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Yes: 215 • No: 14
UtahH.B. 5452026 General SessionHouse
Budgetary Modifications
Sponsored By: Val L. Peterson (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Public Funds and AccountsPublic BudgetingEnergyLegislative OperationsLegislative OrganizationGovernment Operations (State Issues)AppropriationsGovernor's Office of Economic OpportunityGrant Programs and IncentivesState Auditor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
12 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 5 costs, 2 mixed.
State funds can support police training facilities
Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah can use Department of Public Safety Restricted Account money for law enforcement training facilities. The Legislature must approve the spending. This change sets no funding amount.
Agencies can spend more collected revenue
Beginning July 1, 2026, agencies can spend up to 100% of qualifying dedicated-credit revenue above the approved budget amount. This applies when those receipts are budgeted to expendable special revenue, proprietary, or fiduciary funds. A separate 100% allowance applies when dedicated credits exceed 90% of a line-item budget. That allowance requires a revised budget execution plan.
Colorado River agency funding changes accounts
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law repeals the Colorado River Authority Restricted Account. Any balance left after fiscal year 2026 closeout moves to the Authority’s Office of the Governor budget line. The law provides $1.6385 million from the General Fund for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027. That appropriation does not take effect if both H.B. 545 and H.B. 473 become law.
Energy funding gains uses and carryover
Beginning July 1, 2026, appropriations from the Electrical Energy Development Investment Fund remain available after the fiscal year ends. Utah’s energy council can use fund money to support district energy systems, with legislative approval. The environment department can use up to 10% of fund money from the radioactive waste facility expansion tax for energy permitting reforms. That spending also requires legislative approval.
Public entities gain nuclear infrastructure loans
For July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, the Energy Development Infrastructure Fund receives a one-time $5 million General Fund appropriation. Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah’s Office of Energy Development can lend fund money to public entities for nuclear generation and transmission infrastructure. Borrowers must sign repayment agreements and secure loans with qualifying debt or project revenue. Interest cannot exceed bond-market rates available to the state by more than 0.5 percentage points. The fund’s inclusion in the statutory revolving-loan definition ends when that defining section is repealed July 1, 2027.
Navajo water account loses funding protections
Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah repeals the law governing the Navajo Water Rights Negotiation Account and settlement. Related Division of Water Rights appropriations for settling federal reserved water-right claims lose their automatic year-end carryover status. These changes do not specify an appropriation reduction. The provisions do not explain changes to settlement obligations or household water services.
State air quality grant laws end
Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah repeals laws establishing and governing air quality grants and programs. The repeal also removes associated duties and rulemaking authority. The provision does not identify affected grant amounts, recipients, or replacement services.
Wild game meat donation law ends
Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah repeals the law governing wild game meat donations and the Wild Game Meat Donation Fund. The provision does not state the fund balance or identify a replacement food-support program. It does not identify specific households losing food support.
Wildlife conservation easement account law ends
Beginning July 1, 2026, Utah repeals the law for the Wildlife Resources Conservation Easement Restricted Account. The provision does not state the balance or identify replacement funding. It does not explain how specific easements or conservation services change.
Energy office funding falls $5 million
The law reduces the Utah Office of Energy Development’s one-time General Fund appropriation by $5 million for fiscal year 2026. That fiscal year runs from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. This is an agency funding cut, not a cut to direct household payments.
State grants face tighter rules and audits
Beginning July 1, 2026, agencies running all or part of another agency’s grant must follow state grant rules. Agencies cannot spend direct-award grant money on administration unless the appropriation’s instructions allow it. The legislative auditor general can audit any grant funds; the state auditor can audit them under the Utah Constitution. In relevant audits, the state auditor checks whether financial practices and use of public funds or property follow applicable laws.
Business assistance keeps legislative funding limits
Beginning July 1, 2026, legislative appropriations fund the Industrial Assistance Account, and the economic opportunity board must recommend action on applications. The administrator can set assistance forms and amounts, subject to the program’s other rules. Utah sets aside General Fund surplus equal to accrued program credits, up to $50 million, after required transfers. Those transfers fund Medicaid growth and budget stabilization, the General Fund reserve, wildfire, and disaster recovery accounts. Interest above the cap goes to the General Fund, and using the set-aside for program purposes requires legislative appropriation.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Val L. Peterson
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Jerry W Stevenson
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/6/2026
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 66 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 29 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/5/2026
Senate/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2026
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 5 • No: 1
Senate vote • 3/3/2026
Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/26/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 71 • No: 1
House vote • 2/26/2026
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/26/2026
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/26/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/20/2026
House Comm - Reconsider actions
Yes: 7 • No: 3
House vote • 2/20/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 3
House vote • 2/20/2026
House Comm - Substitute Recommendation
Yes: 9 • No: 1
House vote • 2/20/2026
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 7 • No: 3
House vote • 2/20/2026
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 8 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2026House/ to Governor
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/12/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/11/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/11/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/7/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/7/2026House/ 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
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/6/2026HouseHouse/ 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/ substituted
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
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted
3/4/2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
3/3/2026
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/11/2026
Substitute #4
3/5/2026
Substitute #3
3/3/2026
Substitute #2
2/25/2026
Substitute #1
2/19/2026
Introduced
2/11/2026