# Utah H.B. 475: Development Planning and Coordination Amendments Utah H.B. 475, Development Planning and Coordination Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Calvin Roberts (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-24 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB475-2026GS - 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. 475 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Development Planning and Coordination Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-04 - Last action: 2026-03-24, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Calvin Roberts (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Utah State Fair Corporation, Business, Economic Development, Housing, Interlocal Cooperation, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Independent Entities, Utah Inland Port Authority, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity, Interlocal Entities, Military Installation Development Authority - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 8 (164 yes, 9 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 25 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah authorizes billions for road projects: benefit, high. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah authorizes up to $2.077 billion in bonds for listed state highway projects. Allocations include $35 million for I-15 south of Spanish Fork, $28 million for Riverdale Road, and $18 million for the Provo west-side connector, plus $125 million and $10 million for prioritize… - Transportation loans and local projects funded: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah directs $20 million in bond proceeds and available funds to the State Infrastructure Bank for transportation loans and assistance. Another $20 million in bond proceeds goes to the economic development office for a transportation project in a Military Installation Develop… - Utah strengthens statewide business development coordination: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the law creates an Economic Development Council chaired by the governor or a designee, with legislative, state authority, city, and county representatives. It sets goals, advises state leaders, coordinates major projects, gathers input, receives annual board reports, and reco… - Utah manufacturers can apply for grants: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Manufacturing Modernization Grant Program supports existing Utah businesses and reduces dependence on overseas manufacturing. Applicants must describe proposed spending, other funding sources, and partnerships. Recipients must sign agreements stating grant amounts, paymen… - Some public workers lose pension credit: cost, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, employees of withdrawing public employers cannot receive service credit in the covered retirement systems when their employer elects to exclude new or all employees. The change depends on the employer making that withdrawal election. Losing service credit may reduce affected… - Distribution plan challenges lose standard procedures: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah’s Administrative Procedures Act does not apply to challenges involving aspects of the specified distribution management plans. Challengers no longer use that act’s procedures for these disputes. The change does not itself set a payment or fee. - Major developers must file impact plans: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, major developers planning industrial or natural resources facilities must file financial impact statements and impact-alleviation plans. Filing is required at least 90 days before construction begins. Developers must file with the economic development office and local governm… - Hotel aid fund loses tax deposits: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund stops receiving the specified required state sales and use tax deposits. Its other listed funding sources remain. Losing this source can leave less money for eligible hotel payments. The fund remains scheduled for repeal on July 1, 2028. - Life science credits require audit records: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, selected life science tax credit recipients must keep records supporting claims for at least four years. They must allow verification audits by the economic development office and Tax Commission. Investment agreements must authorize sharing the company’s tax returns, otherwis… - Tribal coordination duties cover more people: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, state and tribal coordination procedures cover designated individuals as well as agencies. Those covered must follow contact-person designation and notification requirements. The change broadens coordination duties but does not provide a household payment. - Affordable housing rules near transit: mixed, low. Housing and transit zones generally must make at least 12% of homes affordable: up to 9% for households earning no more than 80% of county median gross income, and at least 3% for households earning no more than 60%. Local governments meeting federal affordable-housing guidelines at 60% of area med… - Tax data sharing keeps identity protections: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Tax Commission provides tax information when the economic development office requests it. Income tax information cannot include names or identifying numbers, and other tax information must have identifying details removed. The office can use the data only for fiscal estim… - Southern Utah welcome center gets authority: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the economic development office can use up to $1.8 million in nonlapsing funds and donations for a Southern Utah Welcome Center. It can plan, design, build, or lease a center of up to 5,000 square feet. The office can request more state money unless it receives donations and… - Counties can finance local investment funds: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, counties can sell industrial revenue bonds to support locally managed pooled venture and economic development funds. Qualifying bond-funded investment activity counts as a public purpose. The fund’s headquarters, investment decisions, and management must be in Utah or the cit… - Convention projects use future tax growth: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, convention center zones can capture 100% of property tax growth and specified sales tax growth for 30 years; capital-city zones can also capture 50% of an additional specified sales tax increment. Zones must use connected parcels in eligible municipalities and stay within 50… - First home funding has firm limits: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, first home zones can capture up to 60% of each taxing entity’s property tax growth, without exceeding the approved amount, but cannot capture sales tax growth. Collection can last 25 consecutive years within a 45-year window, with no more than three collection periods trigger… - First home zones require affordable homes: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, first home zones must provide at least 30 homes per acre on at least 51% of developable land, with mixed uses and half of those homes owner occupied. At least 25% of homes must remain owner occupied for 25 years after their original purchase. At least 12% of owner-occupied ho… - Local development zones face count limits: mixed, low. A county can have no more than eight housing and transit zones at light-rail stations, excluding convention center zones. First-class counties can have no more than three specified rapid-bus zones and 11 combined specified reinvestment and first home zones. Beginning May 6, 2026, officials can also… - Some housing projects gain building rights: mixed, low. Owners gain a right to build qualifying mixed-use projects on undeveloped land in unincorporated counties that created a small transit district by January 1, 2022. The owner must have submitted an entitlement agreement by December 31, 2022, for land within one-third mile of a transit hub, including… - Transit projects capture local tax growth: mixed, low. Housing and transit zones can capture up to 80% of each taxing entity’s property tax growth above the base year; specified hub and bus zones with 39–49 homes per acre are capped at 60%. Commuter-rail and transit-hub parcels can collect for 25 consecutive years within 45 years; light-rail and rapid-… - Businesses get grants for high-paying jobs: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, qualifying for-profit businesses creating new high-paying Utah jobs can seek reimbursement for recruitment, hiring, training, and employment costs. Each employee must work at qualifying wage levels for at least 12 consecutive months before the business applies. Businesses mus… - College can self-fund fitness center: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Salt Lake Community College can use up to $3.9 million of its own funds for a Strength and Conditioning Center. The center can cover up to 11,575 square feet. The college cannot use or request state funds for construction, operation, maintenance, or capital improvements. The… - Universities can fund building upgrades: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the University of Utah can use up to $8.2 million of its own funds for a Browning Building addition of up to 24,000 square feet. Utah State University can use up to $10 million of its own funds for up to 17,000 square feet of Fine Arts Complex additions or renovations. State… - Utah Tech can borrow for building: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the State Board of Regents can issue debt for Utah Tech University to acquire the Avenna Center. Principal is capped at $6 million, apart from authorized issuance costs, capitalized interest, and debt reserves. The board must approve a resolution finding the amount and terms… - Convention center zones receive sales tax growth: mixed, low. The law takes effect May 6, 2026. For approved convention center zones, Utah transfers 100% of local sales and use tax revenue growth within established boundaries. This money goes to the designated municipality or public infrastructure district rather than general tax funds. In a capital-city zone… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Calvin Roberts (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 58 | 2 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 2 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Senate/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 61 | 4 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (42) - 2026-03-24: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-11: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-06: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-05: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-05: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-04: 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 - 2026-02-24: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-11: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-11: Bill Substituted by Sponsor in House Rules Comm - 2026-02-09: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-04: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-04: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0475.pdf) - Substitute #4, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S04.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2026-02-19: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475.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/HB0475.pdf) - [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S04.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0475.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) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - 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