# Utah H.B. 537: Olympic Ticket Sales Tax Exemption Utah H.B. 537, Olympic Ticket Sales Tax Exemption, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Jon Hawkins (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB537-2026GS - 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. 537 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Olympic Ticket Sales Tax Exemption - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-10 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Jon Hawkins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Olympics, Economic Development, Government Operations (State Issues), Sales and Use Tax, Revenue and Taxation, Sales Tax Exemptions - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (115 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Olympic ticket buyers pay no sales tax: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2028, qualifying ticket purchases are exempt from Utah sales and use tax. Tickets must be for events or venues at the 2034 Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games. Hospitality packages also qualify when they bundle such a ticket with exclusive amenities, food, drinks, merchandise, o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jon Hawkins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael K. McKell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 21 | 1 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 65 | 4 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 8 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: 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/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ uncircled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ circled (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Senate Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation - 2026-03-02: 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/ floor amendment (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) - 2026-02-10: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-10: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-10: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0537.pdf) - Amended 2/20/2026 16:02:616, 2026-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0537S01_2026-02-20_16-27-18.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0537S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0537.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/HB0537.pdf) - [Amended 2/20/2026 16:02:616 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0537S01_2026-02-20_16-27-18.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0537S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0537.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) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB537-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).