# Utah S.B. 164: Modifications to Election Law Utah S.B. 164, Modifications to Election Law, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Wayne A. Harper (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-26 (Governor Signed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB164-2025GS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah S.B. 164 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Modifications to Election Law - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Election Law, Voting and Voter Registration, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration, New Rulemaking Authority - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (174 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 98 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Absent candidates can submit residency evidence: benefit, low. Candidates for offices with a required residency period can submit evidence that they intended to return to Utah during an absence. This option applies after an absence exceeding 180 calendar days during that residency period. Candidates must submit the evidence when filing their declaration of can… - Clearer registration deadlines and voter notices: benefit, low. County clerks must process correctly completed registration forms received through designated agencies 11 calendar days before the election. The law removes the former 5 p.m. cutoff for these forms. This rule covers registration, not preregistration. Clerks must send notice of acceptance, rejection… - Electronic petition signers get certification deadlines: benefit, low. County clerks must certify qualifying electronic petition signatures within seven calendar days after valid voter identification is submitted. The signer must be eligible, and the identification must match information on file. The signature-gatherer must also complete the required verification on t… - Military and overseas voters get ballot deadlines: benefit, low. Without a Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act waiver, officials must send covered voters their ballots at least 45 calendar days before election day. Voters must have submitted valid military-overseas ballot applications by the applicable deadline. If the mailing deadline falls on a weekend… - Voter rolls get pre-election removal protections: benefit, low. County clerks must review and update voter rolls at least 90 calendar days before each primary and general election. The lieutenant governor must compare received death records with voter rolls 90 calendar days before those elections. During the 90 calendar days before regular primaries and general… - Voters get birth-year sharing limits: benefit, low. Qualified recipients of voter records can share voters' birth years only with specified groups. These include listed government personnel, health care providers, insurers, financial institutions, political parties, candidates, and associated personnel. Recipients must use the information only for p… - Voters get more time for ballot fixes: benefit, low. Voters given provisional ballots because their identification was not accepted can present valid identification through office closing on the Monday after election day. A Monday holiday moves that deadline to the next business day. Identification goes to the county clerk’s office or an election off… - State employees get one extra day: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, each Utah state employee can select one additional Personal Preference Day. Scheduling follows rules from the Division of Human Resource Management. A coordinating provision allows use for a state holy day or another chosen observance only if S.B. 259 also becomes law. - Workers protected from election threat displays: benefit, low. During the 90 calendar days before an election, employers cannot display certain election-related threats where employees work or visit for work. The ban covers threats of specified harmful job consequences based on whether a particular candidate or ticket wins. - Advance ballot information for Utah voters: benefit, low. Election officers must make sample ballots available at least 45 calendar days before an election. They must publish the sample ballot, or directions for finding it, for at least seven calendar days. Drop-box notices must start at least 28 calendar days before the election and remain published for… - Agencies face voter record processing deadlines: benefit, low. The Driver License Division must electronically send voter-registration forms and address changes by a set deadline. Public assistance and other designated registration agencies must also send registration forms by that deadline. It is the first business day at least five calendar days after receip… - Appointed prosecutors get a residency option: benefit, low. An appointed county or district attorney who is serving and seeks election can use a stated residency alternative. The attorney must become a resident of the relevant county or prosecution district within 30 calendar days after appointment. - Approved local initiatives get enactment deadlines: benefit, low. After a court resolves conflicts among voter-approved local initiatives, the local legislative body must proclaim the results within 10 calendar days. It must proclaim all initiatives found not to conflict. Among conflicting initiatives, it must proclaim the one with the most yes votes. An approved… - Backup appointments fill local government vacancies: benefit, low. The governor must fill a municipal executive or council vacancy when the municipality fails to follow the lieutenant governor’s directive. The governor must publicly seek candidates and appoint someone within 45 calendar days after receiving notice of that failure. For elected special district seat… - Counties face firm election preparation deadlines: benefit, low. Counties must report precinct changes to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center within 30 calendar days. Shared polling places for two or more whole precincts must be designated at least 90 calendar days before the election. Election-service agreements can set advance request deadlines in calendar day… - County vacancies follow appointment and election deadlines: benefit, low. Party liaisons generally submit interim nominees by 5 p.m. on the first business day at least 30 calendar days after notice. Without notice, the deadline is the first business day at least 40 calendar days after the vacancy. County officials have seven calendar days for required follow-up actions.… - Deadlines for checking and withdrawing signatures: benefit, low. County clerks must count and certify valid candidate nomination signatures within 30 calendar days after submission. A signer can submit a statement asking the county clerk to remove their signature. The deadline is 5 p.m. three business days after the candidate submits the packet. - Election fine recipients get longer payment: benefit, low. People fined under the election-law chapter get more time to pay, without changing the fine amount. Payment is due by 5 p.m. on the last business day at least 30 calendar days after imposition. - Election maps face review and correction: benefit, low. County clerks must submit approved voting precinct maps within five business days after county approval. The Utah Geospatial Resource Center must review congressional and State Board of Education district maps within 30 calendar days after receipt. Clerks must correct and resubmit maps found to be… - Election officials coordinate ballot handling safeguards: benefit, low. County clerks must contact local post offices at least 90 calendar days before elections they administer. They must coordinate prompt ballot delivery and proper postmarks or other marks showing mailing dates. Utah's director of elections can set rules for signature-comparison audits and records tra… - Faster public access to voting records: benefit, low. Election officers must record required voting-history information and make it public within one business day after receiving it. Copies must be available at the actual cost of producing or copying them. - Firm deadlines for preparing ballot information: benefit, low. Unless another law provides otherwise, certified ballot titles must arrive before 5 p.m. at least 65 calendar days before the election. For legislative ballot questions, the lieutenant governor must certify the title and ballot letter or number at least 65 days before. Full text must be published b… - Governor can declare extra legal holidays: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, the governor can declare additional legal holidays when extraordinary conditions justify them. A declaration can cover only designated businesses or activities. Each holiday can last up to 60 consecutive days, with renewals of up to 30 days each. The governor can also end a h… - Local election results follow review deadlines: benefit, low. Covered county, municipal, and special district election boards must canvass returns seven to 14 calendar days after the election. Municipal boards can add up to seven calendar days when needed to complete a required instant runoff recount. Officials must publish the certified election report withi… - Municipal candidates get set filing hours: benefit, low. City recorders and town clerks must offer candidate filing access from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding weekends and state holidays. Offices normally open fewer than 40 hours weekly can instead post contact details and remain available through them during those hours. - Officials must collect missing election records: benefit, low. Election officers must send a messenger for precinct returns still missing seven calendar days after the election. Reports for county, municipal, school, special district, and local special elections must reach the lieutenant governor within 14 calendar days. Clerks must send checked voter register… - Primary runners-up can replace local candidates: benefit, low. For local offices with nonpartisan primaries, election officers fill qualifying candidate vacancies with the next highest-vote candidate who missed advancement. The vacancy must occur after the primary, with remaining candidates no more numerous than the open positions. It must occur before August… - Prompt decisions after conflicting voter measures: benefit, low. The governor must issue a required proclamation within 10 calendar days after a court reviews conflicting initiatives approved together. For conflicting referendum laws, a qualified voter who signed the petition can seek court review. Within 10 calendar days after the court's order, the governor mu… - Prosecutor appointments get backup deadlines: benefit, low. These county or district attorney appointment rules cover jurisdictions with at least 15 qualifying registered Utah Bar members. Members must be licensed, active, and in good standing. The rules apply with less than two years left, or at least two years left but 65 calendar days or less before the… - Public audits check candidate petition signatures: benefit, low. Election officers must audit 1% of candidate petition signature comparisons against voter signatures on file. Officers cannot audit their own work. They must record who performed audits and the results, make results public, and take needed corrective action. - School board vacancies get appointment deadlines: benefit, low. Local school boards have 30 calendar days to fill a vacancy, or 45 calendar days when a member dies. After that, the applicable legislative body fills the seat. An interim appointment is followed by an election for a two-year term when two timing tests are met. Notice must arrive at least 14 calend… - Small-area prosecutor vacancies get application deadlines: benefit, low. A separate process covers prosecutor vacancies in jurisdictions with fewer than 15 qualifying registered Utah Bar members. Members must be licensed, active, and in good standing. Attorneys seeking consideration must respond by 5 p.m. on the first business day at least 10 calendar days after the cle… - Utah clarifies election deadlines and holidays: benefit, low. Election deadlines stated in days mean calendar days unless another rule applies; business-day periods exclude nonbusiness days. Court rules control deadlines for filing court actions or documents. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah's legal-holiday calendar includes Juneteenth and every Sunday. Sunday is… - Voters can track candidate petition signatures: benefit, low. By January 1, 2026, voters must have access to primary-candidate petition results on Utah's ballot-tracking website. It covers petitions they signed during the past six months. Results must appear within one business day of signature review and explain any rejection. Election officers must also kee… - Voters can use recent utility bills: benefit, low. Voters using the two-document identification option can use a utility bill, or a clear copy, as one document. It must show the voter’s name and residence in the voting precinct. The bill must be dated within 90 calendar days before Election Day. - Voters get deadlines for district decisions: benefit, low. Affected parties can submit written requests about uncertain congressional district boundaries or a person's district assignment. The lieutenant governor must decide those requests within five days. For State Board of Education district questions, the decision is due by the first business day at le… - Voters get scheduled ballot measure information: benefit, low. The lieutenant governor must post all voter pamphlet content online between 75 and 15 calendar days before voting begins. The director must submit impartial initiative and referendum analyses to the lieutenant governor at least 90 calendar days before the election. Legislative leaders must submit a… - Watchers gain access and election schedules: benefit, low. Registered or preregistered Utah voters who register as watchers can observe candidate signature packets, including receipt, handling, checks, and signature removals. Officials must provide fair access within six feet, subject to safety, ballot security, secrecy, and statutory exceptions. County cl… - Yes-or-no votes for some unopposed prosecutors: benefit, low. Some regular general election ballots must ask voters whether the sole county or district attorney candidate should be elected. This applies where the county or prosecution district has three or fewer registered voters who are active, licensed Utah State Bar members in good standing. - Felony risk for prohibited corporate donations: cost, medium. A political issues committee's primary officers face a third-degree felony for knowingly or recklessly accepting a prohibited corporate contribution. This applies when the corporation formed less than 90 calendar days before the general election and has not filed its required statement of organizat… - Firm cutoff for in-person party changes: cost, low. In-person party-affiliation forms must reach the county clerk's office by 5 p.m. on the last business day before the applicable deadline. In presidential-election years, that deadline is the day after the candidate filing deadline. In other even-numbered years, it is April 1. - Bad-faith candidate claims face timing rules: cost, low. The law defines the 60-calendar-day pre-election timing rule for bad-faith petitions about candidates appearing on that election’s ballot. It applies when a reasonable person would not view the claims as describing a significant Utah election-law violation. - Ballot issue committees face reporting deadlines: cost, low. Political issues committees must report each contribution to the lieutenant governor within 31 calendar days. Committees receiving or spending at least $750 yearly also face reports before covered events. Reports are due seven calendar days before party conventions, primary elections, incorporation… - Ballot issue groups face disclosure deadlines: cost, low. Political issues committees formed after the annual registration deadline must register after reaching $750 in issue-related contributions or spending. Filing is due by 5 p.m. on the first business day at least seven calendar days afterward. Committees without a dissolution notice must electronical… - Campaign reports face review and correction: cost, low. The lieutenant governor must review school board campaign summary reports and labor organization financial statements within 60 calendar days after filing deadlines. Judges' summary reports must be reviewed within 30 calendar days. After discovering a possible violation or receiving a written compl… - Campaigns must give away anonymous donations: cost, low. Political issues committees, school board candidates, and judges cannot keep certain anonymous campaign donations over $50. The rule covers cash and negotiable instruments, such as checks, from unknown sources. Within 31 calendar days, school board candidates and judges must give the money to a qua… - Campaigns must transfer anonymous donations away: cost, low. State office and legislative candidates must transfer unknown-source cash or negotiable-instrument donations over $50 to a 501(c)(3) charity within 31 calendar days. Political action committees have the same threshold and deadline, but can also transfer the money to a government general fund. Legis… - Candidates and officeholders must correct reports: cost, low. The lieutenant governor must review state office and legislative candidate summary reports within 60 calendar days after their filing deadlines. For candidate and officeholder reporting violations or written complaints, notice is due by the first business day at least five calendar days afterward.… - Candidates face January and June filing windows: cost, low. Candidates seeking office through a qualified political party at the next regular general election begin filing at 8 a.m. January 2. If January 2 is not a business day, filing starts the next business day. Municipal declarations and nomination petitions follow the same start-time rule beginning Jun… - Candidates face timed interim financial reports: cost, low. State office and legislative candidates generally file interim reports seven calendar days before specified conventions or elections. Midterm-vacancy candidates follow special schedules, including seven- or two-calendar-day deadlines where applicable. State office vacancy candidates with less than… - Corporations face political spending report deadlines: cost, low. Corporations reaching $750 in annual political-purpose spending or spending on current or proposed ballot issues must file the required reports. Deadlines include seven calendar days before state conventions and the regular primary and general elections. Designated reports count spending through fi… - Corporations must disclose certain political gifts: cost, low. Corporations created less than 90 calendar days before a general election must register before election-related contributions to political action or political issues committees. Corporations must give reporting entities written notice of noncash contributions within 31 calendar days. Notice is due… - Election ads face defined reporting coverage: cost, low. Communications worth at least $10,000 count as electioneering communications when they clearly identify a candidate or judge. They must appear within 45 calendar days before that person’s election. Covered media include the internet, newspapers, magazines, outdoor ads, direct mail, broadcast, cable… - Independent election spenders must report spending: cost, low. Anyone making at least $1,000 in independent election spending during an election cycle must report it to the chief election officer. The report is due within 31 calendar days after reaching that amount. Each additional $1,000 in spending not previously reported triggers another report within 31 ca… - Judicial campaigns face deadlines and fines: cost, low. Judges or their campaign committees must report each contribution within 31 calendar days after the judge receives it. Each late contribution carries a 10% fine if reported within 60 calendar days after the reporting deadline. The fine is 20% if it is not reported within that period. Judicial reten… - Local referendum sponsors face filing cutoffs: cost, low. Sponsors challenging a local law must file their referendum application by the first business day at least five days after passage. Electronic referendum signature gathering must stop at 5 p.m. 45 calendar days after the first three sponsors receive notice that the law can legally go to voters. - Officeholders face conflict disclosure deadlines: cost, low. State constitutional officers, legislators, and State Board of Education members taking office after January 10 must post conflict disclosures online. They have 10 calendar days after taking office. Covered officeholders receiving a correction notice from the lieutenant governor have seven calendar… - Political action groups face registration deadlines: cost, low. Political action committees must register by 5 p.m. on the first business day at least seven calendar days after reaching $750 in contributions or political spending. Committees ordered to stop using a prohibited name must electronically update their registration within seven calendar days. A perso… - Political action groups must report donations: cost, low. Political action committees must report each contribution within 31 calendar days. Registered committees reaching $750 in annual contributions or spending must also follow financial-report deadlines, including seven calendar days before major-party state conventions and specified elections. Designa… - Political calling rules use 500-call threshold: cost, low. A telephone bank means at least 500 identical or substantially similar calls within any 30-calendar-day period. Political callers meeting that threshold fall under Utah election law's telephone-bank rules. - Political parties face reporting and venue deadlines: cost, low. Registered state parties must file revised constitutions or bylaws with the lieutenant governor after adopting or changing them. Filing is due at 5 p.m. on the first business day at least 15 calendar days afterward. State and county parties must submit required officer or liaison information by 5 p… - Political parties face timed financial reports: cost, low. In regular general election years, registered parties file reports seven calendar days before their conventions, the primary, and the general election. They also file on September 30, reporting money received and spent through five calendar days before filing. County parties follow that schedule af… - Presidential candidates face elector filing deadlines: cost, low. Unaffiliated and write-in presidential candidates must give Utah's lieutenant governor their electors' names and addresses, including vacancy replacements. Filing is due by 5 p.m. on the first business day at least 10 calendar days after the candidacy declaration. - Property tax challengers face petition deadlines: cost, low. Sponsors challenging a property-tax rate above the certified rate must deliver signed, verified packets by 5 p.m. on the earlier deadline. One deadline is the first business day at least 30 calendar days after the first signature. The other is the first business day at least 40 calendar days after… - Write-in candidates face firm filing rules: cost, low. Write-in declarations are due by 5 p.m. on the last business day at least 65 calendar days before the general election. This covers regular and municipal general elections. Presidential candidates cannot file through a designated agent. Other candidates can use an agent only when outside Utah throu… - Election watchers face signer privacy limits: mixed, medium. Election watchers cannot record candidate signature-packet activities. They can take notes, but those notes cannot include signer names or other identifying details. Watchers also cannot disclose candidate-qualification signature counts or identifying information about signers. Breaking the disclos… - Early voting keeps minimum days and notices: mixed, low. The early voting period begins 14 calendar days before election day and ends the day before it. County and municipal clerks can shorten it, but must offer at least four voting days and give required notice. Officials must publish early voting dates, times, and locations at least 28 calendar days be… - Mail voters face mailing and request deadlines: mixed, low. For elections run mainly by mail, officials must send active voters’ ballots 21 to seven calendar days before election day. Voters seeking delivery somewhere other than home must submit the completed request at least 11 calendar days before election day. Voters can stop mail ballots by submitting a… - Military leave rules cover elected reservists: mixed, low. Utah elected officials called to full-time active military duty under Title 10 can take qualifying leave exceeding 30 calendar days. Leave cannot exceed 400 calendar days. Duty exceeding 270 calendar days requires written notice and service-secretary permission to continue holding office. Officials… - Moving voters get residency rules and protections: mixed, low. Utah residence depends on a main home and intent to stay permanently or indefinitely; precinct residence uses the home at registration. A sworn registration or candidacy statement supports residence, but officials can seek more information on reasonable, specific grounds. After moving between Utah… - Protected voter records allow limited campaign access: mixed, low. Election officials generally withhold protected voter records from most recipients. Verified qualified political parties and candidates can receive limited information after stating their purpose and agreeing to lawful use. Allowed fields can include addresses, party, precinct, voting history, a ha… - Voter challenges get filing and response deadlines: mixed, low. Voters can be challenged over whether they lived in Utah for the 30 calendar days immediately before an election. A challenge does not automatically remove a voter. Normally, challenges are due 45 calendar days before the election, notice attempts 28 days before, and voter responses 21 days before.… - Voter privacy protections carry misuse penalties: mixed, low. The lieutenant governor must provide a form for requesting that voter records be withheld. People reporting actual or likely domestic or dating violence against themselves or someone at home need only sign an attestation. Election officers cannot encourage or discourage these requests. The law limi… - Voter residency rules and address notices: mixed, low. Voter registration requires Utah residence for at least the 30 calendar days immediately before the election. The same rule applies to preregistration for 16- and 17-year-olds; citizenship, age, and local residence requirements also apply. County clerks must send address-confirmation return forms t… - Ballot argument writers face filing rules: mixed, low. For legislative measures and referenda, legislators must file ballot arguments at least 150 calendar days before the election. If a side has no legislative argument, a voter can request permission by the first business day at least seven calendar days after notice. An approved voter's argument is d… - Candidate challenges get objection and correction deadlines: mixed, low. Written objections to general-election candidacy declarations under Section 20A-9-202 are due at 5 p.m. on the last business day at least 10 calendar days before the applicable Section 20A-9-409(4)(c) deadline. Municipal candidacy or nomination-petition objections are due at 5 p.m. on the first bus… - Candidate listings and withdrawal alerts get deadlines: mixed, low. Candidates can list qualifications, optional biographies, and web addresses on the statewide voter information website. Submissions are due at 5 p.m. on the last business day at least 45 calendar days before a primary or 60 calendar days before a general election. When a candidate withdraws 65 or f… - Candidate petitions get submission and review deadlines: mixed, low. Qualified-party members seeking nomination through signatures must collect and submit them by 5 p.m. on the last business day at least 14 calendar days before the convention for that office. Filing officers must verify nomination signatures transparently and orderly within 14 calendar days after su… - Candidates and officeholders face reporting fines: mixed, low. State office and legislative candidates must report contributions within 31 calendar days. Contributions received within 30 calendar days before a contested convention or election require reports within seven business days. State officeholders must report contributions and public service assistance… - Candidates face stricter petition packet rules: mixed, low. Candidates submitting packets together must number and sort them, report packet and signature counts, and provide collector contact information. They must confirm each collector was at least 18 when collecting signatures. When an undisclosed packet verifier is found, candidates must provide that pe… - Close elections get recount filing deadlines: mixed, low. Losing candidates can request recounts when the margin is no more than 0.25%, or one vote when 400 or fewer votes were cast. Requests are due by 5 p.m. on the first business day at least three calendar days after the canvass ends. Municipal-primary requests go to the municipal clerk; other requests… - Convention candidates and signers get deadlines: mixed, low. Ratification convention delegate candidates must file nomination petitions with the lieutenant governor by 5 p.m. on the last business day at least 40 calendar days before the proclaimed election. Signers can request removal of their signatures by submitting a statement to the lieutenant governor.… - Electronic initiative signers face withdrawal deadlines: mixed, low. Electronic initiative signature gathering must stop at 5 p.m. on the earlier of two dates. Those dates are 316 calendar days after application filing or April 15 before the next applicable general or municipal general election. Signers can submit a signature-removal statement to the county clerk, b… - Initiative sponsors get firm government deadlines: mixed, low. Local counsel must decide whether an initiative can legally go to voters and notify the first three sponsors within 20 calendar days after application. For manual local initiatives, clerks must supply the petition, signature sheet, and information pamphlet within five calendar days after a favorabl… - Labor groups get reporting and correction rules: mixed, low. Labor organizations spending at least $750 yearly on covered political activity must report seven calendar days before regular primaries and general elections. Reports cover spending through five calendar days before the filing deadline. No report is required for a period with no spending or spendi… - Local election cancellations require advance notice: mixed, low. Municipalities and special districts must approve election cancellations at least 20 calendar days before the scheduled election. A cancelled election’s ballot must have no contested race or ballot measure; special districts can also cancel individual uncontested races. Required website and Class A… - Local initiative reviews follow set deadlines: mixed, low. For manual and electronic local initiatives, clerks must post specified signer information on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 90 calendar days. They must also update certified signature counts on the local government's website. Clerks must decide whether petitions have enough signatu… - Local referenda set voting and delay rules: mixed, low. For mail-only local tax referenda, officials must mail voting materials within 30 calendar days after the referendum qualifies. Election day must be the first business day at least 30 calendar days after the mailing requirement is met. Temporary stays can delay challenged local laws, but those dela… - Online arguments and firm voter-information deadlines: mixed, low. Local initiative and referendum sponsors can submit supporting arguments and revisions electronically. Counties and municipalities can submit arguments for or against electronically, and authors can submit revisions; deadlines and the 500-word limit remain. Initial arguments are due within 15 calen… - Petition deadlines pair limits with review: mixed, low. Manual initiative and referendum packets generally are due on the first business day at least 30 calendar days after the first signature. Additional limits include 316 calendar days for initiatives and 40 or 45 calendar days for specified referenda. County clerks must complete the required packet r… - Petition privacy grows, public access narrows: mixed, low. The law limits access to full candidate nomination documents and bars authorized viewers from copying or recording them. Viewers cannot disclose information about people with private voter records; signers can inspect only their own portion. After primary results are certified, officials must seal… - Political party petitions get review deadlines: mixed, low. The lieutenant governor must certify findings on a political party registration petition within 30 calendar days after filing. If a proposed party name or emblem is indistinguishable from one already used, the filing officer must submit an electronic replacement within seven calendar days. In third… - Prosecutor vacancy elections get filing deadlines: mixed, low. Covered county or district attorney vacancy elections use revised filing deadlines when at least two years remain in the term. These rules apply in jurisdictions with at least 15 registered voters who are licensed, active Utah Bar members in good standing. An overlapping filing period extends to 5… - Public petition records and withdrawal deadlines: mixed, low. Clerks must post initiative signer information for at least 90 calendar days when packets or electronic signatures arrive before December 1. For arrivals on or after December 1, the minimum is 45 calendar days. Manual signature-removal requests must arrive by 5 p.m. on the earlier applicable deadli… - Referendum signers face disclosure and deadlines: mixed, low. For electronic local referenda, county clerks generally must post signer information within two business days after signature certification. Names, voter identification numbers, and signature dates stay on the lieutenant governor's website for at least 45 calendar days. Signers can request removal… - Referendum sponsors face a firm schedule: mixed, low. State-law referendum applications are due by 5 p.m. on the first business day at least five calendar days after the legislative session ends. After sponsors sign a packet-numbering agreement, the lieutenant governor must supply petition materials by the first business day at least five calendar day… - School board campaigns face reporting deadlines: mixed, low. School board candidates must report contributions within 31 calendar days, with late-report fines for missed deadlines. For contested conventions, primaries, or general elections, contributions received within the preceding 30 calendar days require reporting within seven business days. Candidates w… - Voter measures get clear start dates: mixed, low. Initiative laws passed by the Legislature take effect 60 calendar days after that session ends. Voter-approved initiative laws generally start 60 calendar days after the next general legislative session ends; tax changes and later special dates follow separate rules. A referendum stay applies after… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul A. Cutler (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | Senate | Senate/ concurs with House amendment | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 74 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 20 | 2 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 23 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-14 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | | | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | ## Actions (43) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 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2025-01-24: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0164.pdf) - Substitute #3, 2025-03-07: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164S03.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164.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/SB0164.pdf) - [Substitute #3 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164S03.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0164.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) - [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-SB164-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).