# Utah H.B. 356: County Governance Amendments

Utah H.B. 356, County Governance Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 356
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: County Governance Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Counties, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Form of Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 17 (147 yes, 27 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: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 56 | 15 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 21 | 7 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 60 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (46)

- 2025-03-27: Governor Signed
- 2025-03-17: House/ to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House)
- 2025-03-13: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House)
- 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2025-03-12: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2025-03-12: Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- 2025-03-12: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-12: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-03-12: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ uncircled (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ circled (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ substituted (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Comm - Returned to Rules (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Comm - Not Considered (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-28: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: House/ substituted (House)
- 2025-02-28: House/ uncircled (House)
- 2025-02-25: House/ circled (House)
- 2025-02-25: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House)
- 2025-02-19: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-19: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-12: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2025-02-05: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2025-01-30: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2025-01-30: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2025-01-29: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0356.pdf)
- Substitute #3, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356S03.pdf)
- Substitute #2, 2025-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356S02.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356.pdf)

## Related bills

- S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments (signed)
- H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements (signed)
- S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments (vetoed)
- S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0356.pdf)
- [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356S03.pdf)
- [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356S02.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0356.pdf)

## Related
- [S.B. 199: Guardianship Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB199-2025GS)
- [H.B. 562: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB562-2025GS)
- [H.B. 493: Medical Examiner Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB493-2025GS)
- [H.B. 482: Health and Human Services Reporting Requirements](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB482-2025GS)
- [S.B. 197: Property Tax Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB197-2025GS)
- [S.B. 3: Appropriations Adjustments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB3-2025GS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB356-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).
