# Utah H.B. 557: Revisor's Technical Corrections to Utah Code Utah H.B. 557, Revisor's Technical Corrections to Utah Code, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Casey Snider (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-HB557-2026GS - 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. 557 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Revisor's Technical Corrections to Utah Code - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-12 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Casey Snider (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Revisor Legislation, Legislative Operations, Sunsets and Repealers - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (108 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Taxpayers can combine clean energy credits: benefit, medium. Beginning May 6, 2026, eligible taxpayers, estates, and trusts can use two listed credits in the same tax year. They can claim or carry forward the credit under Section 59-10-1106 alongside the credit under Section 59-10-1029. The energy system must be completed and placed in service before January… - License exemptions for property owners and workers: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, property-management license exemptions cover owners and lessors doing covered tasks for property they own or lease. Immediate family members can perform covered tasks for property owned by the owner. Rental-agency regional managers and corporate officials qualify only when th… - Smaller communities can become Utah towns: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, communities with 75 to 99 people can seek incorporation as Utah towns. Having fewer than 100 residents no longer bars them by itself. They must still meet the remaining town incorporation requirements. This change does not itself set household taxes or benefits. - Utah expands interstate water agreement coordination: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's water resources board gains broader authority to cooperate with the state water agent. The law removes the Columbia Interstate Compact exception from that authority for interstate compact negotiations and administration. The Bear River Compact exception remains. The ch… - Utah removes one aggravated escape offense: benefit, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah repeals the aggravated escape offense in Section 76-8-309.3. The repeal removes that specific criminal-law provision. The supplied provision does not describe replacement offenses, penalties, or changes to other criminal laws. - Aggravated escape triggers DNA collection rules: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, DNA collection and analysis rules include aggravated escape under Section 76-8-309.1. Collection applies to people meeting the law's covered conviction, booking, or juvenile adjudication criteria. Covered minors must have been at least 14 when the offense occurred. They must… - Utah repeals two tax credit provisions: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah repeals the tax credit provisions in Sections 79-6-503 and 79-6-504. This removes those statutory credits and their qualification and application rules. The supplied provisions do not identify credit amounts, eligible taxpayers, or affected tax years beyond the effective… - Local tax deadlines and owner notices change: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, municipalities must adopt budgets before June 30, and towns must set property tax levies before June 22. Both deadlines become September 1 when a property tax rate increase is proposed under Utah's truth-in-taxation rules. Towns need State Tax Commission approval for a later… - Energy zones use pre-designation property values: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, designated electrical energy development zones use a specific starting value for property tax calculations. The base is the assessment roll value last equalized before the zone was designated. This does not set a tax rate or state how an owner's tax bill changes. - Mining property follows utility assessment rules: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, state tax officials and county auditors use public utility assessment rules for mining property. The framework covers mines, mining claims, related statements and returns, and assessment equalization. The law does not specify a new tax rate or resulting tax amount. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Casey Snider (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 55 | 11 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 27 | 0 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-12: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-10: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-10: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-02-23: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-02-23: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-02-19: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-02-19: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-18: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-18: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-02-12: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0557.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-02-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0557.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/HB0557.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0557.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-HB557-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).