# Utah H.B. 41: Construction and Fire Codes Amendments Utah H.B. 41, Construction and Fire Codes Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Thomas W. Peterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB41-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 41 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Construction and Fire Codes Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-18 - Last action: 2026-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Construction, Construction and Fire Codes, Real Property - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 11 (210 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Counties review wildfire maps before expansion: benefit, low. Utah's forestry division must maintain a public online wildfire risk map focused on risks to homes. Beginning January 1, 2027, designated wildfire-interface areas must meet the category 5 Smoothed Structure Exposure Score threshold unless the division approves otherwise. The division must give coun… - Updated wildfire building rules for homeowners: mixed, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Utah replaces its 2006 wildfire building code with the 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code. The updated rules cover construction in designated areas and may increase building costs while improving fire protection. Counties and cities must adopt required updat… - Wildfire property fees delayed until 2027: mixed, medium. The law delays annual high-risk wildfire property fees from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2027. Counties assess the fee on high-risk property assigned to them for evaluation. Utah's Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands sets the amount; the law gives no dollar figure. Counties keep enough to… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Thomas W. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 70 | 1 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 1 | | | 2026-01-21 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-03-25: Governor Signed - 2026-03-11: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-06: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-05: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-05: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-04: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-03: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-03: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-20: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-18: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-09: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-01-22: House Comm - Not Considered - 2026-01-21: House/ lifted from calendar sent to standing comm (House) - 2026-01-21: House/ circled (House) - 2026-01-21: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-01-20: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-14: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-12-18: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0041.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-01-22: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-12-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041.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/HB0041.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0041.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) - 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