# Utah H.B. 55: County Office Amendments

Utah H.B. 55, County Office Amendments, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by James A. Dunnigan (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 55
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: County Office Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-20
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Counties, Open and Public Meetings, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), County Officers, Local Government Infrastructure and Utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (127 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
|   | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-03-19: Governor Signed
- 2025-03-12: House/ to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House)
- 2025-03-07: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2025-02-19: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2025-02-19: Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- 2025-02-18: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-18: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-02-14: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-27: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: House/ uncircled (House)
- 2025-01-23: House/ circled (House)
- 2025-01-23: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-01-21: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2025-01-21: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House)
- 2025-01-15: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House)
- 2024-12-20: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0055.pdf)
- Introduced, 2024-12-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0055.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/HB0055.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0055.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB55-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).