# Utah H.B. 480: Landlord Communication Amendments Utah H.B. 480, Landlord Communication Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by David Shallenberger (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB480-2025GS - 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. 480 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Landlord Communication Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed - Sponsor: David Shallenberger (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Electronic Transactions, Business, Real Estate, Landlord -- Tenant, Rental and Leasing Services - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (98 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Evicted renters keep access to essentials: benefit, medium. Beginning May 7, 2025, landlords or officers must give removed tenants reasonable access to listed essentials within five business days. This applies even when removal and storage costs remain unpaid. Essentials include clothing, identification, financial papers, immigration and employment papers,… - Renters face broader eviction damage claims: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, courts or juries can count contract amounts owed as damages in Utah eviction cases. This no longer requires the alleged unlawful stay to follow a failure to pay those amounts. The amount a renter owes depends on the contract and the case outcome. - Eviction courts lose broad order authority: cost, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah law removes a broad grant of power to courts handling eviction cases. That language allowed courts to make additional orders they considered appropriate and proper. The repeal does not set a specific household payment or benefit. - Renters face move-out deadlines and hearing options: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah eviction orders generally must tell renters to leave within three calendar days after service. Exceptions cover immediate possession under the criminal-nuisance process, a different agreement between the parties, or a default-hearing court order. Either party—not just th… - Renters get updated deposit return rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah landlords can electronically send deposit balances, prepaid-rent balances, and deduction notices using renter-provided delivery methods. These remain due within 30 days after renters leave and return possession. After a renter serves the required noncompliance notice, la… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: David Shallenberger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Calvin R. Musselman (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 23 | 2 | | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 1 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 53 | 15 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-02-19 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2025-03-25: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2025-03-17: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2025-03-14: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2025-03-14: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-03-03: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-02-25: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-20: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2025-02-19: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-19: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-18: House Comm - Not Considered (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-14: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-11: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2025-02-11: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0480.pdf) - Amended 2/20/2025 10:02:873, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0480_2025-02-20_10-00-29.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0480.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/HB0480.pdf) - [Amended 2/20/2025 10:02:873 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/amended/AV_HB0480_2025-02-20_10-00-29.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0480.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-HB480-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).