# Utah S.B. 181: Housing Affordability Amendments Utah S.B. 181, Housing Affordability Amendments, is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Lincoln Fillmore (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-SB181-2025GS - 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. 181 - State: Utah - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: Housing Affordability Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-03-26, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Economic Development, Land Use, Housing, Department of Workforce Services, Workforce Services, Political Subdivisions (Local Issues), Community Development, Planning and Zoning, Affordable Housing - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (113 yes, 20 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No required garages for affordable homeowners: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah cities and counties cannot require garages for qualifying attached or detached single-family affordable homes. The home must be priced at 80% of the county median home price. The owner must use it as a primary residence for at least five years. Local governments can stil… - Broader tax relief for housing nonprofits: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah expands nonprofit property-tax exemption eligibility to housing organizations owned by covered nonprofits or housing authorities. Their property must be used exclusively for religious, charitable, or educational purposes. The change expands potential tax relief for these… - More parking flexibility for residential properties: benefit, low. Beginning May 7, 2025, covered Utah cities and counties face limits on parking rules for one- or two-family homes and townhomes. They cannot require covered, enclosed, or unobstructed spaces larger than 10 feet by 20 feet; uncovered spaces have a 9-by-20-foot limit. They must count an unobstructed… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lincoln Fillmore (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stephen L. Whyte (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 50 | 20 | | | 2025-02-28 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 22 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd reading | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 3 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-03-26: Governor Signed - 2025-03-17: Senate/ to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2025-03-07: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2025-03-07: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling - 2025-03-07: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2025-03-06: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2025-02-28: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2025-02-28: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (House) - 2025-02-26: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2025-02-25: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2025-02-24: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ passed 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Senate/ 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ passed 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Senate/ 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Senate Comm - Not Considered (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senate Comm - Not Considered (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/enrolled/SB0181.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0181S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0181.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/SB0181.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0181S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2025/bills/introduced/SB0181.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-SB181-2025GS (as of 2026-10-17).