Utah H.B. 33: Political Signs Amendments Utah H.B. 33, Political Signs Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB33-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 33 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Political Signs Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-05 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Counties, Election Law, Crimes, Municipalities, Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration, Elected Official - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (213 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Residents gain protected park-strip sign rights: benefit, low. 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: mixed, low. 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 canno… - Political ads must identify their sponsors: mixed, low. 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 dis… - Political sign protection and placement penalties: mixed, low. 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, adjac… - Roadway signs face deadlines and removal: mixed, low. 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 misreprese… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-13 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 69 | 1 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-01-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-23 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-03: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-02-24: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-18: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-18: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-17: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-13: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-01-26: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-01-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ circled (House) - 2026-01-23: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-01-21: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-01-20: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-12-05: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0033.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0033S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-05: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0033.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/HB0033.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0033S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0033.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-HB33-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).