All Roll Calls
Yes: 181 • No: 9
UtahH.B. 5082026 General SessionHouse
State Facilities Modifications
Sponsored By: Walt Brooks (Republican)
Signed by Governor
State FacilitiesConstructionHigher EducationTechnical CollegesConstruction and Fire CodesDepartment of Government OperationsGovernment Operations (State Issues)Colleges and UniversitiesFacilities, Construction, and ManagementProcurement
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Excess building reserves can be redirected
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah lawmakers can redirect statewide contingency reserves above expected future needs to other building needs. They can also transfer excess money to the General Fund and Income Tax Fund, matching each fund's original funding share. Excess tied to specified higher education projects must instead go to the applicable higher education or technical college project fund. The law sets no dollar amount for these transfers.
State building standards must justify costs
Beginning May 6, 2026, state facility design standards above Utah's building code must fit the facility's use and setting. The Division of Facilities Construction and Management must also ensure those added standards are cost-effective over the building's expected life.
Colleges can share approved project savings
Beginning May 6, 2026, colleges can request design changes before final closeout of state-funded, non-dedicated higher education projects. The facilities director must approve changes; they cannot materially reduce scope, capacity, performance, durability, useful life, or intended use. Changes also cannot remove or delay approved program elements. For documented savings from design, engineering, purchasing, materials, scheduling, or construction changes, the director can award colleges up to 50%. That share supports the institution's capital project account or a technical college capital improvement. The rest goes to the General Fund or Income Tax Fund based on original funding shares.
More state project control, fewer reserves
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's facilities division must supervise projects above $1.5 million, replacing the $100,000 threshold. Costs count all funding sources. State entities can supervise projects at or below their limit using Division standards and a written agreement. College limits are $30 million for the University of Utah, $10 million for Utah State, and $2.5 million for specified universities. Snow College, Salt Lake Community College, and specified technical colleges have a $1 million limit. Self-supervised projects cannot use the Division's statewide contingency or project reserves. The Division director can take over deficient, substandard, or noncompliant work.
Optional bonds, fewer protections for suppliers
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's Division of Facilities Construction and Management no longer must require contractor performance or payment bonds. It can still require either bond to guard against financial loss or performance risk. Workers and suppliers on Division-managed contracts lose specified payment remedies, including payment upon demand and direct lawsuits against government. Bonds on contracts signed before that date remain enforceable. Already-accrued rights to sue under those earlier contracts remain protected.
State projects face new planning gates
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah agencies can request project-planning money without a completed feasibility study. For design and construction funding, agencies must submit a program document describing the planned project. The Division of Facilities Construction and Management cannot send that funding request to lawmakers without the document. Any submitted feasibility study must include a space-use plan and a capital budget estimate approved by the Division.
Required hearings, limited college funding routes
Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah higher education institutions must use the state's listed capital-project processes to request state funding. This applies to both dedicated and non-dedicated projects. The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee must hear and rank facility requests through those processes. These rules do not provide money or guarantee project funding.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Walt Brooks
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Don L. Ipson
Republican • Senate
Jill Koford
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 19 • No: 7
House vote • 3/5/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 71 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/2/2026
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/2/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 65 • No: 1
House vote • 2/18/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 2/18/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/26/2026House/ to Governor
3/17/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/17/2026HouseHouse/ 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/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/5/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/5/2026HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ circled
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/5/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/2/2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
3/2/2026Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/12/2026
Substitute #3
3/1/2026
Substitute #1
2/17/2026
Substitute #2
2/17/2026
Introduced
2/6/2026