Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB443: Candidate Disclosure Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 24, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to conflict of interest disclosures.
What the bill says
From the amended text:
Candidate Disclosure Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Cheryl K. Acton Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to conflict of interest disclosures. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - requires a candidate for elective office in a county, municipality, or special district to file a conflict of interest disclosure statement at the time the candidate files a declaration of candidacy; - creates an exception to the disclosure requirement described above if the candidate is seeking reelection to the same office and already, that same year, filed a conflict of interest disclosure statement; - requires an election official to post the candidate's disclosure statement on the political subdivision's website; - subject to certain exceptions, requires state and local candidates and officeholders to annually disclose any misdemeanor or felony offense for which the candidate or officeholder has been convicted by a court located within or outside of this state; - for purposes of laws governing when a public employer may ask a question about a job applicant's criminal history, specifies that a candidate or officeholder described above is not an applicant for a job with a public employer; - creates deadlines and procedures related to the processes described above; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code …
Sponsors
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38) · primary sponsor
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
Subjects: Elected Official, REITZ, AARON F. (NM0TC), Campaign Finance, Election Law
Common questions
- What is HB443?
- HB443 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Candidate Disclosure Amendments.
- What does HB443 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to conflict of interest disclosures.
- What is the status of HB443?
- Chaptered as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB443?
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38).
- Where is the official record for HB443?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0443.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.