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Yes: 218 • No: 4
UtahH.B. 4292026 General SessionHouseWALLET
Special Districts Amendments
Sponsored By: Candice B. Pierucci (Republican)
Signed by Governor
CountiesPublic BondsInterlocal CooperationLocal DistrictsMunicipalitiesLimited Purpose Local Government EntitiesPolitical Subdivisions (Local Issues)Special Service DistrictsCounty and Municipal FinanceInterlocal AgreementsInterlocal EntitiesUnincorporated Areas
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 3 mixed.
Property owners still pay district debt
Beginning May 6, 2026, property leaving a qualifying district remains taxable for its share of earlier bonded debt or judgments. This applies to districts funded mostly by sources other than property taxes, service charges, or water-allotment assessments. Generally, the debt or judgment must predate the petition filing date. For garbage districts, it must predate the board's receipt of the withdrawal notice. Leaving the district does not erase this tax liability.
Residents wait longer for withdrawal votes
Beginning May 6, 2026, municipal services district withdrawal votes use the next municipal general election more than 180 days after the resolution. The previous rule required more than 60 days. This extends the required wait before residents can vote.
Garbage districts face temporary debt limits
Beginning May 6, 2026, a garbage district receiving a withdrawal notice cannot take on debt, issue bonds, or make other financial commitments. The limit ends when withdrawal is final, the notice is rescinded, or one year passes—whichever happens first. Continuing the specified day-to-day operations does not count as a new financial obligation.
Local governments can leave garbage districts
Beginning May 6, 2026, first-class counties can start withdrawing unincorporated areas from garbage districts; municipalities in those counties can also withdraw. They give notice of intent, and district board approval is not required. A written agreement within 30 days after the district receives notice avoids a feasibility study; otherwise, a study and public process apply. After required hearings, the local government can adopt a withdrawal resolution within 60 days of the last hearing, accepting favorable study results and conditions. These withdrawals, and the law's covered regular, automatic, and eligible-area withdrawals, take effect when Utah's lieutenant governor issues a certificate, subject to resolution conditions.
Local governments get district withdrawal rules
Beginning May 6, 2026, this process is the sole withdrawal route for municipalities entirely within first responder or municipal services districts. A first-class county can also start withdrawal by resolution for all its unincorporated land entirely within a first responder district. First responder withdrawal requires a written agreement or voter approval; an election requires a study finding withdrawal workable, including any needed commitments. Without an agreement, both sides jointly choose an independent consultant and split study costs equally; studies assess service costs, household taxes, assets, debts, and employee impacts. Municipal services withdrawals require a study before the resolution, and first responder study conditions bind both parties after withdrawal unless they agree otherwise.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Candice B. Pierucci
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Daniel McCay
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 73 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 26 • No: 3
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd reading
Yes: 24 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/23/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/17/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 68 • No: 0
House vote • 2/6/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 1
House vote • 2/6/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 11 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/23/2026House/ to Governor
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/12/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/12/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/10/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/10/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/6/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/6/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/6/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ circled
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 3rd reading
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ substituted
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ circled
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
2/27/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd reading
2/26/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2026
Substitute #2
3/3/2026
Substitute #1
2/5/2026
Introduced
1/30/2026