# Utah H.B. 420: Municipal Office Vacancy Modifications Utah H.B. 420, Municipal Office Vacancy Modifications, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Andrew Stoddard (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB420-2026GS - 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. 420 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Municipal Office Vacancy Modifications - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Election Law, Voting and Voter Registration, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration, Municipal Officers - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (110 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public votes for Utah municipal replacements: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah municipal councils must immediately publish every vacancy-filling vote, including how each member voted. A majority is based on members currently serving, including members whose future resignation date has not arrived. Before candidate interviews, the council must adopt… - New deadlines for filling Utah municipal offices: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, an immediate resignation creates a Utah municipal vacancy when the official submits the letter. That letter need not be irrevocable; a future-dated resignation must be irrevocable and creates the vacancy on that date. The municipal council must appoint a replacement within 30… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrew Stoddard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Karen Kwan (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 58 | 9 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-23: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-23: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-13: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-13: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-05: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-29: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0420.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0420S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0420.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0420.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0420S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0420.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [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-HB420-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).