Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB384: Executive Branch Agency Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 24, 2026
This bill addresses executive branch agencies.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 5, 2026:
0 Executive Branch Agency Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers LONG TITLE General Description: This bill addresses executive branch agencies. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - clarifies that the Utah Office of Data Privacy is an office within the Department of Government Operations (department); - clarifies that the department exercises oversight of the state's comprehensive accounting system and executive branch payroll services; - subjects the Division of Finance's establishment of the comprehensive state accounting system to departmental oversight; - replaces the requirement that the director of the Division of Finance audit all claims against the state with a requirement that the director oversee internal controls relating to state financial transactions; - updates the definition of "executive branch entity" for purposes of executive branch payroll services by: - removing a date-specific reference to participation in the Division of Finance's central payroll system; and - adding the Division of Technology Services as an entity included within the definition; - changes the title of certain gubernatorial appointees to "commissioner," beginning on May 6, 2026; and - makes technical and conforming changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 63A-1-109 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 169 63A-1-111 , as last amended …
Sponsors
- Norman Thurston (R, 62) · 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
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 26, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 23, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 12, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Department of Government Operations, Division of Finance, Division of Technology Services
Common questions
- What is HB384?
- HB384 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Executive Branch Agency Amendments.
- What does HB384 do?
- This bill addresses executive branch agencies.
- What is the status of HB384?
- Signed into law as of March 24, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB384?
- Norman Thurston (R, 62), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB384?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0384.html
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