UtahUtah law provides wording and reference fixes across state laws
Utah's law provides wording and reference fixes for people and agencies using state laws, including cleanup of expired date listings.
What it does
The law provides wording, numbering, and reference fixes across Utah's written laws. It also cleans up listings of expiration dates that had already passed and taken effect.
If another law from the 2026 General Session conflicts with these technical amendments, the other law takes priority. This applies only to legislation that becomes law.
Argument forCorrect wording and references could help residents and government workers find the right rules and avoid confusion from outdated references.
Argument againstPeople using older section numbers could struggle to find relocated health care rules until they update their references.
More detail
The law provides wording, numbering, and reference corrections throughout Utah's written laws. The corrections apply across the Utah Code, the state's collection of written laws. The expiration-date cleanup concerns dates that had already passed and taken effect. The law sets aside no money. Most provisions took effect May 6, 2026. Actions affecting the July 1 versions of Sections 59-2-919.1 and 59-2-926, concerning property tax notices, took effect July 1, 2026.
Other enacted laws from the 2026 General Session take priority over conflicting amendments in HB 557. The rule covers other legislation amending Utah's written laws during the 2026 General Session. The other legislation must pass and become law. Priority applies only where its amendments conflict with HB 557. This coordination rule took effect May 6, 2026.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 23Governor Spencer Cox SignedBecame Law
- Mar 12House/ to GovernorTo Governor
- Mar 12House/ received enrolled bill from PrintingMinor
- Mar 10House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 10Enrolled Bill Returned to House or SenateMinor
- Feb 23Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- Feb 23Bill Received from House for EnrollingMinor
- Feb 19House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrollingMajor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19House/ received from SenateMinor
- Feb 19Senate/ to House
- Feb 19Senate/ signed by President/ returned to HouseMajor
- Feb 19Senate/ passed 3rd readingPassed Senate
- Feb 19Senate/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 18Senate/ passed 2nd readingMinor
- Vote recorded Senate/ passed 2nd reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded House/ passed 3rd reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18Senate/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 18Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Feb 18Senate/ received from HouseMinor
- Feb 18House/ to Senate
- Feb 18House/ passed 3rd readingPassed House
- Feb 18House/ 3rd readingMinor
- Feb 17House/ 2nd readingMinor
- Feb 17House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- Feb 17House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal AnalystMinor
- Feb 16LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0557
- Feb 16LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0557
- Feb 13House/ 1st reading (Introduced)Minor
- Feb 13House/ received bill from Legislative ResearchMinor
- Feb 12LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0557
- Feb 12LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0557
- Feb 12Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Feb 12Bill Numbered but not DistributedIntroduced
Government & Ethics