Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB272: Tourism Taxes Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill addresses reporting requirements for tourism-related taxes.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 2, 2026:
0 Tourism Taxes Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Bridger Bolinder Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses reporting requirements for tourism-related taxes. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - includes the the state auditor in the analysis conducted by the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst to determine by consensus whether county expenditure reports sufficiently demonstrate compliance with the expenditure requirements for revenue generated by a transient room tax (TRT) or a tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax (TRCC); - authorizes the state auditor to audit expenditures reported by counties as part of the analysis for county expenditure reports; - clarifies the state auditor's authority to prohibit counties from accessing revenue generated by a TRT or TRCC if the state auditor and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst determine a county's expenditure report does not sufficiently demonstrate compliance with the expenditure requirements; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 17-78-704 , as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 14 51-2a-401 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 16 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 17-78-704 is …
Sponsors
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Brady Brammer (R, 21)
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/ passed 3rd reading (February 19, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 18, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 11, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 5, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 2, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 2, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Legislative Staff Offices, Sales and Use Tax, State Auditor, Economic Development, Constitutional Officers, Local Option Sales Taxes, Tourism
Common questions
- What is HB272?
- HB272 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Tourism Taxes Amendments.
- What does HB272 do?
- This bill addresses reporting requirements for tourism-related taxes.
- What is the status of HB272?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB272?
- Bolinder, Bridger (R, 29), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB272?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0272.html
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