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UtahH.B. 82026 General SessionHouseWALLET
State Agency Fees and Internal Service Fund Authorization and Appropriations
Sponsored By: Walt Brooks (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Department of Agriculture and FoodInsurance DepartmentPublic Funds and AccountsPublic BudgetingBusinessDepartment of CommerceEconomic DevelopmentDepartment of Financial InstitutionsEducationK-12 EducationHigher EducationEnergyEnvironmentDepartment of Environmental QualityNatural ResourcesDepartment of Natural ResourcesHealth and Human ServicesDepartment of Workforce ServicesWorkforce ServicesDepartment of Alcoholic Beverage ServicesDepartment of CorrectionsLaw Enforcement and Criminal JusticeVeterans and Military AffairsLegislative OperationsDepartment of Public SafetyDepartment of Government OperationsPublic Service CommissionGovernment Operations (State Issues)Income TaxRevenue and TaxationTransportationDepartment of TransportationDepartment of Health and Human ServicesAppropriationsCultural and Community EngagementAgriculture & FoodCommission on Criminal and Juvenile JusticeDepartment of Cultural and Community EngagementDepartment of Veterans and Military AffairsGovernor's Office of Economic OpportunityOffice of Energy Development
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38 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 34 costs, 3 mixed.
Historic preservation services carry user fees
Historic tax-credit applications cost $100 to $500, depending on project cost. Remains recovery or analysis costs $2,500. Professional help resetting or repairing historic tombstones costs $150. The law also sets fees for cultural-resource data, staff-run mapping searches, and data transfers.
Workforce service users pay training fees
Initial weatherization certification training costs $2,200 per person. The law also sets weatherization facility-use, interpreter maintenance, examination, and permit fees. Creditors with a court order pay $15 for an employment-information report about a specific debtor. Refugee Services events and the homelessness conference have listed charges, including some $50–$150 fees.
Ride operators pay permits and penalties
Amusement ride permits cost $100 per kiddie or non-kiddie ride. Inspectors also pay registration and renewal fees. Administrative, operating, and reporting penalties depend on the violation and offense number. A second offense of operating against a cease-and-desist order costs $2,500 per ride unit per day.
Hunters and anglers pay license fees
Hunting and fishing prices depend on residency, age, species, duration, and license or permit type. Hunting licenses include $40 for resident adults ages 18–64, $68 for nonresident youth, and $240 for nonresident adults; general-season deer permits cost $46 for residents or $836 for nonresidents. Fishing licenses include resident rates of $5 for ages 12–13, $40 for ages 18–64, and $31 for ages 65 or older. Nonresident fishing rates include $20 for ages 12–13, $68 for ages 14–17, and $188 for adults; nonresident wildlife fees cannot exceed the listed schedule. Some permits include season fishing licenses, while nonresident bison permits without a management plan are valid only on private land.
Veterans cemetery users pay burial fees
Utah Veterans Cemetery burials for veterans, eligible spouses or dependents, and reservists cost $1,037. Saturday burials add $700. Reservist markers cost $300, and reservist niche covers cost $120. Chapel rental costs $150, and niche vases cost $25. Disinterment costs $150, $600, or $900, depending on cremation or single- or double-depth casket service.
Families pay child service fees
For July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, the law sets fees for listed child and family services. Each interstate child placement request costs $40, except adoption requests. Live-scan testing costs $10 for prospective foster or adoptive parents and other adults in the home. Families pay $100 after missing three or more scheduled early-intervention visits. Baby Watch families with income from 101% through 800% of the federal poverty level pay $11–$125 monthly, by income tier. That monthly fee goes to the local agency providing early-intervention services.
Utah agencies receive added budget funding
The law adds funding for fiscal year 2026, July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. Operating and capital budgets receive a net $3.7547 million. Funding sources reflect a $1.4712 million General Fund reduction, $411,700 from the Income Tax Fund, and $4.8142 million from other sources. Separate additions include $33,300 for expendable funds, $23,000 for business-like activities, and $7,200 for fiduciary funds. This funds state agencies and institutions, not a direct household payment.
Community groups pay armory rental fees
Groups outside the Utah National Guard pay $25 per hour to rent an armory. Rentals outside business hours require a security attendant at $15 per hour. Renters also pay a refundable $100 cleaning deposit for possible damage or extra cleaning.
Drivers and transportation users pay fees
The law sets transportation fees for aircraft rentals, records, events, express-lane administration, advertising, wireless facilities, and road-access permits. Examples include a card convenience fee capped at 3%, $90–$950 advertising permits, and $50–$250 wireless facility fees. At state fast chargers, users pay $1 per session and $0.40 per kilowatt-hour. State Level 2 charger idling costs $0.40 per minute after 10 minutes. Transportation charging schedules also include capped energy charges and idling fees after listed 10- or 15-minute grace periods.
Records and bond applicants pay fees
Each public-records request to the State Treasurer's Office costs $38.75. Workforce Services copies cost $0.15 for black-and-white letter-size pages and $0.40 for specified larger or color pages. Workforce Services research and mailing are charged at actual cost. Private activity bond confirmation, application, extension, and re-application fees depend on the request and bond allocation.
Financial agency copies cost 25 cents
The law sets the Utah Financial Institutions administration's photocopy charge at $0.25 per copy. People and organizations pay this charge when requesting photocopies. The total equals $0.25 times the number of copies requested.
Library and robotics users pay fees
The law sets charges for listed historic-photo and diazo reproductions, Research Center copies, State Library materials, and robotics conference registration. Listed copy charges range from $0.10 to $0.50 each. Used books or materials cost $1, and STEM Action Center robotics conference registration costs $200 per registration. Fees apply when a person or organization requests the listed service or item.
Workers and businesses pay licensing fees
The law sets fees for listed professional applications, renewals, permits, registrations, inspections, education services, and records. Home inspector applications cost $85, with $63 renewals; registered massage establishment applications cost $145, with $72 renewals. A mental health chatbot application or renewal costs $400. A naturopathic physician application costs $200, with a $113 license renewal. A review of a conviction before applying for a license costs $50.
Construction registry users pay service fees
The law sets State Construction Registry fees for filings, notifications, accounts, and receipt retrieval. An online preliminary notice costs $1.25, and an online public search costs $1. Annual accounts cost $60 with automatic credit-card billing or $100 by invoice. Other charges depend on the service and whether it is provided online or offline.
Child care providers pay licensing fees
Child care license changes after the first two in a license period cost $44.34. Initial licensing and ownership changes carry a $1.75 per-child fee. Renewals 1–30 days late cost 50% of the scheduled fee: $31 plus $0.75 per requested-capacity child for centers. Homes pay a $31 late fee. Required visits for conditional licenses caused by non-compliance cost $253 for centers, $245 for homes, or $393.37 for human services.
Combat event organizers pay commission fees
Utah Athletic Commission users pay for inspections, health testing, calendar reservations, licenses, badges, and unarmed-combat events. Event fees depend on seating capacity. Events with fewer than 500 seats cost $500. Events with more than 10,000 seats cost $2 per seat.
Livestock owners pay brand inspection fees
Livestock brand recording costs $75, and a five-year renewal costs $175. The schedule lists a $250 fee per livestock dealer. Inspections have a $20 minimum per stop and per-head rates of $1 for cattle, $2 for horses, and $0.05 for sheep. The law also sets auction registration, permit, and related brand-service fees.
Geological survey customers pay service fees
Geological Survey users pay for samples, laboratory services, facilities, records, and plans. Core plugs smaller than one inch cost $10; larger plugs cost $25. Workshop building use costs $250 per day. Water banking applications cost $200 for a contract application or $300 for a statutory application.
Mining and carbon storage applicants pay
A small mining operation fee is $150, and an exploration permit costs $150. Exploration adds $500 for 20–50 acres or $1,000 for more than 50 acres. Geologic carbon storage costs $20,000 per geophysical test well and $115,000 per application. Applicants and operators pay these charges.
State land users pay access fees
State land fees include $700 for special-use lease applications, $500 for easement applications, and $400 for specified changes or reinstatements. Grazing permit assignments cost $2 per animal unit month. Great Salt Lake mineral leases cost at least $100 per acre annually. Sovereign-land permits and special-use agreements follow listed minimums or market rates. Sage grouse mitigation applications cost $100, with $5 per credit or acre for mitigation agreements and credit transfers.
Storage tank operators pay compliance fees
Environmental response professional or technical work costs $135 per hour. Written assurance letters cost $500 for up to eight labor hours, then $135 per additional hour. Petroleum tank installation carries a $500 base fee. Annual tank fees are $150 inside the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund or $300 outside it, rising to $400 for significant leak-prevention or detection non-compliance. Unauthorized red-tag removal carries a $500 replacement charge; the schedule also covers applications, certification, and training.
Water applicants and well contractors pay
Groundwater recovery permits cost $2,500; water reuse or effluent discharge-point changes cost $750. Water appropriation fees range from $150–$1,000; applications involving both flow and volume use whichever produces the larger fee. Stream alteration permits cost $100 for non-commercial projects, $500 for government projects, and $2,000 for commercial projects. Well driller licenses cost $350 with $100 annual renewals; pump installer licenses cost $200 with $75 annual renewals. The law also sets extension, filing, operator registration renewal, and late fees.
Wastewater facilities pay permit review fees
Water-quality technical review and assistance cost $135 per hour; construction facility authorization to use costs $500. Annual municipal treatment permits cost $1,600–$12,600 by design flow, while industrial permits cost $1,600–$4,000. The schedule also covers certifications, sampling, biosolids, cooling water, reuse, and pretreatment permits. Complex permits can carry extra staff charges when expected issuance costs exceed listed fees by 25%. Annual pretreatment permit charges cannot exceed $5,000.
Water systems pay usage and loan fees
Beginning July 1, 2027, annual drinking-water usage fees use calendar-year 2024 water use. Rates are $0.0165 per 1,000 gallons without incentives and $0.015 with incentives. Systems using less than 10 million gallons annually pay flat fees of $35 or $25, respectively. The law also sets certification, examination, renewal, reinstatement, inspection, and assistance fees. Covered state and federal drinking-water and water-quality loans carry a one-time 1% origination fee; provider costs can reach household bills if passed through.
Insurance businesses pay licenses and assessments
The law sets Insurance Department charges for listed licenses, renewals, filings, services, and assessments. Insurer annual service fees depend on premium volume. They range from $0 at zero premium volume to $5,950 at $20 million or more. An initial pharmacy benefit manager license costs $1,000. An individual full-line insurance producer license costs $70.
Property and securities businesses pay fees
The law sets fees for listed real estate, mortgage, and securities applications, renewals, registrations, filings, inspections, and education services. A real estate sales-agent application costs $100. A mortgage lender entity application costs $200. A timely Regulation A securities filing costs $100. Fees apply when a person or business uses or is subject to the listed service.
Care programs pay license renewal fees
Human services programs pay initial, renewal, and capacity-based licensing fees by program type. Adult day care initial licensing costs $990. Renewal costs $360 for 0–50 consumers or $660 for more than 50, with a $24 per-capacity fee. Many treatment, recovery, residential, child-placing, and therapeutic school programs have $990 initial fees and $375–$940 renewals. Outdoor youth initial licenses and renewals cost $1,548.80.
Health facilities pay building review fees
Health facility review and inspection fees depend on facility type, size, beds, service units, and operating rooms. Hospital fees range from $3,445 for 1–16 beds to $17,192.50 for 301 or more, plus $37.50 per bed over 400. Remodeling costs $0.29 per square foot for hospitals and freestanding surgery facilities, or $0.25 for other listed facilities. Additional required onsite inspections cost $559; inspections replacing plan review can also carry state-rate mileage charges. Previously reviewed or approved plans carry an onsite inspection fee equal to 60% of the scheduled plan-review fee.
Health facilities pay two-year licensing fees
New and renewed health facility licenses carry fees for a two-year licensing period. Nursing care and small health facilities pay $44.63 per licensed bed; hospitals pay $55.79 per licensed bed. Assisted living facilities pay $37.19 per licensed bed, and freestanding surgery centers pay $4,277.04. Changes to existing licenses cost $185.96. Other facility categories pay listed charges by bed, station, unit, satellite, or branch office.
Health providers pay screening and enrollment
Health applicants pay $32 for Public Safety screening, $20 for non-system checks, or $10 to transfer existing fingerprints. Direct Access Clearance System facility access or ownership changes cost $100; renewals cost $200, checks cost $20, and live scanning costs $15. The $32 screening charge goes to Public Safety and must match its fee; card and online processing are capped at 3%. Non-compliance follow-up inspections cost $160 beginning with the second additional visit. The schedule lists an $803 Medicaid provider application fee, federally set each January 1, for new or re-enrolling providers—not recipients.
State agencies pay property project fees
State agencies pay project-management fees based on project cost, percentage tiers, and maximum charges. Projects under $99,999 pay 4% of project cost, capped at $4,000. Agency-funded property acquisitions and sales carry a 1% fee on the transaction price. These charges fall on agency budgets, not directly on household accounts.
Businesses pay safety and inspection fees
The law sets Labor Commission fees for listed records, safety certifications, inspections, and related services. A black-and-white copy without special handling costs $0.25. Mine foreman certification costs $50, and a new electric elevator inspection costs $840. Charges apply when a person or business requests or undergoes the listed service.
Businesses pay registration and filing fees
Commerce registration or renewal costs $90 for homeowner associations, $500 for earned wage access services, and $5,000 for transportation network companies. Listed charges also include $250 for credit services organizations and $500 for telemarketing registration. Certain corporation and limited liability company filings cost $54. Uniform Commercial Code filings cost $12 per page, and certificates of good standing cost $12. The law also sets charges for business searches and records.
Hemp and kratom businesses pay fees
Hemp processor licenses cost $2,500 for Tier 2 and $1,500 for Tier 3; laboratory licenses cost $2,500. Hemp retail permits cost $100, with listed $50 late and $51.50 background-check fees. Kratom establishment registration costs $100, and product registration costs $475. Kratom tests cost $141 for potency, $194 for pesticides, $134 for heavy metals, and $158 for mycotoxins. Microbial testing costs $109 without PCR or $146 with PCR.
Laboratory customers pay testing charges
Analytical laboratory customers pay listed chemistry and microbiology testing fees. Examples include $60 for fat testing, $90 for specified composition analysis, and $65 for several pathogen screens. Confirmatory tests cost $250 or more. Expedited testing adds $60. Unlisted tests are charged at actual labor and material cost.
Capitol users face fees and exceptions
Capitol users pay listed fees for rooms, grounds, parking, filming, equipment, staffing, and related services. Parking costs $7 per stall per day; Rotunda rentals cost $2,200 Monday–Thursday or $2,500 Friday–Sunday. Specified room use is free during legislative sessions and interim days, with an eight-hour weekly limit where stated. The preservation board can set maximum use times. Covered events require $1 million in insurance coverage; the supplied information does not identify those events or insurance premiums.
Waste operators pay fees with exemptions
Waste and radiation-control fees include $1,000 for hazardous waste plan renewals or changes and $100 for mercury-switch plan filings. A new commercial incinerator costs $5,000, and professional review or oversight costs $135 per hour. Municipalities, counties, and special service districts are exempt from solid-waste permit filing fees for division review. Faster review requires agreement between the applicant and staff to review out of date order. Waste tire recyclers and transporters pay $100 annually, prorated at $8.30 per remaining month for applications received during the year.
Health data users pay service fees
Annual health-plan immunization matching costs $10,000 for up to 100,000 records or $15,000 for 100,001–200,000 records. Unlimited records cost $20,000, or $150,000 with customizations; non-financial contributing partners pay $12 per record. Clinical querying and matching for patient treatment have no fee. Alcohol server training costs $3.50. Utah State Hospital use costs $20 per two-hour photo shoot, $75 daily for groups up to 50, or $150 for larger groups.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Walt Brooks
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Scott D. Sandall
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 24 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
Senate/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2026
Senate/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/3/2026
House/ substituted
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/3/2026
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 71 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/26/2026House/ to Governor
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/16/2026HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/13/2026HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/13/2026Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/6/2026Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/6/2026House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/4/2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/4/2026HouseSenate/ to House
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ uncircled
3/4/2026SenateSenate/ circled
3/3/2026SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/3/2026SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
3/3/2026SenateSenate/ received from House
3/3/2026SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ substituted
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
3/3/2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
3/2/2026HouseHouse/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
3/2/2026HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
1/20/2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
1/20/2026House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/13/2026
Substitute #1
3/1/2026
Introduced
1/19/2026