# Utah H.B. 86: Homeowners' Association Requirements

Utah H.B. 86, Homeowners' Association Requirements, is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Walt Brooks (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-25 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB86-2025GS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Utah H.B. 86
- State: Utah
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: Homeowners' Association Requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-02
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Walt Brooks (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Business, Community/Condominium Associations (HOAs), Real Property
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (119 yes, 5 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger record access rights for homeowners: benefit, medium. Utah homeowners’ and condominium associations must keep and share required records, including governing documents, approved minutes, budgets, financial statements, reserve analyses, and insurance certificates. Associations with active websites must post listed records free; others must offer physic…
- Protecting homeowners’ payments from developer defense costs: benefit, low. While a developer still controls the association, the developer cannot use owners’ association payments for its legal defense in covered lawsuits. This applies to actions brought before that control ends, solely by one or more owners against the developer.
- Higher record copying charges for homeowners: cost, low. Utah homeowners’ and condominium associations may charge for requested copies or electronic scans of records. Charges are capped at 10 cents per page plus staff time at no more than $20 per hour. The hourly cap rises from $15 to $20; associations do not have to charge the maximum. Alternatively, ch…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Walt Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Don L. Ipson (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 72 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed | fail | 2 | 5 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-03-25: 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
- 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2025-03-07: Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- 2025-03-07: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-07: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-03: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-03-03: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: House/ comm rpt/ substituted (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-28: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House)
- 2025-02-20: House Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (House)
- 2025-02-20: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (House)
- 2025-01-23: House/ to standing committee (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)
- 2025-01-02: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/HB0086.pdf)
- Substitute #5, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S05.pdf)
- Substitute #4, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S04.pdf)
- Substitute #3, 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S03.pdf)
- Substitute #2, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S02.pdf)
- Substitute #1, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S01.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-01-02: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086.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/HB0086.pdf)
- [Substitute #5 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S05.pdf)
- [Substitute #4 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S04.pdf)
- [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S03.pdf)
- [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S02.pdf)
- [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086S01.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/HB0086.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-HB86-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).
