# Utah S.B. 144: Relocation Assistance Amendments

Utah S.B. 144, Relocation Assistance Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Heidi Balderree (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-17 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14).

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- As of: 2026-10-14
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## Facts
- Bill: Utah S.B. 144
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Relocation Assistance Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-03-17, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Business, Labor and Employment, Eminent Domain, Government Operations (State Issues), Transportation, Department of Transportation, Real Property
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (134 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More relocation help for farms and businesses: benefit, high. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah raises the restart aid cap from $50,000 to $75,000 for displaced farms, nonprofits, and businesses. Aid covers actual, reasonable, necessary costs to restart at a new site after a government agency acquires their property. Agency rules define covered costs; a lower feder…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Heidi Balderree (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tiara Auxier (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-23 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2026-03-17: Governor Signed
- 2026-03-03: Senate/ to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2026-02-22: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2026-02-22: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- 2026-02-19: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-19: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-19: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-19: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-17: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-17: House/ committee report favorable (House)
- 2026-02-13: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-02-11: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-02-09: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-02-09: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-02-09: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-01-21: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0144.pdf)
- Introduced, 2026-01-15: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0144.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/SB0144.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0144.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB144-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).