Utah · House Bill 544 · 2026 General Session

County Land Use Authority Amendments

HB 544 Sponsored by Kristen Chevrier Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Feb 11, 2026
  2. In committee Feb 23, 2026
  3. Passed the House Mar 2, 2026
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill requires a county to accept and process a plan review application for a single-family dwelling on a qualifying parcel that is not part of a subdivision.

Every action

26 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 18 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
  2. Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
  3. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0544
  4. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0544
  5. HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
  6. HouseHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  7. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0544
  8. Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0544
  9. HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
  10. CommitteeHouse/ to standing committee · House Political Subdivisions Committee
  11. CommitteeHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation · House Political Subdivisions Committee8–0 vote
  12. CommitteeHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation · House Political Subdivisions Committee7–1 vote
  13. HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ amended
  14. HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
  15. HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
  16. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading69–0 vote
  17. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  18. HouseHouse/ motion to reconsider
  1. HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading73–0 vote
  2. HouseHouse/ to Senate
  3. SenateSenate/ received from House
  4. SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
  5. SenateSenate/ strike enacting clause
  6. SenateSenate/ to House
  7. HouseHouse/ received from Senate
  8. HouseHouse/ filed

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 69–0
Mar 2, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 69 No 0 Not voting 6
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 55 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 69

Not voting · 6

House/ passed 3rd reading · Full House

Passed 73–0
Mar 3, 2026 · journal entry
Yes 73 No 0 Not voting 2
Democrats: 14 yes, 0 no Republicans: 59 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 73

Not voting · 2

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Feb 27, 2026 House Political Subdivisions Committee House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Members

Yes · 8

Absent · 4

 Passed 8–0
Feb 27, 2026 House Political Subdivisions Committee House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Members

Yes · 7

No · 1

Absent · 4

 Passed 7–1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Utah's official records (glen.le.utah.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.