Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB33: Political Signs Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
This bill amends provisions related to political signs.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 24, 2026:
0 Political Signs Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jordan D. Teuscher Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to political signs. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - specifies the form and placement of the disclosure statement for political advertisements; - creates an exception to political advertising disclosure requirements for certain candidate-paid political signs; - reduces the size dimensions of a political sign that is exempt from disclosing, on the sign, the person who paid for the sign; - prohibits a person from: - attaching a political sign to a utility pole, light pole, an electric utility box, a traffic control device, or any railroad sign or signal; or - affixing an object to a political sign for the purpose of blocking, concealing, or misrepresenting the message or image on the political sign; - expands existing criminal penalties for defacing political signs to cover the conduct described above, and specifies exceptions for: - a person who removes a political sign that does not contain the disclosure described above; - a person who removes a political sign that violates the prohibition on electioneering in or near a polling place; - a government employee who removes a political sign in the course of the government employee's duties; - a person …
Sponsors
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Evan Vickers (R, 28)
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
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (February 13, 2026): 69 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 12, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 4, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 28, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (January 23, 2026): 72 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 21, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Election Administration, Crimes, Elected Official, Counties, Municipalities, Election Law
Common questions
- What is HB33?
- HB33 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Political Signs Amendments.
- What does HB33 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to political signs.
- What is the status of HB33?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB33?
- Jordan Teuscher (R, 44), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB33?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0033.html
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