# Utah H.B. 513: Attorney General Funding Amendments Utah H.B. 513, Attorney General Funding Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Val L. Peterson (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB513-2026GS - 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. 513 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Attorney General Funding Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-09 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Public Funds and Accounts, Public Budgeting, Legislative Organization, Government Operations (State Issues), Attorney General, Constitutional Officers, Civil Litigation, Elected Official - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 14 (192 yes, 3 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Utah creates dedicated state lawsuit funding: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, the Attorney General’s office has a Legal Services and Litigation Program funded by legislative appropriations. The Attorney General decides whether civil cases qualify: constitutional challenges to laws, statewide matters, or costs outside the Risk Management Fund. Expected… - State agencies must prepay legal bills: cost, low. The law requires Utah agencies needing Attorney General services to agree on annual retainers before October 1. Written service agreements must be ready before the fiscal year starts, with retainer funds transferred on the following July 1. One agency’s retainer cannot pay another agency’s bills. B… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Val L. Peterson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ motion to reconsider | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 60 | 1 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 64 | 2 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 | | ## Actions (50) - 2026-03-19: Governor Signed - 2026-03-17: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-17: 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 - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ floor amendment (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ motion to reconsider (Senate) - 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/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-27: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-26: House/ uncircled (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ circled (House) - 2026-02-24: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ comm rpt/ amended (House) - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-18: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-13: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-12: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-09: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0513.pdf) - Amended 3/6/2026 20:03:196, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0513S01_2026-03-06_20-22-53.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0513S01.pdf) - Amended 2/18/2026 11:02:829, 2026-02-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0513_2026-02-18_11-47-55.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-09: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0513.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/HB0513.pdf) - [Amended 3/6/2026 20:03:196 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0513S01_2026-03-06_20-22-53.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0513S01.pdf) - [Amended 2/18/2026 11:02:829 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0513_2026-02-18_11-47-55.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0513.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-HB513-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).