Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB369: Elections Office
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill addresses issues relating to Utah's election system.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Elections Office 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox Senate Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses issues relating to Utah's election system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides for the appointment of a conflict of interest elections officer to act in the place of the lieutenant governor if a complaint or election controversy arises that has any connection to a race for office in which the governor or lieutenant governor is, or seeks to be, a candidate; - describes the terms of service and authority of the conflict of interest elections officer; and - creates the Elections Oversight Task Force and establishes the task force's: - membership; - duties; and - reporting requirements. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: ENACTS: 20A-1-109 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 36-29-113 , Utah Code Annotated 1953 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 20A-1-109 is enacted to read: 20A-1-109. Conflict of interest election officer -- Appointment -- Term of service -- Duties and authority. (1) No later than July 1 of the year immediately preceding an even-numbered year in which the governor or lieutenant governor will run for an office, the state board of canvassers shall, after consulting with county …
Sponsors
- Ryan Wilcox (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Calvin Musselman (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed (March 4, 2025): 2 yea, 5 nay, failed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 28, 2025): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 26, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 26, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Election Administration, Lieutenant Governor, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Legislative Committees and Task Forces, Constitutional Officers, Legislative Organization, Voting and Voter Registration, Legislative Operations
Common questions
- What is HB369?
- HB369 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Elections Office.
- What does HB369 do?
- This bill addresses issues relating to Utah's election system.
- What is the status of HB369?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB369?
- Ryan Wilcox (R, 7), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB369?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0369.html
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