UtahS.B. 2252026 General SessionSenate

Public Corporation Amendments

Sponsored By: Jerry W Stevenson (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Utah State Fair CorporationPolitical Subdivisions (Local Issues)Independent EntitiesUtah Inland Port Authority

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.

Inland port gets long-term property tax shares

The Utah Inland Port Authority can receive up to 75% of the general property-tax differential—revenue tied to property-value growth. This applies to post-designation parcels outside the authority’s jurisdictional land. The board sets the share in an adopted or amended project-area plan. Payments last 25 years from the parcel’s trigger date. A board resolution finding significant benefit can add up to 15 years; this directs tax revenue, not household payments.

Fairpark gets exemptions for certain contracts

Beginning May 6, 2026, the Fairpark authority is exempt from Utah’s procurement code when selecting concessions providers on fair park land. The exemption also covers development of fair park land by a developer who meets the law’s qualified-owner definition.

New rules for inland port boundaries

The inland port director can move jurisdictional boundaries across a split property with one tax ID only with mayoral consent. The director must consult the county assessor, surveyor, owner, and municipality, preserve the required northwest buffer, and record the change before updating official boundaries. Separate project-area boundary changes need board consent unless minor. Changes solely to meet county recording standards count as minor. The director sets policies for other minor changes with board approval; these rules do not alter jurisdictional land boundaries.

Water limits restrict port development incentives

Landowners using property-tax differential revenue for development within inland port jurisdictional land must meet minimum environmental and mitigation standards. Those standards ban using this revenue to recruit new or expanded commercial or industrial projects that exceed water limits. The test compares annualized drinking-water use with the supplying municipal water provider’s maximum permitted daily use for its service area.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Jerry W Stevenson

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Clancy, Tyler

    Affiliation unavailable

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 206 • No: 33

Senate vote • 3/6/2026

Senate/ concurs with House amendment

Yes: 19 • No: 8

House vote • 3/6/2026

House/ substituted

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 3/6/2026

House/ passed 3rd reading

Yes: 57 • No: 10

House vote • 3/6/2026

House/ motion to reconsider

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 3/6/2026

House/ passed 3rd reading

Yes: 67 • No: 2

House vote • 2/26/2026

House Comm - Substitute Recommendation

Yes: 9 • No: 0

House vote • 2/26/2026

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Yes: 8 • No: 1

Senate vote • 2/23/2026

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

Yes: 20 • No: 5

Senate vote • 2/20/2026

Senate/ circled

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/20/2026

Senate/ uncircled

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/20/2026

Senate/ passed 2nd reading

Yes: 18 • No: 7

Senate vote • 2/5/2026

Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation

Yes: 3 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/5/2026

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed

    3/18/2026
  2. Senate/ to Governor

    3/13/2026Senate
  3. Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing

    3/13/2026Senate
  4. Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing

    3/12/2026Senate
  5. Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate

    3/12/2026
  6. Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared

    3/11/2026
  7. Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling

    3/11/2026
  8. Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

    3/11/2026Senate
  9. Senate/ received from House

    3/11/2026Senate
  10. House/ to Senate

    3/7/2026House
  11. House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

    3/7/2026House
  12. House/ received from Senate

    3/7/2026House
  13. Senate/ to House

    3/6/2026Senate
  14. Senate/ concurs with House amendment

    3/6/2026Senate
  15. Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar

    3/6/2026Senate
  16. Senate/ received from House

    3/6/2026Senate
  17. House/ to Senate

    3/6/2026House
  18. House/ passed 3rd reading

    3/6/2026House
  19. House/ substituted

    3/6/2026House
  20. House/ motion to reconsider

    3/6/2026House
  21. House/ passed 3rd reading

    3/6/2026House
  22. House/ 3rd reading

    3/6/2026House
  23. House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar

    3/6/2026House
  24. House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules

    3/3/2026House
  25. House/ 2nd reading

    3/3/2026House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    3/12/2026

  • Substitute #3

    3/3/2026

  • Substitute #2

    2/25/2026

  • Substitute #1

    2/5/2026

  • Introduced

    1/30/2026

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