# Utah H.B. 379: Population Data Amendments Utah H.B. 379, Population Data Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Stephanie Gricius (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB379-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 379 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Population Data Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Government Operations (State Issues), State Tax Commission, Revenue and Taxation, Transportation, Transportation Funding - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (120 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Jury rules use updated county counts: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah uses Population Committee estimates when applying county population rules for jury-service limits. These rules include an exception for some lower-population counties. The latest Census count or estimate is the fallback when Committee estimates are unavailable, unless fe… - Local governments use new population measures: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah Population Committee estimates guide county and municipal classifications, municipal consolidation and dissolution, and planning-commission decisions. Census counts or estimates serve as the fallback when Committee estimates are unavailable. For first-, second-, and thir… - Transit districts use new population measures: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah uses Population Committee estimates to decide which transit districts qualify as large districts. A large district must serve more than 65% of Utah’s population and cover at least two counties. The latest official Census count or estimate is the fallback when Committee e… - Nursing care programs update rural counts: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, covered nursing care facility programs use Utah Population Committee estimates to determine rural-county status. A county qualifies as rural when its population is below 50,000. The latest Census count or estimate is used when the Committee estimate is unavailable. Federal la… - Local road funding uses updated counts: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah uses Population Committee estimates for the population-based half of class B and C road funding. Adjusted local estimates are the fallback when Committee estimates are unavailable for every municipality and unincorporated area. Federal law takes priority when it require… - Rural transportation funding uses updated counts: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Population Committee estimates determine the population-based half of annual Rural Transportation Infrastructure Fund payments. Eligible counties must be third through sixth class and have imposed a tax under Section 59-12-2217, 59-12-2218, or 59-12-2219. They must not have… - Utah standardizes population data for agencies: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, the Utah Population Committee must send adjusted local estimates to state tax and transportation agencies. The deadline is 90 days after the Census Bureau releases annual population estimates. Each estimate equals the Census local estimate multiplied by the Committee’s county… - Local tax money uses updated counts: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah uses Population Committee estimates for population-based shares of local sales and transportation tax distributions. This also covers county option sales taxes and the population-based 30% share of the additional short-term vehicle rental tax. For local-area distributio… - Resort tax eligibility uses updated counts: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Utah uses Population Committee estimates for resort-community tax eligibility tests. These include the test requiring transient-room capacity to equal at least 66% of a municipality’s permanent population. Adjusted local estimates are the fallback when Committee estimates ar… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 69 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-03-26: 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 - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-27: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ Consent Calendar (House) - 2025-02-25: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-25: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-25: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-07: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-04: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-01-31: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-01-31: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-01-30: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0379.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0379S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0379.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/HB0379.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0379S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0379.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) - [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-HB379-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).